eNews Archive Issue 37 - 23 November 2017

As we approach the end of the academic year, I would like to take the opportunity to thank our staff who have contributed to a successful 2017 and celebrate the service of those members of staff who are leaving us to pursue their personal and professional goals.

Two long standing staff members have decided that 2018 will be their first year of retirement.

Ms Sue Cullum has been an iconic teacher for the last 29 years at St Margaret’s and is retiring after being at St Margaret’s since January 1989. Ms Cullum has been a committed professional, being involved in the school’s extra-curricular program, particularly in service learning and student charity fundraising. For approximately 10 years in the 1990s, Ms Cullum was the School’s Cross Country Coach. Ms Cullum has mainly taught Geography, History, Humanities and Religious and Values Education (called Divinity in the early years). She also acted in the capacity of Year Level Supervisor and Head of Department – Humanities during her years of service. Ms Cullum is a dedicated teacher and a respected colleague who will be missed by both students and staff.

Mrs Susan Forbes is retiring from teaching to spend more time with her children and grandchildren. She began teaching at St Margaret’s in July 2007. She has taught several year groups during this time – but always in the early childhood area. Mrs Forbes is a dedicated teacher who has been very focussed on building the foundational literacy and numeracy skills of her students and has been active in the School’s extra-curricular program. We thank her for her service to the school community and wish her well.

St Margaret’s has a reputation for developing leaders of the profession. The downside of this is that our staff often pursue promotional opportunities, are successful and leave us. Sadly, we say goodbye to Ms Samantha Bolton, Mrs Trudi Edwards and Mr John O’Sullivan Williams who have all been successful in attaining a higher position in another school.

Samantha Bolton has been at St Margaret’s for 5 years. She was appointed as the Dean of Academics (later changed to Dean of Pedagogy) in January 2013. During this time, she has worked tirelessly and in collaboration to improve the School’s Teaching and Learning Program. She leaves an important legacy in the school – the St Margaret’s Quality Teaching and Learning Framework. She has also worked closely with our senior students to support them in achieving the best academic outcomes. We wish her well as she takes up the role as Deputy Principal of Clayfield College. Ms Bolton is a fine educator with an obvious passion to support student learning, and she will be missed.

We have been very fortunate to have had Trudi Edwards on staff for the last 2 years in the role of Assistant Head of Primary. Trudi is a highly-respected educator and she, too, has left a legacy for us to follow in the teaching and learning program in the Primary School. Trudi is a dedicated teacher and leader who has deservedly achieved a Head of Primary role, at Matthew Flinders Anglican College. Her high energy and her generous and kind manner will be very much missed. We wish her well for her next role.

Mr John O’Sullivan Williams has worked diligently and effectively over the last three years as the Head of Faculty – Arts and Design; however, he will probably be best remembered for his direction of two very successful school musicals, Annie and The Sound of Music. Mr O’Sullivan Williams is taking on the leadership role of Head of Middle School at West Moreton Anglican School where he will have responsibility for the day to day running of a sub-school of 400 students; we wish him all the best and thank him for his contributions to the school community.

Some members of our staff, Jacqui Smith and Tamara Garvey, who took a year’s leave to pursue other interests in 2017 have decided not to return to St Margaret’s. It is an exciting time in their lives as they pursue other professional interests and they have our best wishes. Ms Tahlia Butler, who has decided to take up full time study in 2018 and Mrs Alison Robinson, who ‘won the green card draw’ and is heading to the United States to live and work are also leaving us. They have been wonderful colleagues and teachers and will be missed.

We also farewell our contract staff who this year made wonderful contributions filling in for staff who were on leave. Thank you to Mr Tom Smithers, Ms Hayley Mann, Ms Amie Lucht, Ms Brittany Graham and Ms Elisabeth Knowles. We are grateful for their flexibility and wish them all well with their next school.

Ros Curtis 

I was so pleased to receive an email message from one student who thanked me for the St Margaret’s Way reminder and said: “This will definitely make our day more meaningful as we are constantly reminded of what is important and how we can be the best versions of ourselves that we can be.”

This year, staff and students have made amazing progress in embedding the key messages of the St Margaret’s Way.

The Key aspects are:

Appreciation

Self:

• We appreciate our strengths, acknowledge the good that we bring to our community and offer these unique qualities to others.
• We acknowledge our areas requiring development and embrace a mindset for continual improvement.
• We demonstrate respect for, and appreciation of, ourselves by always acting with integrity, consideration and compassion.

