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Executive Director’s Welcome
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Executive Director’s Welcome
Investment in solar
Each year we are blessed to welcome
benefiting the students
new students and their families to our
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Townsville Catholic school community as well as our new teachers and
Experience Your Best:
support staff who all help to make a
School in Profile
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big difference in our students’ lives. I would also like to welcome our Townsville
Experience Opportunity: 6-7
VET and ATAR
Catholic Education office staff, including our newly appointed Leadership staff;
Experience Belonging
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Director of School Development Services, John Nuttall and Education Consultant,
Experience the Dedication
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David McNeale. Both John and David join us from Principal roles at Gilroy Santa Maria
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Experience our Difference
Kirwan respectively and we are excited
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a Catholic School School Photo Collage
College, Ingham and Ryan Catholic College,
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to have their knowledge, experience and wisdom as part of our Leadership Team. This year has once again seen growth in our student numbers, with many of
Easter Interactive Page
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Northern Schools
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Southern Schools
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Townsville Schools Western Schools
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our schools exceeding their enrolment targets. This is a credit to your schools and the dedicated staff who nurture our students to be their best, every day.
students. Staff have also participated in ongoing professional development days including Student Protection and workplace compliance training in readiness to provide a safe and welcoming school environment. This term, Townsville Catholic Education has launched our new enrolment campaign inviting our communities to Experience Catholic Schools. This new campaign showcases what Catholic schools offer; providing safe and welcoming environments for children of all ages with a strong focus on student wellbeing, inclusion and
For our schools, the new school year starts
excellence. Places where students have
well before students’ first day as our staff
the opportunity to be their best, every day.
have been busy planning to ensure the best opportunities are available for all
Jacqui Francis EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Welcome to our new principals!
AMANDA JONES
KYLIE HELMORE
NICOLE PREITZ
St Francis School, Ayr
Marian Catholic School, Currajong
St John Bosco Catholic School, Collinsville
