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WWW.BRISBANESHS.EQ.EDU.AU/NEWS STATE HIGH NEWS - PAGE 1BRISBANEState HighNEWSLETTERScientiaKNOWLEDGEISEst POWERPotestasISSUE 926/12/2007 MUSGRAVE PARK, SOUTH BRISBANE, 4101 PHONE (07) 3291 4111 FAX (07) 3291 4100 WEB WWW.BRISBANESHS.EQ.EDU.AU24HR ABSENTEE MESSAGE SERVICE: 3291 4160IN THIS ISSUEPRINCIPAL’S REPORT 12008 SPECIAL DATES 2FACILITIES REPORT 2FINANCIAL MATTERS 3WHEN ARE SEMESTER 2 REPORTS AVAILABLE 3HUMANITIES NEWS 3GUIDANCE NEWS 3P&C ASSOCIATION 3SPORTS NEWS 4CHAPLAIN’S REFLECTIONS 4STARTING DATES FOR 2008YR 8YR 9YR 10YR 11YR 12TUESDAY 29 JANUARY9.15AM – ASSEMBLE IN F BLOCKTUESDAY 29 JANUARY9.15AM – ASSEMBLE IN P BLOCKWEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY9.15AM – ASSEMBLE IN F BLOCKWEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY9.15AM – ASSEMBLE IN K BLOCKWEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY9.15AM – ASSEMBLE IN P BLOCKSEMESTER 2 REPORTSYR 12YR 11YR 10YR 9YR 8FRIDAY 7 DEC. 10AM- 12PMP BLOCKMONDAY 10 DEC. 10AM-12PMP BLOCKTUESDAY 11 DEC. 10AM-12PMF BLOCKWEDNESDAY 12 DEC. 1.30PM-3.20PMFORM CLASS ROOMWEDNESDAY 12 DEC. 1.30PM- 3.20PMFORM CLASS ROOMSTUDENTS WHO WILL BE UNABLE TOCOLLECT THEIR REPORTS BEFORE THEEND OF THE SCHOOL YEAR MAYARRANGE TO HAVE REPORTSFORWARDED IF THEY HAND A STAMPED,SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE TO THESTUDENT COUNTER IN A BLOCK PRIORTO THEIR DEPARTURE.Principal’s ReportDear ParentsThis will be the last newsletter for2007.EnrolmentsWe are under considerable pressurewith enrolments. We deliberately keptthe size of the year 8 cohort down toenable us to balance the large numbersin Years 11 and 12. Those strategiescame to nothing as we are still havinglarge numbers of applicants forenrolment across the board. Already ourenrolments are at 2050, and I believe wewill probably exceed our ceiling of 2100.The complexity lies in balancing numbersacross the various enrolment categories,as that balance has a direct effect on thepositive culture of the school.One key to this school’s success is thatthe students are here because they wantto be here, not because they have to behere. That is an essential component ofthe balance I referred to above.QCS Test provisional dataThe Queensland Core Skills provisionalresults are to hand. The QCS test ranksour Year 12 students against othersacross the State, and is a major factor inassigning OPs that are used to selectstudent for tertiary offers. In theenvironment in which we operate, smallgains don’t come easily. Having saidthat, I am happy to report that there isan overall increase in the students’results in this year’s QCS test. Someother snippets from the provisional dataare:The school has seen an increase in thenumber of our students achieving a B onthe test and a decrease in the number ofC’s – which suggests that we have beenable to move some of our C students upto B. There has been a decrease in thenumber of E’s on the test.• Our performance in the Writing taskis slightly up compared to last year.• Our 5 top performing subjects (largegroups) on the QCS test are – EnglishExtension, Philosophy and Reason,Maths C, Modern History andChemistry• State wide Boys perform better thanGirls, however, at BSHS, the Girlsperform better on the test than theBoys.Changes to Year Level Coordinator andDeputy Principal LocationsIn 2008 the Deputy Principals and YLCsresponsible for each Year level are asfollows:Year 8Year 9Year 10Year 11Year 12YLC Ms WallDP Mr. Lawlocated in A BlockYLC Ms PattonDP Ms Headlocated in A BlockYLC Mr. McMahonDP Ms Underwoodlocated in M BlockYLC Mr. ServiceDP Ms Underwood(assisted by Mrs. Richards)located in M BlockYLC Mr. BestDP Mrs. Hooperlocated in M BlockYear 10 students will still be based onthe vulture Campus.Pastoral Care