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25.01.2022 Put a spring in your step these school holidays and get involved in the Active and Healthy Spring Holiday Program. From rock climbing, to art workshops to yoga and silent discos, here's a list of activities to keep the family entertained over the break.

25.01.2022 Please be advised that the Year 12 Mock Examination period will commence on Monday 7 September and conclude on Friday 11 September 2020. Students will only attend as required to complete examinations as per the Exam Master Timetable below.

25.01.2022 Our Year 7 High Performance class has had a fabulous week learning a new cultural game Buroinjin, exploring nutrition concepts involving nutrients and the five food groups, as well as improving fitness with circuit training and skipping.

25.01.2022 Our Year 7 HPE students are continuing to learn a range of cultural games this term as part of their assessment. Some of their favourites include Buroinjin (Southern QLD), Pulyugge (S.A), Ilye (Central Australia), and Chiba (from Northern QLD). Students have discovered that many of their favourite ‘modern’ games have aspects originating from cultural games across the country.

25.01.2022 The Teacher vs. Student rivalry was in full force in a friendly netball game last week. The teachers earned bragging rights this time with a 12-6 victory! Stay tuned for a rematch in Term 4, Week 2.

24.01.2022 Today only our SEP Department are selling a range of beautiful plants, including Mother-in-Law's Tongue and succulents. They'll also be selling produce from the garden and fresh flowers. Show them your support today until 12pm outside the Hospitality Centre.

24.01.2022 Here's a little insight into our Chinese classes this week... Students are busy developing their language skills and cultural knowledge through story reading, character writing, dialogue and online interactive language games.

24.01.2022 Two of our star trumpeters are busy practising for their upcoming Instrumental Music Assessment. These students may only be in Year 7 but are already excelling at Level 6 in the curriculum! We wish them the best of luck over the coming weeks.

24.01.2022 The second inaugural Primary STEAM Cup is officially underway! Over the course of the day, 120 students will compete in five science challenges - from building rockets to bridges and more.

24.01.2022 Congratulations is in order for our Year 7 student, Mateo, for winning this term's Pacific Fair gift voucher! Mateo was in the draw alongside 80 other students as they managed to accumulate over 50 Bronze Merit Points throughout the term. All individual points will contribute to their House total. The House with the greatest total at the end of the term indulge in a pizza party this Friday.

23.01.2022 We call this study method 'Speed Dating' - simple, yet effective. Here our Year 7 History students are doing some last minute revision for a Study Guide test.

22.01.2022 Trick or Treat? Today's 'You Can Sit With Me' initiative was Halloween themed, with a 'Thriller' dance-off, Mummy making and plenty of balloon races!

22.01.2022 Our Year 8 Spanish students are travelling to Mexico via novel in the coming weeks, as they read about The Day of the Dead through the voice of the main character Alex. Students are to be congratulated on their high level of language proficiency since they're able to read and understand a novel entirely in Spanish. A special mention goes to Jasmine Stubbs-Fredericks, Elly Lewis, Lily Lewis and Indiana Berkinshaw who are currently reading Spanish novels of their choice independently in class.

22.01.2022 Jett’s willingness to take the initiative has made him an absolute standout. Year 11 Student Jett Podesta is thriving in his traineeship with the Aurora Training Institute! Jett works as a school-based trainee one day a week as part of his Certificate III in Business Administration.

21.01.2022 Our Bring Your Own Device Program is essential for students in becoming digital learners - and that's why we wanted to let you know about an important update. The Department of Education is implementing a new Bring Your Own Device solution which allows current students and parents to set up their device from home. To enable this, you will need to enrol your device with Microsoft Intune before Monday 7 December.

21.01.2022 Today is World Teachers' Day and we're taking the opportunity to say thank you to all the teachers for the positive impact they have in the classroom and in the community. Your hard work and effort helps to shape the next generation and we're proud to have you as part of life at Merrimac. #ThankQldTeachers

21.01.2022 The school is now closed as we break for the School Holidays. We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Tuesday 6 October. Please do not attend school on Monday 5 October as it is a Public Holiday.

21.01.2022 We're back with Part Three of 2020 DANZA, a showcase of the best performances throughout the year. Enjoy these performances from our Year 8 and 9 Summit classes and our Senior Dance in Practice class. Stay tuned for Part Four.

20.01.2022 Congratulations goes to Year 8 Sport Summit student, Donovan Peisley for his recent success in the basketball world. Donovan was selected in the Under 14s Division 1 Gold Coast Representative Team, which is currently 7-0 at the halfway mark of the season, and will attend the state championships in Cairns in October. Donovan has also made the Under 16 Squad for Gold Coast as a bottom ager, showing great ability against more experienced opponents. Congratulations Donovan!

19.01.2022 From the entire school staff we wish the Merrimac community a very Merry Christmas and a joyful New Year. We look forward to returning next year for a bright 2021.

19.01.2022 Bobby to the rescue! Our resident reptile whisperer saved the day when this little lizard made an appearance in the Arts Department. He has safely relocated the creature to its new home.

