Trinity Bay State High School supports families through external services available online or by phone, particularly during COVID-19. They also provide a flexible home-schooling timetable. The school focuses on social and emotional growth, offering a weekly lesson in Year 7, Wellbeing Days for Years 8, 9, and 10, and an end-of-year camp for Year 9. Senior students engage in lessons on safe partying, responsible driving, and life skills in Year 12.
The Student Wellbeing Attendance and Transition (SWAT) team, including guidance officers, youth support coordinators, and a chaplain, offers individual and group support. Programs include mindfulness, anger management, Girls United, and re-engagement initiatives. The SWAT team also works with external agencies to support student wellbeing and academic success.
Pathways to Cessation
As part of the ‘Pathways to Cessation’ program, Queensland Health is providing parents,
carers, and siblings* of students enrolled at this school access to a free quit support program
delivered by the Queensland Quitline service.
What is the program?
- The program combines quit smoking and/or vaping support (delivered by a trained health professional over
the phone) with free nicotine replacement products such as patches, gum, or lozenges.
How does the program work?
- Complete the referral form and send this via email or print the form and fax to Quitline (number is on the
bottom of the form).
- When the referral form has been received, Quitline will send you a text message to confirm that they
will contact you within a few business days. A text will be sent to you approximately 24 hours before
they make the first call.
- During the first call, the Quitline health professional will chat with you about your smoking and/or vaping
history, past quit attempts, discuss a quit plan that could include using nicotine replacement products to reduce
withdrawal symptoms and cravings. The staff at Quitline are non-judgemental and caring, and are there to
support you to successfully quit.
- If you choose to use nicotine replacement products to help you quit, they will be posted to the address
you provide to Quitline.
- All conversations between you and Quitline staff are confidential.
- Participation in the program is voluntary – you can exit the program at any time.
- Calls from Quitline will appear as a ‘private number’ on your phone. If you are unable to take the call,
Quitline will leave a message (unless you’ve requested otherwise).
The Quitline Service is based in Queensland. The health professionals working there are very experienced
in helping people quit smoking and vaping. There is even a dedicated team of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander staff, both men and women, ready to support you through your quit journey.
If you’d like to find out more about Quitline, watch the short ‘What to expect from Quitline’ video @
https://www.quithq.initiatives.qld.gov.au/how-to-quit/get-help-from-quitline
Quitline staff are available Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 9:00pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 8:30am – 5:00pm
*Siblings of students are eligible if they reside in the same residence as the student.