Deputy Principal

Girls in Property – Thursday 24 July

I recently had the privilege of accompanying a number of our Year 10 and 11 students into the city to attend this year's Girls In Property event. The aim of this program is to raise awareness of the range of career paths the property industry has to offer, allowing students to learn about various career opportunities, hear from property experts and make valuable connections. The aim of the initiative is to encourage more young women to choose a career in property by showing them the full range of options that are available and how rewarding working in this industry can be. 

Students who attended had a wonderful time and learnt so much about the industry. This is an annual event and I look forward to taking more students along next year.  

2024 NAPLAN Reports

2024 NAPLAN reports have been delivered to the school and the Junior Secondary team have been busy folding and enveloping our students’ indvidual NAPLAN reports. These reports will be distributed to Year 7 and 9 students during their Connect lesson, once the Junior School assembly has concluded.

Uniform Reminder

We are approaching the mid-way point of Term 3 and the cooler weather has certainly set in. It is important that our students are remembering to wear the proper school jumper. If they forget, student are encouraged to see a Head of Year at the uniform room in E03 before school, just as they would for any other uniform item. Students are not to wear a non-school jumper.

Date Claimer - 2024 Excellence Evenings

• Senior Excellence Evening – Wednesday 16 October 2024, 6pm to 8:30pm in JA R Hall
• Junior Excellence Evening – Wednesday 27 November 2024, 6pm to 8:30pm in JA R Hall

Student Study Skills Session - Memory Mnemonics 

Learn simple-to-use techniques and strategies to help with memorisation and recall of information by attending our next Study Skills seminar presented by Elevate on Monday 5 August 1:50-3:00pm here at The Gap SHS. This seminar will also show students what an ineffective study environment can do to their memory and introduce ways to deal with distractions and ineffective work times. We have a number of students already registered to this event and we have a few more spots available. Attendance at the workshop will cost $30 per student and all participants are provided with take-away resources. If your student is interested, please register for the event by emailing time4@thegapshs.eq.edu.au before the end of Friday 2 August.

Term 3 Key Dates

Term 3 continues to be another big term. There are few key dates that need to be locked into your calendars for the remainder of this Term. 

Some of these include:

• House Week – Monday 5 August to Friday 9 August
• SETP Interview Bookings close – Monday 5 August
• Year 9 Gala Day – Friday 9 August
• EKKA Public Holiday – Wednesday 14 August
• Year 10 SET Plans – Thursday 15 and Friday 16 August (Year 10 classes suspended)
• OneSchool Yr 8 & 9 Subject Selection portal closes – Friday 16 August
• Completed Yr 8 & 9 Subject Selection forms due – Monday 19 August
• Book Week – Monday 19 August to Friday 23 August
• Year 9 Camp (Noosa) – Wednesday 21 to Friday 23 August
• Year 12 Mock Exam Block – Monday 26 August to Friday 6 September
• Year 11 Exam Block – Monday 2 September to Friday 13 September