BRIGHT FUTURES

The Dunns are happy with their choice of The Cathedral College for the opportunities it offers Eve and Alice to choose their own paths.

FOR SISTERS EVE AND ALICE DUNN the future is wide and big and holds much promise and hope. The girls are the daughters of Anthony and Anna Dunn from Ellangowan near Toowoomba and they board at The Cathedral College (TCC), a Catholic co-educational boarding college in Rockhampton.

Love of the land runs in their veins, having a rich family history in agriculture. During school holidays, riding horses and working cattle is what they enjoy most.

But when it’s time to go back to school, they’re impatient to get back to the endless opportunities for education and co-curricular activities, and catching up with their boarding and day-school friends. For both girls, there’s their beloved Oztag football games and their part-time jobs. Talking about their friends raises broad smiles.

Eve, who is in Year 11, is excited to have been selected as a University of Queensland Science Ambassador. “We get to run the science activities and STEM clubs at school. This will help set me up for my future as I combine my love of science and the land to work in the agricultural industry,” she says.

Alice, who is in Year 9, was chosen as one of the College’s Middle School Captains and has won many academic awards, including dux of her year.

Boarding school was a big decision for the tight-knit family but one the Dunns know they got right.

Mum Anna, who is a grant writer assisting business and community groups to realise their dreams, says it was the school’s family values combined with a strong academic record and encouragement for diverse career pathways that fulfilled their wish list in a school.

“We wanted both our daughters to have the freedom to choose the pathways that are right for them and The Cathedral College values and encourages all students to reach their true potential,” she says.

“Anthony and I are very proud of Eve and Alice. They continue to become more confident and independent and embrace the opportunities presented to them at TCC.”

Visit tccr.com.au for more information about the school and its educational and boarding programs.