Year 10 Personal Futures

On Friday students participated in their Personal Futures Day. All students received a copy of the SET Plan Form (green A3 sheet). Each student must have a SET Plan in place as they move into Year 11. If your student was absent on Friday, they will need to collect their SET Plan Form from Student Reception as soon as possible. It is important that students do not lose this form.

This week Mr Maher will email Year 10 students the link and their unique code to access the WebChoice platform. Without this they will not be able to complete the online subject selection process. Please check that your student has received this email. It may be advisable for them to clear their email inbox to ensure they receive this important email.

2025 Senior School Subject Selection Information Evening 

This will be held Tuesday 29 July in the Performing Arts Precinct commencing at 6.30pm.

During the evening there will be presentations on the QCE and ATAR systems as well as an explanation of the online subject selection process for Year 11. The process is like that used last year for Year 10 subject selections using the online portal (WebChoice). This portal will open on the 29 July.

After the presentation, Heads of Department will be available in the foyer to discuss the various subjects on offer and answer questions that parents may have. We will also have a representative from CQU present in the foyer to address any questions.

Initial questions such as the content and structure of courses, contributing QCE credits and details of assessment can be answered by reading the 2026 Senior Subject Selection Guide. This document is available on the College website: https://sites.google.com/view/personal-futures-shalomcollege. Students can access all the Personal Futures resources in SIA by accessing their Subject Selection Dashboard and then select the Year 10 Personal Futures page.

SET Plan Interviews

SET Plan Interviews will take place all day on 11 August. This will be a ‘work from home’ day for all Year 10 students. No Year 10 classes will run this day. Students can access any required class work through their SIA class page.

Parents were emailed information on Friday about how to book your child’s SET Plan interview and where it will take place. Please note students will need to bring their completed SET Plan Form (green A3 sheet), their laptop and the WebChoice information emailed to them. This will allow the SET Plan and online subject selection process to be finalised and submitted at the interview.

Term 3 - Elevate Education Free Parent Webinar Series

Elevate Education delivers high-impact workshops that help to develop student study skills, motivation, and exam preparation. Again, you are invited to register your participation in the term two parent online seminar series. This can help you to support your child at home by reinforcing the skills that will support their learning at school.

Webinars for this term are:

• How To Get (And Keep) Your Child Motivated. August 6, 6:30-7:30pm (AEST)
• How You Can Make Technology an Ally (& Not the Enemy!). August 20, 6:30-7:30pm (AEST)
• How To Help Your Child Improve Their Note Taking. September 3, 6:30-7:30pm (AEST)
• How You Can Support Your Child During Exams. September 17, 6:30-7:30pm (AEST)

To register please visit: https://go.elevateeducation.com/auschoolwebinars

Mrs Kate Aplin
Assistant Principal - Curriculum
Catherine_Aplin@rok.catholic.edu.au

2025 Non- Government Schools Census

The annual Non-Government Schools Census occurs on Friday 1 August 2025. Attached is a document which outlines the rationale for the census and further information about this data collection. Please take the time to have a read of this notice.

SIA – LOG ON NOW! GET THE PHONE APP!

‘Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.’ -Warren Buffet

A parent’s role in the education of their child is vital. Student outcomes will be maximised when parents and teachers are both involved in their child’s education and have positive interactions. Sia is a fantastic way for parents to be fully informed about student progress, assessment due dates, news items, upcoming events, assessment results etc.

Sia, and the Shalom phone app, have been available to parents since the beginning of 2022. Currently, our parent login rate is slightly lower than the end of last year. We would like all our parents to be successfully logged into Sia as soon as possible. Attached in the link below is a Parent “Everything You Need To Know About Sia’ Guide which includes how to log in for the first time. The phone app is super-convenient – a must-have for parents!

Our IT team will have sent the login details for Sia to all new parents to the school at the beginning of the year. If you have misplaced these details, or are having technical difficulties, please contact our Shalom IT department via email at 520_shalomit@rok.catholic.edu.au or phone 41558131 during office hours 8am - 3.30pm Monday to Friday, Tuesdays are 8.30am - 3.30 pm.

