All students undertaking nationally recognised training must have a Unique Student Identifier (USI). This includes students who are undertaking Vocational Education and Training (VET) while at school.
A student can apply for a USI at the Australian Government USI website - create your USI.
Mental Health and Wellbeing @ HSHS
At Helensvale SHS we value each student and recognise that each individual student at any given time may have varying mental health issues and levels of resilience. The Vale Way encompasses leadership of, and structured opportunities, to develop resilience and maintain good health and wellbeing for all students and staff. Helensvale SHS conforms to Department of Education policies and Best Practice.
The Department of Education's Student learning and wellbeing framework highlights our approach to student wellbeing and learning across the whole school.
At Helensvale SHS we have our very own Community Wellbeing Wall which we update regularly with wellbeing resources for our community, including mindfulness activities, advice and resources for parents/carers and information on online safety, wellbeing apps and online learning.
To find out more information regarding support and available resources see the Student Wellbeing Hub (PDF, 384KB) , Parent Wellbeing Hub (PDF, 398KB) and Online Safety Hub (PDF, 456KB) as well as the Student Support Services and Programs section of our website.
Link and Launch Coordinator
Some students finish Year 12 and just seem to know what's next. They're getting a job or apprenticeship, going to TAFE, or heading straight into uni. But after 13 years of making your way through school, sometimes it's hard to make the next step. And guess what? That's totally ok. And even better, there is help available to get you started.
Link and Launch is a free service designed to help you identify the options that can work for you after school. You'll be guided through a range of post-school study, training and work options – and if you don't have any idea what you want to do next, the program can help you with that too.
Here are just some of the options you might explore:
- free TAFE for under 25s
- apprenticeships and traineeships
- Skilling Queenslanders for Work programs
- alternative entry to university
- employment
- assistance with job applications, resume writing and interview prep
- career guidance
And there's no right or wrong pathway – just options and opportunities!
Where can I access Link and Launch?
The Link and Launch program is offered via selected Queensland High schools and Helensvale State High School is one of them! Your Link and Launch contact at HSHS is Elaine Braniff.
Elaine can meet you off site, at a local library or coffee shop - whatever suits you!
Contact Elaine on: Mobile/SMS: 0401 127 905 Email: ebran61@eq.edu.au
School Based Youth Health Nurse
Queensland Health School Based Youth Health Nurses (SBYHN) offer services to secondary
schools across Queensland, including Schools of Distance Education.
SBYHNs focus on preventative health for young people and provide:
a confidential health service
health information to students, teachers and the school community
intervention and links to other services as required.
SBYHNs are not employed to administer medications, deliver health procedures or provide routine
first aid. Queensland state schools offer these services via other staff members.
In accordance with the SBYHN service management guidelines and Memorandum of Agreement,
this service is accessible by all students in a state secondary school setting.
How the SBYHN can support your teenager
Confidential student appointments
Your teenager can make an appointment with the SBYHN to discuss any questions they have
about their health.
These appointments are confidential, and the nurse will not share any information without your
teenager’s consent unless there is a risk to their health in not sharing this information with others.
In most cases, it is best for young people to talk to their parents about health and wellbeing issues.
The SBYHN can support your teenager to do this.
Consent
Generally the law recognises that young people (usually over the age of 12 years) have the right to
self-determine access to a health service.
The SBYHN will assess if your teenager has a sufficient level of maturity and understanding
regarding the issues and the health services proposed.
Where they assess that your teenager does not have sufficient levels of maturity and
understanding, the SBYHN will seek consent from you, as the student’s parent.
Services
Individual health consultations with your teenager may include:
early detection of actual or potential health problems
providing information, options or referrals regarding relevant health services to provide them
with further assessment, treatment or support and
providing brief interventions and/or referrals as appropriate.
Some of the main issues for which young people access a SBYHN are:
mental health, including social and emotional wellbeing
relationships
stress
eating issues
sexual and reproductive health
drugs (including tobacco and alcohol)
growth and development.
Where possible and with the young person’s consent, the school may establish a team approach
with school support staff to address the health needs of the young person.
Other nursing services in Queensland state schools
The Department of Education employs State Schools Registered Nurses (SSRNs) to work in state
primary and secondary schools, to provide training for school staff across a range of health support
areas to ensure that staff are confident and competent when providing support to students.
Further information
Our School Based Youth Health Nurse is Georgia Martin. Georgia can be reached on georgia.kean@health.qld.gov.au, 5687 9183 or 0432 005 257. Georgia is located in SWeLL every Tuesday and most Thursdays.