KINGYSPIRIT Newsletter ISSUE 5 | TERM 4 | WEEK 10 | 17 December 2024

PRINCIPAL’S COLUMN

Years 7–10 Academic and Sports Awards Presentations Monday 16 December 2024

Congratulations to everyone as we celebrated the achievements of our students with dedicated day and evening assemblies.

Academic Progress Reports – Years 7-10

These will be available to all parents and carers via our Parent Portal by the end of this week on Friday 20 December 2024.

HSC 2024 results

I look forward to hearing about the HSC 2024 results which will be released by the end of Term 4.

To celebrate the achievements of Year 12 2024 following their HSC exams, the Year 12 2024 Academic Recognition Ceremony is scheduled for 10:30am on Tuesday 11 February 2025.

Further information will be provided by Mrs O’Keeffe, the Formal Assemblies Coordinator.

End of 2024 School Year

The last day of the school year for all students and teachers is Wednesday 18 December 2024, and the school will be closed from 3:30pm on this day.

Thursday 19 December 2024 and Friday 20 December 2024 are School Development Days and as teachers opted to undertake their professional learning across four x three hour evenings in lieu of these two days, there will be no staff on site during these days.

Our school office closes at 3:30pm on Wednesday 18 December 2024.

School Behaviour Support and Management Plan

Under the Department of Education's updated Behaviour and Engagement Policy, schools are required to create a School Behaviour Support and Management Plan (SBSMP). This plan will serve as the operational document schools review annually to outline how they meet the requirements of the Student Behaviour Policy.

Included here is our draft SBSMP. We value your input on our draft SBSMP and would love to hear your feedback before it is finalised and included on the school’s website at the start of Term 1, 2025.

Please email your suggestions to kingscliff-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au by 15 January 2025.

Thank you for contributing to our commitment to fostering a positive and supportive school environment.

School Terms 2025

https://education.nsw.gov.au/schooling/calendars

Start dates for each year level in Term 1 2025 is as follows:

• All Year 7, 2025 start date: 8 45 am Thursday 6 February 2025
• Years 11 and 12 return to school: 8:45 am Thursday 6 February 2025
• Years 8, 9, and 10 return to school: 8:45 am Friday 7 February 2025
• All new enrolments Years 8-12 start date: 8:45 am Monday 10 February 2025
• All new International Students start date: 8:45 am Monday 10 February 2025

Term dates 2025

Term 1 Thursday 6 February 2025 – Friday 11 April 2025

Term 2 Wednesday 30 April 2025 – Friday 4 July 2025

Term 3 Tuesday 22 July 2025 – Friday 26 September 2025

Term 4 Tuesday 14 October 2025 – Friday 19 December 2025

School Development Days 2025

Students are not required to attend school on these days as the school will be closed for staff training.

Term 1 Friday 31 January 2025, Monday 3 February 2025, Tuesday 4 February and Wednesday 5 February 2025

Term 2 Monday 28 April 2025 and Tuesday 29 April 2025

Term 3 Monday 21 July 2025

Term 4 Monday 13 October 2025

Kingscliff High School Annual Swimming Carnival 2025

The Kingscliff High School Annual Swimming Carnival 2025 will be held at the Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre, Murwillumbah on Thursday evening 13 February 2025. This carnival will be a twilight event, commencing at 3:30pm and concluding at approximately 7:30pm. In doing so, it will be conducted ‘in lieu of’ classes on Friday 14 February 2025. As such, the school will be providing supervision only instead of usual classes on Friday 14 February 2025.

As part of the school curriculum, ALL students are expected to attend the carnival. A roll will be marked at the beginning and end of the event.

If you have any queries regarding the swimming carnival, please contact our Sports Coordinator, Mr Ella.

School Holidays

Have a wonderful festive season and a safe and relaxing summer holiday.

Year 7 2025 Camp – Expression of Interest

The Year Adviser, Mr Hunter, has sent out information to families regarding the Year 7 2025 Camp scheduled for 24-26 February 2025 at Tyalgum Ridge Retreat, 783 Tyalgum Creek Rd, Tyalgum Creek.

