The Week Ahead - Term 2, Week 3
Monday 5 May - Friday 9 May
From the Head of College
From the College Pastor
Community News
Our Cattle Showing team had a very successful weekend at the Haden-Goombungee Show. Special congratulations for Keonie Proud, who placed 2nd in Cattle Parading, and Tilly Jones, who secured 3rd in Young Judges in the Under 15 division. All the students who attended represented the College enthusiastically, making these achievements particularly impressive for such a young team.
Instrumental Eisteddfod Entries
Part 2 - July 23-August 4
Anyone interested in performing a solo or duet in the upcoming eisteddfod Part 2: 23rd July – 4th August 2025 and would like the College to arrange the entry, please contact Christina Marangelli ASAP. College entries will be submitted May 14. All students accessing lessons on the college should have an email with information. Christina.marangelli@concordia.qld.edu.au
Anastasia - The Musical
Tickets are on Sale NOW!
The time is fast approaching for our 2025 musical, ANASTASIA! Our students have been working very hard behind the scenes, and there's an exciting buzz in the air as music fills our campus. Be sure to mark your calendars and get your tickets — you won't want to miss this!
Tickets are available from
Hogans Jewellers Pearl Stud Earrings Raffle
Anastasia - The Musical
Enter for a chance to win exquisite freshwater pearl stud earrings donated by Hogans Family Jewellers. Tickets are available from all Campus Receptions and at the start of each performance at The Empire Theatre until sold out.
Book Club Orders
Book Club Loop Orders close on Monday, 12 May.
You can order online by visiting
Anastasia - Dress Up Day
Be a Prince and Princess for a Day!
Get ready to dazzle and shine—Prince and Princess Day is just around the corner! We are excited to see all our students decked out in their most glamorous attire. The rumours are true: the enchanting Anastasia is coming to town!
Camp Oven Tea and Fellowship Invitation
Engage Youth invites you to their Camp Over Tea and Fellowship night. Please RSVP to Ashley on 0492 932 075.
Zoe Pietsch Wins Prestigious Goethe-Institut Language Camp Scholarship
Zoe, a dedicated student with a passion for the German language, has been selected as a recipient of the esteemed Goethe-Institut Language Camp Scholarship. After her impressive entry, she was shortlisted and successfully completed an interview with a Goethe-Institut representative. In early April, it was officially announced that Zoe had secured the scholarship, with the institute expressing enthusiasm about the impact she will have on the Language Camp in Austria.
As a scholarship recipient, Zoe will have the extraordinary opportunity to immerse herself in the German language and culture from June 29 to July 12, 2025. Her dedication to her German studies has truly paid off, and she is undoubtedly deserving of this remarkable opportunity.
Zoe’s achievement marks an exciting chapter in her linguistic journey, and we eagerly await seeing the contributions she will make during her time at the Language Camp in Austria.
Boarder Experience Weekend
Registrations are now open for our Boarder Experience Weekend. This is a fantastic opportunity for families thinking of Boarding at °®Âþµº. There are lots of fun activities planned, experiences to be had and opportunities to make lifelong friends. If you know of anyone who would be interested, we invite you to share this information with them. Please see the flyer below for more information, to register your interest click on the link below.
Project Based Learning at °®Âþµº
Junior College
JC Year 1 Olden Days Festival at Cobb & Co Museum - Tuesday 6 May
This semester in History we are looking at the past and how things have changed in particular to home, transport and school. On Tuesday 6 May, we will be going to the Cobb and Co. Museum from 10am-1pm, to participate in the Olden Days Festival. This Festival started in 2019 and sees children get an extra glimpse into the past.
Please for more information. If you haven't already done so, please jump into Parent Lounge to provide your permission for your child to attend this excursion.
JC Year 3 Mini Golf Excursion - Monday 12 May
As part of our PBL unit, Year 3 students have been learning about the Australian states and territories and landmarks.
JC Choral Eisteddfod - Friday 16 May
Term 2 enables our Junior College Choir (Years 4-6) the opportunity to perform on the Empire Theatre Stage at the local Eisteddfod. The performance aspect of the choir experience is very rewarding and considered the ‘fun’ part where students share their work with an audience and can see and hear other students perform as well.
Please for more information. If you haven't already done so, please jump into Parent Lounge to provide your permission for your child to attend this excursion.
Uniform Guidelines - Student Hairstyles
Recently we have noticed many new and creative haircuts arriving at school. As per the Uniform Guide, please note the following:
- Hair must be tidy, groomed and not touching the collar. No shaved hairstyles.
- Hair ties must match the student’s hair colour or College uniform (navy, white, red and yellow are acceptable colours).
If you would like any further information, the Uniform Guide can be located on Parent Lounge. Thank you for your assistance and support with this.
Outside School Hours Care
Hume Street Campus
HSC Weekly Events
Please to view HSC's Events for Term 2 2025, Week 3.
HSC Prep to Year 6 Term 2 Classroom Overviews
Please find below links to the Term 2 Classroom Overviews.
HSC Mother's Day Breakfast Invitation - Thursday 8 May
HSC Mother's Day Stall - Friday 9 May
This year, the HSC Parent Connect will be having a Mother's Day Stall on Friday 9 May. The gifts will be $5.00 each and can be for Mums, Nannies/Grandmas or other special motherly role models in your family. How it works:
- Please hand your money for these gifts in a marked envelope to Reception by Wednesday 7 May.
