Palm Beach Currumbin State High School (PBC High School or PBC) is an independent co-educational public school (government funded), in the Gold Coast suburb of Currumbin, Queensland, Australia. PBC is Queensland's southernmost coastal High school and caters for a large catchment area of students.
Excellence programs
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.
Creative Arts Excellence
The Creative Arts Excellence program focuses on developing ambition, artistry and academia in students. The program includes specialised skills training, arts showcases and projects.
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 and Touch Football.
Media appearances
The school was used for the TV series Mortified around 2005 - 2007. In the first series, the school was used as Sunburn Beach Primary, and, in the second series, was used as Driftwood High School.
Notable alumni
Rugby League
Clint Amos – former North Queensland and Gold Coast Titans player
Scott Anderson – former Melbourne, Brisbane and Wakefield Trinity player
Aaron Booth – player for the Melbourne Storm
Darius Boyd – player for the Brisbane Broncos and Australian international
Jed Cartwright - player for the Penrith Panthers
Sam Cook – former New Zealand Warriors player
Cameron Cullen – former Gold Coast Titans and Manly player
Brad Davis – former Gold Coast Titans player
Tom Dearden – player for the Brisbane Broncos
Kane Elgey – former Gold Coast Titans and Manly player
Jaelen Feeney – former Newcastle Knights player
Jamal Fogarty – player for the Gold Coast Titans
Luke Garner – player for the Wests Tigers
Ben Hannant – former Sydney Roosters, Brisbane, Canterbury and North Queensland player and Australian international Keegan Hipgrave – player for the Gold Coast Titans Jahrome Hughes – player for the Melbourne Storm and New Zealand international Justin Hunt – former South Sydney, Parramatta, St George Illawarra and Wests Tigers player Ben Ikin – former Gold Coast Seagulls, North Sydney and Brisbane player and Australian international Sam Irwin – former Gold Coast Titans and Featherstone player Ryan James – captain of the Gold Coast Titans Kevin Kingston – former Cronulla, Parramatta and Penrith player Tom Kingston – former Gold Coast Titans player Karl Lawton – player for the New Zealand Warriors Kayne Lawton – former Gold Coast Titans and AS Carcassonne player Will Matthews – player for the Gold Coast Titans Brent McConnell former North Queensland and Brisbane player Steve Michaels – former Brisbane, Gold Coast Titans and Hull F.C. player Kai O'Donnell – player for the Canberra Raiders Luke O'Dwyer – former Parramatta and Gold Coast Titans player Keenan Palasia – player for the Brisbane Broncos Dimitri Pelo – former Catalans Dragons and Canberra player and French international Lloyd Perrett – former Canterbury and Manly player Sam Perrett – former Sydney Roosters and Canterbury player and New Zealand international Kevin Proctor – player for the Gold Coast Titans and New Zealand international Jordan Rankin – player for the Castleford Tigers Jordan Rapana – former Gold Coast Titans and Canberra Raiders player and New Zealand international Ryan Simpkins – former Gold Coast Titans player David Tangata-Toa – former Hull KR and Celtic Crusaders player Cody Walker – player for the South Sydney Rabbitohs Shannon Walker – former Gold Coast Titans player and Australia rugby sevens international Anthony Watts – former Cronulla, North Queensland and Widnes player Craig Weston – former Gold Coast Seagulls, Eastern Suburbs, South Queensland, Huddersfield, Doncaster and Widnes player Shane Wright – player for the North Queensland Cowboys