Community:

• We genuinely appreciate and acknowledge others in order to strengthen and support our community to be the best we can each day and to boost our relationships with peers, students, staff and parents boost our relationships with peers, students, staff and parents.
• We acknowledge each other with respect and ensure that all communication is based on this value, with no preconceptions regarding intent of behaviour.
• We appreciate those with whom we share the responsibility for creating a dynamic learning environment.

Alignment and Accountability

Self:

• We align ourselves with the values of St Margaret’s and endeavour to fulfil the ethos and vision of the school.
• We are accountable to ourselves through the way we behave, fulfilling our positive role as student, teacher or parent.
• We take responsibility for our own actions and do not seek to place blame.

Community:

• As a community, we operate through the six core values, thus ensuring a strong sense of cohesiveness through alignment and accountability to a common cause.
• We are aligned towards achieving our key goals - academically, pastorally and philanthropically - in order to ensure improved outcomes for all students.
• We actively choose to give of our best to all members of the community and in times of challenge, seek out solutions together.

I look forward to more messages and actions incorporating the St Margaret’s Way into 2018 and beyond.

Karen Gorrie 

The camp is called “Ichthus”, which is a Greek word for fish! Ichthus camps are run for Primary children in January, Years 7-9 in September and Years 10-12 in July.

Cost for the camp is $199 which covers all activities, including messy games and an excursion. For more information please visit: http://www.aycf.org.au/camping/ichthus/primary-ichthus/ or contact The Reverend Nicki, phone: 3862 0716 or email: ncolledge@stmargarets.qld.edu.au.

Upcoming St Margaret’s Services

Tuesday 28 November, 8:30am, Year 6 Graduation Chapel

Wednesday 29 November, 1:00pm, Pre-Prep Chapel

Thursday 30 November, 9:00am, Whole School Christmas Service, PHSC

Christmas Services at St Mark’s, Clayfield - Sunday 3 December

6:30pm Carol Service

Stories, songs and activities for the children. Join us from 5:00pm for a picnic in the church grounds.

Christmas Eve - Sunday 24 December
7:00am Holy Communion
6:00pm Family Communion
Stories, songs and activities for the children.

Christmas Day - Monday 25 December
7:00am Holy Communion
9:30am Family Communion

Prayer for end of year celebrations

Last week, I read the following as an opening prayer for Speech Night. As a community that aims to support and uplift the unique qualities and strengths of each students, it is also essential to give applause to those who struggle and show improvement in baby steps. As we marvel at the more obvious accomplishments, we also admire those who take longer to shine, those who choose to simply get involved and give things a ‘go’:

Eternal Spirit of Life and Love, as our constant companion through this world of challenge and change, draw us together as a community this night – united in our joy, bonded in our shared purpose and rejoicing in the gifts that each member may bring.

For academic, sporting and cultural success, we rightly give thanks. But we lift to you all those who shine with humility, compassion, with the gift of creativity and selflessness, for characteristics that make true leaders … for all the members of the fabric of our school we rejoice and celebrate each one.

Amen.

With every blessing on you and your week ahead,

The Reverend Nicki Colledge 

Behind the scenes in Boarding there are many people who work tirelessly to ensure the best possible experience for all of the students. At the Boarders’ dinner, we acknowledged Ms Curtis and the Leadership Team, the House Mothers, Scott and his team in the kitchen, the Facilities department and all members of the community who make Boarding successful. We also very importantly said a big thank you to all parents.

My final words to the girls were about their future and living ‘bravely’. The girls were encouraged to back themselves and take some risks, to speak the truth and exit from their comfort zone to go after what they truly wanted and to honour themselves fully. If all girls can do this they will be stronger, wiser, happier, more purposeful, more resilient and more whole.

These are valuable words for all students. We should encourage them to live purposefully – decide what they stand for, value their own opinion above others, trust their intuition, focus on what they want, own their choices, resist conformity and embrace what makes them different. The Year 12s of 2017 are now in the next stage of their journey and in Boarding we will continue to focus on encouraging all girls to live bravely.

Lesa Fowler

QCS Practice Tests

The girls have already sat a practice Short Response paper, which has been marked by qualified markers and returned to the School. They will get the results of this at the beginning of 2018, along with the results from the Writing Task and Multiple Choice papers they are sitting on Monday. The purpose of these tests is to provide us with some data which can be used to shape the QCS preparation program for Term 1. There is no need for the students to be concerned about these tests – they are purely about gathering information. At this stage, they should expect to find the papers difficult and should not expect to attain high marks. The work they do next year will assist them to navigate the QCS tests more effectively and give them greater confidence.

