INFORMATION BULLETIN Queensland 10/05/2016 to 20/05/2016 BENOWA STATE HIGH SCHOOL contact information Telephone +61 7 5582 7333 To notify us of an absence please send a text message Facsimile +61 7 5582 7300 to 0417 159 081 Alternatively you can phone our Absence Line on 07 5582 7360 and leave a Emails [email protected] message or send an email to [email protected]. [email protected] Cashiers’ Office +61 7 5582 7302 or +61 7 5582 7348 Website www.benowashs.eq.edu.au Email [email protected] Cricos Provider Name Department of Education, Training and the Arts Twitter https://twitter.com/BenowaStateHigh Trading Name Education Queensland International CRICOS Code 00608A EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL - Mark Rickard ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT STAFF HEADS OF DEPARTMENT COORDINATORS Head of Year Director of School Guidance Officers Access Centre Enterprise and Technology Yr 7 Adrian Hays Organisation David Ramsay Lieve Rimbaut Infrastructure Yr 8 Andrew Taylor Pam Lynch Snez Nastic-Kern Justin Hinton Yr 9 Adrian Cominsky Jessica Kane English (Communications) Physical Education Yr 10 Anthony Larkin Director of Studies Claire Evans (Acting) Ian Hutchison Yr 11 Deanne Thorsborne Brendon Wolski Student Health Worker Yr 12 Sofie Bainbridge Sue Stevenson LOTE and International Science Cathryn Cooper Director Senior Secondary Rob Keen Careers Centre Sarah Douglas School Chaplain Louise Horan Naomi Malcolm Mathematics Senior Schooling Director Junior Secondary Ben Callum Andrew Jenner French Immersion Glenn Chippendale HEADS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE Francoise Escot Industrial Technology Senior Secondary SOSE & Design Hospitality International Students Business Services Tina Mackay Anna Aldridge Brian McErlean Judi Goldfinch Manager The Arts Gavin Hutson Junior Secondary Bettianne Stuart Sport Ben Reynolds David Thomson Table of Contents Apprenticeships and Traineeships ............................................................................................ 4 Electrical pre-apprenticeship course at TAFE Queensland SkillsTech ................................. 4 Want to be an electrician? .................................................................................................... 4 Australian Defence Force .......................................................................................................... 4 Are you fit enough for the Australian Defence Force (ADF)? .............................................. 4 There’s flying, and then there’s FLYING! .............................................................................. 4 Upcoming Australian Defence Force information sessions ................................................. 4 Career Exploration .................................................................................................................... 5 Career mashers...................................................................................................................... 5 The High Five of career development................................................................................... 5 Competitions ............................................................................................................................. 6 Australian STEM Video Game Challenge .............................................................................. 6 International Poetry Competition ........................................................................................ 6 The Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize................................................................................. 6 Course and Institution Updates ................................................................................................ 6 Additional entry requirement courses at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) 6 Australian Institute of Creative Design (AICD) holiday courses .......................................... 7 Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary programs for students ......................................................... 7 Free Introduction to Real Estate seminars ........................................................................... 7 Inside view of studying at Endeavour College of Natural Health ........................................ 7 News and reminders from Griffith University...................................................................... 8 Queensland School of Film and Television (QSFT) video production weekend workshop 8 TASTE is coming ..................................................................................................................... 8 University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) Brisbane ................................................................ 9 Upcoming events at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) .................................. 9 Updates from the University of Queensland (UQ)............................................................... 9 Disabilities ............................................................................................................................... 10 My Future: My Life .............................................................................................................. 10 Paid internship program for university students with a disability .................................... 10 People with a disability website ......................................................................................... 10 Employment ............................................................................................................................ 11 Part-time work – what are your rights and responsibilities? ............................................ 11 Want to have your own business? How about a start-up? ............................................... 11 What is the gig economy? ................................................................................................... 11 Financial Assistance and Scholarships .................................................................................... 12 2017 Scholarships at the International College of Hotel Management (ICHM)................ 12 2 Westpac Bicentennial Foundation scholarships ................................................................ 12 Gap Year Program News ......................................................................................................... 12 Selected gap year program news ....................................................................................... 12 Indigenous ............................................................................................................................... 13 Inspire U Health Sciences Camp ......................................................................................... 13 National and State Weeks ...................................................................................................... 13 National Law Week ............................................................................................................. 13 Occupational Information ....................................................................................................... 13 Careers in Music .................................................................................................................. 14 Careers in Water ................................................................................................................. 14 Jobs in the community services and health industry ......................................................... 14 Ultimate Science Guide 2016 – a free careers guide ......................................................... 14 What does an anthropologist actually do? ........................................................................ 14 Open Days, Expos and Career Markets .................................................................................. 15 All Things Healthy Expo ....................................................................................................... 15 Aviation Australia Information Sessions ............................................................................ 15 Brisbane National Career and Employment Expo .............................................................. 15 Bundaberg Careers Expo ..................................................................................................... 15 Cairns Careers and Education Expo .................................................................................... 16 Fraser Coast Jobs and Careers Expo ................................................................................... 16 Gympie Regional Careers Expo ........................................................................................... 16 How to make the best use of a career expo....................................................................... 16 JMC Academy Open Day/Information Session .................................................................. 16 New York Film Academy (NYFA) Australia Gold Coast Open House ................................. 16 Overseas Studies ..................................................................................................................... 17 Preparation workshops for SAT – USA university entry test ............................................. 17 QTAC and Tertiary Entry ......................................................................................................... 17 Online resources for Year 12 parents ................................................................................. 17 Year 12