Senior School

Interhouse competition 2024

The 2024 interhouse competition for the Student Representative Cup (SRC) was, as ever, a closely fought event. All the houses are to be commended for their excellent participation throughout the year. That said, special mention must be made of those houses that won the respective events, as outlined below:

• Swimming (Kingsley)
• Cross Country (Kingsley)
• Tug of War (Goodwin)
• Chess (Grenfell)
• Fly ’n’ Die (Nansen)
• Track and Field (Kingsley)
• House Singing (Casey)

The final placings for all events are as follows:

Student Representative Cup (SRC) 2024

1. Kingsley
2. Hillary
3. Casey and Nansen
5. Gerald
6. Biggs
7. Grenfell
8. Mansfield
9. Mawson
10. Goodwin
11. Magnus

Queensland History Teachers’ Association historical writing competition

We are pleased to announce the outstanding achievements of several of our students in the recent Queensland History Teachers’ Association (QHTA) Historical Writing Competition. This competition pits students from independent, Catholic and state schools across Queensland and the Northern Territory. This year saw the largest number of entries, with standards continually improving, all of which makes our successes even more pleasing.

In the Year 10 History essay category, Hao Hiep Nguyen secured a remarkable second place and was also the winner of the prestigious Years 7 to 10 Human Rights and Civil Liberties special category. This is a fantastic recognition of Hao Hiep’s dedication and insight into this significant area of historical study. Shaun Campbell also received a Highly Commended award in the Year 10 History category, showcasing his extremely developed historical essay writing skills.

In the Year 12 Modern History Independent Source Investigation category, Hamish Barwick achieved an impressive third place. His thorough research and critical evaluation of sources were rightfully acknowledged. As one of the judges for this competition, I can attest to the extremely small difference between the top three placegetters – Hamish’s ISI was truly exemplary.

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to these students for their hard work and dedication to the craft of producing history writing of the highest calibre. Well done.

Nigel Page
Head of Humanities

Ben Green – JCU Heroes in Business

Business Management is one of the most popular IB subjects at Churchie, with many students choosing to combine it with economics in their subject selection. The University of Queensland values the IB Business Management course highly, offering IB students who achieve a six in this course an exemption from a first-year university subject in a range of Business degrees.

Year 11 IB student Ben Green is a current business management student with a passion for pursuing a business-related career after school. Last term, he attended the James Cook University – Heroes in Business one-day programme, which allowed him to further this interest by engaging in various activities surrounding practical business scenarios and learning how to deal with them.

Some of Ben’s experiences included:

• Learning about each department’s role in a business, including human resources, finance and management.
• Engaging in a panel discussion with a finance broker and a representative from Queensland Country Bank.
• Delivering presentations and proposing different business ideas to help a given business adapt to artificial intelligence.

Ben would highly recommend the programme as he was able to meet and collaborate with Year 11 and 12 students from different schools around Brisbane and learn from several banking industry experts.

Catherine Prosser
Dean of International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

GPS Track and Field Championship spectating

The GPS Track and Field Championships will be held on Friday 18 October 2024. To support the Churchie Track and Field team, all Year 8 and Year 11 students will attend as spectators.

The 13 years to Open events begin at 1:30 pm, and the presentations are expected to conclude at approximately 8:15 pm.

• Date: Friday 18 October 2024
• Venue: Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC), Kessels Road, Nathan.
• Transport: Buses will depart from Oaklands Parade at 1 pm, and all spectators will return to Oaklands Parade at approximately 8:45 pm.
• Uniform: Blues with Akubra.
• Requirements: Students must bring sunscreen, a water bottle and food or money to purchase these items at the venue.

Please note that there will be no period 5 or 6 classes for Year 8 and Year 11 students on Friday 18 October. If your son is unable to attend, please notify Student Absentees via the normal absentee process.

Ordering Senior School photos

Please note that if you would still like to purchase Senior School photos, contact the Senior School via seniorschool@churchie.com.au to access your son’s Individual student key. You will need this key to purchase photos through the Leading Image website. Leading Image will communicate directly with you online and post your photos to your home for your convenience. Any further enquiries should be referred directly to Leading Image via info@leadingimage.com.au.

Rod Olsen
Head of Senior School