Senior Secondary School

Welcome back to all families to Term 4 at PBC. We particularly welcome back for the final time our Year 12 students – the Graduating Class of 2025. Term 4 is a fulfilling term full of celebrating outstanding student achievement across our school, and as such there are many key dates on our calendar to keep an eye out for: 

Year 12 Students 

Parents, carers and Year 12 students should be aware of the recent memo sent out regarding Term 4 for our most senior students. This memo includes information regarding our upcoming Walkout Ceremony, SWOTVAC Study Week and the commencement of External Assessment across all General Subjects.

The External Exam Calendar can also be located here with the guide to these exams here. 

Year 12 Graduation Ceremony & Formal Update 

Please see below some key information in relation to our upcoming 2025 Graduation Ceremony and Formal Dinner. As previously communicated, this event will be held at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach on Thursday 20th November, 2025. 

We are hosting two distinct events on this night: 

1. Graduation Ceremony 

• Arrivals from 4pm via red carpet and commencing at 6pm in the Ceremony Hall 
• Event live-streamed in its entirety via the PBC Facebook Page (including arrivals and the ceremony). This is ideal for guests who are unable to attend 
• Parents/guardians/guests are able to purchase tickets for this event via Ticketek 
• Considerations must be made for traffic to Broadbeach and queues of cars in the line for red-carpet arrivals 
• The ceremony will finish at approximately 8pm 

Ticketing 

• Guest tickets through Ticketek will go on sale on Tuesday 7th October at $25 p/ticket 
• Links for purchase will be communicated via email to parents and students as well as via PBC social media sites. Parents will receive a reminder via SMS when they are on sale also. 
• Enquiries re accessibility should be directed to the Convention Centre directly closer to the date  

• Student tickets for the Graduation Ceremony should have already been paid for through school  

   

2. Formal Dinner 

• Formal Dinner is at the same venue, but for graduates only. Again, students should already have paid for this 
• This will conclude at 10:30pm  

A summary of timings is as follows: 

 Should you have any questions in relation to these events, please contact Mitch Kennedy – Deputy Principal 11/12 on mkenn178@eq.edu.au or Will Johnstone – Head of Year 12 – wjjoh1@eq.edu.au  

Senior School Assessment Information 

Year 12 

A couple of logistical reminders for our Year 12’s include that all ATAR students that wish to have their ATAR sent to them on December 18 need to register with QTAC, again using a personal email https://www.qtac.edu.au/atar/ . 

Also all year 12 students have been emailed their LUI number and should by now have logged onto their QCAA learning account in the QCAA student portal. This is accessed via the myQCE website https://myqce.qcaa.qld.edu.au/index.html.  Students need to ensure that they use a personal email to register, as they will not have access to their school email at the end of the year. Student results will be published by the QCAA directly into their learning account on December 17. 

Scholarship Opportunity  

This year there are two Diploma scholarships available for Year 12 students to apply for. The scholarships available are two fully funded places (usually costing approx. $6,000) in the Diploma programme at Aurora Training Institute in 2026 and all Year 12 students are welcome to apply. The Diploma’s available for students to complete are:  

• Diploma of Business 
• Diploma of Leadership and Management 
• Diploma of Hospitality  

Any interested students should contact Mr Poirrier jrpoi0@eq.edu.au for an application form. Applications close Thursday October 16th at 3PM (Week 2, Term 4).  

Year 10 and 11 

Year 11 students have commenced Unit 3 (year 12) work and will complete summative assessment in the majority of subjects at the end of this term. Unit 3 and 4 subjects will contribute to students ATAR and both Unit 3 and 4 must be completed at a C level or higher for students to achieve QCE points. 

This is the last opportunity that year 11 students have to change subjects at school. Any students wishing to change should contact Mr McDougall or Mr Poirrier as soon as possible. 

Senior school admin is currently reviewing the academic performance of 10s and 11s. A reminder again that all students need to be passing at least 5 of their 6 subjects and that students that continue to fail more than 1 class may have their enrolment reviewed. 

Assessment calendars for term 4 will soon be published on the school website under curriculum/testing and assessment.