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Congratulations
ASHLEI MAJOR ST MARGARET MARY’S COLLEGE 2015 GRADUATE Since graduating from St Margaret Mary’s College in 2015, Ashlei
to our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graduating class of 2021
has completed a course through the Huxley Makeup School at TAFE Queensland and is currently working for Fenty Beauty. Fenty Beauty was launched in 2017 by A-list celebrity Rihanna as a personal project, and is known for its inclusivity across skin tones and gender. Fenty reached out to Ashlei to form a partnership after seeing her videos on social media using their products and Ashlei now performs her role designing makeup looks for Fenty Beauty from her home in Townsville. See Ashlei’s incredible makeup skills in action, via her Instagram page @ashlei_major.
ELISABETH MATTERS ST MARGARET MARY’S COLLEGE 2020 GRADUATE Elisabeth Matters is a past St Margaret Mary’s College student who graduated in 2020. Elisabeth is currently undertaking a Cert III in Carpentry with Ausco Modular. Elisabeth chose to pursue this pathway after winning the North Queensland School Based Apprentice or Trainee
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of the Year award last year. During her
COLUMBA CATHOLIC COLLEGE 2018 GRADUATE
apprenticeship so far, Elisabeth has gained valuable experience working
Kia was the 2018 Bishop Putney award recipient in her senior year of schooling at Columba Catholic College. Since graduating, Kia
on major projects such as stage one of the DriveIt NQ development project.
has moved to Townsville to study at James Cook University and is currently in her third year of a Bachelor of Education (Primary). During her time at university, Kia has remained committed to her studies and last year was awarded ‘The Indigenous Undergraduate Student’s Top Academic Award’, and has been nominated for another Indigenous student award this year. Kia is set to graduate at the end of 2021 and is looking forward to starting her career in education.
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