Welcome to Term 3, 2025 – A Message from Our Principal, Mr Dan Walker
Welcome to Term 3, 2025 – A Message from Our Principal, Mr Dan Walker
In this video, Principal Dan Walker reflects on key moments from Term 2 and the school holidays – including student travel through our Netball Program, Cantabile Choir, and the Switzerland Language and Cultural Tour. He also highlights our vibrant United Nations Day, celebrating the rich cultural diversity of our community.
Academic achievements are also in focus, with an overview of our 2025 NAPLAN results, outstanding Year 12 performance, and the continued growth of our Diploma Programs.
Looking ahead to Term 3, Mr Walker shares a first look at our brand new eSports Lounge – a cutting-edge space for innovation, teamwork and connection.
Plus, the much-anticipated 2024 Yearbook is now ready for collection!
Here’s to a vibrant and rewarding Term 3 as we continue flourishing together.
Welcome back to all our students, staff, families and carers!
2025 Winter Music Festival: Panorama Concert | Event Wrap & Photo Gallery
2025 Winter Music Festival: Panorama Concert | Event Wrap & Photo Gallery
Last month, we hosted our 2025 Winter Music Festival: Panorama Concert in our CEC, highlighting the great progress of our Junior School musicians.
Our young performers took to the stage, featuring the Junior School Choir, Allegro Strings, Junior String Quartet, Junior Concert Band, Bravura Strings, and our largest ensembles – the Year 5 Band and Year 6 Band.
Each group showcased their hard work and enthusiasm, making for an enjoyable evening of music.
Congratulations to all the students who participated.
Stay tuned for the next concert in our Winter Music Festival Series – Symphonic Splendour, on Wednesday evening 27 August from 6:00-7:30pm in our PAT.
2025 Canterbury Spelling Bee Finals: Years 3-6
On Thursday 12 June, we hosted our 2025 Junior School Spelling Bee Finals in the CEC for all students in Years 3-6.
As part of the Junior Lumina program to support high performing students, the event was the culmination of a term’s preparation, which saw students engage in learning words for class spell-offs to determine Class Champions. All Class Champions then competed on stage at the Spelling Bee Finals.
The event also featured interactive audience participation, with students engaging in spelling challenges and word games led by Mr Hoppe. Congratulations to all our Class Champions, Year Level Runners-Up, and Year Level Champions!
Our Year Level Champions will go on to represent Canterbury College at the Saint Stephen’s College Interschool Spelling Bee next term, held on the evening of Wednesday 20 August.
Year Level Champions:
Year 3: Max Kim
Year 4: Helena Lo
Year 5: Hunter Passmore
Year 6: Eugene Kim
Year Level Runners-Up:
Year 3: Melina Jawadi
Year 4: Hadley Young
Year 5: Owen Lahrs
Year 6: Lekith Sudhakaran
All Other Class Champions:
Year 3: Ishani Arunkumar, Sidakreet Sidhu
Year 4: Oliver Neilan, Sanjh Wahla
Year 5: Nadiya Shaw, Viresh Jesrani
Year 6: Ananyaa Parikh, Hirshita Malik
2025 Senior School Interhouse Athletics Carnival
Last Thursday’s 2025 Senior School Interhouse Athletics Carnival was a fantastic day of fun, friendship and fierce competition.
Students enjoyed a variety of outdoor activities and worked hard to earn points for their Houses, across various race distances and athletics disciplines like discus, shotput, long jump, high jump and vortex throw.
Highlights included the spirited Clash of Chants and the intense King and Queen of the Track races.
Stay tuned for the announcement of the overall winning House as part of the year-long Canterbury Cup!
2025 Year 10 Start-Up Business Showcase
2025 Year 10 Start-Up Business Showcase
Canterbury College’s Year 10 Start-Up Business students transformed the Tech Deck into a vibrant hub of creativity and innovation, proudly presenting their business ventures to industry professionals, parents, and the wider College community.
Our talented emcees, Ethan Park and Lucy Johnson, set the tone for the event with an honest and inspiring reflection on their Start-Up journey.
“I wasn’t sure what to expect when I selected a new class called Start-Up. This subject is different from our other school subjects. I quickly learned that it’s a practical course that challenges us to start and manage our own small business. We’re still in the early stages of our journey and are seeking advice and feedback on our next steps. We began with a deep dive into business and start-up culture and were encouraged to create a business based on a personal problem or passion. As teenagers with many other commitments, it’s important that we care deeply about the problem our business is solving.”
