2024 Junior School Interhouse Cross Country Carnival | 9am – 11:45am, THIS Monday 25 March @ Oval 2 – Canterbury College
2024 Junior School Interhouse Cross Country Carnival | 9am – 11:45am, THIS Monday 25 March @ Oval 2 – Canterbury College
What: 2024 Junior School Interhouse Cross Country Carnival.
When: 8:40am For 9:00am Start – 11:45am With Morning Tea Until 12pm Midday, THIS Monday 25 March 2024.
Where: Oval 2 – Canterbury College | Near Yalburru Community Café.
- Entry via Junior School Gate, High Road, Waterford with onsite parking available.
- Attending parents/carers & families have a designated spectators area near our Yalburru Community Café.
Who: For All ELC – Year 6 Students | Parents, Carers & Families Most Welcome.
Hosts: Junior School | Mr Ben Maxfield – Junior School Head of Sport & Activities.
RSVPs: Not Required.
Dress Code: Students: School Sports Uniform | Parents/Carers & Families: Casual Wear.
Contact: Junior School Admin – T: 07 3299 0847 | E:
IMPORTANT PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE: Easterly Street Roundabout and High Road Set-Down Zones and Carparking Update
IMPORTANT PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE: Easterly Street Roundabout and High Road Set-Down Zones and Carparking Update
Dear Parents, Carers and Families,
We understand that drop-off and pick-up routines are not straightforward here at Canterbury in 2024, due to the closure of the Easterly Street parking and set-down zone, because of the ongoing Junior School construction work.
In advance of this work commencing, we purposely increased the general carparking capacity of the school by over 120 parks – across the High Road carpark, Sports Hall carpark and Aquatic Centre carpark.
We currently have traffic marshals working in the High Road carpark to assist with the flow of traffic through the correct lanes during peak morning drop-offs and afternoon pick-ups.
We have now also made the decision to have a traffic marshal working at Care Central’s Easterly Street roundabout in the mornings and afternoons as well.
Important Note: Unfortunately, it is not possible for parents or carers to park at this Easterly Street roundabout for longer than 15 minutes.
It is essentially a drop-off and pick-up zone only until construction work is completed, with 15 minutes allowed for those parents or carers who need to collect an unwell child from inside Care Central.
We wish to advise you that Logan City Council has been issuing infringement tickets to those drivers choosing to park along the Easterly Street footpath.
While some parents have been using this area for quite a while, it is not regarded as a legal carparking zone.
And the Council has indicated to us that they will continue to fine motorists who use this footpath area for parking.
As a suggestion, many parents have shifted their drop-offs and pick-ups for their Years 5-6 students over to the new Sports Hall and Aquatic Centre carparks to avoid the congestion.
So this is something you may wish to consider and trial with your own children if possible.
High Road’s Junior School access has been engineered as well as we possibly can, while Easterly Street access will remain challenging during this construction phase, which is expected to end later this year.
We are all part of one Canterbury Community, and we need to work cooperatively to keep our carparks and set-down areas functioning, while still completely safe for our children.
So I please ask for your patience and understanding over the next few months.
And please be respectful to any staff or traffic marshals who ask you to move on from areas that are not regarded as carpark zones.
Nobody deserves to be abused for just doing their job in the best interests of the whole community.
Yours sincerely,
Dan Walker
College Principal
Canterbury College End Of Term One Easter Chapel Service
Canterbury College End Of Term One Easter Chapel Service
What: Canterbury College End Of Term One Easter Chapel Service.
When: 1:30pm – 2:15pm, Thursday 28 March 2024 | Last School Day Term One.
Where: CEC – Canterbury Events Centre.
- Entry via Junior School Gate, High Road, Waterford with carparking available onsite.
Who: Whole College Students & Staff – Junior & Senior Schools | Parents, Carers & Families Most Welcome.
Host: College Chaplain Fr Dan Talbot.
RSVPs: Not Required.
Dress Code: Students – Summer School Uniform / Plus Blazers If On-Stage | Parents & Carers – Smart Casual.
