PRINCIPAL’S COLUMN
Year 12 2025 Academic Ceremony The 2025 Year 12 Academic Recognition Ceremony was held on Thursday 5 February 2026, celebrating the outstanding achievements of our HSC students. We are proud to announce Ella Sharp as the 2025 Dux, having earned three Band 6s and two Band 5s. Congratulations also to our Distinguished Achievers: Jackson Clark and Brendon Doyle, as well as our High Achievers: Mia Brownjohn, Heidi Corliss, Scarlett George, Lily Harding, Sage Monniot-Kerr, Charlotte O’Neill, LouLou Taylor, and Aksel Wilson. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the entire 2025 Year 12 cohort for their academic excellence and personal growth, and wish them every success in their future endeavours. Supporting Regular School Attendance Attending school every day allows your child to get the most out of their learning and improve their career and life options. This includes attending school on Sporting days and Carnivals. Regular school attendance can help expand your child’s learning and create positive relationships with their peers. If you require support in getting your child ready and motivated for school, please reach out to us. Whilst we appreciate there will be times families have urgent needs, appointments should be booked outside of school times, where possible. Swimming Carnival The swimming carnival on 9 February was an important day on the school calendar and a welcome return to a daytime event. Students competed with great effort, and six long-standing records were broken. It was a successful day that brought the school community together and celebrated our students' achievements. Evacuation Drill – Term 1 2026 We conducted an Evacuation Drill in Week 3. The drill is an essential part of our safety and risk management strategy, ensuring that both students and staff are prepared in case of an emergency and familiar with evacuation procedures. We run practice drills throughout the year to ensure everyone knows what to do in an emergency situation. These planned drills are no cause for concern. Please reassure your child that this is only a practice. During Term 2 we will hold a Lockdown Drill and in Term 3 a Bushfire Evacuation Drill. We do not plan any drills for Term 4. Your cooperation and support are greatly appreciated as we strive to maintain a safe environment for our students and staff. School Photos School photo order envelopes have been given to all students. If your student did not receive one, please contact the school’s front office. School Photos are scheduled for Monday 2 March 2026. Open Night (all years) We encourage all parents to join us for the upcoming Open Night on Thursday 5 March 2026 from 5:30pm. This event is an important part of the school transition process, offering a great opportunity to meet teachers, learn more about the school, and explore our facilities. We look forward to welcoming everyone, including new prospective families for Year 7 in 2027 and beyond. Further information will be shared soon! Year 7 2026 Camp Kingscliff High School is excited to offer a camp for Year 7 2026 students. The Term 1 Year 7 Camp is a key part of our transition program. It plays an important role in helping students build friendships, develop confidence, and settle into high school life in a positive and supportive environment. This is an invaluable experience and attendance at the Year 7 Camp is strongly encouraged as part of the transition to high school. It will be held from 9-11 March 2026 at Tyalgum Ridge Retreat. If you feel there is anything preventing your child’s participation in the Year 7 camp, please be in touch with Ms Shackell or Mr Reid as soon as possible. NAPLAN – Week 7 – 16-20 March 2026 The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual online assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9 across Australia. It is the only national test that all Australian students have the opportunity to undertake. ACARA supports inclusive testing to ensure every student can participate. NAPLAN complements, but does not replace, ongoing teacher assessments and provides valuable information about students’ educational progress. More information will be in the next newsletter. Wishing all of our school community a great week.
Damien Borg Principal | Kingscliff High School
GENERAL NEWS
School Supplies
Kingscliff High School would like to extend a big thank you to our Kingscliff P&C and Sue from the Uniform Shop for selling our stationery during the Christmas school holidays. I'm sure our parents appreciated the opportunity to purchase supplies before school resumed in February. If you didn't get a chance to buy over the holidays, please remember that we sell Art books, aprons, and calculators year-round at the office for your convenience. Thank you again for your continued support!
Free Band Program
Drama Students
Far North Coast Dance
Order School Photos
School calendar
We have a variety of exciting activities planned. Keep an eye on our school calendar for all the latest events.
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kingscliff high school p&c
All Parents/Carers, especially families who are new to Kingscliff High School, are warmly encouraged to join our P&C. Our P&C is an important part of our school community, a friendly and supportive group of parents, carers and staff who work together to support our students and school. Why Join the P&C? Being part of the P&C is a great way to:
- Share your ideas and have a say in school life
- Meet other families and build new friendships
- Get involved and make a positive difference for our students
When We Meet We meet on the third Monday of each month at 6:00 pm in the Meeting Rooms near the school’s Front Office. If you can’t make it in person, you’re very welcome to join us online via Microsoft Teams.
Dear Parents/Carers This is a reminder that all Parents/Carers are warmly invited to attend the first P&C Meeting of 2026 to be held on Monday 16 February 2026 at 6:00pm. The meeting will take place in the Meeting Rooms in the Front Office of Kingscliff High School. Attending in person it is a great opportunity to meet other families, connect with members of the executive staff and be part of conversations about what is happening within our school. Our P&C meetings are relaxed, casual and welcoming, with a strong focus on communication and building positive partnerships. We encourage all families to come along. If you are unable to attend in person, you are welcome to join us online via Microsoft Teams using the link below. The meeting link will be accessible from 6:00pm on Monday 16 February. Simply click the link to join the meeting under the Microsoft Teams heading below. For more information on the school’s P&C, please visit our website at: https://kingscliff-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/school-life/community-involvement We look forward to meeting parents/carers either in person or via the online meeting. Everyone is most welcome! Kind regards ________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/4430865944115?p=6bkJEZ4DgqcU7Kfiyj Meeting ID: 443 086 594 411 5 Passcode: 7dp7WB7K
P&C Uniform Shop
P&C Uniform Shop opening hours Tuesday & Friday: 8:00 am – 10:30 am Please note opening hours are subject to change due to limited staff availability for the P&C Uniform Shop
Please refer to the P&C Uniform Shop information on our website:
- Payment at the P&C Uniform Shop is by cash, cheque, and EFTPOS.
- The P&C Uniform Shop is located near our Science block on the left-hand side of the ramp.
- For more information, please contact the P&C Uniform Shop at Email: pckingscliffhigh@gmail.com
Parent/Carer Contact Details
Updating contact details – are your contact details up to date?
Sometimes we will need to contact you, including on the day that your child is absent if you haven’t notified the school with a reason for your child being away.
If your contact details are out of date or if you’re not sure, please contact the Front Office staff so we can update our records and can contact you quickly when we need to.
Please include parent/carers name, address, phone numbers, email address and emergency contact details. Please remember to contact the school if any of these details or your circumstances change.