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8 November 20198 November 2019

From the PrincipalFor those who were not able to attend theAwards night, I have reproduced myspeech.

Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen,students and of course our special guests.It is very pleasing to have so many specialguests here tonight, including my Primarycolleague Casey Constantine. In particular

could I please acknowledge Phillip Thompson OAM the FederalMember for Herbert, Scott Stewart MP the member forTownsville and Councillor Colleen Doyle? As the nightprogresses could I please ask you all to listen to the manyplaces that our special guests come from, and the support thatthey give our school. GHD, James Cook University, CentralQueensland University, Glencore, Lowes, Heron Todd White,AusIMM, TAFE, the Defence Forces to name just a few.

What an amazing year our school community has had in 2019.As I was reflecting on the year so that I could write this speech,my first thoughts were of the floods that happened right at thestart of the year. The school had some relatively small amountsof damage, and no power for eight days, but some studentsand staff had their homes devastated. What I then saw wasan amazing sense of community as people rallied together toovercome adversity. Our school community played its part –parents providing stationery and uniforms to those in need(sometimes when they couldn’t really afford it themselves),students helping Oonoonba State School clean up. I have to tellyou that I could not have been more proud of the efforts of theentire Townsville State High community through this trying time.

And then life went on. Our Year 11s began the new SeniorSecondary Curriculum working towards their QCE. Next yearsome of them will achieve an ATAR, as our current Year 12sare the last to receive an OP. Learning in lessons happened,sporting and cultural opportunities happened.

We had amazing positives. In 2016 standing in this very spotI asked the politicians and Regional Office representatives formoney to upgrade our school hall. (They don’t know it yet,but I’m going to ask them for more money in a few minutes).This year we saw the outcome of that 2016 request, and theadvocacy of our P&C. Our Hall now looks like new. It has bigfans and doesn’t have the mess from critters because theycan’t get in any more. I would like to thank Scott Stewart for hissupport in making the funding happen.

The Hall made for a wonderful location for another big positivefor our school – we hosted a community breakfast with thePremier of Queensland and the Minister for Education. I wasso very pleased to be able to do that. We managed to havemore than 100 students who got the opportunity to create amemory that not everybody gets by meeting those high-rankingpoliticians. We were then very fortunate to have the Premierinvite the seven students who performed to come and be partof the event she hosted to celebrate the Regional Parliament.More memories for some of our students.

So now Politicians – the part you’ve been waiting for whereI ask you for money. (Scott, you already know about this) Iwould like to put a large security fence right around the school.Here’s why. Townsville is getting close to opening the newStadium. Our school is already going to benefit from it. We areworking with Townsville City Council to access some of thetreated water that will be piped to the new stadium to water ourschool oval. That’s great. But I have a concern about the newstadium and its proximity to the school. Unfortunately whenlarge crowds of people gather together for events like concertsor football matches, not everybody can be relied upon to do the

right thing. Some may celebrate too hard, or be terribly upset bya loss (I know that we never plan for the Cowboys to lose, butit happens sometimes), and the result can be some damage tosurrounding buildings. I’m concerned for our school. We’re verylucky that our school suffers very little vandalism compared toother places – and I have been told so far that’s the reason wecan’t get a fence. We don’t have enough damage yet. So whatI’m asking is for some help to find a way to be proactive andto protect our school before the damage happens. Please helpus avoid the situation where students are arriving to smashedwindows or where the buildings have been used as urinals.Please.

*At this point I ad-libbed and asked for a new STEM centre also

Anyway, back to more pleasant things. Most people in theroom would be aware of the strength of our Science programs.During the September holidays three of our staff, and two ofour students were given the opportunity to travel to Papua NewGuinea as part of the PNGAus Partnership Program. We willbe going back next year too, and they will send teachers andstudents here. We get to share the wonderful things we do inour school with an international audience. It is great recognitionof what we do here to be chosen for this opportunity.

