Year 6 Deputy Principal’s Report  

High School Transition Day - Year 6

On Tuesday 24 June 2025, all Year 6 students attending Coalition State Primary Schools are invited to attend either Caloundra State High School, Kawana Waters State College, Meridan State College or Baringa State Secondary College for the day to experience what high school is like and become familiar with the school they are intending to attend in 2026. 

Students are expected to attend their ‘in-catchment’ secondary school as determined by their residential address, unless they have an older sibling enrolled at an ‘out of catchment’ school or have accepted a scholarship or an offer to participate in a Program of Excellence at an ‘out-of-catchment’ school. 

Date: Tuesday 24 June 2025

Transport: Parents required to drop off and collect their child at their designated ‘in-catchment’ high school

Dress Code: Students are expected to wear their primary school uniform

Supervision: Students will be supervised by a teacher from the primary school

Things to bring: Writing equipment, lunch, water bottle and hat. 

Baringa State Secondary College Start time: 9.00am Finish Time: 2.30pm

Assembly Point: Grassed area outside the Executive Building

Students will meet at the assembly point at 9.00am and will be dismissed from at 2.30pm. 

Caloundra State High School Start time: 9.00am Finish Time: 2.30pm

Assembly Point: Student Centre (access from Bower Street)

The Parent Information Session and school tour are scheduled for 9.30 – 11.15am in the Administration Block on Queen Street. If you are interested in attending one of these sessions, please register your interest, providing name and contact details with Caloundra High on 5436 8444. 

Kawana Waters State College Start time: 9.00am Finish Time: 2.30pm

Assembly Point: Secondary Administration Block (on Sportsmans Parade)

Tours will available from early in Term 3 via registration with the secondary campus office. Please check the school’s website for details. 

Meridan State College Start time: 9.00am Finish Time: 2.30pm

Morning Assembly Point: Performing Arts Complex

Afternoon pick up point: Senior Undercoft (located at the front gates of the secondary campus)

Parents wishing to drop off their students personally will have the opportunity to meet with the Deputy Principal and the Head of Department Junior Secondary. There will be tea & coffee available at the café. 

Year 5 & 6 Life Education Program

Our Year 5 and 6 students will take part in the Life Education program during Weeks 2 and 3 of Term 3. This valuable program helps students build knowledge and skills around health, wellbeing and positive decision-making.

A note with full details, including the timetable and information about a parent session to be held early in Term 3, will be sent home next week. 

Year 5 and 6 Arts Transition Program – “What About Us”

We are excited to announce that 68 students from Years 5 and 6 will be attending the 2025 Baringa and Nirimba Arts Transition Program, “What About Us”, hosted by Baringa State Secondary College. 

Running from Tuesday 22nd to Thursday 24th July, this event is an incredible opportunity for our students to immerse themselves in the Arts – including instrumental music, drama, dance, choir, and visual art. The program will culminate in a Gala Concert on Thursday 24th July at 5:00pm. 

We are so proud of our emerging artists and can’t wait to see what they create and bring back to enrich our school’s arts culture! 

Year 5 & 6 Level 1 Rewards Day

As a part of the Year 5 and 6 Level 1 Reward Day, students will be visiting Caloundra Rollerdrome. As this is a Level 1 reward day, all students will need to be on Level 1 to participate in this event. Students on Level 2, 3 and 4 will not be eligible to attend.  Details are as follows: 

Date: Friday 27 June

Cost: $19.30

Consent due: 9^th June 2025

Payment due: 23th June 2025

Times: Year 5 – 9:30am – 11:30am

             Year 6 – 11:00 – 1:30pm 

When attending this excursion, all students will require the following:

• full school uniform (school polo – no sport polo shirts)
• Water bottle (students are unable to take their own food into the Rollerdrome)
• Please note that the Candy bar will not be accessed during this excursion

Included in the cost of the excursion:

• Coach to and from the Rollerdrome
• Skate hire

Medical notes:

• If your child is asthmatic and self-medicate, they will be required to bring along their puffer on this excursion. If your child’s asthma puffer is held at the school it will be taken to the excursion
• EpiPens and prescribed medication stored at school will be taken to the excursion

Readers Cup

On Monday 17 June our Readers Cup participants travelled to Immanuel Lutheran Congratulations to our amazing students who represented our school at the Readers Cup Competition! These dedicated young readers have spent weeks diving into books, discussing stories, and sharpening their comprehension and teamwork skills — and today competed against with schools from across the Sunshine Coast!

They worked very well as a team and are to be congratulated on their efforts today. 

Keeping everyone healthy at school

Coughs, colds and other illnesses can spread easily at school. Please remind your children to wash their hands regularly and cover coughs and sneezes. If your child is ill, please keep them at home and notify the school as soon as possible. You should seek medical advice if you are concerned about your child’s health. Let’s work together to keep everyone healthy so children can recover as quickly as possible and come back to school ready to learn.