This Expression of Interest is due to be returned by Monday 10 February 2025.

Please contact Mr Hunter if you did not receive this information.

GENERAL NEWS

YEARS 7-10 2024 ACADEMIC AND SPORT AWARDS

YEARS 7-10 MAJOR FACULTY AWARDS 2024

Build New Ideas

Recipients:

• Year 7: ELIJAH TAYLOR
• Year 8: JARVIS PENTLAND

Curiosity

Recipients:

• Year 7: CHARLIE YOUNG
• Year 8: NEVAEH GOMMESEN

Empathy

Recipients:

• Year 7: JAIDYN BARRIOS
• Year 8: RUBY ANGUS DEAN

Focus

Recipients:

• Year 7: LULU RAMSAY
• Year 8: SIENNA SMITH

Grit

Recipients:

• Year 7: MAGALI DODDS
• Year 8: KENESHA DARGAN

Influence

Recipients:

• Year 7: EDITH PLUMMER
• Year 8: JOSHA BROWN

Make and Express Meaning

Recipients:

• Year 7: LAWSON MCINTOSH
• Year 8: RYDER CHALMERS

Teamwork

Recipients:

• Year 7: INDIANA KIBELKSTIS
• Year 8: LIAM VICKMAN

Think Why and How

Recipients:

• Year 7: ZAC WARBURTON
• Year 8: JETT HAND

Humanities (Years 7-8)

Recipients:

• Year 7: CAMPBELL TUNNICLIFF
• Year 8: ARLI TAPSALL-STALLAN

Creative and Performing Arts Medal (Years 8-10)

Recipients:

• Year 8: BEAU ANDERSON
• Year 9: AREEYA MCDONALD
• Year 10: AUSTIN KIRKUP

English Medal (Years 9-10)

Recipients:

• Year 9: ALEXANDREI CARLOS
• Year 10: TESSA CORNELL

P&C Literacy Achievement (Years 7-10)

Recipients:

• Year 7: COCO STACEY
• Year 8: XAVIER WILSON
• Year 9: MASON KURTZ
• Year 10: ETHAN HAYES

Human Society and Its Environment Medal (Years 9-10)

Recipients:

• Year 9: ZACHARY DOYLE
• Year 10: JADE SYMONDS

Technology Mandatory (Year 8)

Recipients:

• Year 8: William Ind

Industrial Technology Medal (Years 9-10)

Recipients:

• Year 9: ELI WHITE
• Year 10: AVNITA RAJEEV

Japanese Medal (Year 10)

Recipients:

• Year 10: MAIZY TOOLE

Technology and Applied Studies Medal (Years 9-10)

Recipients:

• Year 9: SEANNA DORNEY
• Year 10: SKYE NICHOLSON

Mathematics Medal (Years 7-10)

Recipients:

• Year 7: LAWSON MCINTOSH
• Year 8: JOSEPHINE BENNETT
• Year 9: PIETRO SAHEB DE AVELAR
• Year 10: JADE SYMONDS

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education Medal (Years 9-10)

Recipients:

• Year 9: KURT O’MEARA
• Year 10: DYLAN LENGYEL

Science Medal (Years 7-10)

Recipients:

• Year 7: SOPHIE WHEELAHAN
• Year 8: POPPI PEARD
• Year 9: MARTHA PLUMMER
• Year 10: INDRA NAIDU

Enrichment Medal

Recipients:

• Year 8: MIA BOWEN

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award (Years 7-10)

Recipients:

• Year 7: SAVANNAH ELWORTHY
• Year 8: KORDELL MCDONALD
• Year 9: JIMMY HARRY
• Year 10: KOBI BEATON

Principal’s Award (Years 7-10)

Recipients:

• Year 7: MALIBU DEWAR
• Year 8: NICHOLAS PHELAN
• Year 9: CHASE THORNTON
• Year 10: ESTELLE O’RAFFERTY

YEARS 7-10 MAJOR SPORTS AWARDS 2024

NC Sports Recognition Award

Recipient:

JUANITO STEWART

NC Blue Award

Recipient:

