Year 7 - 9 Camp 2025 - Total Adventures, Noosa North Shore

Join us a Total Adventures, 15 - 19 Sept 2025

The 15-19th September will see our Year 7-9 students participating in a number of different activities as part of our 
Year 7-9 Camp at Total Adventures School Camp and Retreat, Noosa North Shore. These activities aim to:

• Promote the benefits of leading a healthy and active lifestyle
• Build peer friendships
• Develop leadership qualities
• Develop student’s independence
• Have fun!

Location and Accommodation

Total Adventures is located on the Noosa North Shore: 137 Maximillian Road, Qld 4565

Students will be staying onsite in allocated airconditioned cottages. 

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Key Due Dates

28 April -

• RSVP due including payment of deposit to secure your RSVP.
• This deposit can be paid via the Qkr! app. 
• Qkr instructions at the bottom of this camp newsletter
  
• Add the Year 7-9 Camp deposit into your cart and purchase that way. 

11 Aug - 

• Shirt Orders Due via the Qkr! app.
• Qkr instructions at the bottom of this camp newsletter
• Camp forms to be returned

12 May - Invoices emailed to families for remaining camp payment

4 August - Updated Asthma and medical forms due to the administration email address.

4 August - Final payments due to school and final numbers confirmed with our Camp Coordinator.

Links, Forms and Checklist

Please see below the forms that are required for your student to attend camp.

Compulsory  🔴

• 🔴 Consent Form (Link to form below)

• 🔴  RSVP and Transport Form Click here to complete the form 

If Required Forms

• Alternate Guardian Form
• Alternate Pickup Form
• Consent to administer medication form and Doctors letter if required
• Updated Asthma Plan if required

Checks for the lead up to camp - have you...?

• Completed the RSVP, transport and dietary requirements webform? 

• Paid your RSVP deposit? 

  • Qkr instructions at the bottom of this camp newsletter

• Purchased your Camp Shirt through Qkr if you would like one?

• Checked emails for balance of fees invoice?

• Paid your final invoice? 

Medication, Asthma and Medical Forms

Medication:

If your student requires medication, please complete the Consent to Administer Medication form. School staff will not administer any over the counter medication, including analgesics, homeopathic or prescribed medication unless all forms are provided by the parent/guardian, and the medication packaging and labelling meet the departmental requirements.

Parent/s are requested to arrange with the teacher-in-charge for the safekeeping and handling of prescribed medications and equipment prior to the excursion. All medication will be administered according to the HLS-PR-009 Administration of routine and emergency medication policy.

Medical Forms and Documentation: 

1. Medical Forms: Please complete all required medical forms for your child and ensure they are submitted to the school by Week 6, Term Three (18th August). These forms are crucial for us to have accurate and up-to-date medical information for each student and plan accordingly.
2. Asthma Plans: If your child has an asthma plan, it needs to be reviewed annually as per departmental requirements. If your child’s asthma plan is due for review, please arrange a doctor’s appointment to ensure the correct documentation is submitted along with all your medication forms on the 18th August. 
3. Permission to Administer Self-Medication: Students who use inhalers for asthma will need a permission form to self-administer their medication. Part B of the attached document. While students will have access to their inhalers via a teacher’s backpack at all times, teachers are required to note when any medication, including labelled inhalers, is administered in their folders.

Medication Requirements: 

Labelled Medication: All medications, including inhalers, must be clearly labelled with your child’s name and dosage instructions.

Additional Medications: If your child requires Panadol, Nurofen, travel sickness medication or antihistamines for allergies to insect bites, these will also require a permission to administer medication form as well as a written authorisation from a medical practitioner along with medication supplied in original packaging with pharmacy label.

Written medication authorisation

Medical authorisation can also be:

• a signed letter from the prescribing health practitioner, or
• a Medication order to administer ‘as-needed’ medication at school, or
• a completed and signed health plan from the treating health practitioner.

These documents need to outline the same type of information that would be found on a pharmacy label i.e. student’s full name, clear and detailed directions for taking the medication and contact details for the health practitioner.

This written authorisation must include and must be provided in a labelled packet with the medication.

We aim to have all plans, medication forms, and required documentation completed and printed out for inclusion in the school folders by Term 3, Week 7. This will help us ensure we are well-prepared and can provide the best care for your child during camp. 

