CSDE Weekly eNewsletter, Week 4, Term 3, 2023

2023 Early School Leavers survey

The Queensland Government is seeking the support of the school community for the annual follow up of Year 10, 11 and 12 students who left a state school in 2022, before completing Year 12. This short questionnaire collects information about what young people are doing the year after leaving state school. The results inform strategies for improving the learning experience and transition supports available to future school leavers.

Between August and September, early leavers from 2022 can expect to receive instructions to complete a few web-based questions or a telephone call from the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office. Please encourage them to take part. If their contact details have changed, please assist the interviewer with their updated details or forward the instructions to their new address so they can participate.

Thank you for your support in 2023.

For more information, please visit www.qld.gov.au/nextstep/ or telephone toll free on 1800 068 587.

RSVP - Mini-school 7-11 August

School Opinion Survey

The School Opinion Survey gives you the opportunity to have your say about how your school is performing. The surveys are designed to help schools identify what they do well and how they can improve. This is a great chance to provide feedback. The survey closes 18 August. Find out more about the School Opinion Survey.

CSDE Subject Offerings

Last week CSDE had the opportunity at the Glenmore SHS subject information evening, to showcase the subjects that we offer students in Years 11 & 12, both for our full-time students, as well as senior secondary students enrolled in other State Schools across Queensland.CSDE has a wide range of subjects including Applied, General and VET Certificate courses.

All of these are offered online and support students through a range of pathways, from those aspiring for an ATAR to gain University entry, to students planning for working pathways and QCE.

Please feel free to give us a call or send an email to see how we can support your student achieve their goals.

PH: 4931 4800

See Year 11& 12 Subject offerings below.

What's happening in Primary?

Year One

This term the Year 1's have been reading and retelling cultural stories. Here are some pictures of their drawings and sentences which retell the story 'How the Birds got their colours'. 

Year One  - Rockhampton 

Year 1s in Rocky have been exploring the cultural story ‘The Two-Hearted Number’. We have been retelling the story and using interesting vocabulary in our writing.

Woolworths Cricket Blast

SAVE THE DATE!

Mark it on your calendars - more information to come!

Guidance 'Go-2'

Secondary Scoop

Senior School & VET

Work Experience

At the end of last term, 26 students in Years 10 – 12 participated in Work Experience. This allowed students to engage with industry and experience workplace environments. The excitement and successes following this experience were extremely positive and an absolute credit to our students. Students are encouraged to engage in the next work experience opportunity which is being held in Term 4, Week 8 to continue building pathway opportunities.

Year 10 Student Education and Training Plans (SET Plans)

In Semester one this year, Year 10 students completed the Short Course in Career Education. This course focussed on helping students to plan for and shape their future in the rapidly changing world of work, concentrating on students’ learning required skills to become independent, lifelong learners.

Part of this course also involved students beginning to plan their pathway into Year 11 and 12 or planning a transition to work by completing the first phases of their Student Education and Training Plan (SETP).  Year 10 students and their families are now currently involved in the final phase of this plan which involves interviews with Secondary Heads of Department, where further support for pathway planning is provided and 2024 Year 11 subject selections are completed.

Please note that all State School students in Year 10 are required to complete a Senior Education and Training Plan which focusses on planning for students’ intended pathway after the completion of Year 10. By completing a SET Plan, a student will be confident preparing for their pathway post-year 10 which may be: transitioning to Senior Schooling studies for a QCE and/or ATAR pathway, full-time work, enrolment into Vocational Education and Training courses, school-based or full-time apprenticeships or traineeships. Students are encouraged to review their plan in the future as it can change as new opportunities or circumstances present.

Year 10 families are asked to ensure their SET Plan interview has been booked to ensure post-Year 10 pathway planning has been completed with your student.

Please engage with the 2024 Subject Selections & SET Plan recording and SET Plan webinar recording prior to undertaking your students SET Plan.

Wishing our Year 10 Students every success as they undertake their post-Year 10 pathway planning and the Student Education and Training Plan.

Jodie Benfer

HOD Senior Schooling & VET

Job Opportunities and Positions Available

Boiler Maker Positions - Rockhampton 

School Based Position - Year 12 (2024) who is wanting to stay at school to complete but get a head start on their trade. They will have the opportunity to work 1 day a week during school term and as many hours as they would like during most school holidays. They will transfer to a full time position on completion of year 12. 

Full-time Position - Year 12 (2023) completion of a Cert II pathways engineering, a car and their provisional licence would all be an advantage.

To Apply - Email a copy of their resume, a short cover letter and their latest school academic report. 

Email - holly@ogt.com.au 

Defence Work Experience Program - North Queensland

ARMY - Lavarack Barracks and Ross Island Barracks (South Townsville)

23 – 25 August 2023 - - 3 RAR - Infantry Familiarisation (nga.net.au)

11 – 12 September 2023 - - Army - Combat Service Support Experience (nga.net.au)

17 – 18 August 2023 - - 1 RAR - Infantry Familiarisation (nga.net.au)

24-25 October 2023 - - Army In Motion: Maritime, Technical Trades, Hospitality and Support Overview (nga.net.au)

NAVY - HMAS Cairns 

06-07 September 2023 - - Navy Careers Overview (nga.net.au)

The above hyperlink are only some of the current Work Experience programs we have, please check out the full website for all available opportunities.

