Newsletter - Term 2 - Week 10 - Issue 68

From the Principal

Dear Parents, Carers and Students

About ninety years ago the great English writer, G.K. Chesterton, did what a lot of us have been doing lately, as we continually are exposed to the ongoing incidents of inhumanity in our world and our own country. He looked at his society and was troubled by what he saw and he wrote the following:

There comes an hour in the afternoon when the child is tired of pretending, when he is weary of being a robber or a noble savage. It is then that he torments the cat. There comes a time in the routine of an ordered civilization, when the man is tired at playing at mythology and pretending. The effect of this staleness is the same everywhere; it is seen in all drug taking and dram drinking and every form of the tendency to increase the dose. Men seek stranger sins or more startling obscenities as stimulants to their jaded sense. They try to stab their nerves to life. They are walking in their sleep and try to wake themselves up with nightmares.

Whilst not all of Chesterton’s observations are still evident in our society, a number are, and our society has added a few more. The illegal drug trade is one of the biggest industries in the world, internet pornography is one of the biggest addictions in the world, excessive use of alcohol is everywhere, and drug dealers find a market among our school students. Many people in our society are trying to “stab their nerves to life” by increasing dosage of their particular addiction.

We live at a time when we have the most wonderful technologies available to us. We have the internet with its amazing breadth of interesting sites; we have phones, Ipads, games, Facebook, Twitter, that are linked to it. But with all this comes a problem: how to handle all this in a non-addictive way, how not to allow these technologies to control our lives.

Perhaps all this fits under the heading “Excess” about which Ron Rolheiser, columnist, and author, has this to say:

Excess is a substitute for genuine enjoyment. We go to excess in things because we can no longer enjoy them simply. It’s when we no longer enjoy a drink that we drink to excess; it’s when we no longer enjoy a simple party that we let things get out of hand; it’s when we no longer enjoy the taste of chocolate that we over-indulge. Excess isn’t just a substitute for enjoyment, it’s the very thing that drains all enjoyment from our lives; every recovering addict will tell us that.

So, how do we prevent our children from slipping into the world of excessive behaviours? For the most part, children don't know what “excess” is, unless adults introduce them to it. If a child is excessively involved with computer games and the like, maybe it’s because of loneliness. Maybe it is because no one has the time or interest to provide options such as belonging to a sports team, music group, hobby club, being involved in home cooking, gardening, board games, maybe visiting the local library or local park.

As parents and educators, we should endeavour to ensure that our children learn about the dangers of excess through conversations with their families. This is by far a more suitable option than having our children learn about “excess” by observing the behaviours of adults who might have succumbed to the pressures of life and so consume more, buy more, drink more, spend more than they should and genuinely substitute excess for enjoyment. By endeavouring to educate our children about these dangers we hope and pray that our children can learn that for life to be enjoyable it needs to be simple and void of ‘excess’.

Perhaps the mantra of Author Mary Jo Leddy has wisdom to offer us:

“It’s enough.
I have enough.
I am enough.
Life is enough.
I need to gratefully enjoy what I have.”

This week we pray that the adults in our community can have a positive impact in protecting our students by educating them about the dangers of excessive behaviours.

The Prayer of Protection

The Light of God surrounds us.
The Love of God engulfs us.
The Power of God protect us.
The Presence of God watches over us.
Wherever we are, God is,
And all is well.

James Dillet Freeman

St Joseph’s College Towards 2024 Strategic Plan

As I indicated in last fortnight’s newsletter it is my intent to share the strategic intents of the St Joseph’s College Towards 2024 Strategic Plan over the upcoming newsletters, so that our community is fully aware of our direction for the next four years. The strategic intents will be presented according to the domains outlined in the Toowoomba Catholic Schools Diocese School Renewal and Improvement Procedure. The domains are: Teaching and Learning; Mission and Identity; School Renewal and Improvement; and Stewardship and Strategic Resourcing.

This week I will share the second and third sections of Domain 1 Teaching and Learning – Curriculum Structure and Provision and Pastoral Care and Student Wellbeing.