Mr Brendan Maher
Assistant Principal - Administration
Brendan_Maher@rok.catholic.edu.au

Masses

Also, if you would like to join in other Parish services, the Catholic Parish of Bundaberg advertises Mass times at https://www.bundabergcatholic.net.au/mass-prayer/

Mrs Sandra Freeman
Assistant Principal - Mission
Sandra_Freeman@rok.catholic.edu.au

Pathways News
HIGHLIGHTS

SHINING STARS

• Year 12 student Brandon shines brightly in Electrotechnology at World Skills Australia Competition

CAREER SPOTLIGHT

• How to become a Retail Assistant
• Pathway to Career in Registered Nursing

YEAR 12 GET READY

• QTAC are coming to Shalom!
• Ready to Apply? QTAC Applications open Tuesday 5 August
• JCU Webinar Series - QTAC

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

• Signature Laser – Fulltime Laser Operator
• Fysh Family Property – All Rounder
• Don’t forget to check the Pathways SIA page jobs board for employment opportunities

UNIVERSITY OPEN DAYS

• Open Day Season is Gearing Up – Check out the Upcoming Events
• CQU Open Day and Webinars
• 2026 Academic Insights Program

UNIVERSITY

• ACU – APTT Scholarship
• St Leo’s College Open Day

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Why Work Experience Matters for Your Future

Here is the pathway to your future in this week's newsletter:

The Pathways Team
Mrs Liza O’Donnell, Mrs Kim Toll, Mrs Carmen Wyatt, Mrs Melanie Bock & Ms Brigette McMahon
Liza_ODonnell@rok.catholic.edu.au
Kim_Toll@rok.catholic.edu.au
Carmen_Wyatt@rok.catholic.edu.au 
Melanie_Bock@rok.catholic.edu.au 
Brigette_McMcMahon@rok.catholic.edu.au

If you would like to submit any sporting achievements about your child/children along with a photo, please email your submissions to Simon_Gills@rok.catholic.edu.au
Please note photo submissions must only include photos of students from Shalom.

You can also keep up to date with anything sport related via our Facebook page - Shalom College Sport.

Equestrian - Aldridge Challenge 2025

Our Shalom Equestrian Team is made up of more than 15 student riders and their wonderful horses and parents who travel and camp for days (and nights) supporting our students. We are very proud of our team and thankful to our parents. Equestrian has a range of disciplines, and our team is made up of riders across many of these.

The most recent event for our team was the Aldridge Equestrian Challenge which was held at the Maryborough Showgrounds and Equestrian Park in Week 10 of Term 2. Five of our Shalom equestrians - Jaida, Erin, Asha, Lacey and Maddie - trained and competed over the five days across a range of stockhorse, western and sporting events in their age groups.

The riding and horsemanship skills of our riders were evident, with students trying new events including working cattle. Our Shalom students won or placed highly in many events including ranch sorting, cutting, reining, mechanical cow and roping, showmanship, rider class and equitation. They also won or placed consistently across the sporting events.

Congratulations to all of you for taking part in the Challenge and thank you to our parents for the huge effort of taking time away and camping for the duration of the event. We are also very grateful to Aldridge State High School who host this event for regional schools. Organising riders, horses and families is a huge effort and they do it to a very high standard.

Rowing

Our rowers smashed it over the holidays at the Central Queensland Regatta. Our team beat last year’s performance with 4 x Gold, 6 x Silver & 5 x Bronze. Most of the rowers progressed from the heats & made it into the semis & finals. We are so proud of the team. Year 8 is the youngest age group in Rowing Queensland regattas. So, seeing our Year 7 competing & making finals against Year 8s was oarsome!!! Congrats to our medallists!!

