From the Director
Welcome Year of the Dragon, JPIC 15th Birthday and JPC 30th Anniversary 2012 will be a great year for both our agents and our College. The Dragon is regarded as the luckiest sign.
The Year of the Dragon should be good for business, new beginnings and innovation. Added to this, our College has a double celebration in the Year of the Dragon. JPIC celebrates its 30th birthday this year and JPIC celebrates its 15th birthday. This has to indicate great success for our business relationship with you.
John Paul College celebrates its 30th birthday with the release of our “Spirit Video”. Be one of the first in the world to see the exciting images of our College family. Click here to view our “Spirit Video”
New Staff
Mrs Karen Redford commenced in October 2011 as our full-time Admissions & Recruitment Manager. Karen has over twenty-five years’ administrative experience and has an extensive understanding of the international student industry through her employment at Griffith English Language Institute (GELI), in both the Client Services for ISLPR and EnglishHELP. Karen has a broad knowledge of the Australian student visa system and government policy affecting international students. She can be contacted by email on kredford@jpc.qld.edu.au should you have any student enrolment enquiries.
Ms Grace Jin has joined our staff as Student Liaison Officer (Chinese), Monday to Thursday between 9.00am and 2.30pm, while Shirley Mao takes maternity leave during 2012. Grace is a recent graduate from the University of Queensland, having completed a Master of Communication degree, majoring in Public Relations, followed by a Diploma of Journalism. She also has a Bachelor of Arts – English & Chinese Communication. Grace’s previous experience includes Chinese tourist liaison and front of office Receptionist at Tangalooma Island Resort and a trading liaison and language interpreter for a Chinese paper manufacturing company. She can be contacted by email on gjin@jpc.qld.edu.au.
OP Results
Our graduating Senior class earned strong academic results in both the OP and International Baccalaureate pathways. We received a total of ten OP 1s or equivalent, seven from the OP pathway and three from the IB Programme. Our Mainland Chinese students topped the school again and we congratulate Xiaoying (Vennice) ZHANG and Sandy ZHAO who received the top score, and Anson MOK and Angela CHOU who received the equivalent of an OP1. We also highlight that 27% of our cohort received an OP 1-7. John Paul College will continue to strive for academic excellence and help each student excel in their chosen pathway.
We are pleased to announce that our High School Preparation brochure has undergone a face-lift with a redesign and rebranding. We will be sending these to our current agents; in the meantime, it can be accessed via our website at the following link: Brochures
Russell Welch
Director