Strong demand at MacKillop Catholic College, Mount Peter will see extra classes added next year in each of Years 3, 4 and 5, providing an additional 90 places. “Demand is strong, people love what we’re doing so we’re responding to the interest … [Read More...]

Stage 2 of St Joseph’s Parish School, Weipa will add two more classrooms, a wet area, extra space for the library and an extension to its flexible learning space, in time for the 2018 school year. “The school has developed a really good reputation … [Read More...]

Music has been in Jo Langtree’s blood since as far back as she can remember. The St Monica’s Middle Leader - Arts grew up in a musical family where all her five siblings learned music and played together in a band with their mum, a former St … [Read More...]

One of the world’s largest school-based volunteer companies, World Challenge, has announced plans to stop offering trips to orphanages in developing countries after reports indicate the practice of allowing visitors to visit orphanages is actually … [Read More...]

Andrew Dorahy from St Augustine’s College, Cairns was nominated for being “a giver of life who demonstrates an enduring generosity of spirit”. His contribution spans 34 years of service. Most significant of these has been his role as Head of Year … [Read More...]

It started 90 years ago, built out of timber from cyclone-damaged St Monica’s College on the “wrong side of the tracks”. Students used slates and chalk and sat at desks where on rainy days they had to put their feet up to keep them from getting muddy … [Read More...]

Five Catholic Education Services senior leaders and 14 principals and school leaders learned firsthand about Innovative Learning Environments (ILE) during a leaders’ study tour to Auckland, New Zealand in September. “We saw how ILE classrooms are … [Read More...]

Parent engagement is the most significant practice that schools can implement because there is nothing that impacts on student outcomes as much as parent engagement.” – Lisa Chirio, Cairns Diocesan P&F Council Parent involvement in schools, … [Read More...]

Two Cairns Catholic schools are utilising the services of four-legged furry friends to help improve students’ wellbeing, confidence and learning. St Gerard Majella School and Mount St Bernard College have both introduced dogs to their schools this … [Read More...]

Helping a small community in Laos build a school when she was just 16 years old opened Sam’s eyes to the value of education and sparked her desire to be a teacher. “I worked with World Challenge who took 12 students from my school overseas to … [Read More...]