changesThe above arrangement has been forcedupon us by the restrictions inherent in apastoral care system that has four DPs, 4YLCs, five year levels and a need to keepat least two DPs on the one campus foradequate duty of care management. Weare also at the stage where it is notpossible for one YLC to look after a cohortof 450+ students adequately.We are using the first half of 2008 toexplore a change in the pastoral carestructure. While the current structure isunwieldy, its element of DP and YLC tolook after each year level is working verywell.To provide better support to bothstudents and YLC, we are exploring theconcept of a vertical House System ofeight Houses, eight House Masters (intowhich the current five YLC positions willbe absorbed) with a DP to look after twohouses.At the moment the proposal falls intothe “it looks like a good idea at the time”category but we will ask lots of questionsand move towards a changed structure intime for timetabling that starts aroundAugust next year.BRISBANEState HighNEWSLETTER

WWW.BRISBANESHS.EQ.EDU.AU/NEWS STATE HIGH NEWS - PAGE 2BRISBANEState HighNEWSLETTERMr. Simpson’s retirementI could not let pass the opportunity tonote that Mr. Simpson has announced thathe will be retiring at the end of this year(2007).Mr. Simpson has been at BSHS since1966. He is, to my mind, one of the verybest teachers with whom I have had theprivilege of working.In his youth the height of technologicaladvance would have been a new slate andslate pencil. Today, on the eve of hisretirement, Mr. Simpson is valued as oneof the most IT savvy teachers in theschool, both for classroom applications andschool administration applications.The example of his professional practiceand genuine care for students exemplifiesthe commitment and integrity thatattaches to this profession.With best wishesDAVID SUTTON, PRINCIPAL2008 Special DatesOffice Opening Time 2008The school office will re-open for 2008on Thursday 24 January from 8.00am –4.00pm. All enrolment enquiries cancontact the school from this date.Student Start Dates 2008Years 8-9 will commence on Tuesday 29January and Years 10-12 on Wednesday 30January.Easter Vacation 2008Just a reminder that Easter next year isFriday 21 March – Monday 24 March andthe Easter Vacation is 7 April – 11 Aprilwhich is two weeks after Easter.ROWENA FOGARTY, BUSINESS SERVICES MANAGERFacilities ReportGeneral MaintenanceThe following work has been scheduledfor the Christmas break.• J Block & Merivale Street Canteenexternal painting• Broken bitumen in K/L Block lanewayas well as area around A Block repaired• G Block upper electrical boardupgraded• Testing and tagging of all electricalequipment• Automating of gates on both theEdmondstone and Vulture Streets sites.• Wickwiping, aerating, fertilising of theschool oval• Graffiti will be removed from tablesand benches throughout the school• Carpet shampooing in A, D, E and GBlocks• Gutters cleaned on all buildingsthroughout the school.Redevelopment• New Performing Arts Centre & HaleStreet Mitigation Works• Final touches are being applied to theplans for the new performing artscomplex. We will be re-using much ofthe existing P Block Sports Centre toensure sustainability for the project.• The sprung wooden floor of the existingSports Centre will be an ideal floor forDance and Performing Arts.• Drama and Media will be housed in theexisting buildings, with Music going intoa new building at right angles to theexisting building, across the existingtennis courts.• We have taken our inspiration for theDrama spaces from The Loft at the QUTCreative Arts Precinct. We wanted tobreak away from the concept of anauditorium dominating the functionalityof the building. This design givesmaximum functionality and flexibility toenhance the teaching of Drama andDance.