I have always had reasons to be proud of the community wehave here at Townsville State High School. There are so manythings that set this school apart from others. The intangible,immeasurable things that build this community and sense ofbelonging. Our students involve themselves in activities like Hitthe Hill, Relay for Life, Shave for a Cure, NAIDOC Celebrations,Harmony Day, RUOK Day, they raise money for charities – butthere is something more here. There is a “Town High Spirit”or something that I can’t quite define. Visitors to our schoolmention it, the “feel” of the school. Suddenly I feel like I’m thatlawyer in the movie the Castle – it’s the vibe of it… I will tellanyone who will listen that this is the best school in Townsville.We get good results, yes, but our great school has studentsthat achieve so much more than that.

I’d like to congratulate all of the students who are honouredtonight. I hope that by being recognised in front of your peers,teachers, parents and community, you are inspired to continueyour efforts!

I acknowledge our Year 12 students who finish their schoolingin a couple of weeks. There are more speeches to come then,but for tonight let it suffice to say that I wish you every successin your future endeavours.

Finally I have chosen a quote to finish with. Lou Fosterspecifically asked me to include one this year, I’m not surewhy she asked because I always do, it wouldn’t be one of myspeeches without a quote. Since I’ve mentioned the strengthof our community quite a lot, and working towards the greatergood is something that I strongly believe in, this is the quotethat I’ve chosen. It is from Albert Einstein:

One should guard against preaching to young people thatsuccess in the customary form is the main aim in life. The mostimportant motive for work in school and in life is pleasure inwork, pleasure in its result, and the knowledge of the value ofthe result to the community.

Ladies and gentlemen, thanks for being here and enjoy the restof the evening.

Rob SlaterPrincipal

Important Information for All ParentsWe have continued to have recent issueswith parents accessing the frontadministration car park to drop off orcollect their child/children. Please notethe sign on the front gate which clearlystates that THIS IS NOT A PICK UP ORDROP OFF ZONE.

All pick up and drop offs must occur in the designatedareas (beside the school near the Chinese club, alongBoundary St in front of the school, in First St behindStanton Lodge).

We value your child’s safety and request you adhere to thedesignated pick up and drop off zones.

Townsville State High School FacebookPage

Our Facebook page has been active since2015 and it is terrific to see the amount ofcontent about our students and school programs appearing onthe site and being updated on a daily basis. To view the pageand post a message, please access via this link and once onthe page, hit ‘like’

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Townsville-State-High-School-EQ/1491398364460754?ref=bookmarks

We are following a clear and strict set of guidelines related toFacebook usage by schools and our ‘gatekeepers’ are currentlydoing a fantastic job of monitoring content!

Coming Events

Date Event

11/11/19 Remembrance Day

11/11/19 Year 12 Graduation Formal – The Ville

12/11/19 P & C Meeting

12-14/11/19 Year 12 Alternate Program

14/11/19 SEP Year 6 into 7 Transition Day

15/11/19 Final Bell Assembly Year 12

28/11/19 SEP Year 6 into 7 Transition Day

28/11/19 Yr 9-10 EALD Riverway Excursion

29/11/19 Final Day for Years 10 & 11

4/12/19 Year 6 into 7 Transition Day

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Date Event

5/11/19 Yrs 7-8 EALD Riverway Excursion

13/12/19 Final Day for Years 7, 8 & 9

Payment of 2019 Textbook and ResourceHire Fees

Participation in the 2019 Student ResourceScheme requires payments as follows:

Yr 7-9 $170.00; Yr 10-12 $195.00

Plus some subject specific costs for Year 10/11/12 students.

Payment may be made in full as a single payment or byinstalments.

Please refer to the Participation Agreement Form forwardedwith the invoices for 2018. If you do not have a copy of theParticipation Agreement Form you can collect a copy from theschool office.

Please elect to participate or not participate in the scheme onthe Agreement Form and return to the school. Non-paymentof the participation fee by the designated payment date(s) mayresult in debt recovery action being undertaken for the overdueparticipation fee which may result in extra costs being incurredby the parent/carer.