I have included a couple of Multiple Choice questions from the 2016 MCII paper for your interest. These items assess the skills of analysis, comparing and contrasting. 

Be Year 12 Ready

In the session I am delivering to the selection rank students on Monday, I intend to focus on the beliefs and behaviours which I believe can assist young people to be successful learners and consequently to make the most of Year 12. The ideas I will be talking about include mindset, grit, planning and communication.

Samantha Bolton 

She went on to explain that in her household, like in many of ours I am sure, the phrase “Check the BoM” has been used. The BoM is a very useful tool to seek out warnings, forecasts, advice and general information about what the weather is doing so we can plan our upcoming activities. How helpful would this be? Being able to know what is around the corner in our life? In my job, I spend a lot of time putting processes in place to help the girls to plan for what is next; assessment calendars, curriculum documents, feedback, meetings, data analysis, reports and the list could go on. However, this article reminded me that all planning can actually disrupt the present. Kathleen Noonan, in her article quoted Marcus Aurelius who said, “Never let the future disturb you”, and this really made me reflect about how we do spend so much time looking for and planning for what is next, rather than learning from and living in the now.

Fast forward to my Year 7 Science of Learning class, on Friday just before lunch. After a lesson on Metacognition and how we think, we had some time to reflect on the goals we set for our learning at the beginning of Term 3. As a class, we discussed how we are travelling and put some more plans in place to guide our learning journey. However, it was at this point that profound nature of Kathleen Noonan’s article hit me. As much as we, as a school and you as parents, try to assist the girls to forecast for the ‘what next’, it is important to remember that the future and its events can be uncertain. We need to continue to develop in our girls the need to embrace and own their own learning and not let the future (assessment) disturb the present, as it is in the casual moments of life the best learning occurs. Therefore, it is important for us as educators and you as parents to hand over the reins of learning to the people to whom the journey belongs. Let them guide and forecast, make mistakes and fail, celebrate and succeed and love learning for learning’s sake.

End of the Year Reporting Process (Years 7-11)

End of Semester Reports will be accessible via Parent Lounge on Friday 8 December after 3:00pm. Please note also that all Continuous Reporting Information will be available from this date as well.

Each student’s report will consist of a comment from her Head of Year, as well as a page for each subject. The final page of the report is the Grade Point Average (GPA) graph which records the student’s overall level of achievement and tracks this from semester to semester.

For each subject, there is a list of the course content, marks for the criteria assessed, a table showing the distribution of achievement levels within the subject and an assessment of your daughter’s attitude to her learning. The academic results reflected in this report are based on the assessment completed throughout Semester 2.

Nicole Devlin 

The Buddy Program provides our current students with a great opportunity to lead and to be an ambassador for our wonderful school. The day is filled with get-to-know-you games, tours and an activity afternoon where students rotate around music, science, drama, sport and art sessions. Thank you to Mrs Barrie, Mrs Walker, Mrs Lishman, Ms Smith, Ms Garrahy, Mr King and Mr O’Sullivan Williams for assisting with these activities. We look forward, as a community, to welcoming our new students to St Margaret’s.

Nikki Townsend 

There is a tradition of these girls visiting and seeing the Primary staff before they step into the big world; it is a time to reflect on who they were and who they have become; confident, capable young women. As I reminisced with these girls, including the times we may have had ‘discussions’ in my office, these graduating girls focussed on what they learnt from the ‘discussion’ rather than the issue. It was these discussions that provided the life lessons, that have helped shape their character.

As a Primary school, it is our hope that the Year 6 girls will also take these life lessons with them when they take a new path next year, on their educative journey. However, more immediately, during the upcoming week the Year 6 girls will participate in their final activities as listed below:

Monday 27 November: Lifetime Friends Morning Tea, 9:50am – 10:25am in the Primary Library

Tuesday 28 November: Chapel Service and Morning Tea, 8:30am – 11:30am in the Chapel and Arts Centre Foyer (ACF)

Wednesday, 29 November: Speech and Drama Eisteddfod, 8:20am – 1:30pm in the Independent Learning Centre (ILC)

Wednesday 29 November: Activities Day with the whole school

Thursday 30 November: St Margaret’s Christmas Service, 9:00am – 10:00am in the Philip Harris Sports Cenbtre (PHSC)

Thursday 30 November: Final Primary Assembly, 2:00pm in the Atrium

Thursday 30 November: Year 6 End of Year Party, 6:00pm – 9:00pm in the Arts Centre Foyer (ACF)

The Year 6 Chapel Service and morning tea is one of the most significant events for these girls. At the morning tea that follows, the girls share their Primary journey with family and friends with many laughs, tears and happy memories.