• Another priority was to promoteconvergence between the PerformingArts and the Visual Arts, and within thePerforming Arts, convergence betweenDrama, Dance and Music.• As an example of convergence, each ofthe walls of the performance space willbe painted white, with the capacity toproject still or moving images onto thewalls for scenery, backdrops etc as partof the performance. This will require theinvolvement of both visual arts andperformance students.• Our priority has been to focus on theprovision of the best lighting and soundbackbone “behind the walls” that wecould afford. We will augment the newset-up by using existing lights andspeakers, etc, with the schoolpurchasing more as needs arise. Thatseemed the most logical way of futureproofingthe system.• We have focussed on multi-use ofspaces. The performance space will splitinto five teaching spaces; the largeensemble practice room can be used asa recital area; the foyer can be dividedinto three teaching spaces; the light andsound box on the mezzanine floordoubles up as a media teaching space.Our plan is also to use the large foyer asan alternative teaching space during thenormal course of the school day.• The walkway across Cordelia Street willcome into the top of the building. It willbe an entirely school-dedicatedwalkway, (i.e. no public access) which isgood for security. There will be adisabled lift and stairs to access thebuilding and also the Merivale Campus.• The walkway will have a minimumclear width of about 3m. The trafficconsultants advise that is anappropriate width. We will continue touse the existing walkway, and also thepedestrian crossing at the corner ofGlenelg and Cordelia Streets. The newwalkway has been constructed keepingin mind that this pedestrian crossingmay not be available in the future. Wehave not yet finalised the location ofthe oval end of the walkway.• There will be covered links to allbuildings on both campuses.• Brisbane City Council is proposing, aspart of the Hale Street Mitigationworks, to provide a new pedestriancrossing across Merivale Street in themiddle of the block. This will replace aproposed grade-separated bridgeacross Merivale Street. Council will beundertaking footpath widening worksat intersections to provide largerassembly points on the footpaths, andto shorten the travel distance acrossthe road to assist traffic movements.• Set down and pick up areas are locatedin Ernest and Cordelia Streets. ErnestStreet will also be utilised as a Schoolbased bus set down area.• An area set aside for a futureamphitheatre has been planned nearthe corner of Ernest and CordeliaStreets. High barrier fencing will helpprotect the students from noise andemissions.• We have sought to develop a mallrunning from the lifts/stairs leadingfrom the Cordelia overpass, throughthe middle of the campus, to thepedestrian crossing on Merivale Street.We are trying to give a living heart tothe campus.• The eventual demolition of the currentPerforming Arts block will provide agood entrance to the Merivale Campusoff Glenelg Street, with off-streetparking.• We have designed the facility so that iteasily lends itself to community use, atthe same time providing security forspaces that are school-only use.Sports CentreQuotes are being obtained for a newtrophy case for the centre. The Seniors of2007 have raised enough money to fundthis project for which the schoolcommunity sincerely thanks them.‘Old’ Canteen Area – Vulture StreetShadeThe Year 8 students are making excellentuse of the refurbished area. The purchaseof tables, chairs and bins for this area bythe Ladies Auxiliary has certainly beenappreciated by the students.DAVID SUTTON, PRINCIPALCHRIS COLLINS, PROJECT OFFICER

