Emerald State High School eNewsletter

Principal’s Report.

I trust that everyone is well and that they have had a great start to Term 3. I want to start by thanking our community for a calm start to Term 3. It has been pleasing to see the overwhelming majority of our students meeting and exceeding our expectations for learning.

Term 3

A reminder that there are lots of things happening early this term. Our Year 11 Leadership Camp is taking place in August. Subject Selection Information Evening took place on Tuesday afternoon and was a great opportunity for carers and students to learn about our subject offerings and pathways. Parent-Teacher Interviews are on the Tuesday 29 July (Week 3), our NAIDOC Elders' Luncheon is on in Week 3. SET Plan interviews are on for Year 10s between Monday 25 August and Friday 29 August, there is a Student Free Day on Friday 5 September and, of course, our Year 12 Formal occurs on Thursday 11 September. Term 3 is always big and busy!

Facilities

Over the holidays the contractors who constructed the cover over the Basketball Courts returned to make them safe and useable following the storm damage that occurred in November 2024. I want to thank our P&C and QTU Members who lobbied our local member to expediate the rectification of this vital facility. I also want to thank our colleagues at Emerald North State School for allowing us to use their facilities to continue teaching and learning in HPE.

You will also notice that our oval is being upgraded as part of the ‘Go For Gold’ Grant. The upgrade will greatly enhance our HPE program.

Attendance

A reminder that regular attendance is the key to success with the following attendance rates providing a guide to the impact on academic success.

95% attendance = 1 day a month (minimal impact)
<90% attendance = 1 day a fortnight (noticeable impact)
<85% attendance = 1.5 days a fortnight (very significant impact)
<80% attendance = 1 day a week (critical impact)

I hope that you have a fabulous fortnight

‘The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.’ Leonardo Da Vinci

Regards
Mr. Troy Sanson
Principal

From the P&C.

Welcome back to Term 3! We hope all members of the ESHS community had a relaxing holiday reconnecting with family and friends and are ready for another busy term.

Thank you to everyone who attended our P&C general meeting on 12th June.

ESHS P&C encourages all members of our school community to attend our monthly meetings, which are held on the second Thursday of each month during the school term. The meetings start at 5:30pm in the school’s resource centre and will be finished by 7pm.

ESHS P&C Meetings for Term 3:

Thursday 14th August
Thursday 4th September
(Thursday 11th September is ESHS Formal, so our meeting will be held a week earlier)

We are currently reviewing ESHS P&C’s Strategic and Operational Plans. We welcome all input on these plans which benefit the whole school community.

ESHS P&C Info and Events

ESHS P&C has its own Facebook and Instagram pages. If you would like to keep up to date with all things P&C related, including the ESHS Bites Tuckshop, find us on Facebook: @ ESHS P&C and Bites or Instagram: @eshs_pandc_bites or use the following links.

ESHS Uniform updates

ESHS P&C have updated the ESHS sport shorts. There is now a new sport short available for purchase in the tuckshop. Please see the attached uniform price list. The Uniform Shop is open every weekday during the school term from 8:30am to 1:30pm (please avoid meal service times). Uniforms can also be ordered on the “Qkr Mastercard” app, using credit card, without needing to attend the school.

Click here to download the sport short images

Click here to download the uniform price list.

We look forward to welcoming all members of ESHS’s Community to our next meeting on Thursday, 14th August, 2025.

Regards
Mrs. Lesley-Anne McDowall
P&C Secretary

From the Industry Engagement team.

Emerald State High School would like to congratulate the following students on their achievements in securing a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship:

Lachlan – Cliff Tucker Plumbing
Beau – Weav Plumbed
Memphis – Autocare Emerald
Lochlann – Autocare Emerald

Follow the Emerald State High School Facebook page for all school-based apprenticeship and traineeship opportunities. If you would like to know more about taking on a trainee or apprentice, please feel free to contact me for assistance.

Queensland Training Awards - Central Queensland Finalists

Congratulations to Central Queensland's 2025 ‘School-based Apprentice or Trainee of the Year’ regional finalists: Jasmine Cook and Mikayla Capil!

Wishing good luck to both students at the QLD Training Awards Central Queensland regional final on Saturday 26th of July in Rockhampton!

Kestrel NextGen Immersion Program

During the school holidays, Kestrel Coal Resources held their Year 12 Kestrel NextGen Immersion Program providing an immersive 3-day experience for local Year 12 students who are interested in tertiary pathways into the mining industry (engineering, environment, sustainability, HST, commercial, strategic sourcing and more).

Thank you to Kestrel Coal Resources for providing this wonderful opportunity to our students!

Job Opportunities

Full-time Chef Apprenticeship – Sparrows Perch (Anakie)
School-based Plumbing Apprenticeship – Prime Plumbing (Year 11 or 12)
Full-time Plant Mechanic Apprenticeship – Komatsu
Full-time Painting Apprenticeship – Love Painting
School-based or Full-time Hairdressing Apprenticeship – Jodi’s Salon

For more information, please contact me or see me in C5!

Regards
Ms. Ellie Noy
Industry Liaison Officer

From the Interact Club.

Emerald High’s Interact Group, one of the largest Rotary groups in the region, has had a busy holiday break and start to the term.

During the holidays, four of our members went on the Windeward Bound, an authentically built tall ship, for a 10 day voyage from Gladstone to Mackay. After a short delay leaving Gladstone, the sailors made their way north. The trip involved rope competitions, navigation and other leadership challenges. On Day 8 the intrepid sailors, which also included 6 other Interact members aged 14-18 from other clubs, had to sail the vessels themselves. They were responsible for the navigation, helms control and even waking themselves up for watch. The trip was an amazing experience for all students involved.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1GCAM6XtBi/ WIN coverage of the tall ship and program.

A massive thanks to the Rotary Clubs of Gladstone, Gladstone South, Gladstone Port Curtis and Emerald for sponsoring our club members and making this possible.

Interact also managed the gates at the July Rodeo, as well as cleaning up the next day. This time thankfully nobody came in to grab the cans from us before we got there, so the club now has enough money to have a water pump installed in a Cambodian school this year.

We also, on 19th July, moved our Christmas in July event from the Sunrise Hall to the Emerald Rotary Park. This turned out to be a fantastic change with the Rotary train being a big hit with the small and larger kids at heart. There was a great turn out and all the profits will be passed onto the Neighbourhood Centre.

This was only the first couple of weeks in July and this term is proving to be very busy with Interact helping Bites with wait staffing and of course there will be another Movie Marathon this term. Any interested students who want to join Interact can come to our Wednesday FB meetings – held every odd week.

Regards
Ms. Leanne Ross
Club Coordinator