Gold

Yr 10 Girls Double – Mary S & Megan N

Yr 9 Boys Double – Max L & Wade C

Yr 8 Girls Quad – Rylie M, Susan N, Cailtin S, Hailey G cox: Jinny J

Yr 9 Boys Quad – Wade C, Max L, Stanley M, Hamish G

Silver

Yr 10 Girls Single – Mary S

Yr 8 Girls Double – Hailey G & Rylie M

Yr 11 Girls Pair – Sophie E & Mary S

Yr 11 Girls Double – Sophie E & Mary S

Yr 10 Girls Quad – Megan N, Addison S-C, Brielle C, Natalie R cox: Kiana R

Yr 8 Boys Quad – Hugh M, Noah B, Caleb D, James S cox: Indi H

Bronze

Yr 8 Girls Single – Caitlin S

Yr 9 Boys Single – Wade C

Yr 11 Boys Double – Jacob B & Ryder D

Yr 9 Girls Quad – Cara M, Jinny J, Addison S-C, Kiana R cox: Torah S

Open Boys Quad  – Jacob N, Trey H, Cameron W, Jacob B cox: Caitlin S

The Rowers are training hard & looking forward to a busy Term 4 Regattas & finishing off with the big States regatta.

Lead up 1 Regatta, Bucca – Sunday 27 July

Lead up 2 Regatta, Bucca – Sunday 10 Aug

Head of River, Bucca – Saturday 23& Sunday 24 Aug

Qld State Championships, Wyaralong – Saturday 20 – Monday 22 Sept

Thank you again to all our coaches, parents & sponsors. It takes a village to make rowing a success & we are very lucky to have an Oarsome village.

Keep being Oarsome.

Thanks

Ms Teressa Tibbey
HPE Teacher and Rowing Coordinator
teressa_tibbey@shalomcollege.com

Mr Nick Smith
Intad Teacher Assistant and Rowing Coach
nicholas_smith@shalomcollege.com

 

Last chance to purchase second hand uniforms!!

Preferred Student Absentee Option 

Parents are able to inform the College of student absentees via Parent Lounge, using the below pathway:

Parent Lounge> Student Details> Attendance> "+Add Absence Notification"

The Shalom College App has now been updated so when parents select "Absentee" it will re-direct to Parent Lounge for the absentee notification to be added.

For Parents that do not already have the College App please click below:

ALL student absentees should be notified to the office by 9am each day.  If no notification has been received, an absentee text message will be sent out to parents to advise of the student's absence.

Parents and Carers of Year 11 & 12 Students 

If your child has obtained their Provisional Licence and wishes to drive to and from school you are required to fill out a Permission to Drive Form and return it to Student Reception for approval by Mr Aaron Brown.  Once approved the details will be placed on our School Register.

Shalom College After School Activities (SCASA)

Shalom College is offering students the opportunity to participate in organised afterschool activities conducted by coaches and teachers. SCASA also includes a light afternoon tea from 3.15 pm for the students and all activities will conclude at 4.45 pm.

Days

Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays are the 3 available afternoons for SCASA.

Dates

SCASA commences in Week 2 of Term and continues for 8 continuous weeks (Week 9).

Times

3.00 pm - School lessons completed.
3.15 pm - Roll Call and afternoon tea (supplied) at College tuckshop and set up time for coaches.
3.30 pm - Activities/Coaching starts (various venues within school grounds).
4.30 pm - Activities/Coaching finished.
4.45 pm - Students help pack up and return equipment and picked up by parents at front of school.

SCASA Activities - see below

Monday 
Option 1 - Drama Club with Brigette McMahon (Performing Arts Precinct)
Option 2 - e-Sports with Gavin Hill (Computer labs)
Option 3 - Basketball with Keenan Mullaney (SC or Hangar)

Tuesday
Option 1 - e-Sports with Gavin Hill (Computer labs)
Option 2 - M-Grills Running with Matt Grills (Oval)
Option 3 - Dance with Molly Sellers (Dance Room) 

Thursday
Option 1 - NEW Latin Dance with Hannah Reed and Gavin Hill (Dance Room)
Option 2 - Tennis with Brendan Maher (Tennis Courts)
Option 3 - Ultimate Frisbee with Riley Morcom (Hangar or Oval)
Option 4 - Netball with Tenne Baigrie and Karen Baigrie (SC or Hangar)

Cost

The SCASA Fee is $25.00 per term for each student.
This is to help cover the afternoon tea and instructors/coach costs.
This flat fee of $25.00 is for one, two or all three afternoons activities.
This is to encourage participation in SCASA activities.

