Cancer Council - Seize the Day Awards

Please visit this link in April 2016 when the program reopens.
What are the Seize the Day Study Awards?
The Seize the Day Study Awards are financial grants of $200 to $2500 to help with the costs of post-secondary education such as tuition fees, accommodation, textbooks or stationery.
Who can apply?

• You can apply for a Seize the Day Study Award if:
• You are between 16 years to 21 years inclusive at the date of application;
• You are a permanent Queensland resident;
• You or a close family member, therefore your paternal mother or father, your step mother or father, your legal guardian, or your sibling must have been diagnosed with cancer; and
• You are planning to commence or continue post-secondary school education in 2016. Post-secondary school education includes undergraduate university, TAFE college, tertiary college or a vocational training centre program. The study must be based in Queensland and can be full-time, part-time or external.

If you have any questions regarding the application process or the award generally, please contact the Seize the Day Study Awards Co-ordinator, on (07) 3634 5220 or email SeizeTheDay@cancerqld.org.au. You can also ring Cancer Council 13 11 20, Monday to Friday, 8am-6pm

Women in Navy Technical Trades

The Defence Work Experience Program, Defence Force Recruiting (Specialist Recruitment Team Women) and HMAS Cairns are very pleased to offer the first Women in Navy Technical Trades Residential Camp in North Queensland.

The camp will be held from Tuesday 29th March to Friday 1st April 2016 (first week of holidays). The Women in Navy Technical Trades Camp will provide a hands-on and interactive experience for young women who are considering a career in Navy technical trades.

Navy technical careers include Marine, Electronics and Aviation technicians.
Interested students can learn more about these jobs at www.defencejobs.gov.au/navy/trades/
The camp is open to female students in Years 10, 11 & 12 aged between 16 – 18 years of age. Successful participants must have passes in Year 10 English, Maths and Science and applicants will need to provide proof as part of the application process. Based at HMAS Cairns, participants will be exposed to various sub-units at HMAS Cairns to gain knowledge and understanding of the range of technical trades available within Navy. Students will have the opportunity to participate in a number of hands on tasks to showcase and develop technical and mechanical skills, damage control and communications.  Students will also have the opportunity to engage with serving Navy sailors to learn more about the Navy lifestyle and with Defence Force Recruiting personnel to discuss pathways to various Navy careers.

This is a residential camp and participants will be accommodated at TS Endeavour, the Navy Cadets training facility located within HMAS Cairns.  Successful students from outside of the Cairns area will need to organise and fund their own travel/transport to Cairns, as unfortunately we cannot assist with this aspect. The successful young women will be supervised at all times by personnel from Defence Force Recruiting, Defence Work Experience Program and Royal Australian Navy. Accommodation and all meals will be provided.

The University of Qld - FEAST (Future Experiences in Agriculture, Science and Technology)

FEAST (Future Experiences in Agriculture, Science and Technology) - Registrations open 1 March!

Students in Years 11-12 are invited to attend the FEAST residential camp held at the UQ Gatton campus from 26 June - 30 June, 2016.
Future Experiences in Agriculture, Science and Technology (FEAST) is a five day residential program designed to inspire and inform high school students of the range of exciting and rewarding science careers in the agriculture, animal, plant and food sectors.

For information, contact:
Karli Kollegger
Phone: 54601279
Email: science.events@uq.edu.au
web: http://www.science.uq.edu.au/feast

New Zealand Special Category Visa holders - access to HELP loans

The Australian Government recently passed legislation to make Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) loans available to New Zealand citizens who are Special Category Visa (SCV) holders and meet the requisite criteria. This new legislation came into effect on 1 January 2016.
Eligibility:

• If students hold a New Zealand SCV they will be able to access HELP loans, providing they:
• first entered Australia as a dependent child aged under 18 years of age;
• have been generally living and resident in Australia for the previous 10 years or more (that is, they have been physically present in Australia for at least eight out of the past 10 years) and 18 months out of the last two years at the time of application for the loan; and
• are otherwise eligible for the loan.

Note: just being a New Zealand citizen, or holding a Special Category Visa, will not automatically entitle students to HELP loans - they must meet all of the required eligibility criteria under this category.

Specific enquiries about the Special Category Visa, and other visas, should be directed to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection http://www.border.gov.au.

 

UMAT - Undergratuate Medicines and Health Sciences Admission Test

UMAT2016 will be held on 27 July 2016.
UMAT is developed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) on behalf of the UMAT Consortium universities. The test is used specifically to assist with the selection of students into the medicine, dentistry and health science degree programs at undergraduate level at the universities listed on the UMAT website. Please see them at this link.UMAT scores can be used for admission to any of the UMAT Consortium universities ONLY in the year following the test. For example, results from UMAT2016 can be used for undergraduate medicine or health science courses beginning in 2017 but NOT 2018. Do not register for UMAT2016 unless you are planning to apply for a course commencing in 2017 AND you meet the eligibility criteria specified in the UMAT2016 Information Booklet.
UMAT2016 registrations are now open.
The UMAT 2016 Information Booklet is now available for download.

Student Connect information for Year 12 students

Last year, for the first time, students’ individual QCS Test grades were released prior to senior certification in December. This year, test grades will again be released early.

From 9 am on Wednesday 18 November 2015 students will be able to access their individual QCS Test grade — from A to E — in their learning account on the Student Connect website: https://studentconnect.qcaa.qld.edu.au  

 Students’ QCS Test grades will be confirmed on the Senior Statement they receive as part of their Senior Education Profile sent to them in December.

All results contributing to the Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE), OPs and FPs will be available in student learning accounts on the Student Connect website.

From Monday 21 December, students will begin receiving their Senior Education Profiles in the mail. Depending on students’ individual circumstances, their profile will comprise one or more of the following documents:

• QCE

• Tertiary Entrance Statement

• Senior Statement

• Queensland Certificate of Individual Achievement.

Student Connect website

Students must know their Learner Unique Identifier (LUI) and password to log in and check their results online. Students will gain faster access to their results if they have previously activated their learning account. Please ensure you know your LUI number.

Women in the Australian Defence Force

Defence Force Recruiting invites Year 10-12 female students to their upcoming Women in the Australian Defence Force Pins & Platters event.

Women in the Australian Defence Force: Pins & Platters

When: Saturday 17^th October, 11:45am – 2:30pm

Where: Go Bowling Cairns, 93 Pease Street Manoora

RSVP: wid@dfr.com.au by Thursday 15^th October

Are you interested in dispelling myths and gaining information about what exciting careers women can have in Defence? If so, please go along to Pins & Platters at Go Bowling and bowl over the myths!

Led by current serving female personnel, this is the opportunity to discuss what life is like in the Navy, Army and Air Force and where a career in the ADF can take you in a fun and relaxed environment. Participants will get two FREE games of bowling and the ADF will look after lunch with delicious platters!

You are welcome to bring a friend.

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to  wid@dfr.com.au to reserve a spot.