WWW.BRISBANESHS.EQ.EDU.AU/NEWS STATE HIGH NEWS - PAGE 3BRISBANEState HighNEWSLETTERFinancial MattersThank you to parents who have recentlysent payments for levies. However, thereare still some 2007 subject contributionsand sporting levies outstanding which wewould like to have settled before the endof term in two weeks. Your urgentattention to the payment of youroutstanding accounts would beappreciated.Parents are informed when enrolling atBrisbane State High School that chargesare applicable on subjects that are taughtat our school and it is in good faith thatthe school extends an invitation tostudents to attend Brisbane State HighSchool. When offers of enrolment aremade to students it is on the assumptionthat all school policies are followed.Subject levies are approved by theSchool’s Parents’ and Citizens’ Associationin October of each year.The school offers payment structures tocater for family needs. Our paymentswindow has cash, cheque and credit cardfacilities. The school is able to establishweekly, fortnightly, monthly debits viacredit cards only.A new Part Payment Authority Formmust be completed each year before theschool officially recognises a part paymentplan. If you had a Part Payment Plan in2007 please note you will need tocomplete a new Authority Form for2008. Please phone the Administration torequest forms to implement thisarrangement.It may be helpful in your planning for2008 to note that the subject contributionsfor 2008 will be available on the BrisbaneState High School website in the next fewweeks.TESS GOENER, ACTING BUSINESS SERVICES MANAGERWhen are Semester 2reports available?Year: Yr 12Time: Friday 7 December10am- 12pmPlace: P BlockYear: Yr 11Time: Monday 10 December10am- 12pmPlace: P BlockYear: Yr 10Time: Tuesday 10 December10am- 12pmPlace: F BlockYear: Yr 9Time: Wednesday 12 December1.30pm–3.20pmPlace: Form Class RoomYear: Yr 8Time: Wednesday 12 December1.30pm–3.20pmPlace: Form Class RoomStudents who will be unable to collecttheir reports before the end of theschool year may arrange to have reportsforwarded if they hand a stamped, selfaddressedenvelope to the studentcounter in a block prior to theirdeparture.LEANNE HOOPER, DEPUTY PRINCIPALHumanities NewsAs the year draws to a close, it is worthreflecting on the achievement of somestudents in recent competitions andcontests:Planning Institute of Australia AwardsT.Edwards (year 12) recently won thesecondary division of the PlanningInstitute of Australia’s state awards. Hersubmission regarding urban renewal inthe Hamilton Northshore and KelvinGrove Urban Village precincts impressedjudges with its attention to detail anddepth of analysis. This is a magnificentachievement and we wish this student allthe best in her future endeavours in thefield of urban planning. B.Lau was alsohighly commended in this competition.AsiaWise Humanities CompetitionRecently, 30 year 9 studentscompleted the Asiawise Competitionassessing knowledge and skills inGeography, Economics, Politics andHistory. Of these 30, 13 achieved aresult of High Distinction. There were18000 students across the country whosat this test. 172 students nationwidereceived a score of 97 or above (top 1%of the country). The HumanitiesDepartment would like to congratulate 4year 9 students from our school whoachieved this result: J.Dascombe,C.Field, T.Gunasena, T.Williams.QHTA Historical Writing CompetitionCongratulations to three State HighHistory students who recently enteredthe Querensland History TeachersAssociation Writing Competition. B.Chinwas awarded 2nd place in the Year 11Modern History division of thecompetition for her essay on NorthKorea. R.Manley (year 12) andZ.Omarjee (year 11) both earned HighlyCommended Prizes for their essays onSeparatism in Bougainville and PoliticalReform in Ancient Greece, respectively.This is a terrific result for these studentsin a highly-competitive field.UQ School of Economics CompetitionBSHS scooped the pool in the Year 11division of this state-wide competition.Congratulations to B.Middleton (1st),A.Kandiah (2nd) and P.Hwang andR.McDowell (3rd) who took out the majorplacings this year. The school scored 14High Distinctions in the competition, whichis a tremendous result for a cohort of only80 students.These rewards are a testament to thehard work and dedication of Humanitiesstudents at this school throughout theyear. To all students who have won prizesand awards in 2007, your teachers andschool are very proud of you.DAN WALKER, HEAD OF HUMANITIESGuidance NewsMrs Drake will be available in MrMacpherson’s office in I Block on MondayDecember 17 between 10.00am and2.00pm for those students who may wishassistance in revisiting their QTACpreferences after having received theirOP.ROBYN DRAKE, GUIDANCE OFFICERP&C AssociationUsed Textbook MarketSunday December 9The P&C Auxiliary will hold a “UsedTextbook Market” on Sunday, December 9from 8.00am to 10.30am near the LockieBuilding –Vulture Street Campus. Sellerscan arrive from 7.45am.Please provide your own table (ifrequired) and change. No change will beavailable. Prospective buyers are asked tobring smaller notes for purchases as wemay not be able to provide change for $50notes.Buyers Beware:Make sure you check the ISBN Number –Do not buy anything else.Extended HoursThe extended hours for the Uniform Shopfor December - February are now on theweb site.If any parents can help with sales in thetwo weeks before school re-opens nextyear, please contact me at 3291 4137. Weare also looking for more helpers duringthe year.New textbooks can be collected afterJanuary 15 at the Used Uniform sales areain A Block.The Auxiliary would like to wish you asafe and happy holiday season.NOELA GEDDES, UNIFORM SHOP

WWW.BRISBANESHS.EQ.EDU.AU/NEWS STATE HIGH NEWS - PAGE 4Sports NewsCongratulations to:N.Terada, R.Donald, J.Parker, S.Tolman-Johnson, K.King, N.Dougall, T.Schmidt,B.Cook and J.Merrilees on their selectionin the Met East Triathlon Team to competeat the 2008 State Triathlon Championships.B.Motum on his selection in the AISbasketball program. Earlier in the yearBrock was selected in the Australian Under20 team to tour Italy.Past Student J.Christensen, a member ofthe Australian Men’s Volleyball Team,currently in Japan trying to qualify for theBeijing Olympics.J.Wildermuth for capturing a triple hattrick (5 wickets with consecutive balls) forValley Cricket Club’s Under 15 White gameon Saturday 10th November 2007. His featis an extremely rare event in cricket.Mr Brett Sue See on his appointment ascoach of the Australian Schoolboys’Basketball team to tour the USA in theChristmas school holidays. D.Phillips wasalso selected as a player for this tour.JO DUFFY, QGSSSA SPORTS COORDINATORTriathlonBSHS triathlon team had an extremelysuccessful day at Saturday’s St Patrick’sCollege invitational. BSHS took thefollowing places:Boys 16 17 years winnerJ.ParkerGirls 16 17 years winnersK.Parker &K.Shimmin-ClarkeBoys 13 15 years winnerT.SchmidtThe girls 13 -15 years winner: S.Tolman-JohnstonAlthough the 2007 season is coming to anend, there will be a number of events inearly 2008 including the ‘Come and Try’event held at Southbank Parklands. Thisevent is designed for first-timers and hasshort distances enabling all entrants tocomplete the event with ease. If you wishto enter, see Ms Gilmour in A11 for extrainformation.Finally, Cycling Queensland will berunning junior development clinics for allability levels. This is open to all buddingjunior cyclists. If you would like to takepart in this skill-based learning dayconducted by qualified cycle coaches seeMs Gilmour A11; information is also on thenotice boards at F Block.NATASHA GILMOUR, TRIATHLON COORDINATORState