Non-payment of the participation fee will also result inwithdrawal of students from extra-curricular activities someexamples include: school camps, afternoon sports, NQ Sports,Vocal and Guitar Lessons, use of the School buses, Yr 12Formal, Senior Jerseys, School Magazine, posting out of schoolreports.

For your convenience, the school office has Eftpos facilities andcan be processed in person. The school also accepts paymentvia Direct deposit to the school’s bank account – BSB 064-819;Account 00090292 and stating the student’s name and invoicenumber.

Thank you to those parents who have already attended topayment of Textbook/Resource Hire Fees. Payment of schoolfees and return of text books ensures a fair and equitabledistribution of resources. Thank you for your assistance.

NEW PAYMENT METHOD

We can now offer parents the ability to pay invoices over thephone using BPoint IVR (Interactive Voice Response). Parentscall 1300 631 073 and enter their CRN, amount and credit carddetails to complete payment. At the end of the call you will beprovided with a unique payment receipt number. The schooloffice is no longer able to take credit card details over the phoneas this is not Payment Card Industry Data Security Standardcompliant.

PROCESS FOR PAYMENT PLANS

We now have a new process for payment plans using BPointElectronic Direct Debit Registration.

If you are unable to make a full payment of an invoice by thedue date you need to contact the Business Manager, NarelleSearston to arrange a payment plan. You will negotiate with theschool on the amount, frequency and number of payments forthe payment plan.

You will receive an email with a link for your payment plan. Youclick on the link and register for the direct debit/ payment planand nominate your credit/debit card or bank account. You willreceive a confirmation email detailing the agreement and youwill need to click on the link to confirm the agreement. The nextday the school will receive a report confirming the registrationfor the payment. Once this has been received your child will beable to attend the activity.

You will receive an email reminder the day before your charge isdue to be debited from their bank account or credit/debit card.

Narelle SearstonBusiness Manager

QParents RegistrationThank you to those parents/caregivers who have registeredfor ‘QParents’, which is a secure online parent portal. Theonline portal allows you to electronically notify the school ofany student absence, check on the attendance and behaviourof your child, view a student’s current timetable and subjects,update contact details and receive any accounts for payment.

THE SYSTEM IS EXCELLENT AND HIGHLYRECOMMENDED TO YOU!

All parents/caregivers should have received a mail package andemails about how to complete registration. Please contact theoffice if you need any support to register.

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From the Rolls OfficeStudent absences are to be explained by a parent/caregiver tothe Rolls Officer stating the reason and dates of absence. Thismay be done by phoning the school on 4721 8777 or 47218709 or by emailing absencesadmin@townsvilleshs.eq.edu.au.Student absences of three or more days due to illness requirea medical certificate. Medical Certificates should be emailed tothe above email address or hand delivered to the Rolls Office.Your prompt assistance with explanation of absences will begreatly appreciated.

PROCEDURES FOR LATE ARRIVAL/EARLY DEPARTURE

Should a student arrive late to school, a letter ofexplanation or a note in the Student Diary from thestudent’s parent/caregiver is required. This letter or notemust be presented to the Rolls Office if the student isarriving at school after 8:45am.

If there is a need to collect your student from school early,you must do so via the front office and sign your studentout. A note should be written in your student’s StudentDiary, the student then presents the note to the Student.

Counter before school. A Leave Request will be given.The student will show this to their teacher when theyneed to leave the class.

Lunch passes will NOT be approved. This applies tostudents of all year levels.

Students who feel unwell at school must first report tothe class teacher who will direct them to the GeneralOffice with a note to this effect. During morning or lunchtime recesses, students should report directly to theOffice.

Facilities for housing sick students are limited. Sick bayis used as a holding station only. Your student needs toknow a contact number so that we can phone parentsand send students home as quickly as possible.

Message from the Junior SchoolingDepartment

Message from the Middle SchoolingDeputy Principal

Townsville State High School Annual Awards

The Townsville State High School Awards evening will be heldon Thursday the 31st of October 2019 at the Townsville CivicTheatre. This is a wonderful event where we stop and celebratethe success that has been achieved by our students during2019. The event commences at 7pm and we ask that parentsarrive by 6.30 pm in preparation for this. We hope that allstudents who are receiving an award can be present for theceremony and the rehearsal held earlier that day.

