​​​​​​​​​​​​Do you have a student currently in Year 11 or 12 who is interested in a trade career and wanting to leave school with a pre-apprenticeship course completed? CBSHS is now taking applications for its annual Certificate II in Automotive Vocational Preparation course run here onsite through our partnership RTO Tactile Learning. It can be a stepping stone towards careers in Automotive Mechanical including Heavy and Light Vehicle, Marine, Motorcycle or Racing; could be used for personal knowledge for basic maintenance and servicing of your own vehicle in the future; or as an alternative subject pathway instead of typical school subjects. There are very limited places still available.

• It will run every Friday all day and will be a mix of online theory and onsite practical (students will work on real cars)
• Duration is 1 semester – starting Week 2 Term 3 and finishing in November (so Year 12s can enrol as well)
• Students cannot participate if already enrolled in a VETiS funded certificate course unless willing to pay fee for service ($2000)
• Students gain 4 QCE points if they successfully complete the course as well as the completion of the pre-vocational course for a mechanical apprenticeship
• The students who want to use their one off access to VETiS funding will make this course free of charge

Please contact Bel Smith, Industry Liaison Officer, ASAP on bsmit874@eq.edu.au or ask your student to visit the Pathways Office in F05 for more information.

Click below for more information:

Cert II Automotive CBSHS.pdf

Our senior programs offer students a diverse range of academic and vocational pathways through the senior phase of learning. These are focused on ensuring all students are best prepared for life after school.  Students are supported to identify learning pathways and select from a suite of subjects that will enable them to achieve success. 

Year 10 Subject Offerings

Year 10 Subject Offerings.pdf

Click here to watch a video about Year 10 Subjects:

https://youtu.be/EEsBzLzvBjo​​

Senior Subject Guides

2025 CBSHS Senior Subject Guide V1.0.pdf​ 

2024 CBSHS Senior Subject Guide V1.0.pdf​

Our aim is for each student to achieve a Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE), a Vocational Educational Training (VET) qualification and where relevant, access to a tertiary pathway. 

To enable this, students are able to study a broad range of subjects appropriate to their career or tertiary pathway. These subjects include: 

• General, Applied and Essential subjects as per syllabus documents set out by the Queensland Curriculum Assessment Authority (QCAA). 
• Certificate II and III courses delivered on campus. 
• School based apprenticeships or traineeships (SATs). 
• Technical and Further Education (TAFE) and external Registered Training Organisations (RTO) offerings – Certificate II, III and IV and Diplomas. 
• University courses (e.g. University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) – Headstart). 

To maximise opportunities for students to achieve success in their desired pathways, subjects are grouped to support this. Students are provided with advice and guidance to carefully select a suite of subjects from these groups that best fit their learning and future needs. This reflects our philosophy of ensuring students are undertaking the right subjects within the right pathways and the valuing of both academic and vocational curriculums. 

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QCE and QCIA Policy and Procedure Handbook:

https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/senior/certificates-and-qualifications/qce-qcia-handbook ​

Pathways

Tertiary Pathways:

Speak to your relevant Guidance Officer

Hayley Schaefer​ (PEGASUS AND ORION)

John Sands (ARGO AND LEO)

Telephone - (07) 3480 4777

Australian Defence Force:

https://www.defencejobs.gov.au/

https://www.defence.gov.au/WorkExperience/

Vocational education information:

https://clontarfbeachshs.eq.edu.au/curriculum/vocational-education