18.01.2022 A reminder that Year 10 students are receiving immunisations tomorrow. -Please ensure you have discussed with your child whether they are/are not having vaccinations done. -Make sure your child has breakfast on day of vaccination.... -Your child will be given an aftercare slip which includes information on vaccinations given and what to do in the unlikely event that they experience any reactions. -If your child is absent, you will be sent an email from the school immunisation team regarding catch-up options. -If you haven’t completed a consent form please contact Gold Coast Public Health’s immunisation team on 1800 940 750 to discuss your options.

18.01.2022 What a day! The students all had a blast at our second ever Primary STEAM Cup. A huge congratulations goes to Robina State School who finished on top of the leaderboard. The top three schools from today's competition have now qualified to compete in the STEAM Cup finals - stay tuned for more.

17.01.2022 Our Year 11 General Art class are experimenting with mixed media to create ‘Abstract Land’ works. We're looking forward to seeing what they create in the future.

17.01.2022 The points have been tallied... Here are our Age Champions for our 2020 Athletics Carnival: 12 Years Ava Mitch... 13 Years Maia Jett 14 Years Lashae Riley 15 Years Sara Jordan 16 Years Chantelle Adrian 17 Years Paris Kane 18 Years Amy Connar

16.01.2022 And that's a wrap! Our ADA Australasian Dance Association examinations for our Selective Entry Dance Summit are complete for another year. We now eagerly await their results that are expected in the New Year.

15.01.2022 Our 2020 Presentation Ceremony is now online, after a few technical difficulties with Facebook. Congratulations to all students in their incredible achievements.

14.01.2022 Wishing our Merrimac Performance Dance team the best of luck with the Phoenix Online High School Dance Challenge. The team came together on Friday night to film their submission, which sees them competing against 42 other high schools. The performances will be professionally judged this week -fingers crossed!

14.01.2022 Students given lasting lesson from teachers... It’s been a tough year for our Year 12s and this term has been no different! After defeating the students in Netball last week the Teachers' Futsal team finished off the year by winning the 5-game series in style. The students were off to a lucky start with a rogue shot finding its way into the goal, which was closely followed by a second, and the crowd went wild. ... Unfortunately for the students it was downhill from there as the teachers found their feet. Some may remember Liverpool’s remarkable victory in Istanbul, others will remember Man United’s victory in Munich, but yesterday was the game that topped them all. The teachers soon found their groove and started to put the ball where it counts. Before we knew it, the game was level. The students looked rattled and the teachers kicked on, the link up play between the teachers was reminiscent of Kewell, Cahill and Viduka in their prime. The game continued, resulting in 5-2 win for the teachers. The captain, coach and chairman of the Teachers' team was heard saying ‘’This is up there with one of my proudest moments in the field of sport. I will be talking about this for quite some time. Definitely a top three moment’’. A fantastic effort by the teachers and students, it has been a very entertaining series and some say that in the end the best team won... Well done to all involved and we look forward to continuing the Futsal competition next year.

13.01.2022 A reminder that all students in Years 7-9 will be required to bring their laptops to their Maths exam in Week 9. All Maths exams are being conducted online and the laptops are necessary to complete the assessment.

13.01.2022 Day Three of our ADA Australasian Dance Association Exams is complete - much to the relief of the students! Congratulations goes to our Year 9s for completing their Bronze Star in Jazz.

13.01.2022 A little something in the works from our in-house DJ (read: Year 8 Performing Arts student!). The students are working on their Composition task.

13.01.2022 In honour of Teacher Aide Appreciation Week, we'd like to say a huge thank you to all our Teacher Aides for their hard work. Here are just a few of the friendly faces that make life at Merrimac run smoothly.

12.01.2022 2020 DANZA continues with Part Two, featuring performances from both the Junior and Senior Dance Troupes, our graduating Year 12s and our Year 7 Summit class. Stay tuned for Part Three.

12.01.2022 Fresh off the back of National Science Week, we're excited to be welcoming 120 Primary School students to Merrimac this Thursday for our 2020 STEAM Cup! The event sees teams compete in five science and engineering challenges, before one school is named Champion. Stay tuned to find out the winner.

11.01.2022 Yesterday our Senior Instrumental Music students had the privilege of participating in a virtual workshop with our Patron of Music, Mr George Ellis. As the official conductor for the opening of the 2000 Olympic Games, Mr Ellis joined our students online in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Games. Despite being based in Sydney, the virtual workshop allowed him to hear performances and provide valuable feedback and support to the group. ... It is such an honour for our students to work with one of Australia's most successful music professionals and of course thank you goes to our Instrumental Music teachers, as well as Head of Arts Miss Braun, and our Principal Mr Tobin for coordinating the workshop.

11.01.2022 Our Year 7 and 8 Performing Arts students are enjoying their latest assessment piece: environment-themed sketches!