Domain - Teaching and Learning – Curriculum Structure and Provision

Strategic Intent: St Joseph’s College delivers a rigorous, diverse, and inspiring curriculum to challenge students to pursue their passions and aspire to excellence.

Key Improvement Strategies: 

In relation to curriculum structure and provisions the College will:

• Commit to developing a rigorous and robust Professional Learning Community.
• Continually review the current curriculum offerings and structure.
• Ensure all teaching and learning programs address improvement in literacy and numeracy.
• Initiate a career education program ensuring that all students graduate with a pathway.
• Develop strong connections between academic and student engagement team.
• Use Impact Cycles to improve student learning outcomes.
• Aspire to high student participation in all co-curricular activities.
• Aspire to excellence in co-curricular activities. 

Domain - Teaching and Learning – Pastoral Care and Student Wellbeing

Strategic Intent: St Joseph’s College maximises engagement in learning and the wellbeing of students to grow as valued members of our community.

Key Improvement Strategies:

The College will enhance staff understanding and exploration of Relational Pedagogy through:

• Implementing relational pedagogy and the use of the Ignatius Room.
• Developing a method of gathering student voice.
• Knowing our learners through Student Engagement Data.
• Implementing a mentoring program for our at-risk learners.
• Continuing to develop and implement year level specific programs based around ‘The Joey’s Way’ imperatives.
• Using, The Joey’s Way as a model of pedagogy to maximise student engagement in learning.
• Embedding, The Joey’s Way Curriculum, built around the ACARA Personal and Social Capabilities.

A copy of the strategic plan is available to all families at the front office of the College, or on our St Joseph’s College website.

End of Term 2 Farewell, Best of Luck and Best Wishes

Firstly, I would like to take the opportunity to farewell and thank Mrs Sue Garry and Dr Gary Lake for their contributions to our College over the last ten weeks. Both Mrs Garry and Dr Lake have been very generous with their time and efforts to support their classes and this has been greatly appreciated.

Other staffing changes that will take place from the start of semester two include. Ms Deb Mischlewski will be returning from long service leave. Mr Trent Sellars will be joining us from St Ursula’s College as our Curriculum Leader English and Languages. Miss Taylor Jannusch will be joining us from Assumption College where she has been teaching Maths, HPE and Science for the last 12 months. Miss Brylee Tudge will be joining us from Woodridge SHS as our Library Technician and Ms Chelsea Moon will be joining us from Lockyer District SHS as a School Officer Administration. I am sure that you will join with me in warmly welcoming these staff in term 3.

Best of luck to our students who are participating in QISSN and QISSRL carnivals over the first week of the break. What a great achievement for our College to have three teams attending, including a female rugby league team participating as part of the inaugural QISSRL Girls Carnival. Thank you to the staff who are supporting these students.

Best wishes to our community for the break. Please be safe and take appropriate breaks when travelling. We look forward to students returning on Tuesday 13 July refreshed and ready to participate fully and give their best in semester two.

Best wishes

Kort Goodman, Principal

From the Deputy Principal

This week, Year 7-10 teachers have finalised marking and reporting for your child, prior to the release of these in the Parent Portal. We trust that this point in time communication between the teacher, the parent and your child is timely, informative and provides a useful conversation starter for affirmation and progress.  

Please see below a link to a video presentation from Dr Pooja Agarwal. Dr Agarwal is a cognitive scientist and Assistant Professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. She is also the Founder of RetrievalPractice.org, a hub of research, resources, and teaching strategies based on the science of learning. In the 4min presentation Dr Agarwal provides valuable strategies for parents and guardians on how to help facilitate effective learning and study at home.  

Parent Portal 

You would have recieved an EdSmart notification that Parent-Teacher-Student Interviews are open for booking. This booking process is now going to be via our Parent Portal. To access the Parent Portal, please use the access key and instructions that were sent to you in April. If you require any assistance with this initial login process please email the College via office@sjc.qld.edu.au.   