Contact: Senior School Admin – T: 07 3299 0843 | E: OR Junior School Admin – T: 07 3299 0847 | E:
Our 2024 Canterbury College Alumnus Of The Year Award Winner is…
Our 2024 Canterbury College Alumnus Of The Year Award Winner is…
Our winning past student was a 2003 School Captain, who went on to complete a Bachelor of Business Management Degree majoring in Human Resources, at the University of Queensland.
Since 2011, she’s been working for the Brisbane Airport Corporation, making their Executive Team in 2018, as the Executive General Manager of Human Resources.
While our school faced its own COVID pandemic campus hurdles, can you imagine the ‘mega challenges’ the HR Department of an airport went through?
Hundreds of cancelled flights, long-term grounded crews, reduced maintenance hours, forced staff redundancies, skeleton airport services… the list goes on…
And then, having to pull it all back together again, and rebuild staff levels after COVID ended.
Well, our Canterbury alumnus helped steer the Brisbane Airport Corporation through this HR nightmare.
In return, her strategic HR skills have been formally recognised, with the BAC being awarded ‘Best HR Strategic Plan’ – a document which she co-authored.
She’s also been shortlisted as a finalist for the ‘Best Learning and Development Strategy’ at the National HR Awards.
Brisbane Airport Corporation has been recognised as an ‘Employer of Choice’ by both the Australian Business Awards and Australian HR Awards during our graduate’s tenure.
She has served on the board of the Karlee Adams Foundation – a not-for-profit organisation working to reduce the impact of melanomas and other skin cancers on Australians.
And last year she participated in the Live Like Her Challenge to raise awareness and money for homeless women.
She’s also campaigned for better support by employers for pregnant women and for women working in the infrastructure sector.
So it gives us great pleasure on Canterbury College’s 37th Birthday Foundation Day to present the 2024 Alumnus of the Year Award to Mrs Jane Dionysius – or as we knew her in 2003 – Ms Jane Hampson!
As part of this prestigious past student award, Canterbury donated $1,000 to Jane’s favourite nominated charity organisation – Melanoma Patients Australia – Karlee Adams Foundation Partners.
- Canterbury College 37th Foundation Day, Friday 15 March 2024.
2024 Speedo National Preparation Swimming Meet | Canterbury Taipans Swimmers Results
2024 Speedo National Preparation Swimming Meet | Canterbury Taipans Swimmers Results
Over the weekend, five Canterbury Taipans swimmers competed at the 2024 Speedo National Preparation Swimming Meet at Chandler’s Brisbane Aquatic Centre.
Most of them achieved Personal Bests in their races:
Kyle Budd – 50m Backstroke | Improved by 0.21 secs.
Lyla Ries – 50m Freestyle | Improved by 1.60 secs.
50m Breaststroke | Improved by 0.93 secs.
50m Backstroke | Improved by 1.66 secs.
Zara Sell – 50m Freestyle | Improved by 0.24 secs.
50m Backstroke | Improved by 1.11 secs.
Ella Tate – 50m Freestyle | Improved by 1.15 secs.
Next week, two Taipans swimmers – Vienna Lee and Lelia Dong, will compete at the 2024 Queensland School Sport Swimming Championships from 26-28 March.
Also coming up will be the Short Course Swimming Season, so we are looking forward to seeing more swimmers racing at these competitions.
To get involved in Canterbury Taipans Swimming fun, fitness and competition – T: 07 3299 0900 | E:
Go Taipans!
Yufen (Crystal) Cao
Senior Swimming Coach
Canterbury College
2024 Foundation Day Cursus Magnus Relay Race | Photo Gallery & Video
2024 Foundation Day Cursus Magnus Relay Race | Photo Gallery & Video
Last Friday morning, Canterbury’s Cursus Magnus Relay Race – featuring Years 5-12 boys and girls student teams from each of our six Houses, an alumni past students team, and current staff team, was held in front of the entire College community around Oval 2.
‘The Great Race’ is an extremely popular annual Foundation Day tradition with students, staff, parents and carers, as well as former students and staff alike.