10.01.2022 Our Year 9 Chinese VET students are well on their way to completing their certificate, having just completed their first unit of study - Social Communication. This is an excellent achievement and we commend their efforts - One unit down, three to go! The Certificate II in Applied Languages (Chinese) is a two-year elective program studied in Years 9 & 10, with workplace experience at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and The Star Casino.

10.01.2022 This year's Robot Sumo Competition was a huge success with 13 participating primary schools all battling it out in our school hall. The objective is to build a fully autonomous robot (most were made of LEGO) and push another team out of the competition ring. A big congratulations goes to Varsity College on being crowned the champion school!

10.01.2022 Two of our budding basketball stars Donovan and Cordell achieved some excellent results on the weekend, both receiving Gold Medals in their respective Grand Finals! After breezing through the semis, Cordell and the Gold Coast Rollers defeated their opponent (Sth West Metro Pirates) 81-25, while Donovan played a pivotal role in the Gold Coast Waves, completing the season 16-0 and beating their closest rivals (Brisbane Capitals) 59-48. Both now continue on to Cairns where they'll play for the State Championship during the school holidays.

09.01.2022 Please be advised that this Friday 4 September is a Student Free Day as our staff participate in professional development. Students are not to attend school on this day. School will return on Monday 7 September as per usual.

08.01.2022 Our Year 12 Visual Art students are spending some time creating a beautiful mural to brighten up the new arts area. Watch this space...

08.01.2022 We couldn't help but share a little behind-the-scenes footage of our Year 12 Music students rehearsing for an upcoming performance.

08.01.2022 'Speed dating' is a great learning tool for our Year 11 General English class. Here they're refining their skills of interpretation as they share their responses to the play they are currently studying.

08.01.2022 Tonight's the night... Our SEP students are practicing table etiquette and socials skills ahead of the Year 12 Formal this evening.

07.01.2022 Part Four of this year's DANZA showcase includes a fabulous performance from our Junior Dance Troupe, a special piece Captains Dance by Georgia and Willow and a huge, spectacular finale! In Part Five we'll hear from Dance Teachers Miss Kite and Miss Deck as they present the awards for 2020.

07.01.2022 Our Dance Summit students are busy preparing for their upcoming examinations, as part of our affiliation with the ADA Australasian Dance Association. Since we're the only high school in Australia to be affiliated with the Association, our students are some of the lucky few that become trained in an industry-recognised Jazz syllabus and are able to complete these exams. We wish them all the best of luck!

07.01.2022 Our International Students enjoyed a true Gold Coast experience last week as they went whale watching. They were fortunate enough to be surrounded by five whales the entire two and a half hours! Topping off their magical experience was a delicious lunch from Charis Seafood.

07.01.2022 Congratulations to the Mibunn Eagles on their victory in our Junior Futsal Competition! Winning this competition gives the Eagles a boost in House points, which is crucial in the lead up to the presentation of the Phoenix Cup early next term.

06.01.2022 A huge congratulations goes to Sienna Aumann on her excellent results at the recent Queensland All Schools Athletics Championships. Sienna placed second in her 80m hurdles event (achieving a new PB!) and is now ranked fourth in Australia for her age group. Congratulations Sienna!

05.01.2022 Our final You Can Sit With Me initiative for 2020 featured a special performance from English teachers, Mr Lewis and Mr Ellul and Year 9 student, Blake on drums - he's definitely a star on the rise! We were also lucky to have a visit from the team at Mission Australia, providing information and resources relating to youth homelessness.

04.01.2022 As the year is drawing to a close, please remember to return your books to school before Friday 27 November.

03.01.2022 What a day! We may not have walked away with the gold, but both our U13 and U15 Girls Rugby teams played some hard fought matches against five fiercely competitive schools today. Since the Rugby calendar has been so impacted by COVID-19 this year, it was a real treat to have the girls back out on the field again. ... We're looking forward to another opportunity next term!

03.01.2022 A reminder that students need to enrol their device with Microsoft Intune before Monday 7 December. This process comes as part of the Department of Education's new Bring Your Own Device solution which allows current students and parents to set up their device from home. For more information, see here: https://bit.ly/3oeTe9c

01.01.2022 Today is R U OK Day. This year, the message is "There's more to say after R U OK?", which focuses on building confidence and increased skills for people so they know how to navigate a conversation with someone in their life who might be struggling. By asking, listening without judgement, encouraging action and checking in, you can help someone you care about through a tough time.... Learn what to say at www.ruok.org.au.

01.01.2022 And the results are in...After entering the Phoenix Online Dance Competition last month, we are so proud to announce that Merrimac Performance Dance was awarded First Place in three out of four categories! This is a huge achievement given the high level of competition from 42 other high schools. Congratulations to all the students and teachers involved on a brilliant outcome.

01.01.2022 Some very 'cool' news about air conditioning, exciting performances from our Dance Summit group, a special mention of Twix the Reading Dog and so much more... Our latest newsletter has just dropped: https://bit.ly/3lkqdbz