Year 12 EEPP

The Toowoomba Catholic Schools Office will be offering the External Exam Preparation Program again this year to students attending Toowoomba Catholic Schools. This program seeks to bring together students from across the diocese in the common pursuit of excellence in academic achievement in their General External Exams. The program takes place in the second week of the September school holidays (from Sunday 26 September – Friday 1 October). The subjects offered this year will be:

• English
• Mathematics General
• Mathematics Methods
• Physics
• Chemistry
• SOR
• Special Mathematics
• Biology

We encourage all students sitting General External Exams in these subjects to fill out the expression of interest form and mark this program in your family diary. It is an exceptional opportunity and one that complements and extends upon the learning covered in class across Unit 4.

Upcoming Event

Mr Brendon Willocks, Deputy Principal - bwillocks@sjc.qld.edu.au

From the Assistant Principal- Religious Education

Does the Spirit Burn in You?

Why are you not careful, Edmund Rice?
The floor boards creak, the ceiling rafters strain,
holding hope in pummelling wind.
You lie awake, alone on straw above the stable,
refashioned now to serve a cherished dream.
Yet through the frosty panes the stars are blazing.
Be careful, Edmund. If your heart ignites,
what turbulent fire, Spirit fanned!
It will consume your dross and burn the waste
of ignorance, stir dormant Tara embers.
Perhaps it is some passing madness, or else
what seems impossible to me,
blazes with the possibility of God!

By Hugh Sharpe cfc

Year 12 Retreat

We wish our Year 12s well as they head off on retreat to PGL Kindilan Adventure Camp, Redland Bay.

This will be a time of reconnection and reflection for the students as they gather for their last time together on camp. They will enjoy some camp activities such as canoeing, archery and orienteering. In the evenings, they will reflect on their journey so far and consider how they will take the Joey’s Way with them in their future pathway.

Grandparents’ Day Celebrations

Each year during Catholic Education Week, we celebrate our annual Grandparents’ Day Mass and Concert. For many young people, grandparents provide guidance, wisdom and a place where they can be nurtured. We are excited to be able to invite our grandparents into the community after a year of restrictions and distance. This will be a special celebration of the gift of grandparents that we missed dearly last year.

Our Hospitality Department will provide morning tea and our performing arts students will present a concert for our grandparents to enjoy.

This year’s theme is Cast Your Nets and the Year 12 Liturgy group is calling on grandparents to share their tall fishing tales with their grandchildren in the lead up to this celebration.  They have been reflecting on how their grandparents have told them fishing tales, old wives’ tales and tall tales of walking miles to get to school in the freezing cold. Within the exaggeration of these tall tales is always an essential truth and piece of wisdom and sharing that our students treasure.

We would be pleased to have grandparents from our community in attendance at the event. To RSVP for the Grandparents’ Day Celebrations please complete the Try Booking form (https://www.trybooking.com/BSIVT) by Monday 26 July.

Date:                                    Thursday 29 July
Venue:                                 St Joseph’s College,  Mackillop Centre
Commencement Time:       8:30 am
Mass:                                   8:30-10:00am
Concert:                              10:00-10:50am (Morning Tea provided)
Finish Time:                        11:00am            
RSVP:                                   Monday 26 July via https://www.trybooking.com/BSIVT

If you have any questions, before the event, please feel free to contact me at kford@sjc.qld.edu.au

Kellie-Marie Ford, Assitant Principal - Religious Education - kford@sjc.qld.edu.au

From the Assistant Principal - Curriculum

Year 7 – 10 Report Cards

Reports have been finalised and will be emailed to families this week.  If you have any questions, please contact the classroom teacher.  Please note that in Years 7 – 10 the 5 point scale is now A to E only. No plus or minus has be used (eg B+) for academic progress this semester.

