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Our College community loves to celebrate the successes of our students and staff. Our news page shares these success stories and insightful blog articles from senior members of Hillcrest staff. You may also like to follow us on Facebook as we celebrate College life, community and successes together.

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Monday, 10 Sept 2018

Hillcrest Recieves an Array of Awards in Schools Science Competition
Hillcrest recently entered a number of students into the 2018 Griffith University Gold Coast Schools Science Competition. This rigorous competition required scientific journals, explanations, and exceptional presentation and reasoning skills,...
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Wednesday, 29 Aug 2018

Book Week Wows With Wearable Art
Every year Hillcrest's participates in Book Week to foster a love of books and reading, as part of the nationwide Book Week campaign, run by the Children's Book Council of...
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Tuesday, 28 Aug 2018

Year 10 Market Day
Our much-loved annual Market Day was held at lunchtime on Thursday 23 August, and hundreds of hungry Hillcrest staff and students flocked to the SLC Courtyard to purchase and devour...
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Thursday, 16 Aug 2018

Making Maths Fun for Young Learners
This week, from 13 - 16 August, all Prep - 6 students at Hillcrest participated in an exciting, problem-based ‘Fun with Maths’ incursion. Students engaged in a range of complex,...
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Thursday, 16 Aug 2018

Spectacular Sights at Science Week
Science Week kicked off informally at the Father and Son night on Saturday 11 August, as students viewed and identified various stars using a stargazing app. On Monday 13 August,...
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Tuesday, 14 Aug 2018

Year 8s Wow Audience With Strong Messages at Dramafest
On Saturday 11 August, nine Year 8 Hillcrest students presented a thought-provoking student-devised drama at the 46th annual Gold Coast Drama Festival. Trinity Lutheran College hosted the evening, which was...
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Friday, 10 Aug 2018

Let it Snow! Year 9s in Sydney and Canberra
This week our Year 9 students returned from their 2018 Sydney/Canberra snow trip. Dressed in their impressive bright red hoodies, the students experienced a range of exciting activities throughout the...
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Thursday, 02 Aug 2018

Sensational Singing and Sightseeing in the States for Bel Canto
In the recent June - July school holidays, 32 Choir members of Hillcrest’s Bel Canto Excellence Choir, and five support staff, travelled to the USA to participate in an International...
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Wednesday, 01 Aug 2018

Year 3s Head to Beenleigh Historical Village
Hillcrest's Year 3 classes stepped back in time during their recent excursions to Beenleigh Historical Village, and they were amazed to discover how much life has changed over the past...
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