Motto	Tolle Lege - 'Take up and read'
Address	251 Draper Street, CAIRNS QLD 4870
Postal Address	251 Draper Street, CAIRNS QLD 4870
Phone Number	(07) 4051 5555
Fax Number	(07) 4031 5465
Email Address	admin@sac.qld.edu.au
Web Site	http://www.sac.qld.edu.au
Total Enrolments	754
Year Levels Offered	7-12
Student Population	All Boys
Principal	Mr Matthew Brennan
Parish Priest	Fr Laurie Timms
Parish Number	Not Applicable

About our School

St Augustine's College is a specialist school in the education of boys, conducted by the Marist Brothers for the Diocese of Cairns. It first opened its doors in 1930 as an all-boys Marist boarding school, being the first Marist school opened in Queensland. St Augustine's College continues to provide an opportunity for students to be educated at a fine Catholic, Marist school.

The College provides boarding facilities for both boys and girls.  While our boys are educated here at Saints, our girls are educated at St Monica's College, a short drive from our Campus.  The convenience of having one Boarding facility that caters for both boys and girls has proven to be a popular option for our parents.

The aim at St Augustine's is to provide each boy with an environment in which he feels welcome and secure, where he can pursue his dreams and develop his talents with both confidence and purpose, and where his full human growth - spiritual, academic, physical, emotional and vocational - can be nurtured.

St Augustine's prides itself on being a comprehensive College where students of a wide range of abilities are given opportunities to fulfil their boundless potential. We focus on providing boys with a balanced education, incorporating a range of learning, spiritual, physical and recreational experiences. Saints is renowned for its outstanding academic, cultural and sporting achievements, with links to the local and international community and, of course, rural Australia.

At St Augustine's we believe that at the heart of a boy's movement through adolescence is the development of a healthy self-esteem. Boys need to feel positive about who they are, so that they can grow into confident, articulate and compassionate young men who will live their lives with purpose and optimism. The College's broad range of curricular, co-curricular and pastoral programmes all begin with this premise. Therefore, the chief priority of "Saints" is to ensure that each of our students feels known, and known well. We take to heart the first rule of the founder of Marist education, St Marcellin Champagnat, that "to educate a child properly, first you must love him."

St Augustine's has been built around this commitment to the particular needs and aspirations of boys. It is a place with the latest in educational method and technology but faithful to what is best in its traditions. Visit our web site and discover our range of co-curricular options, our flexible arrangements for day and boarding enrolment, and our other exciting programmes. Perhaps you will get a taste of the vibrant and unique phenomenon that we know as the "Saint's spirit".

The students are at the heart of everything we do at Saints. We are here to help the students, entrusted to us by their families, to find genuine fulfilment, happiness and security in their lives. Our support and encouragement goes well beyond graduation day. As a College community, we take great joy and strength from our ongoing relationships with our ex students and their families. To be a part of the Saints family is truly a gift for life.

You are invited to browse our website to get a feel for the diversity of academic, spiritual, cultural and personal development opportunities that our College provides. We are very proud of our Marist tradition of hospitality and I extend a sincere invitation to you to come and visit us, so we may show you our College and how proud we are to be a part of this wonderful community. 

Characteristics of Student Body

We currently have 802 students enrolled in the College, with 58 students being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander decent and 58 students with English as an additional language. In boarding, the College houses 111 boys, who all attend the College, and 56 girls, who all attend St Monica's College.

School Annual Improvement

In 2019, the College developed its School Annual Improvement Plan. This plan was developed after extensive consultation with stakeholder groups and reflects community goals and expectations. The focus of the current plan is the incorporation of data as a driving force in the planning of responses to the needs in our community as well as a focus on differentiation in the mainstream classroom informed by classroom feedback, observations, and profiling.

Distinctive Curriculum Offerings

• Mainstream academic curriculum
• Integrated Information and Communications Technology (ICT) strategy
• Wide range of subjects and levels from Years 7-12
• Strong Arts programme
• Specialist school in education of boys

Extra Curricular Activities

• Extensive sports programme
• Range of musical ensembles, bands, orchestra, and choirs
• Clubs, interest groups and extension programmes e.g. Robotics Club, Musicals, Plays, Debating, and Chess Club
• College Service Program: various community service initiatives and an Immersion Experience to Thailand in the senior school.

Social Climate

• Defining characteristics of Marist Education - Presence, Simplicity, Family Spirit, Love of Work, In the Way of Mary - which shape our distinctive culture.
• Every day moments of prayer, reflection and peacefulness in the light of the Gospel have a formative influence on the social climate.
• Pastoral care programs are responsive to the unique needs of young adolescent males across year levels.
• The College Service program is an integral part in the development of students as good Christians and good citizens.

Parent Engagement

• Parents and Friends Association
• Parent education in the form of Parent in Touch seminars with prominent specialists in boy's education and adolescent development
• Parent/Teacher/Student meetings twice per year for each year level
• Parent Information evenings for each year level, e.g. Year 7 Information Evening, Subject Selection Evenings
• Invitation to all major College events, such as Masses, Liturgies, Mother's and Father's Day Assemblies
• Musical evenings
• Parent volunteers in classes and Resource Centre
• Working bees according to year levels
• Fortnightly newsletter
• Cerise and Blue Evenings

Parent Satisfaction

MYP Corporation conducted a School Results Survey with parents of St Augustine's College (Cairns) commencing 15 July 2019 and concluding 5 August 2019.

St Augustine's College (Cairns) provides educational services to students from 698 families. Survey responses were received from 365 out of a total of 1256 eligible respondents. This equates to a response rate of 29.1%.

St Augustine's College recorded an overall satisfaction score of 83% (4.15 out of 5).

• Best practice areas include: Leadership, General, Resources, Learning + Teaching, Bullying + Behaviour Management, Student Protection, Catholic Ethos.
• Fair to good areas include: Improvement Processes.

Data Last Updated Tue 28 Apr 2020