- On the day, your child will be given tickets that they can go shopping with!!
We are asking for Volunteers to help set up and run this year's stall. We would ask for assistance from 8.30am in the HSC Resource Centre. If you are available to help (even if it isn't for the entire time), could you please reach out by email to adminhsc@concordia.qld.edu.au as soon as possible.
Anastasia - Dress Up Day
Be a Prince and Princess for a Day!
Get ready to dazzle and shine—Prince and Princess Day is just around the corner! We are excited to see all our students decked out in their most glamorous attire. The rumours are true: the enchanting Anastasia is coming to town!
Warwick Street Campus
WSC Kindy - Weekly Events
Term 2, Week 3
WSC Weekly Events
Please to view WSC's Events for Term 2, Week 3.
WSC Prep to Year 6 Term 2 Classroom Overviews
Please find below links to the Term 2 Classroom Overviews.
WSC Mother's Day Morning Invitation - Thursday 8 May
Please click the link to register for the WSC Mother's Day Event. Link:
WSC Mother’s Day Stall – Thursday 8 May
Our Mother's Day Stall will be held on Thursday 8 May. This year there will be both $5.00 and $10.00 gifts available to purchase.
Gifts - Your child/ren may like to purchase a present for Mums, Nannies, Grandmas or any other special motherly role models. Money will need to be brought to school on Thursday 8 May. Please place the money in an envelope marked with:
- Child’s name
- Amount in envelope
- Number of gifts to be purchased
Anastasia - Dress Up Day
Be a Prince and Princess for a Day!
Get ready to dazzle and shine—Prince and Princess Day is just around the corner! We are excited to see all our students decked out in their most glamorous attire. The rumours are true: the enchanting Anastasia is coming to town!
Stephen Street Campus
Mother's Day High Tea
SSC Parent Connect warmly invites you to a special afternoon as we celebrate the wonderful mothers and significant women in our College Community.
Students are invited to come along with their mum or an important woman in their life to honour and appreciate all they do.
2026 Simpson Prize
The Simpson Prize is a national competition for Year 9 and 10 students that focuses on the service of Australians in World War One and World War Two.
The 2026 Simpson Prize question is: ‘Evaluate the usefulness of diary entries, letters, and photographs for providing evidence about the contrasting experiences and perspectives of Australians who served in either the First World War or the Second World War. Discuss the accuracy of this statement with reference to either WW1 or WW2′.
The Simpson Prize requires students to discuss and respond to the question from a variety of perspectives, individual and national, using a variety of sources. Students are expected to make effective use of a minimum of 4 provided sources from either the ‘2026 Simpson Prize WW1 Sources’ or the ‘2026 Simpson Prize WW2 Sources’ available at . Up to half of the response should also make use of information drawn from the student's own knowledge and research.
The 16 winners and runners-up, two from each state and territory, travel to Canberra to participate in a 3-day study program in early 2026. The results of the 2026 Simpson Prize will be available on this website at the conclusion of the Canberra Study Program in March. The 8 winners will travel to an overseas destination for an extensive commemorative study tour culminating in Anzac Day ceremonies at that location.
The Simpson Prize is a great opportunity for Year 9 and 10 students to participate in a nationwide essay competition, giving one winner and one runner-up from each State and Territory the opportunity to participate in Simpson Prize activities in 2026.
For further details, go to:
2025 Anzac Day Schools Awards competition
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) is proud to host the Anzac Day Schools Awards. This national competition is now open and recognises the work of students, teachers and schools to engage with veterans and honour Australia’s wartime history. The theme for 2025 is ‘Remembering Gallipoli: 110 years’.
Entries close at 5 pm AEST Thursday, 29 May 2025.
More information at:
2025 QHTA Historical Writing Competition
Students in years 7-12 in Queensland and Northern Territory are invited to submit an essay or other historical writing (eg. a report, diary entry, newspaper article, feature article) based on research or an independent source investigation (Years 11 and 12 only) that fits the categories, conditions and criteria.
Closing date Friday, 19 September 2025.
More information at:
2025 National History Challenge
The National History Challenge is a free, research-based competition for Australian students. It gives students a chance to be historians, researching world history, examining Australia’s past, investigating their community and exploring their own roots. It emphasises and rewards quality research, the use of community resources and effective presentation. The theme for 2025 is ‘Conflict and Resolution’.
Students produce entries in one of the following formats: an individual research essay, website, documentary-style video, virtual museum, 3D model, or other formats that include creative presentations not included elsewhere. Due Date: Friday, 22 August 2025. More information/registration details at:
2025 Australian History Competition
The Competition is prepared by the History Teachers’ Association of Australia and run in conjunction with The Giant Classroom. While a primary goal has been to provide an interesting and challenging competition for students, we also see this as an opportunity to support teachers in the implementation of the new Australian Curriculum: History. It provides a quality resource that demonstrates approaches to the assessment of knowledge, skills and understandings.
In 2025, the competition will be offered to years 7, 8, 9 and 10. The Year 9-10 paper will be broadly based on the Australian Curriculum: History for years 9 and 10. The Year 7-8 paper will be broadly based on the Australian Curriculum: History for years 7 and 8. Separate prizes will be offered to state and national champions for each year group. More information at:
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