MACEY FRANCE

2024 Sportsman of the Year

Recipient:

• Year 7: KEAGAN MEDDICK AND JAXON BEARD
• Year 8: SAMUEL ELLA
• Year 9: KURT O’MEARA
• Year 10: BYRON DIX

2024 Sportswoman of the Year

Recipient:

• Year 7: PEYTON ROACH
• Year 8: ARLI TAPSALL-STALLAN
• Year 9: AVA CHRISTIANSEN
• Year 10: MARLEE SCHAFFER

2024 Kingscliff High School SPORTS STAR of the year Scott Ella

Recipient:

MACEY FRANCE

The Coastal Academy of STEM Excellence – Stage 4 and Stage 5

Recipients:

INDIANA KIBELKSTIS – STAGE 4

SIENNA NICOLE - STAGE 5

Tweed Teachers’ Association and NSW Teachers’ Federation Award

Recipients:

• Year 9: NOAH VANDENDRIEST
• Year 10: ARCHIE ALLSOPP

2024 Australian Defence Force (ADF) Long Tan Youth Leadership and Teamwork (Year 10)

Recipient:

ETHAN HAYES

2024 ADF Future Innovators Award (Year 10)

Recipient:

SEBASTIAN MARTIN

Kingscliff Lions Club Award for Outstanding Service and Leadership (Year 10)

Recipient:

ZOE LAWRENCE

David Walshe Award for the Best All Rounder (Year 10)

Recipient:

ARCHIE ALLSOPP

Cabarita Beach Pottsville Beach Lions Club Award for Outstanding Commitment and Effort (Year 10)

Recipients:

AUSTIN KIRKUP

Kingscliff Rotary Club Award for Outstanding Citizenship (Year 10)

Recipient:

BEN DELANEY

YEARS 7-10 TOP TEN ACADEMIC AWARDS

Academic Top Ten Students – Year 7

MALIBU DEWAR

• 2nd Humanities
• Equal 2nd Mathematics
• Equal 5th Literacy
• 6th Science
• Creative and Performing Arts Academic Achievement

MAGALI DODDS

• 3rd Technology Mandatory
• 9th Literacy
• 9th Science
• Creative and Performing Arts Academic Achievement

ABBEE GARLAND

• Equal 1st Technology Mandatory
• Equal 5th Literacy
• 8th Science

INDIANA KIBELKSTIS

• Equal 1st Literacy
• 4th Science
• 4th Technology Mandatory
• Equal 9th Mathematics

LAWSON MCINTOSH

• 1st Mathematics
• Equal 3rd Literacy
• 3rd Science
• 4th Humanities

EDITH PLUMMER

• Equal 7th Mathematics
• 10th Science
• Equal 10th Literacy

CAMPBELL TUNNICLIFF

• 1st Humanities
• Equal 5th Literacy
• 6th Mathematics
• 10th Technology Mandatory

FAITH WATSON

• Equal 1st Literacy
• 2nd Science
• 5th Mathematics
• 6th Humanities
• Creative and Performing Arts Academic Achievement

ASHTON WEZENBERG

• Equal 2nd Mathematics
• 5th Science

SOPHIE WHEELAHAN

• 1st Science
• Equal 3rd Literacy
• Equal 9th Mathematics

Academic Top Ten Students – Year 8

BEAU ANDERSON

• 1st Creative and Performing Arts
• 6th Humanities
• Equal 8th Literacy

JOSEPHINE BENNETT

• 1st Mathematics
• Equal 4th Creative and Performing Arts
• Equal 8th Literacy
• 8th Science

LILLIE BRIDGEWOOD

• Equal 2nd Technology Mandatory
• Equal 4th Mathematics
• 4th Science
• Equal 8th Literacy
• Equal 9th Creative and Performing Arts

JADE HARLOW

• Equal 1st Japanese
• Equal 1st Literacy
• Equal 7th Technology Mandatory
• 8th Humanities
• 9th Science

SOPHIA JOVAISA

• Equal 1st Japanese
• Equal 1st Literacy
• 2nd Mathematics
• 2nd Science
• 7th Humanities
• Equal 7th Technology Mandatory