High FencingState High fencing has had anothersuccessful year. We have competed quitesuccessfully not only in the Hubbard’sSchool Brisbane School Competitionformerly known as the Brisbane GrammarSchool competition, in Terms 2 & 3, but wehave yet again walked away with the overallcompetition winner in the QAFA SchooliesCompetition. Individual fencers have alsocompeted in State and National FencingCompetitions.Here are our results for the year:QAFA Schools Competition Round 1 of 4• Sunday 18th March 2007 saw us gainplacings in both junior and senior highboys and senior high girls divisions.QAFA Schools Competition Round 2 of 4• Sunday 3rd June 2007 saw us gain highplacings in both junior and senior highboys and senior high girls divisions.QAFA Schools Competition Round 3 of 4• Sunday 9th September 2007 saw us gainhigh placings in both junior and seniorhigh boys and senior high girls divisions.QAFA Schools Competition Final Round• Sunday 18th November 2007 saw us winthe overall competition for the year andbringing home the trophy.Hubbard’s School Brisbane School TeamsFencing FixturesHeld over 6 weeks of competitioncommencing Saturday 28th April – 2nd June• Year 9 Div. 1 (C.Batch, D.Kay, J.Huynh):2nd Placing (C.Batch - best individualfencer)• Year 9 Div.2 (K.Ho, K.Chen, S.Parker):3rd Placing (K.Chen 2nd best individualfencer)• Year 10 (I.Wall, S.Sarmiento, C.Xu,R.Batch):• 1st Placing (S.Sarmiento 1st and I.Wall2nd best individual fencer)• Open Div. 3 (G.Daniel, S.Man, J.Choi):2nd (G.Daniel, 2nd best individualfencer)• Open Div.2 (O.Schlamowitz, J.Cheng):5th• Open Div 1 (Team 2) (E.Nusem, T.Blick,D.Mak): 5th• Open Div 1 (Team 1) (C.Daniel, C.Xu,M.Price, S.Jordan): 2nd (C.Danielindividual 2nd)As a result of the Hubbard’s SchoolCompetition, the QAFA School TeamChampionships were held and the StateHigh Women’s Foil Team (C.Daniel, S.Man,J.Cho and S.Sarmiento) took out 1st PlaceStudents competing individually (not forthe school) also did well throughout theyear:QAFA under 15 Championships• Held Saturday 9 June – Sunday 10 June• S.Sarmiento – 1st Women’s Foil, 2ndMixed Sabre• I Wall – Equal 3rd Men’s FoilQAFA Cadet (U/17) Championships• Held Saturday 16 June – Sunday 17 JuneBRISBANEState HighNEWSLETTER• C.Daniel – 1st Women’s Foil• S.Sarmiento – 2nd Women’s Foil, Equal3rd Women’s SabreAustralian Cadet (U/17) and U/15Championships (Sydney 2007)• Held Saturday 30 June – Monday 4 June• C.Daniel – U/17 Women’s Foil – 6th• S.Sarmiento – U/15 Women’s Foil –2nd, U/17 Women’s Sabre – 6thQAFA Open Round 1• Held Saturday 24 February – Sunday 25February• C.Daniel – Women’s Foil, equal 3rd(Round 1), 2nd (Round 2)I, as BSHS Fencing Coach, along with ourwonderful Captain, C Daniel would like tocongratulate all State High Fencers for thebrilliant job they have done this year.Fencing as a sport is often seen as beingelitist and takes backstage to the biggerGPS sports but our fencers deserve a lot ofcredit for all of the hard work and greatsportsmanship they routinely demonstratethroughout the year. It is a pleasure tocoach and work with you!DIANA BLACK, M.I.C. FENCINGChaplain’s ReflectionsA number of years ago when I was arelief teacher, I used to seek additionalwork within the Christmas holiday break.One year a friend approached me with anexciting job proposal. She offered me aposition for the first half of the holidays inwhich I could consume as much ‘crackling’chocolate as I could eat and take photos.It sounded fantastic but what she didn’ttell me was that I would need to dress likean elf within a packed shopping centre andtake photos of strange men wearing redsuits. I also had to promote an extensiverange of photographic packages with keyrings, frames and a variety of additionalextras.Sometimes the celebration of Christmascan lose meaning in