After completing the SCASA sign on google form, at approx. week 2 or 3 of term - you will receive an invitation on Parent Lounge regarding SCASA.

Please wait until week 2 or 3 of term then login to Parent Lounge to give permission for your child to attend SCASA and pay the $25.00 fee.

Once there, click on the ‘Events and Payments' tab and you will find a link to SCASA Term 3 2025 - Here you will be able to give permission for your child to attend and pay the fee.

Please also check your contact details and phone numbers are current, as we will be using this information to contact you if needed. It is very important that all information in Parent Lounge is current as teachers will use this information in case of an emergency and to support the welfare of your child.

Please make sure that you click SAVE before logging out. If you require assistance with Parent Lounge login, please contact the College Office.

Other school sporting teams will continue to have their own training sessions as usual under the direction of their coaches e.g. Strength and Conditioning training, Rugby League, Netball, Touch Football etc.

This SCASA program is designed to give extra opportunities for Shalom College students to become involved in supervised activities after school.

Please complete the student and parent details in the google form below

REMINDER - no confirming phone calls are made by the school to confirm you are in the program - as once you sign on and you receive an online response - your child has been registered and please turn up starting week 2 of term.

SPECIAL NOTE - Once an activity is full - I will omit it from the selections below - so it cannot be selected.

Mr Peter Robinson
Dean of Student Welfare
High Performance Program
After School Activities
Camps
Peter_Robinson@rok.catholic.edu.au

An updated 2025 fee statement for each family has been generated and published within Parent Lounge.  This statement will reflect the current account balance held with the college for 2025.  We kindly ask all families to please download and review this statement and should you have any queries or require assistance with setting up a new payment plan or amending your existing payment plan, please phone the Finance Office on 4155 8179 or email 520_finance@rok.catholic.edu.au

Mrs Lisa Castro
Finance Officer

A reminder to Students and Parents that legislation dictates that families need to provide their own labelled box of Panadol and/or Nurofen for staff to dispense. If you would like our Admin Office to hold medication for your child/children, please submit the appropriately labelled medication box together with a signed copy of the Student Medication form to our Office.

Medical Certificate Absentee Notification

When providing medical certificates for your child/children's non-attendance could you please ensure that these are scanned (jpeg or png) and attached in the email (520_absentees@rok.catholic.edu.au) or alternatively dropped into the main administration office.

We are no longer able to accept a photo of the medical certificate via email.

If you advise any of your child/children's Teachers or Head of House (via email) of any non-attendance, could you please also advise the admin office via the preferred options. Either email as an attachment to 520_absentees@rok.catholic.edu.au or via the Parent Lounge (as per the process above - under Absentees).

Congratulations to our Shalom Ecoman team of 2025. Ecoman is an annual event hosted and sponsored by Ulton and run by the Queensland Private Enterprise Centre, a not-for-profit organisation supporting student education in business and commerce. This three-day program simulates a range of roles and activities relating to business financial, production, human resource and marketing management. Working in a team, students make decisions that affect the profitability of the business and its share price.

Our team of four Year 11 Accounting students – Kiarah, Alexandra, Xander and Summer - welcomed an additional member from Gin Gin SHS and they were all superstars over the three days - their teamwork and professionalism was exceptional and highly commended by the trainers. Leading the competition for the first two days of the three-day competition, they just missed winning overall by $1 on the final day!

We are very proud of you all. We extend our gratitude to Ulton for their continued support of this annual event that they bring to Bundaberg for the benefit of regional students.

Dr Stacey Cowan
Head of Department - Business and Media Studies/Digital Solutions
stace_cowan@rok.catholic.edu.au

SHALOM made a return to Cancer Council Queensland’s Bundaberg Fraser Coast Relay For Life for the first time since the Virtual Event in 2020 at Bundaberg Recreational Precinct on Saturday 19 July, with 11 students (College Captain Joann J, Vice-Captain George S and students Brayden C, Isabel C, Freddie C, Michael C, Chloe G, Lana G, Callum M, Kodee P, and Cameron W) really joining in the Spirit of the Event through its theme of “Celebrate, Remember, Fightback”. 

