Palm Beach Currumbin State High School (PBC High School or just PBC) is a co-educational public school (government funded), in the Gold Coast

Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...

 suburb of Currumbin, Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. PBC is Queensland’s southern most coastal High school and caters for a large catchment area of students.

Sports excellence

In 1996, the Sports Excellence program was created to allow students in years 8-12 excelling in sport to play and train at a more professional level. The program helps students develop as athletes as well as the fair play and leadership aspects that accompany it. ‘Sport Ex’ is taken as 1 of 6 chosen subjects, which enables more time per week in the program. Sports Excellence now accommodates students in AFL, Basketball, Kayaking, Netball, Soccer, Rugby League, Tennis, Track & Field, Surfing, Touch Football and Cricket.

Notable alumni

Rugby League Players (Top Grade)

• Anthony Watts
  Anthony Watts (rugby league)
  Anthony Watts born 12 September 1986 in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia is a rugby league player for the Widnes Vikings in the Super League.Anthony Watts' position of choice is as a half-back and he can also play as a hooker...
  
   Roosters
• Ben Ikin
  Ben Ikin
  Benjamin Ikin is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and former commentator for the Nine Network now employed by One HD...
  
   Broncos
• Brad Davis
  Brad Davis (rugby)
  Brad Davis is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, and current rugby union coach. At club level he played for Nottingham City, Huddersfield, York Wasps, Castleford Tigers , Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and Villeneuve Leopards, usually at /, /, or , i.e. number 6, 7, or 9...
  
   Titans
• Darius Boyd
  Darius Boyd
  Darius Boyd is an Australian professional rugby league footballer currently playing for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. Boyd plays at fullback, however he is also very capable as a three-quarter back, as proven by his selection for Australia and Queensland as a winger...
  
   Dragons
• Dimitri Pelo
  Dimitri Pelo
  Dimitri Pelo is a French professional rugby union player for Montpellier Herault RC after switching codes in 2010. He was a former rugby league footballer for the Catalans Dragons club of Europe's Super League competition...
  
   Catalan Dragons
• Jordan Rankin
  Jordan Rankin
  Jordan Rankin is an Australian professional rugby league player for theGold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League competition...
  
   Titans
• Kevin Kingston
  Kevin Kingston
  Kevin Kingston is an Australian professional rugby league player for Pia XIII and the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. He has previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Parramatta Eels. Kingston primarily plays at hooker.He played in the Eels 2009 NRL...
  
   Sharks
• Kevin Proctor
  Kevin Proctor
  Kevin Proctor is a rugby league player who currently plays for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL. He plays as a second-row.-Playing career:Born in Te Kuiti, Proctor's iwi is Ngā Puhi....
  
   Storm
• Luke O'Dwyer
  Luke O'Dwyer
  Luke O'Dwyer, is an Australian National Rugby League player. He plays the position of Centre, lock and utility for the Gold Coast Titans, previously playing for the Parramatta Eels Rugby League Club....
  
   Titans
• Sam Perrett
  Sam Perrett
  Sam Perrett is a professional rugby league footballer for the Sydney Roosters of the National Rugby League. A representative for New Zealand at international level. A versatile back who is capable of playing on the wing, in the centres and at fullback...
  
   Roosters
• Scott Anderson
  Scott Anderson (rugby league)
  Scott Anderson is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Brisbane Broncos of the NRL. A prop forward, he previously played for the Melbourne Storm with whom he won the 2009 NRL Premiership.-Melbourne Storm:...
  
   Storm
• Shannon Walker
  Shannon Walker
  Shannon Walker is an American scientist and a NASA astronaut, whose first space mission was Expedition 24 on the International Space Station with take-off on 15 June 2010. She is married to a fellow NASA astronaut, the Australian-born Andy Thomas...
  
   Titans
• Will Matthews
  Will Matthews (rugby league)
  Will Matthews is a rugby league player for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League. He plays as a prop and as back-rower.While attending Palm Beach Currumbin State High School, Matthews played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2006....
  
   Titans
• Keanu Te Kiri Titans
• Ben Hannant
  Ben Hannant
  Benjamin Hannant is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Brisbane Broncos of the NRL...
  
   Broncos

Other Known Alumni

• Bennie Harris - ABA
  Australian Basketball Association
  The Australian Basketball Association, often abbreviated to the ABA, is the second-tiered semi-professional men's and women's basketball minor leagues in Australia which sit under the professional National Basketball League and Women's National Basketball League .The ABA is representative of the...
  
   Gold Coast Goannas (basketball)
• Drew Anthony
  Drew Anthony
  Drew Anthony is an Australian performer, director, choreographer and producer. He is currently the associate artistic director for David Atkins Enterprises and was the associate artistic director for the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, in Vancouver.Anthony directed the Sony IFA event in...
  
  
• Elise Abood
• Mitch Nichols
  Mitch Nichols
  Mitchell Ian "Mitch" Nichols is an Australian football player for the Brisbane Roar of the A-League.-Brisbane Roar:...
  
  
• Shane Smeltz
  Shane Smeltz
  Shane Edward Smeltz is a New Zealand professional association football player. He plays as a striker for Perth Glory FC.-Club career:...
  
  

Arrive Alive Cup

Palm Beach Currumbin have been successful in two final appearances, once in 2001 and most recently in 2008.

Academic excellence

Academic Excellence was established in 2001, specifically created for students who desire to achieve the most out of their scholastic studies. Students that participate study a modified curriculum to further streamline their progression into the senior school. The Faculty itself offers only one subject, Philosophy and Reason, which is intended, but not only for students in the program.

Media appearances

The school was used for the TV series Mortified around 2006 - 2007. In the first series, the school was used as Sunburn Beach Primary, and, in the second series, was used as Driftwood High School.

Performing Arts excellence

This program hosts some of the most talented up and rising stars.
The seniors of the Drama Extension class of 2010 have been the bunch in which will be greatly missed.

Campus

PBC has more than 90 classrooms, throughout more than 20 free standing single and double story building and demountables.

The school also features many facilities within the grounds, including:

• Community Assembly Hall
• 300 seat Performing Arts Theatre
• 2 Dance Studios
• 5 Science Laboratories
• 13 Computer Laboratories (including one Apple iMac Lab)
• Green Room Television Studio
• Video Conferencing Room
• Music Recording Studio
• 3 Commercial Kitchens
• Renovated Library and Information Services building
• Boatshed - Kayak/sail/power
• Gymnasium
• Manual Arts Workshops
• Automotive Workshop