Upcoming Events

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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
- 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
- Parents/guardians/guests are able to purchase tickets for this event via Ticketek. Guest tickets are $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:
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 4:00pm – 5:30pm | Parent/guest arrival and ushering into event (all guests seated) | Halls 2 & 3 |
| 4:00pm – 6:00pm | Student arrival via red carpet. Live video-feed into ceremony Hall. | Terrace |
| 6:15pm – 8:00pm | Graduation Ceremony (Students presented with certificates) | Halls 2 & 3 |
| 8:15pm – 10:30pm | Formal Dinner (Students ONLY – 2 course meal & soft drink provided) | Hall 4 |
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