There is, however, one event at the end of the year that all the students in the Primary School get behind; MAGGIES GOT TALENT! This activity is organised and hosted by the Student Representative Council (SRC) and done so without any teacher input, which is a credit to these girls, the contestants and audience. We look forward to the girls announcing the winners at the final assembly. This assembly will also include acknowledgement of the girls who have been in the Primary School since Pre-Prep and Prep. The staff and I look forward to sharing this final week with the students.

Continuous Reporting

The following assessment results and feedback will be available after 3:30pm on Friday this week:

Year 5 Biological Sciences assessment

Year 5 Humanities – Geography assessment

Year 5 HPE Health assessment

Year 5 Mandarin speaking assessment

Year 5 French speaking assessment

Year 6 English reading assessment

Year 6 Mathematics Probability assessment

Year 6 Science - Physical Sciences assessment

Year 6 Mandarin writing assessment

Angela Drysdale 

Private Music Lessons 2018

If your daughter is currently undertaking private music tuition she will automatically be placed on her current teachers’ roll for 2018. Forms were due back this week to confirm enrolment. If you have not yet returned the 2018 enrolment form, please complete and return to the Music Department as soon as possible. If your daughter is wanting to discontinue lessons in 2018, we ask that you please email directly to the Music Department at music@stmargarets.qld.edu.au or complete the attached form (PDF 164.6KB) and return as soon as possible.

Return of Hired Instruments

All hired instruments are to be returned to the Sister Helen Orchestra Room Music Department no later than 8:20am on Monday 27 November 2017 for cleaning and repairs. If your daughter is continuing lesson in 2018, and would like to hire an instrument over the Christmas holidays, please complete and return the attached form (PDF 140.7KB) by Monday 27 November.

2018 Date Claimer

The Music Camp will be held at the end of Week 6 in Term 1 of 2018, from Friday afternoon 2 March through to Sunday afternoon 4 March at the Gold Coast Recreation Centre. All girls in Years 7-12 who are involved in the Co-curricular Music Program are invited to attend.

Music Support Group

Thank you to all parents who attended the Music Support Group Annual General Meeting this week.

The Office Bearers for 2018 are as follows:
President: Ms Dani O’Neill
Secretary: Mrs Ann-Louise Woods
Treasurer: Mrs Sharon Solomon

Thank you very much to these parents for their willingness to take on these roles, and thank you to all parents in the Music Support Group for their ongoing support of the St Margaret’s Music Program throughout the year. The first meeting for 2018 will be held on Tuesday 13 February at 5:00pm in the Primary Music Room (Chaseley). All welcome to attend!

Brad King 

Suppliers have been very generous with some of our materials, so we would like to publicly acknowledge the support of Eckersley's and Mitch and the store manager of Coles at Lutwyche. If you have any queries about the smART Christmas Holidays program, please contact me on 3862 0724 or jlishman@stmargarets.qld.edu.au.

smART Christmas Holidays Flyer (PDF 528.1KB)

Jenny Lishman 

Bookings are open - Secure your spot!
The school holidays are just around the corner and we can’t wait to show you the fun-filled and exciting activities we have planned in our December/ January School Holiday Program. Further details of the program can be found here (PDF 666.2KB).

Bookings for the St Margaret’s OSHC December/ January School Holiday Program opened Wednesday 8 November. If you require care for the upcoming school holiday period, please return your booking form before 27 November 2017.

How do I book?
Complete the official booking form attached to the program. For further details please email: oshc@stmargarets.qld.edu.au.

What is the cost?*
$60 per day. Incursions and excursions incur additional costs. These are compulsory for all students and therefore you are able to claim CCB/CCR for these.

What are the hours of operation?
The service is open from 7:00am until 6pm.

How can I obtain more information?
If you would like further information regarding our OSHC Program or if you would like to make a booking, feel free to contact me on 0423 547 653 or email: oshc@stmargarets.qld.edu.au.