our lives when we arefaced with the plethora of commercialsand catalogues announcing Christmassales. People can sometimes lose the focusof why this event is important to them andinstead find themselves racking upenormous credit debt on expensive,advertised items, out of duty rather thangenerosity.Different people find meaning in thecelebration in different ways. To manypeople, Christmas is about giving gifts andshowing kindness to people whom youvalue in your life. Many people celebratethe occasion with generous acts. Manychildren enjoy the occasion for its‘fantasy’ and traditions (maybe even theyearly Christmas photos at the shoppingcentre taken by an unfortunate elf). Toother people, Christmas represents a timeto celebrate family and enjoy time with

WWW.BRISBANESHS.EQ.EDU.AU/NEWS STATE HIGH NEWS - PAGE 5relatives whom we rarely see. Many otherpeople enjoy the party and celebrationatmosphere. It is a time to eat great food,chat, sing carols and then relax the nextday in front of the Boxing Day cricket test.Somewhere beneath the tinsel andChristmas catalogues we find a fascinatinghistorical event, an event that shaped thewestern calendar and had a profoundeffect upon the world. The historical andoriginal source of the Christmascelebration is the birth of Jesus. For me,this event embodies many of theaforementioned qualities that peopleenjoy about Christmas: family, generosity,celebration and giving. To many people,this birth represents an incrediblygenerous gift to the world.This Christmas, I encourage you to find aquiet moment away from the bustle ofsales and commercials, to reflect on whatChristmas means in your life.ANDREW FOLEY, CHAPLAINBRISBANEState HighNEWSLETTER

Year ofPhysical ActivityF O R Q U E E N S L A N D S C H O O L S2008SCHOOL CALENDARDec 07 January February March April May JuneDay ofMonthDay ofWeekDay ofSchoolYearDay ofMonthDay ofWeekDay ofSchoolYearDay ofMonthDay ofWeekDay ofSchoolYearDay ofMonthDay ofWeek3 Mon 189 1 Tue NYD 1 Fri 4 3 Mon 25 1 Tue 44 1 Thu 59 2 Mon 804 Tue 190 2 Wed 4 Tue 26 2 Wed 45 2 Fri 60 3 Tue 815 Wed 191 3 Thu 4 Mon 5 5 Wed 27 3 Thu 46 4 Wed 826 Thu 192 4 Fri 5 Tue 6 6 Thu 28 4 Fri 47 5 Mon LD 5 Thu 837 Fri 193 6 Wed 7 7 Fri 29 6 Tue 61 6 Fri 847 Mon 7 Thu 8 7 Mon 7 Wed 6210 Mon 194 8 Tue 8 Fri 9 10 Mon 30 8 Tue 8 Thu 63 9 Mon QB11 Tue 195 9 Wed 11 Tue 31 9 Wed 9 Fri 64 10 Tue 8512 Wed 196 10 Thu 11 Mon 10 12 Wed 32 10 Thu 11 Wed 8613 Thu 197 11 Fri 12 Tue 11 13 Thu 33 11 Fri 12 Mon 65 12 Thu 8714 Fri 198 13 Wed 12 14 Fri 34 13 Tue 66 13 Fri 8814 Mon 14 Thu 13 14 Mon SFD 14 Wed 6717 Mon 15 Tue 15 Fri 14 17 Mon 35 15 Tue 48 15 Thu 68 16 Mon 8918 Tue 16 Wed 18 Tue 36 16 Wed 49 16 Fri 69 17 Tue 9019 Wed 17 Thu 18 Mon 15 19 Wed 37 17 Thu 50 18 Wed 9120 Thu 18 Fri 19 Tue 16 20 Thu 38 18 Fri 51 19 Mon 70 19 Thu 9221 Fri 20 Wed 17 21 Fri GF 20 Tue 71 20 Fri 9321 Mon 21 Thu 18 21 Mon 52 21 Wed 7224 Mon 22 Tue 22 Fri 19 24 Mon EM 22 Tue 53 22 Thu 73 23 Mon 9425 Tue CD 23 Wed 25 Tue 39 23 Wed 54 23 Fri 74 24 Tue 9526 Wed BD 24 Thu SFD 25 Mon 20 26 Wed 40 24 Thu 55 25 Wed 9627 Thu 25 Fri SFD 26 Tue 21 27 Thu 41 25 Fri ANZAC 26 Mon 75 26 Thu 9728 Fri 27 Wed 22 28 Fri 42 27 Tue 76 27 Fri 9828 Mon AD 28 Thu 23 28 Mon 56 28 Wed 7731 Mon 29 Tue 1 29 Fri 24 31 Mon 43 29 Tue 57 29 Thu 78 30 Mon30 Wed 2 30 Wed 58 30 Fri 7931 Thu 3July August September October November December Jan 09Day ofMonthDay ofWeekDay ofSchoolYearDay ofMonthDay ofWeekDay ofSchoolYearDay ofMonthDay ofWeekDay ofSchoolYearDay ofMonthDay ofWeek1 Tue 1 Fri 112 1 Mon 133 1 Wed 3 Mon 167 1 Mon 187 1 Thu NYD2 Wed 2 Tue 134 2 Thu 4 Tue 168 2 Tue 188 2 Fri3 Thu 4 Mon 113 3 Wed 135 3 Fri 5 Wed 169 3 Wed 1894 Fri 5 Tue 114 4 Thu 136 6 Thu 170 4 Thu 190 5 Mon6 Wed 115 5 Fri 137 6 Mon 148 7 Fri 171 5 Fri 191 6 Tue7 Mon 7 Thu 116 7 Tue 149 7 