New Year 7 Students:

Commence Monday, 23 January 2023

New Years 8 to 11 Students:

Attend the Orientation Day on Monday, 23 January 2023 from 9:00am to 11:30am

New Year 12 Students:

Commence Monday, 23 January 2023

All current and new Year 8 to 11 Immanuel students in the Secondary School will officially commence on Tuesday, 24 January 2023

All new Year 8 to 11 students  are required to attend the Orientation Session.

Date: Monday  23 January 2023

Time: 9:00 am to 11:30am

Venue: To meet on the grass outside the Ken Thamm Centre (KTC)/Library.

What to Wear: Please wear your House uniform.

What to Bring: Stationery pack, and College purchased combination lock.

Note: Morning Tea will be provided by the College

The orientation session will enable our new students to:

• Meet their House Leader (House Group) and see their House Group room.
• Be assigned a locker and store their stationery.
• Collect their laptop device (parents - please ensure that the Device User Agreement has been completed. This can be located by clicking here please note, that if the agreement is not completed and signed we cannot issue the device).
• Become familiar with some of the key software used at the College such as SEQTA, Outlook, OneNote and Teams.
• Receive their Timetables and become acquainted with the facilities and classrooms.

We hope that this introductory session affords a meaningful opportunity for our new Years 8 to 11 students to become acquainted with some key staff and procedures, prior to commencing with regular school routines from Tuesday, 24 January 2023.

Subject textbooks are loaned through the Library and are inclusive of the fees.

Textbooks will be collected from the Innovation Hub (Library) during Home Group in the first week of school.

All new students from P-12 will have their Student Photo ID's taken in the first couple of weeks after school commences. This will be done during the school day.

All new Secondary School students must ensure they have purchased a lock for their locker from the College Shop.

Combination locks are recommended, as we can open them via a master key should the combination be forgotten.

We encourage students to become familiar with their combination locks and to have lots of practice opening them before school commences.

Locker allocation for students entering Years 8 to 12 will be provided at the Orientation Session.

The Year 7s will be issued their lockers when they commence.

Secondary Students (Years 7 to 12) are advised to refer to their printed timetables noting where they have a double HPE or Sports and Activity lesson.

When there is a double PE lesson, students must bring their sports uniform to the College and change before their lesson.

All Secondary School students wear their formal summer uniform for the first day of school.

Start: 8:25am Finish: 3:10pm

Parking in the first couple weeks of a new school year can be busy. To keep the traffic flowing, we will have our staff guiding traffic in the first two weeks of the first term.

Secondary School parents are encouraged to park near the A J Jericho Stadium. To keep traffic flowing, we request parents remain in their cars at the drop-off and turn-around points. 

The Immanuel Early Learning Centre Car Park (out the front of the Main Administration Building) is strictly off-limits for College families to park and drop off unless they have a child in the IELC.

 STAS (School Transport Assistance Scheme) school bus pass applications for the 2023 school year.

Parents/Carers will need to apply for a new school bus pass if their students are -
• Starting at a new school in 2023
OR
• Moving into Year 7 at their current school in 2023
OR
• Residing at a new address in 2023

Parents/Carers will not need to apply for a school bus pass if their students are already bus pass holders and are (a) staying at the same school and (b) residing at the same address.

Parents/Carers can apply for STAS online here http://www.qld.gov.au/schooltransportassistance
ü One Form
ü Up to Five Children
ü Any Device

Additional Information
Please contact STASDigital.Helpdesk@tmr.qld.gov.au or 1300 119 289 for technical assistance with your online application.
Please visit our website below for school bus service information.

CDC Sunshine Coast https://cdcqueensland.com.au/bus-services/sunshine-coast-schools/
Phone: (07) 54766622 Email: info.sunshinecoast@cdcbus.com.au

Bus passes will be delivered to the school in the first 2 weeks of term 1 to be distributed to students. A grace period will apply for the first 2 weeks to allow students to receive their bus passes.