Palu Ingram 

1st Round Deliveries only: 
Deliveries 1st – 18 Dec 2017

2nd Round Collection and Deliveries: 
Collection from St Margaret’s, Eton Hall on Friday 19 January 2018, 9am-2pm
Deliveries 2nd – 16 Jan 2018

Speech Night - Church Dress Hire
All church dresses should already be returned (except Year 6). A late fee may apply if not returned.
Year 6 Chapel Service: Tuesday 28 November
Hire Return Year 6: Thursday 30 November

Year 6 students wishing to hire a church dress must have a ‘Hire’ form completed and signed by a parent/guardian at the time of hiring. These forms are available on the St Margaret’s website or from the Supplies Shop. There is a $100 deposit at time of hire with a $70 refund when the church dress is returned as per conditions on hire form.

Shop Trading Hours
Thursday 30 November 2017, End of Term, 8am-2pm
Friday 1 December 2017, 10am-2pm
Monday 4 December 2017, Shop Closed, 8am-2pm - Appointments only
Tuesday 5 December 2017, Shop Closed, 8am-2pm - Appointments only
Wednesday 6 December 2017, Shop Closed, 8am-2pm - Appointments only
Shop closed from Thursday 7 December 2017 and Reopens on Monday 15 January 2018
Monday 15 January 2018 to Friday 19 January 2018, 9am-2pm
Monday 22 January 2018, Boarders only, 1pm-5pm
Tuesday 23 January 2018, Students return, 8am-2pm
Wednesday 24 January 2018, 10am-5pm
Thursday 25 January 2018, 8am-2pm
Friday 26 January 2018, Australia Day Public Holiday - Closed

All new students wishing to purchase uniforms before the end of 2017 will be required to make an appointment.
A numbering system for ALL purchases will operate during the January 2018 trading hours. All parents and students wishing to purchase from the School Supplies Shop will be required to take a number and wait to be attended to.

Normal Trading Hours Resume from Monday 29 January 2018
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
8am-2pm

Wednesday
10am -5pm

Public Holidays Closed

For all enquiries, please contact the School Supplies Shop:
Phone: 07 3862 0776
Email: suppliesshop@stmargarets.qld.edu.au

Terisa Arnold 

P&F ASSOCIATION

2018 Family Directory Listing

The family directory contains valuable school information including family contact details listed by year group. This information is invaluable for arranging non-school gatherings and play dates or finding a parent in your daughter’s year to help with a pick up if needed. We encourage all families participate in this directory. Click here to submit your details.

Advertise your business in the family directory

This A5 full colour booklet is a frequent ‘go to’ reference for school parents throughout the year, full of valuable school information such as staff contact details, the 2018 school calendar, sports venue locations, bell times, parent contact details and much more.

Our advertising prices remain unchanged from last year with full colour ads starting from as low as $125.00, for an Eight Block, up to $1000 for a full page.

We have limited advertising space available on both the inside front and inside back covers, half page below the table of contents and, for the first time, on the back cover of the directory. If you are interested in securing one of these prime positions, please contact Annette Kelly-Roberts to discuss.

For standard advertising options, pricing information and to access the online order form please click here.

For any enquiries please contact Annette Kelly-Roberts, P&F Association, St Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ School:

Mobile: 0407 328 707

Email: akelly-roberts@hitc.com.au

P&F General Meetings
The P&F invites the school community to share views and ideas at the General Meetings, held in the Arts Centre Foyer from 6:30pm on the following dates:

Monday 26 February 2018 – AGM and Welcome Drinks
Monday 14 May 2018
Monday 30 July 2018
Monday 29 October 2018

Event Dates 2018
Term 1
Friday 2 March - Mothers’ Luncheon
Wednesday 28 March - Father Daughter Breakfast

Term 2
Friday 15 June - Fathers’ Dinner

Term 3
Sunday 12 August – Mother Daughter High Tea
Saturday 8 September - Race Day

Athlete’s Foot Chermside – School Reward Program

Did you know that every time you purchase a pair of shoes from The Athlete’s Foot Chermside, and you nominate St Margaret’s at time of purchase, $5.00 will be donated to our school? This applies to the whole family and across their entire range of footwear. There are no restrictions and it is unlimited, so spread the word!