Awards night was a wonderful evening where we stopped andreflected on the year that has been. A highlight for me wasthe breathtaking musical performances delivered by our highlytalented students. Our Arts program is second to none and weare very fortunate to have a highly experienced and gifted teamof staff who go above and beyond to support our students. Thehigh quality product we see on occasions like awards night istestament to this.

Congratulations to all award recipients.

Special Awards:

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR: Harrison PennisiSPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR: Chloe PankhurstREEF CHAMPIONS: FaradayTHE LIONS YOUTH OF THE YEAR TROPHY: Keziah

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FurnellTHE PHILLIP KWAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP:Zakaria Abdi MuminTHE RHYS PENGELLY MEMORIAL AWARD: JoshuaThakeADF LONG TAN LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORKAWARD FOR YEAR 10: Dana JonesADF LONG TAN LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORKAWARD FOR YEAR 12: Rhane HuxleyTHE JCU FACULTY OF SCIENCE ANDENGINEERING AWARD: Huda ZamaraTHE JCU YEAR 10 ACADEMIC ENCOURAGEMENTAWARD: Jahleel Mann, Taylah QuakawootTHE TAFE AT SCHOOLS AWARD: Sasha JamesTHE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING &METALLURGY YEAR 11 BURSARY: Jonas GibsonTHE GHD STEM AWARD: Keziah Furnell, JacksonO’LearyCQ UNIVERSITY SENIOR SCHOOL CITIZENSHIPAWARD: Heidi KirbyCQ UNIVERSITY JUNIOR SCHOOL CITIZENSHIPAWARD: Drew BlackmanTHE TOWNSVILLE AIRPORT YEAR 11 AEROSPACESTUDIES AWARD: Boaden Giuca-SegalTHE TOWNSVILLE AIRPORT AND CLEVELANDAVIATION YEAR 12 AEROSPACE STUDIES AWARD:Ali-Amir Abdirisaq Sheik-AliTHE PENN SCHOLARSHIP: Michelle CarterTHE MABEL BARNETT BURSARY: Bethany RainsTHE HEATHER GIACOBONE MEMORIAL TROPHY:Blake AppsTHE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AWARD: VictoriaSandersTHE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR AWARD: EmilyScofieldTHE VISUAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD: JumaEtandoTHE CHRISTINE ROBINSON JUNIOR ALL ROUNDERAWARD: Chloe PankhurstTHE CALTEX BEST ALL ROUNDER AWARD: HudaZamara

Senior Subject Awards:

ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERSTUDIES: Lori CloseAEROSPACE STUDIES: Ali-Amir Abdirisaq Sheik-AliBIOLOGY: Huda ZamaraBUSINESS COMMUNICATION ANDTECHNOLOGIES: Abdifatah Hussein MohamedCERT II IN FURNISHING: Francis RenzahoCERT II IN RECREATION STUDIES: Zane SmithCHEMISTRY: Espoir MunanyezaEARLY CHILDHOOD STUDIES: Rebecca CooperENGLISH: Chandan GrahamENGLISH COMMUNICATION: Abdifatah HusseinMohamedGRAPHICS: Bryn MeredithINFORMATION COMMUNICATION & TECHNOLOGY:Bryn MeredithINFORMATION PROCESSING & TECHNOLOGY:

Garion RainsLEGAL STUDIES: Hannah AveryMATHEMATICS A: Hannah AveryMATHEMATICS B: Huda ZamaraMATHEMATICS C: Ali-Amir Abdirisaq Sheik-AliPHYSICAL EDUCATION: Abdifatah Hussein MohamedPHYSICS: Huda ZamaraPREVOCATIONAL MATHEMATICS: Breece BellertRECREATION STUDIES: Gistain SegalSCIENCE IN PRACTICE: Dieu Merci MukandamaSOCIAL AND COMMUNITY STUDIES: Breece BellertVISUAL ART: Hayley PutlandVISUAL ARTS IN PRACTICE: Lydia Welldon