Please keep in mind if your student isn't eligible for a school bus pass, you will need to obtain a go Card online or from your closest retailer. For more information, please visit https://translink.com.au/tickets-and-fares/go-card

If you have any queries, please contact:

Emily Meek
School Liaison and Customer Service Co-ordinator
T (07) 5476 6622 M 0459 854 010
A 11 Page Street, KUNDA PARK, QLD 4556
E emily.meek@cdcbus.com.au
cdcqueensland.com.au

Lap tops computers will be issued by the College.

Year 7 students will receive their laptops when they start.

Years 8 to 12 students will receive their laptops at their orientation session.

It is important to note that if the 1:1 Device Agreement has not been completed, we cannot issue your child their device.

This form and guidelines can be accessed via this link: 1 to 1 Device Agreement Form.

All new students are allocated to one of our four Sports Houses:

Bribie (red), Moreton (green), Stradbroke (blue), and K'gari Fraser (yellow).

Siblings and students of ILC Alumni are always placed in the same House.

New students' House allocations are advised when you are purchasing uniforms from the College Shop. It will be listed on their system.

2023 fees are due to be published shortly.

You can click on the Fee Calculator link below to view payment options.

Fee Calculator

Date claimer:  Thursday, 9 February 2023  (5:30pm-7:00pm) 

An invitation will be emailed closer to the date with details.

It is a wonderful opportunity to network and meet other new (and existing) parents who have a child/ren starting in 2023.

Each year level has its own Facebook page where parents can connect and share information. This is a great resource, and especially helpful when you are new to the College.

Below are the year level links that you can click on and ask to join:

Login details will be emailed to all new parents in the first week of Term 1, 2023.

It's important to keep this email safe as it will contain your password and login details to sign into SEQTA.

SEQTA is a gateway to your child's academic reports, fee statements, notices and your child's academic timetable. It will also be the sign-in for our new College APP currently being developed.

For those who haven't done so, please forward copies of your child's Semester 2, 2022 reports and 2022 NAPLAN results (if applicable) to the Enrolment Registrar.

If your child needs to leave the College early, they must sign out in the Student Services Office and provide written evidence that you have approved an early departure. An email or phone call from you to Student Services is also acceptable, and your child can meet you at a pre-designated collection point.

If your child is absent from school, please call the Absentee Line on 5477 3459.

Under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 (Qld) parents have a legal obligation to ensure that their children attend school and if your child is likely to be absent from school for more than 10 consecutive school days (e.g. holiday, illness), prior approval must be obtained from the Principal. An Application for Exemption form can be obtained either from Student Services or the Enrolments Registrar.

EFTPOS payments are now accepted at the tuckshop. 

Alternatively, recess and lunch orders can be lodged online (refer to information regarding Flexischools), and orders must be placed before 9:00 am. Secondary School Tuck-shop operates from Monday to Friday. Click here to view Tuckshop menus. Flexischools' cashless card system links a students’ existing school ID card to their Flexischools account, allowing them to purchase securely without the need for cash. A Flexischools account can be set up online and pre-loaded the account with funds. Students make purchases at the Tuckshop by scanning/ swiping their card at the cash register. On-screen photo ID security protects your account from lost or stolen cards.

• Parents can view their children’s purchases online and can set a daily spending limit. Get Started with Flexischools

• Students pay with cashless card and funds are debited from your Flexischools account.

1. Register for Flexischools by clicking here. 

2. Add your child, their school and class to get started. If you are registering before your child commences you will need to select “New Starter” when you are asked what class they are in.  

3. Top-up your account via Visa, MasterCard, PayPal or direct deposit. 

4. Add the student ID card by selecting ‘set-up card number.' This is located on the ‘My Students’ page under the link used to start an order. Enter the number from your child’s student ID card and click ‘save.' 

5. Set a daily spending limit in the student profile section to control spending via cashless card.