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2019 Highlights JANUARY BBC’s longest serving Chaplain, Rev Graham Cole, retires after 28 years of service to the College. A tenth house, Cole House, is created in his honour. Mr Stephen Ward is appointed College Chaplain. 2019 theme, All In, set by Year 12 Prefects
MARCH
FEBRUARY The Headmaster, together with the Parents and Friend’s Association, host the inaugural ‘Gathering of the Clan’ to celebrate the beginning of the new academic year
Volleyball First VI team awarded GPS Premiership following an undefeated season
MAY BBC crowned 2019 GPS Cross Country Champions, taking home the Jack E. Ross trophy for the second year running
JUNE First IV Tennis team crowned 2019 GPS Premiers for the seventh consecutive year 19 students take part in the inaugural Red Earth Indigenous Immersion Trip to Cape York, experiencing unparalleled access to sacred places and the traditional owners of that area
A team of Year 5 students awarded Queensland State Champions at the da Vinci Decathlon Our boys joined with girls from St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School to perform Brisbane by M.Ryan at the Schonell Theatre
JULY BBC claims three World Championship titles at the 2019 RoboCup Junior World Championships held in Sydney
AUGUST Launch of the Be Confident campaign, website and supporting collateral
OCTOBER
Four senior students participated in the International Mathematical Modelling Challenge in Hong Kong, receiving a Meritorious Achievement, and placing in the top five teams worldwide
Students and staff perform in the 2019 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Sydney
Innovative curriculum projects to excite, engage and extend see Year 6 students deliver Passion Projects, Year 7 students experience a week in the world of Shakespeare with Shake ‘n Stir; Year 8 partner with Activate Education; Year 9 embark on an Amazing Adventure in and around Brisbane; and Year 10 take part in the College’s inaugural ASPIRE Week as they prepare to transition to senior school The College introduces a refreshed student wellbeing model that is grounded in the science of positive psychology, inspired by Christian example, and informed by the best pastoral care systems and evidence-based research from around the world
NOVEMBER Worldwide release of BBC’s imprint record label – Big Green Records Inaugural awarding of the BBC Medallions at Speech Night, recognising student excellence and engagement across all facets of College life
DECEMBER Three BBC students top the State in their respective ICAS competitions in Science, Writing and English Year 12 Seniors become the final graduating cohort in Queensland to be issued with an OP, with more than half the OP-eligible students receiving an OP 7 or better
2019 ANNUAL REPORT
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