- Jobs List - Defence Work Experience (nga.net.au)

Ag Career Start

UniSC - Early Offer Guarantee

Attention - School camp 2024

School camps are an amazing opportunity for your students.

But they can be financially stressful for some parents.

The information below may help some families get ready for the 2024 camps.

Saver Plus will assist with their saving & budgeting for next year’s camp.

Saver Plus encourages parents to save $50 a month (for 10 months). Their savings is then matched - a free $500 for education costs, making $1,000 available for the school camp.

Families that start saving in July, will have their savings ready to pay their school camp fees in May 2024.

Saver Plus will chat with your families about eligibility:

• Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card
• Payment from Centrelink and
• Earning an income (employment, carer’s payment, or child support).

Saver Plus helps parents with budgeting for the cost to attend next year’s school camp

The program is funded by ANZ and the Australian Government Department of Social Services

Cultural Snapshot

National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children's Day

4^th August 2023

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day is held every year on August 4th. It's an opportunity for the whole community to celebrate our children and each year, mobs from all over the country host and attend events focused on kids, culture, family and community.

Children’s Day is organised and promoted by the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) which is the national organisation that provides a voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and promotes their rights, safety and wellbeing.

Children’s Day was first held in 1988. Part of the reason it was started was because there were many of our children in orphanages and institutions who did not know their birthday, so Children’s Day was set aside each year to celebrate the birthday of these children.

The day was also needed to give Aboriginal children “confidence and make them feel special and included.” Over the years the day has grown, with more and more events such as morning teas, community BBQs and other celebrations being held.

Every year, Children’s Day has a different theme – this year’s theme is Celebrating Our Children for 30 Years. SNAICC’s description of the theme is below:

Our children are the youngest people from the longest living culture in the world, with rich traditions, lore and customs that have been passed down from generation to generation. Our children are growing up strong with connection to family, community and country. Our children are the centre of our families and the heart of our communities. They are our future and the carriers of our story.

• Aboriginal Children's Day Resources & Activities

• https://deadlystory.com/page/culture/Annual_Days/National_Aboriginal_Torres_Strait_Islander_Children_s_Day/National_Aboriginal_and_Torres_Strait_Islander_Children_s_Day_2019/Little_J_Big_Cuz_activity_sheet/

• https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/little-j-and-big-cuz

• Information sourced from:      https://deadlystory.com/ 

  
  

What's on in your community

Free Flu Vaccine initiative - Qld residents

The Queensland Government recently announced a free flu vaccine initiative, in which all Queensland residents aged six months and older will be eligible to receive a free flu vaccine from Saturday 22 July until Thursday 31 August 2023 (inclusive).

Additionally, Queensland Health would like service providers to access and utilise the following resources they have developed around flu vaccine.

Emerald - The circus is in town during Mini-school!

2024 Storyfest Writing Competitions Now Open!

The Somerset National Poetry Prize

The Somerset National Poetry Prize encourages young writers in their literary endeavours and is open to all Australian high school students. It is a wonderful opportunity for serious student writers, encouraging them in their literary growth. And there are also some fantastic prizes on offer! 

Here's what the competition entails:

• Write a poem of no more than 50 lines
• ​The Somerset National Poetry Prize is open to ALL current secondary students who are Australian citizens or permanent residents attending school in Australia. Students receiving home schooling are eligible to enter. Entrants must be under 19 years of age as of the competition closing date
• The winner in each category will receive $300 plus flights to the Gold Coast to attend the Somerset Storyfest in March 2024
• Closing date Friday 1 December 2023

Elevate Education Webinars

Introducing Qkr - The way to order all CSDE Uniforms

The P&C has handed over the running of the 'Uniform Shop' to the school.

From this point on, all school uniform orders and payments will need to be placed through Qkr! on your mobile device.

Once you have downloaded the Qkr! App, turn on the notifications so that you will be informed of any specials, last order deadline dates etc.

Our Finance Department has put together a quick tutorial video below to help you get started.

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.

Important to enable notifications...

Sports Person of the year award 2023

CSDE annually acknowledges the sporting achievements of a Primary and Secondary Student, who has excelled throughout the year at the end of year awards.

The presentation of the Sports Person of the Year Award goes to the student who has accumulated the most amount of points throughout the year in their various sporting achievements. 

Parents are asked to advise the school throughout the year of the sporting achievements by completing this online form. Scores are based on events, the level of the event (district, regional, state, national etc) and the students placing within those events. You will need to complete the form for each individual acheivement. Do not place all acheivements on the one form.

At the end of the year, points are collated, and the winner announced.

Information to note: 
* School sports are what counts for CSDE Sportsperson of the year.  Students are recognised for their achievement in other non-school fields; however, these achievements are not part of the accumulation of points towards the CSDE Sportsperson of the year. 

* You should list the highest level that your student has represented in that sport, noting that the points are only entered if the student represented, and not if they were selected and did not attend. 

*  Unfortunately, camp-drafting, is not a recognised school sport and so would not apply for Sportsperson of the year.

We welcome your feedback