The event ran from 12 noon-9pm, with students walking as groups throughout the duration or some running at times. The Theme of the event was “Aussie Icons” and students chose Bunnings and the Bunnings Sausage Sizzle as our Theme, all wearing Bunnings Hats and Tradies Shirts. Our team has raised $1,892 so far to help in the fight against Cancer out of a total raised through the event to date of $73,133 to be the ninth highest fundraiser out of the 36 teams.

Special mention goes to the only year 11 student in our team, Isabel C, who is the second highest fundraiser out of the total of 556 participants with an amazing $1,041.

All the team members did Shalom, themselves and their families very proud. Thank you to Mrs Freeman who oversaw the formation of the team, and the Teachers who came along and supervised on the day, Mr Braund, Mrs Petersen, Mr Richardson, Mrs Revelo and Mr Stallard. Mention must also be made of 19-year-old Shalom graduating student of 2022, Harry Titmarsh, who did a great job as Chairperson of the Bundaberg Fraser Coast RFL for the first year.

Vince Habermann
Shalom RFL Team Captain

A reminder that if you intend to use the College Fitness Centre, you must follow the steps below:

1. Collect a permission form, either from the Fitness Centre Office or Sports Centre Office.
2. Return the signed form to Miss Mitchell (Sports Centre Office)
3. Complete an induction. These will be completed before school by appointment with Mr Burnett or after school with Miss Mitchell.

Ms Melinda Pearson
Head of Department - Physical Education
Melinda_Pearson@rok.catholic.edu.au 

Term 1: Tuesday 28 January – Friday 4 April (10 weeks)

Term 2: Tuesday 22 April – Friday 27 June (10 weeks)

Term 3: Monday 14 July – Friday 19 September (10 weeks)
Year 12 Formal: Saturday 6 September

Term 4: Tuesday 7 October – Thursday 4 December (9 weeks)

Breakfast is available every morning for purchase from 8.00am - 8.30am.

Items available are:

Croissant Ham & Cheese $3.00
Big Breakfast $6.00
Toasted Sandwich $4.00
Bacon & Egg Muffins $4.00
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Wraps $4.00
Bacon & Egg Burger with BBQ sauce $5.00
Fresh Salad Tub $4.50
Yoghurt Pots $4.00
Hashbrowns 2 for $1.00

Up & Go drinks and flavoured milk are available everyday.

Students who train before school need to consider utilising the breakfast menu to replenish energy lost during their early morning training sessions, however, students must be dressed appropriately before entering the tuckshop and must not be late for class.

The Shalom Markets are open every Sunday 6am-midday. Come along to purchase your fresh fruit and vegetables, local food products and handmade items. 

Markets BBQ Roster

Office Hours: 9:00 - 1:00 Monday to Friday
Parish Office: Rossolini Place Level 1, 66 Woongarra St
Phone: 07 4151 6666    PO Box 79 Bundaberg QLD 4670
Email: sbundaberg@rok.catholic.net.au
AFTER HOURS:  Anointing of the sick for medical emergencies
phone 4151 6666 and follow the prompt
UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF MARY MOTHER OF CHURCH

"The annual parish "Good News" magazine is now available in all churches for a Gold Coin Donation. As you read our in-house publication of the Good News magazine this year, discover the ways in which our parish vision statement is being made clear.

Shalom College Families Business and Trade Directory 

To help assist the Shalom College community in supporting local businesses that are run by Shalom families, we have created our Shalom College Families Business and Trade Directory. If you would like to be listed in this directory, please send a copy of your business card to Mr Peter Robinson who will be establishing and developing this directory to Peter_Robinson@rok.catholic.edu.au

Student Travel Rebates 

Would you like to know more about the Non State Schools Transport Assistance Scheme and eligibility requirements? Click on the link to view the short introductory video here: https://youtu.be/ogWpq7tVaio 

Student travel rebate applications open 1- 31 October for Semester 2. Please click here to check if you are eligible.

Parent Webinar

Parish Ladies Dinner

Blue Light Disco