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Uncovering the Invisible

6 April 2023 | By Katherine Olsen

Please see below an article from Linewize - for further information, visit www.linewize.com While there are physical indications of how a child is feeling, there are numerous other ‘invisible’ or hard to access cues that exist within the child's digital world. For example, mental health

How Does a Catholic Education Impact Your Character?

23 March 2023 | By Mary Mudge

Investing in a Catholic education for your child goes beyond reading, writing, and academic development. The Catholic education system also focusses on holistic development of the mind, body, spirit, and character. Those indefinable traits that we develop at an early age to shape our thinking, devel

Kilah Gaston among delegates attending the 28th National Schools Constitutional Convention in Canberra

23 March 2023 | By Candi Dempster

This week, Year 12 Ryan Catholic College student joined 115 other senior students from around Australia to attend the 28th National Schools Constitutional Convention (NSCC) at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, Canberra. The program, funded by the Australian Government Depar

Lights, camera, engagement

23 March 2023 | By Courtney Dibben

Southern Cross Catholic College (SCCC) has been a prolific figure in the Townsville Catholic Education diocese since its grand opening in 1998. Originally a primary school, SCCC has since expanded to P-12 and is home to over 1450 bright eyed students. On paper, SCCC might appear like your average sc

Clean Up Australia Day

9 March 2023

World Cleanup Day is one of the biggest civic movements of our time, uniting 1919 countries across the world for a cleaner planet. Every year, our Catholic Schools participate in Clean Up Australia Day. This event inspires and empowers communities to clean up, fix up and conserve our envir

Hear what International Women's Day means to our senior students

9 March 2023

At Townsville Catholic Education, we #EmbraceEquity every day. Hear from four of our Townsville secondary students on what International Women's Day means to them. 

150 years of St Joseph's Catholic School, The Strand

2 March 2023 | By Tim Ham

St Joseph’s Catholic School, The Strand launched their 150 year celebrations on Monday 27 February, with a whole school liturgy and momentous photo with Bishop Timothy Harris. Founded in 1873 by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, St Joseph’s Catholic School, The Strand, was th

A Sign of the Times

2 March 2023 | By Nicole Preitz

As part of ongoing school renewal, St John Bosco Catholic School in Collinsville recently updated our school logo to reflect our Catholic identity, Traditional Custodians and local community.  The process we followed has provided a forum for conversations about who we are, why we do what we do

Lent is a time to take stock on our lives

2 March 2023 | By Mary Mudge

Lent is a time to ask yourself what you really need to make time meaningful. Traditionally Lent is about reconciliation and repentance, which can feel negative and depressing particularly when we have been through so much in the last three years. The pandemic, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine

TMSG 30th Anniversary Dinner

9 February 2023 | By Rebecca Rowan

Recently, Townsville Catholic Education staff attended the Townsville Multicultural Support Group’s (TMSG) 30th Anniversary Dinner at The Ville. TMSG is a local not-for-profit organisation subcontracted by Multicultural Australia Ltd to welcome and support people who arrive through the Austral

Celebrating 150 years of Catholic Education in the Townsville Diocese

9 February 2023 | By Jacqui Francis

Townsville Catholic Education is celebrating 150 years of educating students within the Townsville Diocese with two schools being opened in 1873 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart.  The two schools celebrating the milestone are St Joseph’s Catholic School, The Strand and S

Students get switched on with Certificate II in Electrotechnology

9 February 2023 | By Trent Engel

Thirteen Townsville Catholic Education students have been given the opportunity to commence a Certificate II in Electrotechnology (Career Start) while completing their secondary school education. In partnership with Major Training (RTO 6139), students from Ryan Catholic College, St Anthony’s C

Talking To Your Child About Cyber Safety

8 February 2023 | By Katherine Olsen

Children and young people have the right to be and feel safe at all times, including when they are online.  It is never too early to start talking to children about online safety.  Regularly talking with your children about safety online will help children safely navigate their digital wo

What is it Like Teaching in Townsville

1 December 2022

What Is It Like Teaching in Townsville? Thinking about making the career switch to teaching in Townsville? Perhaps you’re already teaching in another city in Queensland or around Australia? Townsville’s population growth is well ahead of the national average, which means that teaching jo

Understanding the importance of sport

1 December 2022

Understanding the Importance of Sport in Schooling       Sport and schooling have gone hand in hand for centuries, with physical education and sport classes being taught in some form since the late 1800s. Today, however, the value of sport in schooling has grown expone