Development and Community Office

Our Certificate III in Design Fundamentals CUA30715 offers Secondary students the unique opportunity to undertake design focused studies at either of its Melbourne or Sydney campuses, in conjunction with their secondary schooling. This course is open to students who are currently enrolled into a secondary school and are in Years 10, 11 or 12. Whitehouse Institute is considered a leader in Australian design education since its founding in 1988. Upon the completion of this course, students will be given first preference to apply for the Whitehouse Bachelor of Design. The Certificate III is offered in three key areas of design: Fashion, Interior and Creative Direction Visualisations. Speak to one of our Student Recruitment Officers to book a time to see the campus and discuss your options.
http://www.whitehouse-design.edu.au/courses/certificate-lll-in-design-fundamentals-cua30715-vet-for-secondary-students?mc_cid=bb11f34801&mc_eid=b2129a7c34

Bond University
Applications for Bond University’s January 2018 Student for a Semester Program are now open and will close on Friday 15 December. This program is the perfect chance for next year’s ambitious Years 11 and 12 students to gain an authentic and memorable university experience, as they study a Bond subject, meet current Bondies, and get involved in university life. For more information visit: https://bond.edu.au/future-students/study-bond/see-yourself/student-semester.

UMAT
UMAT is developed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) on behalf of the UMAT Consortium universities. The Test is used specifically to assist with the selection of students into the medicine, dentistry and health science degree programs at undergraduate level at the universities listed on this website.

UMAT scores can be used for admission to any of the UMAT Consortium universities ONLY in the year following the Test. For example, results from UMAT2018 can be used for undergraduate medicine or health science courses beginning in 2019 but NOT 2020. Do not register for UMAT2018 (registrations open early December) unless you are planning to apply for a course commencing in 2019 AND you meet the eligibility criteria specified in the UMAT2018 Information Booklet. For more information visit: https://umat.acer.edu.au/.

Griffith University
Griffith University’s Rural Priority Scheme sets aside a number of places in medicine and dentistry for high achieving students from a rural background. More information about this scheme is available from: https://www.griffith.edu.au/apply/pathways/rural-priority-access-scheme.

Bond University
You can apply direct to Bond right now. Applying online to study at Bond University is free and easy. We encourage you to lodge your application as soon as you have decided what you would like to study. There’s no application fee – no obligation to accept a place if it is offered – it simply gives you another option when it comes to making a decision about your future. https://bond.edu.au/future-students/study-bond/how-apply

New Psychometric Testing as an entry requirement to the Bond Medical Program
The top 500 eligible applicants will be invited to complete a compulsory online psychometric assessment. Applicants will be required to pay a fee to sit the test. The results will identify 250 applicants who will be shortlisted and invited to attend an interview to gain selection into the Medical Program.

University of Sydney - Info Day
Don’t miss the University’s Info Day on Saturday 16 December 2017. To find out more and keep up to date with the day’s activities, visit: www.sydney.edu.au/info-day.

QUT For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
QUT’s Oodgeroo Unit offers the Centralised Assessment Selection Program entry pathway from mid-October for QTAC applicants who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and place QUT within their top three preferences. Applicants need to have their Confirmation of Australian Indigenous Heritage from a registered Indigenous corporation and as this process can take time, we recommend students and/or their parents start this process early.

QTAC: Selection guidelines for initial teacher education courses (pre-service teachers)
As part of the Australian Institute for Teaching and Leadership (AITSL) revised Standards and Procedures (2015), all applicants to initial teacher education courses (pre-service teachers) must satisfy both academic and non-academic entry criteria for selection to the course. This requirement applies for the 2018 tertiary admissions period onwards. Details, including a new video, may be found at: http://www.qtac.edu.au/courses---institutions/initial-teacher-education. Students can upload their completed personal statements to their applications by logging in to QTAC Applications Services. Normal QTAC documentation due dates apply.

KEY DATES:

8 December, 10am
Due date to supply documents to QTAC for 21 December and 16 January offer rounds

15 December
QCAA posts QCEs, Senior Statements, Statements of Results, QCIA and Tertiary Entrance Statements to Year 12 students.

16 December
QCAA publishes Year 12 results and OPs in student learning accounts on the Student Connect website: https://studentconnect.qcaa.qld.edu.au/learning.html

16 December – 22 December
Griffith University: Know Your Options
Chat online with our expert study advisers after you have received your tertiary entry score, to discuss your study options. Find out about pathways, entry requirements and program options, plus what you can do if your score was higher or lower than expected.

18 December
UQ OP Results Advice Night, Advanced Engineering Building, St Lucia campus, 4:00pm - 7:00pm. OP Results Advice Night is the perfect opportunity to discuss your study options at UQ after receiving your OP.

19 December
QUT: Real Decisions, Gardens Point Campus, 9am – 1pm
Throughout the day, staff and current students from each faculty will be on hand to answer your questions and provide advice on courses and career outcomes.

21 December
QTAC offer round

16 January 2018
QTAC January offer round

Elizabeth Johnston