Year 12 Awards:

THE GLENCORE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCEAWARDS:

Ali-Amir Abdirisaq Sheik-Ali, Lilly Anderson, BreeceBellert, Abdifatah Hussein Mohamed, Dieu MerciMukandama, Aman Panwar, Huda Zamara

MERIT AWARDS:

Honorina Abedi Amani, Bibek Adhikari, Hannah Avery,Methussella Bisimwa, Lori Close, Rhane Huxley, SashaJames, Jasmin McLean, Bryn Meredith, IsmahanMohamed Garad, Espoir Munanyeza, Lynca Mwasiti,Connor Page, Garion Rains, Francis Renzaho, HarryRobinson, Shi Chri Poe Shi Chri Poe, Joshua Thake,Lydia Welldon

Year 11 Awards:

THE GLENCORE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCEAWARDS:

Rebecca Cooper, Keth Ferguson, Keziah Furnell, JonasGibson, Nina King, Geordyn Lockwood, Angus Luxon,Lania Raymond, Victoria Sanders, Christine Wu

MERIT AWARDS:

Khadija Abdi Musse, Ilyas Abdirisaq Sheik-Ali, AniaArceo, Maree Ashlin, Inixia Barogo, Charlotte Davies,Matty Deacon, Sophie Harrington, Shantae Ivey, EthanJohnstone, Aliane Jolie Munyana, Heidi Kirby, BriannaKnight, Alan Lin, Nataly Medic, Kasey Meehan, FrancineMulibiangoma, Dana Nona, Jackson O’Leary, NathanPower, Sasha Rallis, Lorraine Salomon, Mohammed WaliAhmed, Ashlee Walker, Chloe Welsh, Ryan Wilson

Year 10 Awards:

THE GLENCORE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCEAWARDS:

Caleb Allen, Emma Bryan, Sol Codina, Lily Cooke,Harmony Cooper, Jardine Cooper, Reichen Cusack,Jasmine Fraser, Dana Jones, Kai Lando Dickson, AbbieRay, Antonio Spataro, Ethan Spataro, Willow Stark

MERIT AWARDS:

Zakaria Abdi Mumin, Kyah Bligh, Dieu Merci Irimaso,Juma Etando, Kevin Feza, Alexander Fretin, Flinders

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Gibson, Liberty Houlihan, Jameliah Illin, Aleks Ivanov,Everine Lweya, Samikcha Magar, Zawadi Ngillyoni,Caleb Noble, Bethany Rains, Kusum Rana, AboubakarSaleh, Kresner Sanders, Latisha Wituschek

Year 9 Awards:

THE TOWNSVILLE CITY COUNCIL ACADEMICEXCELLENCE AWARDS:

Drew Blackman, Amelia Capps, Paige Johnstone,Hunter Jones, Chloe Pankhurst, Veronica Sanders, EmilyScofield

MERIT AWARDS:

Annyeska Aguirre, Farah Alfati, Anet Arceo, Jemma Auhl,Taylor Auhl, Jayda Brown, Jason Ellis, Juma Hussein,Feruzi Kandanda, Hannah Kerswell, Petra Konio,Ousmane Konneh, Barde Lameck, Princess FaithMananquil, Fauzia Mohamed Abdirahman, PeterMwungura, Kalisa Ngiriyonsenga, Abhishek Panwar,Solange Renzaho, Janelle San Juan, Benjamin Tiley,Willow Torr

Year 8 Awards:

THE TOWNSVILLE CITY COUNCIL ACADEMICEXCELLENCE AWARDS:

Aaliyah Dighton, Isabella Jackson, GracePattinson-Tucker, Isabella Tucker, Katelyn Vaughan,Deacon White, Allannah Wilson

MERIT AWARDS:

