UniSQ Discovery Day
Recently, our Year 7 and Year 8 students experienced life as a Uni student for a day by participating in the UniSQ Discovery Day experience. There was a real buzz among the students as they wandered around the campus attending activity sessions that included: nursing, biomedical science, robotics, 3D printing, exercise science, aviation and much more. The hype didn’t end when the day concluded. In the days that followed the experience, students openly talked about this experience and how it has either opened their minds towards a life at university or perhaps galvanised their thinking about their pathways.

 

High Potential Learners
The end of August also brought to a close the end of the ICAS competitions for 2025. Our High Potential Learner group competed in 211 assessments, and we eagerly await the results to see how they fared against the nations brightest. More importantly, drilling down into the results will provide the College with a greater sense of student strengths and limitations, so that our teaching staff can continue to design and conduct lessons and activities that fully support the learning journey of all learners at our College. Challenging this group of students, especially with analysis and critical thinking tasks, is an important step in their progression and we look forward to more opportunities in the coming months.

Student Shout Out
It seems that no one can beat young Will Bryant … but he can certainly beat a drum! Well done, Will for another wonderful performance. This time, he was off in Brisbane rocking the stage at the Oz Schools Instrumental Championships. Showcasing his amazing abilities, Will secured not only first place but also booked a ticket to the National Championships which will be held in November. We also had Sildjian Mendoza (Early Years) competing in the competition, receiving and Honourable Mention in his sections.  

The Sports section of this Newsletter will no doubt also mention the Middle Years students who have represented us and themselves well in Athletics. We have several students who have been selected to represent Darling Downs at the state championships in Townsville. Congratulations to Wylie, Ace, Justin, Scarlett, Lauren, Ava and Olivia for their efforts recently.

Kind regards,