Camp Costs

Cost per student: $485

Deposit $150 Due via Qkr!  Qkr instructions at the bottom of this camp newsletter

Final Payment Due:  Monday 4th August

Inclusions: 

• Accommodation
• 3 meals and snacks each day (this includes a packed lunch for the drive home to Rockhampton on Friday
• All Camp Activities
• Day excursion to Aussie World (We ask that students bring no more than $50 spending money for the Aussie World Excursion. This will only be for merchandise; not lollies and soft drinks etc)

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer part-camp attendance fees. Each family will be invoiced for the entire week. If you are experiencing financial difficulty, please contact the school to discuss how we may be able to assist. 

Deposit - The deposit for camp can be found in the Qkr! app. The remaining cost for camp will be invoiced to families via email. 

Dietary - All school camps aim to inspire children to a healthier lifestyle that includes a tasty, balanced diet. Students will be provided three healthy, high-energy meals per day, with plenty of variety, and they always serve generous portions of fruit and vegetables for a balanced meal. A vegetarian and gluten free alternative can always be provided, and we can accommodate most special diets required on medical or religious grounds but in all cases, they will require full details at time of booking – please ensure you complete the dietary details in the RSVP webform. 

Camp Shirts - Optional

CapSDE is offering families the opportunity to purchase a CapSDE Camp shirt for their student.

There is the option of short sleeve or long sleeve.

Please note this is an optional extra and there is no obligation to purchase. However, if you would like to purchase this keepsake for your student you can do so via the Qkr! app.

Acknowledging the cost of living and financial commitments of families, Camp Shirts are now a standard design and can be used from year to year and handed down to younger members of the family if they desire. 

Cost: $37.50 Short Sleeve and $43.00 Long Sleeve

Important - Please don’t forget to indicate your child’s size when purchasing. Size chart and shirt design below.

Transport Options

There will be three transport options offered to families

• Bus transport from Rockhampton Campus 
• Pick up along the way at designated locations
• Private Transportation directly to the campsite, however, please note that there will not be provision for any parents or siblings to stay at camp.

Bus Transport Departure

Rockhampton
Monday 15 September students are required to meet at the CapSDE campus,

Address: 241 - 259 Farm Street (Gate 5) Rockhampton

Time: TBC
From here students will embark the bus and head off to camp.

Return Trip 

Returning to Rockhampton Friday 19th September
Students will be leaving Total Adventures at ###############

Rockhampton estimated time of arrival: to be advised once travel arrangements have been finalised.

Parents will be notified by SMS of any delay in arrival time that may arise due to traffic conditions or unforeseen circumstances. 

Pick Up Along the Way Option

With negotiation with the bus company to coincide with mandatory rest breaks for the driver, we are able to offer the following locations for pick up along the way to camp.

• Rockhampton: 
• Miriam Vale
• Childers
• Gympie Area (location to be confirmed due to new bypass)
  

Please note that this option comes with the following stipulations to ensure that students arrive to camp on time.

• Parents are required to be at the designated pickup and drop off locations 30 minutes prior to the advised time.
• If families are not present at the designated stop at the time the bus arrives, the bus will continue on the journey according to schedule.
• Travel times may be impacted by traffic conditions that are unforeseeable, however parents will be informed of any major delays.

Private Transport Option

DIRECTIONS TO NOOSA NORTH SHORE RETREAT

NOTE: If you are arranging for private transport for your student to be dropped off at camp, please note that you are not to leave your child unattended. Ensure you hand over supervision of your student to a CapSDE teacher before leaving. Students are not to arrive before 2:15pm. 

Proceed North on the Bruce Highway past Eumundi and take the left hand off ramp to Cooroy. Follow signs into Cooroy and turn right over the railway bridge following signs to Noosa. Turn right again opposite Cooroy Railway Station into Noosa Tewantin Road, following signs to Noosa Heads. As you pass the Tewantin Primary School on your left and approach the centre of Tewantin, turn left at the Shell Service Station into Moorindil Street.

Follow Moorindil Street for approximately 2km until you reach the vehicular ferry, which will transport your vehicle across the Noosa River.

Clink on the link for further information, bookings and costs
https://noosa-northshoreferries.com.au 

Travel 2km along Maximillian Road and you will come to a hard right turn, for clients staying in the Retreat, veer left here and follow the road around the back of the retreat accommodation. For clients staying in the Holiday Park take the hard right turn, proceed past Reception, and continue on Beach Road approx. 500 meters. The entrance to the Holiday Parkis on the left-hand side.