Abouhala Alfati, Elle Byiringiro, Georgia Cavanagh,Pepper Evans, Valentina Ferguson, Tatiana James, DrewJones, Apendeki Kishebuzi, Steven Kwizera, DecianeQuinn Laure, Maddy Malone, Holly Martin, Maya McRae,Vanessa Mingueyam, Guy Ndela, AngeliqueNyiramahoro, Sam Pennay, Berthe Ronelyam, BayleeRyan, Say Paw Moo, Milani Scott, Ellaine Villanueva,Eshay Warria

Year 7 Awards:

THE TOWNSVILLE CITY COUNCIL ACADEMICEXCELLENCE AWARDS:

Haylee Casao, Sarah Entwistle, Owen Jess, OliverKanowski, Ella-Gail Kennedy-McKenzie, Tanu Lardelli,Kayla Lynch, Summer Ollier-Wallis, Isabellah Peut,Georgia Roper, Hunter Roper, Gracie Scofield, PresleyTanner

MERIT AWARDS:

Barakat Alao, Tom Beech, Eve Boggon, Alyssa Davis,Abby Fair, Tia Gizar, Rebecca Gow, Jake Green, KisakiHigashiue Porter, Philo Horne, Cody Hulbert-Brennan,Alexa Ireland, Juliana Jess, Paige McMillan, PadenMilton, Sharaf Ndilabaye, Bella Neil, Alicia Nona, NyotaOlomwene , Alana Richards, William Ross, FurahaSabuni Masoka, Mark Scott, Telisha Wessling, IngabireTwizere, Imogen Van Ballegooyen, Ishtar Vasconcelos,Nykitta White

Senior Community Service Awards:

THE P & C SENIOR SCHOOL COMMUNITY SERVICEAWARDS:

Caesar Duncan, Keziah Furnell, Heidi Kirby, BriannaKnight, Blake Apps, Lori Close, Lourdes Foster, DaveGamueda, Anna Neuhaus

Junior Community Service Awards:

THE P & C JUNIOR SCHOOL COMMUNITY SERVICEAWARDS:

Kisaki Higashiue Porter, Alexa Ireland, Addie Mead,William Ross, Isabella Tucker, Drew Blackman, JorjaGrandy, Abdishakur Hussein Mohamed, Malachi Ireland,Angus Mead

Tanya NelsonMiddle School Deputy Principal

Message from the Senior SchoolingDepartment

Term 4 Week 6 is an epic final week for our Yr.12 Seniors.The culmination of 12 Years of schooling closes with a seriesof amazing events starting with: the traditional formal evening atThe Ville on Monday in front of families, teachers, friends andthe Principal and Deputies of Townsville State High School.

Farewelling their dedicated and beloved teachers on Tuesday.Wednesday is a double event day with a visit to ReadingCinemas followed by King Pin Bowling, arcade and laser tagsessions. Thursday is a relaxing day at the Strand Park followedby the true ‘End Game’ of the Final Bell ceremony on Friday the15th of November with emotions sure to be high as our 2019Senior Cohort moves on into the next chapter of their lives.

2019 Year 12 Graduation Ceremony andFormal

The Official Year 12 Graduation Ceremony is Friday 15thNovember on

Full School Assembly commencing at 10.10am in theSchool Hall. All parents and family friends are invited toattend.

The Year 12 Formal is Monday 11th November at TheVille Hotel and Casino Ballroom 1 & 2.

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Students will arrive between 5:30pm - 6:00pm at The Villewith photos in the Boardroom from 6.00pm - 12.00am.Parents and family friends are invited to view the arrival ofstudents at the venue, have photos taken with their son/daughter and attend the Formal Introduction of Studentsat 7.30pm sharp. All family members are required tobe seated by 7.30pm. There will be Formal Dancing at8.15pm in the Ballroom with ‘Belle & Beau’ of the Formalannounced. After this, family and friends will depart andthe Formal Dinner commences at 8.30pm.

***All Year 12s will need to clear any outstandingschool fees/costs incurred and return all librarybooks prior to the purchase/collection of their FormalTicket***

Important Notice for Senior Students

Student on their P’s are not permitted totransport other students unless they aresiblings. Given concerns from the schoolcommunity, students are not to parkwithin the school grounds, and must find alternative andsuitable parking elsewhere. Students must also not leaveschool grounds during the day. Failure to follow this policycould result in school disciplinary action. The safety andwellbeing of all students is a priority for our school. If you haveany questions regarding this policy please see Ms Maynard.