Love Bites

1 December 2022

Townsville Catholic Education is committed to providing our students access to programs and learning that may not exactly fit in the box of traditional schooling. One of these programs offered is the highly successful Love Bite program. Originally developed in in NSW in 2004, Love Bites is based on

Fostering Empathy in Children is Crucial

1 December 2022 | By Simone Cook

As seen in pakmag As parents, we are always hopeful that our parenting has provided our children with the skills required for them to flourish. But what does that really mean, and how do we know what aspects of parenting are going to help ensure this happens? Research tells us that being emotionally

The Future of Emerging Leaders

1 December 2022 | By Tammi Webber

Over the past five years Townsville Catholic Education has delivered the Emerging Leaders Incentive Scheme, an impactful Indigenous Education program enabling students to strive for and pave pathways to become proud, confident and capable leaders of tomorrow. The program focuses on addressing educat

The Dangers of Vaping Among Young People

17 November 2022 | By Katherine Olsen

Over recent years, viral online trends involving vaping have become increasingly popular and rates of vaping amongst young people is steadily rising.  A dangerous trend which has surfaced this year involved the use of Nitrous Oxide bulbs, or commonly referred to as ‘Nangs’. Although

The Writing Project

17 November 2022 | By Rachael Hood

The boardroom at Townsville Catholic Education office was abuzz with excitement last Thursday as the seven Writing Project schools  from across the Townsville Diocese joined together in a celebration writing.  Participants have recently completed their first year of a two year professional

Innovative Teaching in Our Schools

17 November 2022 | By Nyree Buchanan

In semester one this year, two P-12 Colleges within the Townsville Diocese took the opportunity to deliver learning and teaching a little differently! Columba Catholic College in Charters Towers partnered with St Anthony’s Catholic College to teach Physics to a combined group of Year 11 and 12

Remembrance Day - Draw To Remember

16 November 2022

Remembrance day – Draw to Remember Ahead of Remembrance Day this year, the RSL QLD approached our local schools to engage students in a creative and colourful mural while reflecting what Remembrance Day means to them.  The newly launched ‘Draw to Remember’ pilot initiative off

St Colman's School enriched with resilience

16 November 2022

Source: https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2022/10/25/st-colmans-school-enriched-with-resilience/ St Colman’s School, nestled among the picturesque cane fields of Home Hill, has joined the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys’ team of schools enriching their community with GEM (gratitude, e

Step into Prep

2 November 2022 | By Amanda Banister

Supporting Your Child to Step Into Prep in 2023 Starting school is an important and exciting milestone for children and families.  A positive transition to school sets children up for a love of learning. Families play a critical role in supporting their children as they step into Prep. Here are

Day for Daniel

2 November 2022

Day for Daniel is Australia's largest child safety education and awareness day. The theme this year is 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. Parents, carers and educators are encouraged to start a conversation with children about personal safety.For more informat

Celebrating our Teachers!

2 November 2022

A job like no otherAfter only three years as a teacher, Brooke Stevenson knows she’s in the right place and has already begun making a difference in students’ lives.Destined to be a teacher from a very young age, Brooke was inspired by her pre-school teacher and could even

Ryan Catholic College student off to Italy!

19 October 2022

Congratulations to  Ryan Catholic College Year 12 student, Louise, who has been awarded the StuditaliA prize by the Queensland Department of Education and the Consulate of Italy. This statewide prize recognises students who have demonstrated commitment and achieved excellence in Italian.Louise

Ryan Primary Girls AFL Team compete at the State Titles

18 October 2022

Ryan Catholic College is extremely proud to offer our students from Year 4 - 12 the opportunity to be involved in our AFL Academy. Since its inception in 2019, the AFL Academy has gone from strength to strength. The Academy is not just an elite program but one open to all students. Anyone that would

School Law Conference

18 October 2022 | By Katherine Olsen

Yesterday,  Wednesday 19 October, we hosted our bi-annual School Law Conference at the Ville Resort-Casino. The one day conference focused on implications of changing legislation, school liability and legislative trends. The event’s keynote speaker, Melinda Tankard Reist is an author

QLD Mental Health Week Carnival

18 October 2022 | By Annan Whittington

The 4th instalment of the Queensland Mental Health Week 9s Carnival was the biggest and most evenly contested yet. Last Friday (14 October), 14 Rugby League 9s teams across both the boys and girls divisions competed for the annual Bishop Putney Shield at the Townsville Sports Reserve. Congratulation