Wed8 Tue 8 Fri 117 8 Mon 138 8 Wed 150 10 Mon 172 8 Mon 192 8 Thu9 Wed 9 Tue 139 9 Thu 151 11 Tue 173 9 Tue 193 9 Fri10 Thu 11 Mon 118 10 Wed 140 10 Fri 152 12 Wed 174 10 Wed 19411 Fri 12 Tue 119 11 Thu 141 13 Thu 175 11 Thu 195 12 Mon13 Wed 120 12 Fri 142 13 Mon 153 14 Fri 176 12 Fri 196 13 Tue14 Mon SFD 14 Thu 121 14 Tue 154 14 Wed15 Tue 99 15 Fri 122 15 Mon 143 15 Wed 155 17 Mon 177 15 Mon 15 Thu16 Wed 100 16 Tue 144 16 Thu 156 18 Tue 178 16 Tue 16 Fri17 Thu 101 18 Mon 123 17 Wed 145 17 Fri 157 19 Wed 179 17 Wed18 Fri 102 19 Tue 124 18 Thu 146 20 Thu 180 18 Thu 19 Mon20 Wed 125 19 Fri 147 20 Mon SFD 21 Fri 181 19 Fri 20 Tue21 Mon 103 21 Thu 126 21 Tue 158 21 Wed22 Tue 104 22 Fri 127 22 Mon 22 Wed 159 24 Mon 182 22 Mon 22 Thu SFD23 Wed 105 23 Tue 23 Thu 160 25 Tue 183 23 Tue 23 Fri SFD24 Thu 106 25 Mon 128 24 Wed 24 Fri 161 26 Wed 184 24 Wed25 Fri 107 26 Tue 129 25 Thu 27 Thu 185 25 Thu CD 26 Mon AD27 Wed 130 26 Fri 27 Mon 162 28 Fri 186 26 Fri BD 27 Tue 128 Mon 108 28 Thu 131 28 Tue 163 28 Wed 229 Tue 109 29 Fri 132 29 Mon 29 Wed 164 29 Mon 29 Thu 330 Wed 110 30 Tue 30 Thu 165 30 Tue 30 Fri 431 Thu 111 31 Fri 166 31 WedDay ofSchoolYearDay ofSchoolYearDay ofMonthDay ofMonthDay ofWeekDay ofWeekDay ofSchoolYearDay ofSchoolYearDay ofMonthDay ofMonthDay ofWeekDay ofWeekDay ofSchoolYearDay ofSchoolYearDay ofMonthDay ofMonthDay ofWeekDay ofWeekDay ofSchoolYearDay ofSchoolYearLEGENDStudent-free dayPublic holidaySchool holidaysFinal dates for student attendanceCD Christmas Day EM Easter MondayBD Boxing DayANZAC ANZAC DayNYD New Year’s Day LD Labour DayAD Australia Day QB Queen’s BirthdayGF Good FridayDays of the school year are numbered consecutively from 1to 196, excluding the non-contact days for teachers whenstudents are not required to attend. Schools are not openfor operation on weekends, therefore these days are notshown.Semester 1 2008 commences for students on January 29and on January 24 for teachers.STUDENT-FREE DAY: Non-contact (student-free) days forteachers to undertake professional development activitiesare January 24, January 25, April 14, July 14 and October20. Teachers are required to be on duty for a further, locallyarranged, non-contact day (usually taken in associationwith a local show).Permanent part-time teachers not rostered and called in onthis additional day must be paid from local school funds.PUBLIC HOLIDAYS: Public holidays, set by the Minister forIndustrial Relations, are proposed only. Gazetted publicholidays for a local show are not shown due to diversity ofdates across the state.Public holidays are gazetted by the Department of IndustrialRelations in October/November each year.SCHOOL HOLIDAYS: Gazetted school holidays for 2008were published in the Education Office Gazette withinEducation Views on July 7 2006.FINAL DATES FOR STUDENT ATTENDANCENovember 21 is the final date for Year 12 attendance forreceipt of a Senior Statement.November 28 is the final date for student attendance inYear 10 and 11.State schools west of the 144th meridian of eastlongitude or north of the 16th parallel of south latitudeand those schools situated at the following centres:Alpha, Aramac, Augathella, Barcaldine, Blackall,Cameron Downs, Charleville, Cunnamulla, Eulo,Hughenden, Ilfracombe, Isisford, Jericho, Longreach,Muttaburra, Prairie, Quilpie, Tambo, Wyandra and Yarakawill close for the Summer Vacation on December 5.All other state primary, secondary and special schoolswill close on December 12.In 2009, after the Summer Vacation, all state schoolswill re-open for students on January 27. Teachers willbe required to be on duty two working days earlier, onJanuary 22 and 23.The information in this calendar was correct at the time of printing but may besubject to change.www.education.qld.gov.au/schools/healthy/physicalactivity