Unique Student Identifier (USI)

From 1 January 2015, the Australian Government requires allstudents studying Vocational Education and Training (VET) tohave a Unique Student Identifier (USI). This includes studentswho are studying VET in schools. Townsville State High Schoolmust have a valid USI for a student before issuing a qualificationor statement of attainment.

What is a USI?

From 2015, anyone undertaking a Vocational Education andTraining course (eg: through TAFE or other training providers,but not University) will need to have a "Unique StudentIdentifier" (USI) - this is a bit like an account number made up ofletters and numbers and is allocated to you. It is used to identifyyou when undertaking any vocational training.

This USI allows you to login to your training account and seeall your training records and the results of all your courses. Youcan also print out all your results to take to an employer whenyou are applying for a job or to any training provider when youare doing any additional courses.

You should have this Unique Student Identifier before you cancommence any courses and must have it to obtain yourcertification or statement of attainment. If you don't alreadyhave one, you can create one at:

http://www.usi.gov.au/

At Townsville SHS we will be assisting students with theapplication for their USI. Students’ must provide suitableidentification through one of the following:

Each learner at Townsville State High School will either berequired to provide their existing USI (if not already on recordat the RTO) or apply for a USI. Students can access the USIFact Sheets from the school’s web page and also the school’scurriculum network.

Each student who enrols in a VET course will need to completethe following:

Action 1. The student applies for a USI at home

Action 2. The student applies for a USI at the school

• Driver’s licence

• Medicare card

• Birth Certificate (Australian) — please note a birthcertificate extract is not sufficient

• Australian Passport

• Visa (with Non-Australian Passport) for internationalstudents

• Certificate Of Registration By Descent

• Citizenship Certificate

• ImmiCard

• The school sends home information about the USIand what the process will be for application andprovision through Newsletters and Parent Informationletters

• Students obtain a USI at home via the websitewww.usi.gov.au

• The student provides the USI to the school using theUSI Collection and Verification form

• The school verifies the USI via the websitewww.usi.gov.au

• The school records the USI, inputs this informationinto the Student Management System or record inthe USI Register

• The school sends home information about the USIand what the process will be for application and thetypes of identification that will be required by thelearner

• Students apply at the school during a set class timewith the assistance of the staff

• Students will record their USI and provide thenumber to the teacher using the USI Collection andVerification form

• The school verifies the USI via the websitewww.usi.gov.au

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Tropics News

Representative Honours

Late last term, Harrison Pennisi and LaurenAndrews (ex-student) returned from theNational Schools Championships in Bendigowhere both finished 4th.

Harrsion also attended the Australian Development Camp. Heis now heading to the AIS in Canberra for the prestigious NBAGlobal Academy. Harrison will work with NBA-trained coaches,Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence coaches and teams.Harrison is one of only two Australian players to be invited.

Corbin Dale and Naiobi Lound competed at the StateChampionships in Cairns last term. North Queenslandschoolboys team came 5th, while the girls finished 2nd.

New competition

Townsville State High School is proud to host the inauguralTown High Invitational Basketball Challenge. Male and femaleteams from high schools across the region will participate in theone-day competition on Thursday 7th November. Games willbe played at Murray basketball complex.

Basketball round up

With the hall available for use, basketball (both serious and silly)returned to centre court last term.

High Commissioner VisitThere used to be a ‘Senior’s tree’ outside of B block.

Parades were held on the oval.

And the uniforms were green and white.

How do we know these snippets of our history? Late last term,we had a special visit from her Excellency Natasha Smith, theAustralian High Commissioner to Canada. She also happens tobe an ex-school captain (1989). Ms Smith joined us at paradewhere she shared memories of her time at Town High. Thiswas followed by a presentation where Ms Smith shared her

career journey – Townsville to Ottawa, via the Solomon Islands,Jakarta, New York and London – and advice with our studentleaders.