Parent Teacher Student Interviews

A broadcast was sent to families yesterday explaining the booking of Parent-Teacher-Student Interviews via the Parent Portal.
Parent-Teacher-Student Interviews will be held on Wednesday, 21 July 2021 from 1:50pm - 6:00pm.
As usual on a Wednesday, school will finish at 1:20pm. 
Due to the Interviews, Enrichment activities will not operate on this day and students will be dismissed at 1.20pm. 
If you require your child to be supervised  on Wednesday 21 July from 1.20 – 2.50pm (lunch break and private study), then you will need to contact the College on 46318500 to inform us that supervision for your child is required and their name will be added to the supervision list. If you do not contact the College, we will assume your son or daughter has been given permission to leave the College at 1.20pm.  
Could you please contact the College by Tuesday 20th July if your son or daughter is remaining at school so adequate supervision is arranged.
Parent-Teacher-Student Interviews can be booked via the Parent Portal from 23rd June and will close at 3pm Friday 16 July to allow teachers time to prepare for the interviews.
In the broadcast emailed to families the following information was attached - 
•    information on how to access the Parent Portal if you haven’t already done so
•    information sheet on how to book interviews in the Parent Portal
•    Parent-Teacher-Student Interview – Room Map (Mary Rice Building)
Interviews are 6 minutes long with a 4-minute changeover to cater for the distance parents need to travel due to holding the Parent-Teacher-Student Interviews in the Mary Rice building to assist with social distancing requirements.
Due to COVID-19 regulations it would be appreciated if only one parent from each family attended these interviews with their son/daughter.

Kerrie-Anne Fellenberg, Assistant Principal - Curriculum        kfellenberg@sjc.qld.edu.au 

From the Assistant Principal - Student Engagement

What Does it Mean to Celebrate Diversity? 

Each Imperative in The Joey’s Way is attached to two things: i) a piece of scripture and ii) The Personal and Social Capabilities as identified by the Australian Curriculum and Reporting Authority (ACARA). We connect our imperatives to scripture because they are an essential expression of our Catholic Identity in the Edmund Rice tradition. We also connect our imperatives to the Australian Curriculum because we know that if we live out our imperatives to the best of our ability, we’ll be great learners.  

Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 12:12) calls us to use empathy:  

12 There is one body, but it has many parts. But all its many parts make up one body. It is the same with Christ. 13 We were all baptized by one Holy Spirit. And so we are formed into one body. It didn’t matter whether we were Jews or Gentiles, slaves or free people. We were all given the same Spirit to drink. 14 So the body is not made up of just one part. It has many parts. 15 Suppose the foot says, “I am not a hand. So I don’t belong to the body.” By saying this, it cannot stop being part of the body. 16 And suppose the ear says, “I am not an eye. So I don’t belong to the body.” By saying this, it cannot stop being part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, how could it hear? If the whole body were an ear, how could it smell? 18 God has placed each part in the body just as he wanted it to be. 19 If all the parts were the same, how could there be a body? 20 As it is, there are many parts. But there is only one body. 21 The eye can’t say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 22 In fact, it is just the opposite. The parts of the body that seem to be weaker are the ones we can’t do without. 23 The parts that we think are less important we treat with special honor. The private parts aren’t shown. But they are treated with special care. 24 The parts that can be shown don’t need special care. But God has put together all the parts of the body. And he has given more honor to the parts that didn’t have any. 25 In that way, the parts of the body will not take sides. All of them will take care of one another. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it. If one part is honored, every part shares in its joy. 27 You are the body of Christ. Each one of you is a part of it. 

We all have one body, and one life, in which to make a difference. We all contribute in our own unique and special way. If we truly want to live our best lives, then we must celebrate who we are every day, and celebrate those around us for the valuable contributions they give to our community. We cannot say “I don’t need you”- we need everyone equally if we want to be our best selves.  

The celebration of diversity is about our multiculturalism. We are not a homogenous society- we are all different. Each of us have gifts given to us by God, and it is our job to use these to the best of our abilities. Learning is a collaborative process, and it cannot be done without acknowledging that everyone has “funds of knowledge” that help us grow on our learning journey.  

Celebration is beyond tolerance. We can’t be a fully fledged member of the St Joseph’s College community if we do not welcome everyone with opens hands and hearts. Being tolerant is saying “you are here”. Celebrating diversity means “I am so glad you are here with me”.  

The time in which Edmund Rice lived was fraught with racism. Slavery was commonplace, and people of different backgrounds were treated abhorrently. Instead of adhering to this culture, Edmund stood up for everyone, regardless of their background. He did not let people’s “otherness” define who they were, instead, he treated them as equals.  