A major highlight of the event was watching three standout student businesses pitch their ideas live on stage:
- Dekota Henwood, founder of Delou
- Riley Morgan and Lincoln Crooks, co-founders of Bass Buster Lures
- Harmanpreet Dharan, founder of Luxe Threadz
These students were nominated by their peers as most deserving of the opportunity, and we congratulate them on their confident and compelling presentations.
A special thank you to our guest speakers who joined the Entrepreneurs Panel – Mr Joshua McHugh from Future Anything and Canterbury alumnus Mr Michael Cross – for generously sharing their insights and experiences.
Congratulations Year 10 students for showcasing your creativity, innovation and passion.
Mrs Amanda von Kanel
Director of Student Development and Year 10 Start Up Teacher
Talking Taipans: Episode 4, 2025
Talking Taipans: Episode 4, 2025
In this episode of Talking Taipans, join Mrs Krzensk and co-host Mr Hunter as they wrap up a massive Term 2 in sport, highlighting Canterbury’s second-place overall finish in TAS, and several standout premiership wins.
We celebrate TAS premiership victories in Rugby (Champion School, Year 7 and Year 8), Cross Country (12 Years Boys and 15 Years Girls), and Netball (Champion School, Firsts, Seconds, 8A and 8B).
Plus, good luck to our Senior School students competing in tomorrow’s Interhouse Athletics Carnival!
Thank you to all coordinators, coaches, managers, facilities crew, canteen and café staff, athletes and parents for a brilliant term of sport. Participation has been strong across the board, and Term 3 TAS sign-ups are now open via MyCC.
Go Taipans!
2025 Years 3-6 Junior School Disco
2025 Years 3-6 Junior School Disco
Last Friday evening, our Canterbury Events Centre was transformed into a lively party space with vibrant strobe lights, energetic music, and joyful energy for our annual Years 3-6 Junior School Disco.
2025 Junior da Vinci Decathlon Success
2025 Junior da Vinci Decathlon Success
Recently, 16 Junior School students represented Canterbury College at the 2025 da Vinci Decathlon, held at Brisbane Boys’ College, accompanied by Mr Wheatley and Mrs Richardson.
Students competed against top Queensland schools across ten disciplines: Engineering, Mathematics, English, Art and Poetry, Legacy, Ideation, Creative Producers, Code Breaking, Science, and Cartography.
As part of the Lumina program, students prepared through coaching sessions, team-building activities, and past paper practice. Their hard work paid off, with Year 5 placing third in Cartography and Year 6 winning first place in Mathematics.
Year 5 Competitors
Owen Lahrs
Duke Mottlee
Isla Sullivan
Ashley Titmus
Xavier Conde Teixeira
Evie Bui
Karas Armanious
Kiana Idewa Gede
Year 6 Competitors
Eugene Kim
Suah Cho
Emily Yang
Lekith Sudhakaran
Aarya Kondaguli
Ananyaa Parikh
Hayden Keogh
Samuel Oxenbridge
Congratulations to our Junior Decathletes on this outstanding achievement!
Mr Jonathon Wheatley
Teacher – Junior School | Lumina Coordinator
2025 Becket House Community Service Initiatives With Rosies: Friends On The Street
2025 Becket House Community Service Initiatives With Rosies: Friends On The Street
Our Becket House students are leading our Community Service initiative with Rosies: Friends On The Street.
On Thursday 29 May, volunteers from the Rosies Beenleigh branch visited campus, set up a mini Street Outreach outside the CEC.
Working alongside Year 11 students, the van served hot Milos and offered a lunchtime Campus Connections opportunity for Years 6 and 11 students.
Special thanks to Sherill, Hudson, Ashley, and Branch Coordinator Mr Lindsay Hamon who also shared his insights at Assembly.
Donations are still welcome. Please bring cup noodles, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, or deodorant to the Junior or Senior School office, or the Becket Head of House office.
Mrs Jennifer Russell
Head of House - Becket | Teacher - Senior School
Year 10 and 11 French Alliance Française Excursion
Year 10 and 11 French Alliance Française Excursion
On Monday 26 May, our Years 10 and 11 French students visited the Alliance Française at West End for an engaging French experience. Students took part in a class with Alliance Française’s teachers and visited their extensive French library.
Alliance Française de Brisbane is part of a worldwide network of 850 Alliance Française centres, supported by the French Government, which aim to promote the French language and francophone culture around the world, running a variety of classes and events such as the French Film Festival.
After their hard work students enjoyed a very Parisen lunch of coffee and croissants from Lune Croissanterie.
This excursion was an excellent opportunity for students to engage with French native speakers and deepen their understanding of Unit 2 topics.
It was a great experience, and I know the students can’t wait to visit again next year!
Mr Luke Harmer
Teacher - Senior School | Subject Coordinator - Languages