Our eight teams of eight runners compete for Canterbury Cup house points, as well as athletic glory – cheered on by hundreds of supportive spectators decked out in House colours.
Each runner must complete their required distance before passing the baton onto the next runner, until all eight runners have completed their turn, to find the overall winning team.
And this year, for the first time in recent history, our winning squad was actually the alumni team!
So congratulations to: Jayden Schipplock (Class of 2021), Meg Radburn (Class of 2017), Baxter Hood (Class of 2019), Lachlan Walker (Class of 2021), Hayden Walker (Class of 2020), Kloe Lockhart (Class of 2021), Hmily Shantala – nee Frost (Class of 1995), and Mark Burley (Class of 2013).
As for the winning House racking up points towards securing the yearly Canterbury Cup?
Well… it was Ramsey House for the third year straight! Wow!
Congratulations to the Ramsey Raptors (yet again) with their new Cursus Magnus mini dynasty!
2024 Cursus Magnus Champions: Ramsey House
2023 Cursus Magnus Champions: Ramsey House
2022 Cursus Magnus Champions: Ramsey House
2021 Cursus Magnus Champions: Becket House
The full photo gallery from the Cursus Magnus Relay Race can be found on our Facebook Page HERE.
Temple House Brumbies: 'Green Team' St Patrick's Day Food Fest Fundraiser | Photo Gallery
Temple House Brumbies: 'Green Team' St Patrick's Day Food Fest Fundraiser | Photo Gallery
In celebration of St Patrick's Day happening this weekend, our Temple House ‘green team’ hosted the Senior School campus for some green pancakes, green cupcakes, green jelly treats, and (surprise surprise) green flavoured slushies in the Senior Meadow.
Some students even wrapped themselves in green streamers to really get into the ‘Paddy’s Day’ spirit.
Today’s fundraising supports Indigenous Community Connections, with plans to source, buy and plant Indigenous species around our campus, and the creation of a ‘Yarning Circle’.
Check out our FULL photo gallery HERE to see the lunchtime festivities.
Wishing everyone a joyful St Patrick's Day this Sunday 17 March from the Temple House Brumbies!
Year 2 Excursion: Beenleigh Historical Village | Event Wrap & Photo Gallery
Year 2 Excursion: Beenleigh Historical Village | Event Wrap & Photo Gallery
Today, our excited Year 2 students took a step back in time at the nearby Beenleigh Historical Village and Museum.
In small groups, they explored the village’s colonial history, and were given a taste of the ‘olden days’.
Highlights included live demonstrations of…
• an operational fire engine
• traditional laundry techniques
• a printing press in action
• and the Loganholme ‘one teacher only’ school classroom.
In this last display, our little excursioners learnt about historical classroom etiquette, old generation teaching tools, and the ‘multi-year-level’ instruction methods used by the solitary teacher.
You can discover more about the Beenleigh Historical Village and Museum on their website HERE.
To see the full photo gallery from this event, please visit our Facebook Page HERE.
Goldsworthy House 'Inspire Inclusion' Student Led Workshops | Highlights Video & Poster
Goldsworthy House 'Inspire Inclusion' Student Led Workshops | Highlights Video & Poster
Ahead of International Women's Day THIS Friday 8 March, Canterbury students and staff have spent the week following this year’s global theme - 'Inspire Inclusion'.
This included a series of Goldsworthy House senior student led workshops, where students in each year level from grades 7-12, participated in a sharing compliments exercise.
The student cohorts learned to give, accept and embrace kind words with open grace and humility – especially from students not in their close friendship circles.
Check out the workshops highlights video and guiding 'Inspire Inclusion' poster attached below.
Friday's 2024 House Choir Competition | Photo Gallery & Full Performances Videos & Winner Announcement!
Friday's 2024 House Choir Competition | Photo Gallery & Full Performances Videos & Winner Announcement!
Here are samples from our 2024 House Choir Competition photo gallery won by the Cranmer House Wolves last Friday afternoon in the CEC...
The full photo gallery is available on our Facebook Page HERE.
PLUS our newly edited and compiled full performances video - including the final winners announcement.
Enjoy!