At St Joseph’s, we acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land: the Jarrawar and Gaibal People. We acknowledge the rich history that the First Nations People have in connection to the land. We recognise the contribution they continue to have on the land we learn on. Furthermore, we recognise the many cultures and language that language groups that make up our vibrant community, including Chinese, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, Syrian, Indian, Bangladeshi, French, Spanish, Chilean, Congolese, Zimbabwean, South African and Sudanese communities. 

Celebrating Diversity Looks Like: 

• Events that celebrate our diverse backgrounds 
• Flying the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags 

Celebrating Diversity Sounds Like: 

• Acknowledgement of Country 
• Learning the languages of the diverse groups who make up our community 
• Learning about different cultures and groups of people 
• Inclusive language  
• Asking questions and inviting people to share their stories of diversity and point of view 

Celebrating Diversity Feels Like: 

• Sharing our different backgrounds and cultures 
• Acceptance and welcoming of all people 
• Sharing food from different cultures and countries 
• Everyone feels equal and respected 

Years ago, we used the term ‘tolerance’ to describe our interactions with people from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds as well as members of the LGBTIQ+ community. More recently, we have moved from tolerance, which requires a degree of ignorance, to acceptance. As a Catholic school in the Edmund Rice tradition, we are called to take this approach one step further, from tolerance to acceptance and finally to to celebration- and understanding that not only are people from diverse cultural, religious, gender and sexual backgrounds welcome at St Joseph’s, but that the presence is essential to our collective identity.  

Joe Cryle, Assistant Principal - Student Engagtement   jcryle@sjc.qld.edu.au 

Student Voice

Voices are each unique, revealing, and central to your ability to lead change in the world.

The St Joseph’s College Student Voice group is a diverse group of passionate students, from all year levels, who strive to help the school conquer issues that interfere with our ability to best live out the Joey’s Way. The group – in which students can voice their ideas and inspire positive change, is currently liaising between staff, leadership, and other students on a range of concerns. Teaching and learning practices, student wellbeing, school facilities, and sporting, cultural, and academic events are all in our scope of discussion. Meaningful student involvement is vital to school improvement, so we encourage you to join us every second Thursday (Day 9) at lunch in Seminar Room 2.

Saxon McGregor

Student Voice Representative

Battle of the Bands Competition

Toowoomba Competition - Now Open for entries.

Calling all young musicians aged 12–30!  It’s time to get your band together and tune your instruments!

Applications close Tuesday 20 July. Don’t miss out. All music genres welcome.

This August, the Regional Youth Leaders are excited to invite emerging artists of all musical genres to get involved in the Toowoomba Battle of the Bands!

Applications are now open (see links below) and we would love for you to get involved!  The Regional Youth Leaders will be hosting the Toowoomba Battle of the bands to, promote local youth bands and acoustic artists, and to provide entrants with opportunities to make industry connections.  We can’t wait to see everyone perform and showcase their musical talents. 

Please click HERE for a link straight to the TRC Battle of the Bands 2021 Application Pack or to head to our website.

Live Production Masterclass Series

Take your musicianship to the next level.

This August, the Empire Theatre is hosting a free series of technical workshops to support the careers of young and emerging musicians in the Toowoomba Region.

• Join experienced industry professionals for an exciting, hands-on program
• Gain technical and practical skills in live performance, sound production and lighting
• Learn the art of live production in the region’s premiere performance space.

This masterclass series is open to young people aged 14–30 who live, work or study in the Toowoomba Region.

Focus on McAuley House

Prayer was central to how Jesus lived and is an essential element of forming and deepening faith and relationships. Prayer is an integral part of our day and this includes house assemblies. Research has found that the effects of an assembly that promotes excellence are staggering such as increasing awareness of the needs of others, promoting greater self-esteem, further developing spiritual intelligence, raising achievement standards and developing personal autonomy and contentment. Our four house groups; Brennan, McAuley, Murphy and Rice, are based on the beliefs of our founders and are promoted through the act of prayer. House assemblies, which are an important feature of our College community, enable us to create a positive reflective ethos and promote our College values. Student elected leaders are vital in leading prayer and make a positive contribution with their presence and active participation. Our assemblies create, nurture and sustain a sense of community. One of our aims in McAuley this Term has been creating assemblies that are more meaningful and are based on raising our standards as a house group. Through prayer, McAuley encourages the College values of respect, compassion, endeavour and dignity, as well as our own house values of resilience, hope and compassion. We often celebrate the life of our founder, Catherine McAuley, who taught us to respect the unique dignity of each person with friendship and warmth. Below is The Suspice of Catherine McAuley that she wrote and prayed as a way of reconfirming her commitment to her faith:

My God, I will belong to you forever.
Teach me to trust in You because I know you love me
and will always be near me.
Help me always to obey You even when it is hard.
Take from my heart all fear.
Help me to never be sad, but always joyful,
knowing that You are my God and that someday
I will be with You in Heaven.