Activities

Students will be involved in a range of engaging and fun activities including:

• Bouldering
• Night Hiking
• Initiatives/ Team Development
• High Ropes/Flying Fox
• Laser Tag
• Archery/Archery Tag
• Stand Up Paddleboarding/Raft Building

Day trip to Aussie World

Students will be going to Aussie World on Thursday of camp, transported via bus to and from the theme park.

Lunch will be provided on this day however students are able to bring no more than $50 to purchase merchandise if they wish. This will not be to buy lollies and soft drinks etc. Students will need a backpack to carry their water bottle and personal items for the trip to Aussie World. 

What to Bring

Families will need to provide a packed morning tea and lunch including a water bottle for the trip to camp.

Please have this packed in a backpack.

Please ensure that all items are clearly labelled with your student's name.

Adequate warm clothing should be provided as this camp is being held in the colder months.

If your student suffers from travel sickness, a consent to administer medication form along with travel sickness medication with the doctor/pharmacy label may be prudent. 

Students are not permitted to bring any digital devices to camp. However, they are welcome to bring a disposable camera to capture memories during their time away. Please note that only traditional disposable cameras (which do not produce digital images) are permitted. These will require photo development at a store, which will be the responsibility of families.

We encourage you to talk with your child about taking appropriate photos while at camp.

Contact during camp

Students are not permitted to bring electronic devices, especially mobile phones to camp. If your student urgently requires contact with you, staff will facilitate a phone call to the contact numbers that you have provided the school.

In the event that parents urgently need to contact staff while on camp the school will be supplying a mobile phone for emergency use.  P: 0499 650 973. We ask that this number only be contacted for emergency purposes. 

Mobile Phones

As per the CapSDE Student Code of Conduct, students are not permitted to bring their mobile phones or electronic devices on camp. 

Any mobile phones or electronic devices will be placed into the care of teachers and handed back to parents upon arrival back from camp. 

Illness Policy

Students and teachers are not permitted to attend camp until 48 hours after the last episode of:

• vomiting
• diarrhoea
• fever

Venue staff have to be notified if any teachers or students have been ill before coming on camp.

As per Queensland Government Policy...

If your child:

• has any symptoms of acute respiratory infection, or
• test positive to COVID-19

Queensland Health strongly recommends that they stay at home until:

• they no longer have acute respiratory symptoms
• they've gone for at least 24 hours without a fever, without using fever-reducing painkillers such as paracetamol or ibuprofen, and
• at least 5 days has passed since either the onset of acute respiratory infection symptoms or the positive COVID-19 test (whichever was first).

They should:

• wear a face mask covering your mouth whenever they are in an indoor setting outside the home
• avoid contact with people who are at higher risk of severe disease
• wash their hands regularly
• practise good respiratory hygiene (such as covering their cough)

Taking precautions

Stay away from other people in your home or accommodation as much as possible to reduce their exposure to COVID-19. This may include:

• keeping 1.5 metres away from them and avoiding close contact, including touching, kissing, hugging and other intimate contact
• sleeping in a separate room where possible
• using a separate bathroom where possible
• avoiding shared areas where possible
• wearing a mask when you must use shared areas.

Qkr - The way to purchase items from CapSDE

Just in case you are new to the Qkr! platform, please see below information that will guide you through the process of purchasing through CapSDE. 

The app can be downloaded in either IOS or Android. Alternatively, you can access Qkr! via the following link:  https://qkr-store.qkrschool.com/store/#/home    

The Qkr! app/platform is the one stop shop for ordering uniforms, paying camp fees, purchasing tickets and much more.

It ensures a smooth transaction for families to order and pay for items with the convenience of using your mobile device.

If you have any issues with using Qkr!, please contact our Accounts Team on E: Accounts_CSDE@capricorniasde.eq.edu.au or phone 4931 4800

What is Qkr?

Qkr is a mobile app for iPhones and Android smartphones that provides secure purchases, protected by Masterpass security for administrators and parents.  Qkr will be used for  uniform and senior shirt payments, replacing my school connect as the Uniform Shop is being transferred to the school to manage. Qkr will also be used in the future for other school payments as the system is rolled out within the finance department. 

What do customers pay to access Qkr?

Qkr is free for customers, there is no transaction fee charged to customers making payments via the app.

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