OLIVIA KEERIE

• Equal 4th Humanities
• Equal 6th Mathematics

APSLEY LAWSON

• Equal 1st Literacy
• 3rd Mathematics
• 5th Science

PARKER MEADOWCROFT

• Equal 1st Japanese
• Equal 6th Mathematics
• Equal 7th Creative and Performing Arts

POPPI PEARD

• Equal 1st Japanese
• 1st Science
• Equal 2nd Technology Mandatory
• 3rd Humanities
• Equal 4th Literacy
• Equal 6th Mathematics

AKSHARA RAJEEV

• Equal 2nd Creative and Performing Arts
• Equal 6th Japanese
• 7th Science

Academic Top Ten Students – Year 9

ALEXANDREI CARLOS

• 1st Commerce 100 hours
• 1st English
• 2nd Geography
• 4th Textiles Technology 200 hours
• 4th Visual Arts 200 hours
• 5th Science

SLATER CLARKE

• 1st Agricultural Technology 100 hours
• 2nd Science
• 3rd Physical Development, Health and Physical Education
• 5th Mathematics Advanced
• 6th Geography
• 8th Physical Activity and Sports Studies 200 hours
• 10th Marine and Aquaculture Technology 200 hours

ZACHARY DOYLE

• 1st Commerce 200 hours
• 4th Geography
• 6th Mathematics Advanced
• 7th Science

PATRICK EDWARDS

• 3rd Physical Activity and Sports Studies 200 hours
• 5th Agricultural Technology 100 hours
• 5th Marine and Aquaculture Technology 200 hours
• 5th Mathematics Standard
• 10th Physical Development, Health and Physical Education

KALANI GARDNER

• 1st Geography
• 1st Marine and Aquaculture Technology 200 hours
• 2nd Mathematics Advanced
• 3rd Science
• 7th English

SIENNA MCINTOSH

• 2nd English
• 3rd Textiles Technology 200 hours
• 7th Marine and Aquaculture Technology 100 hours
• 9th Science

MAYA NAIDU

• 3rd Mathematics Advanced
• 3rd Visual Arts 200 hours
• 4th Textiles Technology 100 hours
• 4th Science
• 9th English
• 10th Geography

KURT O'MEARA

• 1st Physical Development, Health and Physical Education
• 1st Physical Activity and Sports Studies 200 hours
• 2nd Mathematics Standard

MARTHA PLUMMER

• 1st Marine and Aquaculture Technology 100 hours
• 1st Science
• 1st Textiles Technology 200 hours
• 3rd English
• 3rd Geography
• 4th Mathematics Advanced

ELI WHITE

• 1st Industrial Technology - Timber 200 hours
• 1st Visual Arts 100 hours
• 3rd Food Technology 200 hours
• 8th Science
• 9th Geography

Academic Top Ten Students – Year 10

ARCHIE ALLSOPP

• 1st Food Technology 100 hours
• 1st Physical Activity and Sports Studies 200 hours
• 3rd Physical Development, Health and Physical Education
• 5th Music 200 hours
• Equal 7th Mathematics 5.3

TESSA CORNELL

• 1st English
• 1st Photographic and Digital Media 200 hours
• 2nd Textiles Technology 100 hours
• 3rd History

MIEKA HEDGES

• 1st Industrial Technology - Engineering 200 hours
• 1st Marine and Aquaculture Technology 200 hours
• Equal 2nd Visual Arts 100 hours
• Equal 6th History
• 10th English

ZOE LAWERENCE

• 1st Visual Arts 100 hours
• Equal 1st Child Studies 200 hours
• Equal 1st History
• 2nd English
• 2nd Photographic and Digital Media 200 hours
• 2nd Science
• 7th Mathematics 5.3

DYLAN LENGYEL

• Equal 1st Physical Development, Health and Physical Education
• 3rd Food Technology 100 hours
• Equal 4th Physical Activity and Sports Studies 200 hours
• 6th Mathematics 5.3
• 9th English

JAMIE MACKAY

• 4th Science
• 5th Industrial Technology - Engineering 200 hours
• Equal 7th Physical Development, Health and Physical Education