Amen

Mel Zenke, McAuley House Leader - mzenke@sjc.qld.edu.au 

Library News

 Go Fish!

Do you remember the game ‘Go Fish’?

Remember the anticipation you felt before finding out what card you had picked up when you went ‘fishing’?

Well, with the holidays fast approaching (and with them being the perfect time to enjoy a good book), the Library staff have channelled the fun of ‘Go Fish’ to make the process of fishing for a book easy. 

Our fishbowl has recommendations of books that would be a swimmingly great read, all you need to do to catch one is take a dip into the fishbowl and pull out a suggestion.

Why not give it a go and enjoy a good book these holidays?

 Come in and browse our display to take a lucky dip home to read. 

Conversation Wall

Didn’t catch any fish of interest on our ‘Go Fish’ display?

Why not try the recommended reads from our students and staff on this week’s conversation wall, which poses the question: What is your favourite book to read?

We have already had a number of great suggestions from the SJC Community, but would welcome more from others. Please drop by and contribute to our conversation.

Premier’s Reading Challenge

As you will all be aware, the Premier’s Reading Challenge is well underway for Years 7-9 students, who have received further information on Sentral notices last week and through their English teachers.

The PRC Reading lists have been updated for 2021 and added to the ‘Quicklists’ section of the Library Access-it Webpage.

In addition to the Quicklists, we have also set up a display of PRC books that students might like to try reading.

Mrs Andrews has been visiting classes this week to talk about the challenge and to provide students with their own list of recommended books to try, based on each student’s provided preferences. The Library staff have worked hard to curate these lists and hope that you all find a book you really enjoy reading. As always, if you would like help finding a book of interest, please pop by the Library to ask one of our lovely staff for a suggestion.

Mrs Andrews and Mrs Garrahy would like to wish all the members of the St Joseph’s community a safe, happy, and book-filled holidays!  

Sports

QISSRL and QISSNC

We wish the rugby league, girls’ and boys’ teams and the netball teams all the best as they travel to Brisbane on Sunday to complete in the annual carnivals.

Teachers give up a week of their holidays to allow students to compete, so we are blessed with their dedication to the students and sports here at St Joseph’s College.

Hopefully everyone will be safe in their journey’s.

Rugby 7’s Term 4

Students would like to play in the Term 4 Schools Competition are to send me an email with an expression of interest. They need to be committed to training and turning up each night for the games.

Deb Newton, Program Leader - Sports  dnewton@sjc.qld.edu.au

Career Pathways

University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) – Open Day Online

For students who are interested in attending USC, the USC online open day launches at 9am on Sunday 18^th July. This is an immersive experience that answers all your questions about life at USC. Hear from lecturers, students and graduates about all your study options and find out where uni can take you. Register now by clicking this link and take your first step towards bigger and better things.

Tertiary Studies Expo

Find your passion at the Tertiary Studies Expo which will be held on the 17^th & 18^th July at the Brisbane Showgrounds. This event is FREE to attend.

USQ Head Start Program

A representative from USQ will be making a presentation to students interested in the USQ Head Start Program during lunch break on Thursday, 5^th August. This session will provide students with an insight into the USQ Head Start Program; courses on offer, QCE credits, cost, study options, entry requirements, key dates and how to apply. For information about this program please click here.

CURRENT SCHOOL-BASED
VACANCIES

Certificate III in Business at Totally Workwear, Toowoomba. This position has been previously advertised, however is yet to fill the position.