Josh Thake

Townsville State High School StudentDress Code

Below we have set out the rules on theschool’s uniform policy as per the StudentDiary. We expect all students to have thecorrect attire. If you have any concernsplease contact the relevant Deputy Principal.

JUNIOR SCHOOL (Years 7 to 9)

Girls

Shirt Polo style T-Shirt in bottle green and navy bluewith the school logo on the pocket.

Shorts Navy blue shorts with the school logo on theshort leg

Skirt Navy blue skirt with inverted box pleats

Shoes/Socks

Lace up sports shoes (See attached pictures foracceptable and unacceptable styles)

White sport socks

Boys

Shirt Polo style T-Shirt in bottle green and navy bluewith the school logo on the pocket.

Shorts Navy blue shorts with the school logo on theshort leg

Shoes/Socks

Lace up sports shoes (See attached pictures foracceptable and unacceptable styles)

White sport socks

A hat must be worn at ALL times when outside, includingHPE lessons and lunch time activities.

SENIOR SCHOOL (Years 10 to 12)

Girls

Shirt Green and white striped shirt with school logo.Girls must also wear a clip-on tie in navy blue andgreen

Skirt Navy blue skirt with inverted box pleats (All girls’skirts should be worn from the waist to near theknee, with blouse overlapping the skirt.)

Shoes/Socks

Lace up sports shoes (See attached pictures foracceptable and unacceptable styles)

White sport socks

• The school records the USI, inputs this informationinto the Student Management System or record inthe USI Register

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Boys

Shirt Green and white striped shirt with school logo

Shorts Navy blue shorts with the school logo on theshort leg

Shoes/Socks

Lace up sports shoes (See attached pictures foracceptable and unacceptable styles)

White sport socks

A hat must be worn at ALL times when outside, includingHPE lessons and lunch time activities.

Winter – Boys and Girls Years 7 to 12

Students not in a uniform are to carry a dated explanatory notefrom home and to have this note signed by the relevant DeputyPrincipal

Jewellery & Make-up regulations

NB: Earrings (stud or sleepers) are the ONLY acceptableform of body piercing allowed.

General Items:

SafetyStandards

As required by Curriculum Activity RiskManagement, safety standards involvingfootwear, hair, jewellery, must also bemet.

Hair Hair must be of a natural colour andmust be worn in a style which meetsschool community standards.

Headwear Hijabs / head coverings are to be nolonger than shoulder length and must benavy blue in colour.

Tattoos Tattoos are not permitted.

RepresentativeDress

Students representing the school onofficial excursions/activities are to wearfull Representative Dress schooluniform, unless notified otherwise.

Students not in a uniform are to carry a dated explanatorynote from home and must have this note signed by the Tagteacher or Senior Administration.

Uniform for Senior Students

Please note it is compulsory for all students in Years 10, 11 &12 to wear the Senior shirt no polo shirts are acceptable.

Smoking banned 5 metres around schoolgrounds

Smoking any tobacco products or using an electroniccigarette within five metres of any state or privateschool grounds has been banned. This applies before,during and after school hours as well as over weekendsand school holidays.

On the spot fines can be issued by environmental healthofficers, police or other officers authorised by the localgovernment to anyone found in breach of this legislation.The ban does not extend to businesses or residencesthat share a property boundary with a school.

Smokers are asked to put out your cigarette and disposeof the litter thoughtfully well before you reach the schoolboundary.

https://www.health.qld.gov.au/public-health/topics/atod/tobacco-laws/education

• Navy blue tailored long pants

• The school jersey or navy blue zip-up fleecy lined orplain navy blue jumper without any logos

• Navy, black or skin coloured tights may be wornunder skirt

1. If ears are pierced one small, plain stud or sleeperper ear, may be worn in the lobe of the ear only. Nofacial piercings are permitted

2. One plain signet ring may be worn

3. One simple chain may be worn

4. A plain wrist watch and/or a simple, metal bangle orbracelet, no wider than 2cm

5. Hair must be of a natural colour and be worn neatand tidy

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