Vocational Education and Training

their time on the job, which negates the need for a part-time job for the many boys who choose to work.

An added incentive to completing a school-based traineeship is the value placed on such achievement by the QCAA and tertiary institutions. Rank score trainees (Cert III) who complete their traineeship by the end of Year 12 will receive a minimum rank score of 68. This is regardless of performance in the trainee’s school subjects, which provides a comforting safety net, because tertiary institutions equate a rank score 68 with an OP 15 for tertiary admissions.

Throughout 2014 the Year 10 students engaged in a careers education program, with an emphasis on understanding themselves and investigating possible career options. The emphasis of the program was self-evaluation, linking interests to future pathways and the resources available in the world of career education. An extension to this program was the continuation of the OSA Career Mentors Network, which was established in 2012. This network links current students to OSA members and parents, who act as Mentors to the boys in Years 10 to 12, with specific questions about their futures. This network will hopefully continue to grow through increased use, providing valuable insights, advice and connections to Senior students. Careers education is a very important part of what we do at TSS, as arriving at a successful, fulfilling career is the ultimate goal of all our efforts. Understanding oneself and aligning strengths and interests with a career that complements this profile is vital to achieving this important ambition. Part of this process is the role played by work experience.

Students in the Senior years are encouraged to participate in work experience to inform themselves, dispel possible myths and to generally come to understand the demands of the workplace. For many students, such exposure could well be the first time they have worked in a real workplace, with a supervisor monitoring performance and facing the expectations of others, as well as coping with the challenges of learning ‘on-the-job’. These are very valuable learning experiences and should help with decisions about tertiary courses and future careers. As young men leave TSS for the last time as students, it is encouraging to know that they have the information and resources to make wise decisions in the exciting years that lie ahead. Best wishes to the Valedictorians of 2014.

THE SOUTHPORT SCHOOL STAFF

PHIL WARD, STEVE ROBERTS, BRUCE CURTIS, DAVID GOLL, MARK WYER, RICHARD DOBRENOV, ANDREW HAWKINS, JONATHAN WHEREAT, BRYAN HAIN, ROSS CARDIFF, GREG WAIN, JEFFREY SYMMS, ALAN PARSONS, JO INGLIS, BRYCE GOLDBURG, DANIEL BROWN, GREG NORMAN, MICHAEL HALPIN, JOHN WALLACE, DANIEL TROLLOPE

SEATED ROW: IAN BROWNE, ADRIAN GAGLIONE, LYNETTE HANLEY, SUZANNE JONES, GREGORY EDWARDS, DI FRANCIS, TERESA MANWARING, VIRGOE BUCKLAND, GRAEME BARBER, MIKE SLEEMAN, LIZ MCKENNARIEY, WARWICK TWEEDIE, GARY WILSON, CRAIG HUMBLEY, JULIE MANDER, SCOT GANNON, RUTH STEVENS, CAROLYN NELSON, LINDSAY CLOSE, JOSEPH REYNOLDS, STEPHEN EARDLEY

SECOND ROW: OLWEN WILLIAMS, KRIS HAILEY, GERRY NORTHAUSEN, ROSEMARY WALLACE, JAN CUNNINGHAM, MARK WILKINS, JOHN GAYTON, ROBERT LACHLAN, ROB CLEGG, ALAN BALDRY, DOREEN NG, KAY BOXALL, MARK LOCKETT, KERRY BOYD, KATE WARING, THERESA STIBBE, NARELLE FELL

THIRD ROW: DEE WILLIAMS, ANGELA FOULDS-COOK, ELIZABETH VENZ, ANDREW BERRYMAN, SUSAN PRESTO, SONJA CURKO, SHARON JOSS, MEGAN THOMAS, BRETT MASSEY, STEVEN HAMILTON, DENZEL WILSON, KENNETH WILLIAMS, MARK HERRIMAN, SCOTT MCLENNAN, STEPHANIE MARR, DAVID CLAXTON, DEBORAH TURNER, DEBORAH NICHOLSON, ANTHEA BENNETT, TABATHA MURGATROYD, COLETTE SCOTT