INDRA NAIDU

• 1st Marine and Aquaculture Technology 100 hours
• 1st Science
• 1st Visual Arts 200 hours
• 5th Mathematics 5.3
• Equal 5th Food Technology 200 hours
• 7th English

SKYE NICHOLSON

• 2nd Food Technology 200 hours
• 2nd Mathematics 5.2
• Equal 2nd Visual Arts 200 hours
• 3rd Textiles Technology 100 hours

ESTELLE O'RAFFERTY

• 1st Marine and Aquaculture Technology 200 hours
• Equal 1st Science
• 3rd English
• Equal 3rd Child Studies 200 hours
• 7th Physical Development, Health and Physical Education
• 10th Science

JADE SYMONDS

• 1st Commerce 200 hours
• 1st Mathematics 5.3
• Equal 1st History
• 3rd Science
• 4th English
• 5th: Agricultural Technology 200 hours

2025 Timetable Change

We are excited to announce that starting in 2025, our school will be transitioning from a 4-period to a 5-period day. This decision, made in consultation with both staff and students, aims to increase the frequency with which teachers see students over a fortnight. This will help build deeper relationships and allow teachers to better understand and support each student’s learning needs. While each period will be shortened from 75 to 60 minutes, senior students will benefit from more time with their teachers for focused instruction and personalised guidance. We believe this change will create a more engaging and supportive learning environment for all students.

Our 2025 Bell Times are as follows:

Get ready for ATAR and IBAS 2024

There's just over a week until the release of ATAR and IBAS results! Congratulations to your students and thank you for supporting them throughout their final year of school. Here’s some important information as we count down to 18 December.

What your students need to know

Tuesday 17 December: UAC webinar

Join us live at 6pm Tuesday 17 December as we explain how students can review their UAC application after receiving their ATAR. We'll give advice on handling multiple offers, fine-tuning preferences and making the most of adjustment factors. Students can ask us questions in the comments throughout the session. Watch live on Facebook, Instagram or the UAC Digital YouTube channel.

Wednesday 18 December: ATAR and IBAS release

· 9am: We will send students an SMS or email with a link to log in and download their ATAR Advice Notice. They will need their Year 12 student number and UAC PIN to log in.

· 10am: We will email IBASs to NSW and ACT IB students who have submitted UAC applications.

· 11.59pm: Deadline for students to change their course preferences for consideration in the December Round 2 offers on 23 December.

Next steps: Of course, once they have their ATAR, students may ask 'what happens now?' So we've put together a step-by-step guide on what to do once you've got your ATAR.

CredFolio: NSW HSC students can sign up to our free digital wallet, CredFolio. They'll be able to store their ATAR there and they'll have the option to share it with you or others via a secure link. How to sign up to CredFolio

Student numbers and PINs

If students have forgotten their Year 12 student number, they should contact NESA/ACT BSSS or their school. If they've lost their UAC PIN, call UAC on (+61 2) 9752 0200.

ATAR Enquiry Centre

If HSC students have specific questions about the calculation of their ATAR, they can call UAC's ATAR Enquiry Centre on (+61 2) 9119 5012 from 8.30am on 18 December. The centre will also be open on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 December.

Christmas Carols

Ruby, Maizy and Lily did an outstanding job representing Kingscliff High School at the Lion's Christmas Carols. We are so very proud of all of the hard work that they did in preparation and the grit that they showed performing in the rain. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to Ms. Broad for her exceptional support and dedication in assisting the students.

The following is an email from Geoff Dart who organises and runs the carols event every year that was sent to Ms. Broad:

It was so wet at the carols last night. We pondered several times about closing it down, but the audience were enjoying it regardless of the rain, so we kept it going. Your 3 girls were marvellous and performed really well. I was really impressed with Lily 'wow' what a great voice. She hit all those big notes, and the audience were amazed at the performance. Thank you so much for the time and effort you put in to preparing those girls.

Year 10 Child Studies Christmas Themed Activities

Year 10 Child Studies students did an amazing job decorating Christmas cookies. Yum!