This position will have exposure to embroidery and skill development in the area of digitalising and computerised embroidery, so students with a natural flair and interest in this area are encouraged to apply. This position also has potential career development post Year 12 to continue their journey in the world of embroidery.

If you have any Year 10, 11 or 12 students who would be interested in this traineeship opportunity, please encourage them to apply by forwarding both SBA referral and resume to me as soon as possible.

TAFE at School 2022

Applications open Monday 12th July 2021

Applications for TAFE at School Semester 1, 2022 will open at 8am on Monday 12^th July 2021.

The TAFE at School 2022 Course Guide is attached, along with a copy of the TAFE at School Price List that can be used in conjunction with the guide.

To apply, applicants will require:

• Student personal details including:
• Full legal name (that matches student’s USI)
• Address
• Phone number
• Email address
• USI number (to create a USI go to www.usi.gov.au)
• LUI (Learner Unique Identifier) number
• Parent/Guardian details including:
• Phone number
• Email address
• Information on any additional support needs that the student has

To submit an application, please go to:

1. www.tafeapply.com
2. Enter the application code that matches the program and location that you wish to apply for (see the back of the TAFE at School 2022 Course Guide).  These application codes will not work until 8am on Monday 12^th July.
3. Complete the details on the application form and press submit.

Before submitting an application we encourage all students to speak with their school VET Coordinator or Career Counsellor, as we require approval from the school before we can process the student’s application.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your friendly TAFE at School Team:

TAFE SouthWest

• Toowoomba
• Warwick
• Dalby
• Chinchilla
• Roma
• Charleville
• Kingaroy
• Nurunderi

Phone:  07 4694 1330

Email:  GOTAFE.Southwest@tafeqld.edu.au

Special Note: Certificate II Electrotechnology Residential Program for 2022.

We will, again, be offering our Certificate II in Electrotechnology - Residential program. This will allow students to attend the program remotely, via an online delivery class, accompanied by a 3 day practical block, on campus, every term.

In 2022, we will be offering the Residential program at the following locations:

• Stanthorpe
• Warwick
• Dalby
• Chinchilla
• Roma

Please contact the team if you have any questions.

We hope to see you next year at TAFE Queensland.

For more information please contact the Careers Team

Angela Stafford, Vocational Education Cor-Ordinator - astafford@sjc.qld.edu.au

Leah Millett, Careers Support Officer - lmillett@sjc.qld.edu.au

Maree Harman, Career Development Practicioner  - mharman@sjc.qld.edu.au

P & F Association

NEXT MEETING
August 3 - 7pm - Library  5.30pm start

Topic - Teen Mental Health

Canteen

We need your help!

We are seeking volunteers to help out in the Canteen throughout the year.  Volunteers are required between the hours of 8am and 3pm each school day, however we understand people may not be able to assist for entire day -  if you only have an hour or 2 to lend, it would be a great help as well. We appreciate any time that is given to help out and would appreciate the opportunity to get to know some of the parents in our school community, especially the new families this year.  You do not need experience to volunteer in Tuckshop, we are happy to guide you along the way - it’s a fun day of helping out and your children will enjoy seeing you at school for the day.  Volunteers are required to wear closed in shoes, neat hair and a great smile 😊.  If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the College  with your availability as soon as possible so we can put together a roster for term 1.  We look forward to seeing you soon!

Deb Ditchmen and Michelle Tully, Canteen Convenors

E: dditchmen@sjc.qld.edu.au

E: mtully@sjc.qld.edu.au 

Uniform Shop

Covid restrictions apply – EFTPOS only - No Cash accepted until further notice.

Winter stock is now available.

Blazers are available for the cold weather  - all sizes available.                                                       

New Ordering Online Process

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New stock into the shop 

• Formal Girl long pants.
  

Second hand uniforms are also available at the Uniform Shop.

If you have used uniform items that would like to donate, please drop off to the Uniform Shop during opening hours.  Donations are greatly appreciated.

If you have used uniform items that you would like us to sell for you, please call into the uniform shop and collect a “Used Clothing” form. Used uniforms items MUST be in good condition, hems intact, no holes, stains or missing buttons. They also need to washed, ironed and be the current uniform.

If you have any questions, please call us on 4631 8514 during opening hours.

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