FOURTH ROW: ROBERT COOKE, RACHAEL FENNELL, MICHELLE GREEN, COLLEEN REYNOLDS, STEVEN BAKER, JENNIFER ALFORD, JULIE WATTS, ZELJKA WILSON, TERRI-LEE HURD, LISA MILLER, TRISHA MATTHIAS, ROBERT BAKER, BRUCE WINCHCOMB, BEN HIRST, ROBERT HARRIS, DEBORAH SCHINCKEL, JENNY BRAMWELL, FRANCIS PAUL, JANELLE LUCAS, ANNE GRAHAM

FIFTH ROW: SELWYN KING, REMWELL MELIA, JESSICA YORATH, KAREL BOS, GEORGE JONES, CONAN BLAND, MARK HOPPE, LACHLAN WEBB, KEITH REYNOLDS, COLIN STOKES, ADRIAN BLUNDELL, CHRISTOPHER GEORGE, LISA CORBETT, AMANDA PEMBERTON, PETER BAKER, WILLIAM MORRISON, MARISA SCHRODER, BRAD CARTER, BRIAN ROWE, PAULA HENRY, SOPHIE BOISSERY, CINDY HARRIS, KERRIE ANDERSON

SIXTH ROW: MATTHEW SLATTERY, KEN CONNORS, MARIE BUSCHEL, JILL MARGERISON, CHRYSTA COWAN, SANDRA GIPPEL, ELIZABETH GARRETT, HOLLY NIXON, JENNIFER STRETEN, MITCHELL BUCKLEY, ROBERT WEHL, ROBERT HAWTHORN, PATSY BROMLEY, ANDREW STARK, DAN SLEEMAN, LYNDA ARKULISZ, PETER BROMLEY, ANTHONY WATT, ALISON BENEDICKTER, LEESA DOLAN, DAVID ELLIS, RHYS KEMP

SEVENTH ROW: FERGUS TREVETHAN, JOSHUA MCQUEEN, SAMUEL LOBASCHER, MICHAEL WALLACE, OLIVER ALINI, KRISTY BAYLISS, EDWINA HUTCHISON, RENATA HARMER, RHONDA ELLSMORE, ANA FALLAH, ROBYN BAKER-WRIGHT, JAMES THORPE, SUSAN GADD, THERESE CURTAIN, ALEX KELLEY, KAREN CAPPER, LEANNE ZAUNER, SIOBHAN MAGUIRE

EIGHTH ROW: JOHN GUO, SUSAN WEAVER, SALLY ATTOE, JASNA POESZUS, LYN MORRIS, ELIZABETH COOKSON-BUTLER, DYLAN DE VRIES, DANIEL TRAVERS-JONES, LEIGH HOLTSBAUM, ANDREW STALLING, SHANE PRIMROSE, DIRK BENSON, FREDERIKA HOPWOOD, ROBYN GIBSON, AMY PERKINS

NINTH ROW: MICHAEL CHAPMAN, SAMANTHA PARKHOUSE, MARCUS WARD, KIM LARSEN, JAYME HEPPLE, BRUCE WRIGHT, KESHLAN CHINIA, TOM THACKERY, CHARLIE HITCHCOCK, SHONA CHAPMAN

TENTH ROW: KATHRYN BARRY, ALEXIS BOS, BRENT BUCKLEY, ANTONIN BURAT, GREGORY CHRISTIAN, JANICE COLE, JUDITH CROOK, KEVIN DOHERTY, DONNA DOYLE, LIAM DU FEU, BELINDA DUKE, HEIDI DUNBIER, ROBYN ELLIS, MATTHEW FORD, LUKE GRAY, HEATHER HAIMES, ANNE HANCOCK, LINDSAY HARRIS, STEVEN HARRIS, GRAHAM HERLIHY, RICHARD HUMPHREYS, MARINA JACOVOU-JOHNSON, THERESE JONES, CASSANDRA LAWLESS, MARGARET LEWIS, BRADY LOWE, KAREN MARTIN, KATRINA MARTIN, DEAN MAXTON, CHRIS NESBIT, JACKIE PAHANUNOT, ALLISON QUADE, JODY REDLER, WENDY RIX, STEPHEN ROBINSON, TERRY SAUNDERS, CAROL SCHOMBERG, KATE SCHURMANN, IAIN SMITH, PETER SMITH, EMILY STIBBE, DIANNE ST VINCENT WELCH, NEIL TURPIN, GRAEME WILSON, MARY WILSON, JENNIFER YORATH

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