Current Year 7 - 10 Pacific Pines State High School students are invited to apply for the following programs:
- English, Literature & Media (Yr 7 - 9)
| - STEM - Science & Mathematics (Yr 7 - 9)
| - Dance (Yr 7 - 10)
- Drama (Yr 7 - 9)
- Music (Yr 7 - 8)
- Japanese (Yr 7 - 8)
- STEM - Technology (Yr 7 - 9)
- Business, Leadership & Enterprise (Yr 9 - 10)
| - AFL (Yr 7 - 10)
- Netball (Yr 7)
- Touch (Yr 7 - 10)
- Soccer (Yr 7 - 10)
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Please note a student can only be in one program per column, and that a Year 7 student can only be in a maximum of three (3) programs.
Application information
Application forms are processed at set times throughout the year. Application forms submitted outside these times are kept on file and processed at a later stage.
1
| Thursday Week 2
| Semester 1
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2
| Thursday Week 8
| Semester 2
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3
| Thursday Week 6
| Semester 1 of the following year
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Please note that students applying for a program in the Creative Industries, Enterprise or Sport categories will be required to attend a trial/audition, the details of this will be communicated by a teacher to a student via email.
Application requirements
A student applying for a CoE program should meet the following requirements:
- Attendance of 92% or above.
- No more than 2 behaviour incidents recorded on OneSchool.
- Level of achievement (LOA) grades are C or above for all subjects.
- LOA for English is a B or above if applying for English, Literature and Media.
- LOA for Science and Mathematics is a B or above if applying for STEM- Science & Mathematics
- Minimum 'Satisfactory' Effort and Behaviour for all subjects on their report card.
* Exceptions are made on a case by case basis.
* Acceptance into the Excellence programs is conditional on numbers, staffing and timetabling.
* Both the English, Literature & Media (ELM) and STEM-Mathematics & Science programs are rigorous.
Conditions
Upon acceptance into one or more CoE programs, an agreement is required from both the student and parent/carer to uphold the conditions of the 'Centre of Excellence Student Agreement Contract' which is provided post acceptance. It aligns with, but is not limited to, factors identified and described in the prospectus, including:
- Minimum C Level of Achievement (LOA) for all subjects on Semester 1 and 2 report card.
- Minimum B LOA for English, Literature & Media on Semester 1 and 2 report card.
- Minimum B LOA for STEM- Science & Mathematics on Semester 1 and 2 report card.
- 'Very good' or 'Excellent' Effort and Behaviour, for CoE programs, on Semester 1 and 2 report card.
- Minimum 'Satisfactory' Effort and Behaviour, for all subjects that are not part of the CoE, on Semester 1 and 2 report card.
- No more than 2 behaviour incident reports on OneSchool.
- No suspension.
- Attendance remains 92% or above.
- Participation in, and payment for, the Student Resource Scheme (SRS) and Excellence program fee/s.
- Accept that my student will receive an adapted version of the Australian Curriculum due to their enrolment in Centre of Excellence program/s.
Centre of Excellence student expectations
Once a student starts at Pacific Pines State High School, the following requirements included in the 'Centre of Excellence Student Agreement Contract' must be met to maintain their position in the Centre of Excellence program/s:
- Minimum C Level of Achievement (LOA) for all subjects on Semester 1 and 2 report cards.
- Minimum B LOA for English, Literature & Media on Semester 1 and 2 report cards.
- Minimum B LOA for STEM - Science & Mathematics on Semester 1 and 2 report cards.
- 'Very good' or 'Excellent' Effort and Behaviour, for Centre of Excellence programs, on Semester 1 and 2 report cards.
- Minimum 'Satisfactory' Effort and Behaviour, for all subjects that are not part of the Centre of Excellence, on Semester 1 and 2 report card.
- No more than two (2) behaviour incident reports on OneSchool.
- No suspension.
- Attendance remains 92% or above.
If a student does not meet these expectations, they may be placed on Academic or Behaviour probation. If a student does not pass this probation, their enrolment in Centre of Excellence program/s may be cancelled. A student whose enrolment in Centre of Excellence is cancelled cannot reapply for six (6) months, during which an improvement in their data must be evident.
In most cases, the student's position is backfilled by another student on the waitlist. If a reapplication is successful after the six (6) months, the student may be placed in the program if space is available, or added to a waitlist.