MUST VIEW VIDEO | Canterbury OSHC: Temporary Drop-Off & Pick-Up Process - From THIS Tuesday 3 October
MUST VIEW VIDEO | Canterbury OSHC: Temporary Drop-Off & Pick-Up Process - From THIS Tuesday 3 October
Please view this short video outlining the temporary Drop-Off and Pick-Up Process for our Canterbury OSHC students from THIS Tuesday 3 October:
https://youtube.com/shorts/53j7qd6_kgs?si=YuCBka6EXT3hDO9k
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UPDATE: Waterford-Tamborine Road & Easterly Street Intersection | Signal Project Roadworks COMPLETED
UPDATE: Waterford-Tamborine Road & Easterly Street Intersection | Signal Project Roadworks COMPLETED
We are pleased to confirm the new traffic signals at the intersection of Waterford–Tamborine Road and Easterly Street at Waterford, to improve road safety and traffic flow at peak times, have now been completed.
- Queensland Department of Transport & Main Roads
Thursday 28 September 2023
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TRM website regrading the Waterford-Tamborine Road & Easterly Street Intersection – extended until the end of March 2023 https://qldtraffic.qld.gov.au/?id=534650
Dear Canterbury College,
The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads is progressing with upgrades on Waterford–Tamborine Road.
This includes signalising the intersection of Easterly Street at Waterford.
Construction of this signalisation project will soon be underway, and is anticipated to be completed later this year, weather and construction conditions permitting.
Signalising this intersection will improve road safety and improve traffic flow at peak times at this busy intersection.
Please see the attached letter and map for further information.
Customer & Stakeholder Management Team | South Coast Region
Program Delivery & Operations | Infrastructure Management & Delivery
Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
2023 Canterbury Secondary Interhouse Swimming Carnival | 8:30am - 3:15pm, Thursday 5 October (Week 1, Term 4) @ Canterbury College Aquatic Centre
2023 Canterbury Secondary Interhouse Swimming Carnival | 8:30am - 3:15pm, Thursday 5 October (Week 1, Term 4) @ Canterbury College Aquatic Centre
Canterbury's Secondary Interhouse Swimming Carnival is an important day for the College, and reflects our commitment to providing students with an all-round academic, performing arts and sporting experience.
This event caters for both participation and competitive races and carnival attendance is compulsory.
All students are expected to participate in the carnival as swimmers/competitors and/or as active supporters of their House.
What: 2023 Canterbury Secondary Interhouse Swimming Carnival.
When: 8:30am - 3:15pm, Thursday 5 October 2023 (Week 1, Term 4).
Where: Canterbury College Aquatic Centre.
Who: All Secondary School Students & Staff.
Hosts: Canterbury Secondary Sports Department.
Uniform: Students must wear their full Sports Uniform - House shirt & Canterbury sports hat, including sports shoes and socks, to and from school - NO thongs!
Contact: Secondary School Administration - T: 07 3299 0843 | E:
While participating students may wear:
Boys: Swimmers OR PE shorts.
Girls: One-piece swimmers OR tank top swimmers (NO bikinis as stomachs must be covered) with PE shorts.
Swim Caps: Students in Years 7-9 will wear their own House swimming caps, while students in Years 10-12 will be loaned House coloured swimming caps.
Nominations: There are no pre-carnival nominations required for competitive events.
Canteen: Students will have access to the canteen during normal school break times.
What to bring: Students will need to bring sunscreen, towel, hat, lunch and plenty of water.
To ensure the safety of all students at this carnival, it is important that staff are aware of any students who are not competent swimmers.
Please email Mr Arnie Marraiya by Midday Wednesday 4 October 2023 if your child cannot swim 50 metres comfortably and unaided -
Yours faithfully,
Mr Arnie Marraiya Mrs Rebecca Adamson
Acting Director of Sport and Activities Head of Secondary School
2023 Annual Battle Of The Rock Bands: High Schools Competition | 5pm For 6:30pm – 10:30pm, Thursday Night 5 October @ Clairvaux MacKillop College - Featuring Second Wave!
2023 Annual Battle Of The Rock Bands: High Schools Competition | 5pm For 6:30pm – 10:30pm, Thursday Night 5 October @ Clairvaux MacKillop College - Featuring Second Wave!
What: 2023 Annual Battle Of The Rock Bands: High Schools Competition!
Represented By: Canterbury’s Senior Rock School Band – Second Wave.
When: Thursday Night 5 October 2023 (Week 1, Term 4).
Whole Event: Thursday 5 - Saturday 7 October 2023.
5:00pm: Onsite Food, Drink & Coffee Vans Service.
6:00pm: Venue Doors Open.
6:30pm – 10:30pm: LIVE Rock Show.
Where: Mary MacKillop Learning Centre (Hall).
Clairvaux MacKillop College - Klumpp Road, Upper Mt Gravatt.
There is some parking onsite and more parking available via a short walk from the Park N Ride facility on Klumpp Road.
Who: For ALL Canterbury students and families to attend and support Second Wave LIVE!
Tickets: $15 EACH (including booking fee).
Bookings: There are TWO types of venue tickets:
General Admission Standing Area closest to the stage - 2023 Battle Of The ROCK Bands - GA Standing Tickets, Mary MacKillop Learning Centre (Hall), Upper Mt Gravatt | TryBooking Australia
If a General Admission Standing Area ticket is purchased, no seat is allocated to the ticket holder.
Allocated Seating Area behind the General Admission Standing Area - 2023 Battle Of The ROCK Bands - Allocated Seating Tickets, Mary MacKillop Learning Centre (Hall), Upper Mt Gravatt | TryBooking Australia
If an Allocated Seating Area ticket is purchased, the buyer will have that seat allocated to them for that evening’s concert.
They may leave their seat to join the crowd in the General Admission Standing Area if they choose during their event.
In 2023, there are 32 Secondary School rock bands competing, with at least 10 different bands performing each night as follows:
|
THURSDAY 5 OCTOBER |
FRIDAY 6 OCTOBER |
SATURDAY 7 OCTOBER |
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Mansfield State High School |
Loganlea State High School |
Marsden State High School |
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Southern Cross College |
Chisholm College |
Cannon Hill Anglican College |
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St Peter Claver College |
Rochedale State High
School |
Moreton Bay College |
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Villanova College |
Emmaus College |
Brisbane Boys College |
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Wynnum State High School |
St Columban’s College |
St Augustine’s College |
| Trinity College | Cavendish Road South State High
School |
Moreton Bay Boys College |
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Carmel College |
John Paul College |
Albany Creek State High School |
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Canterbury College |
Nudgee College |
Franciscan Combined Colleges |
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St John Fisher College |
St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace |
Aspley State High School |
| Loreto College | Coomera Anglican College |
Mt Maria College Mitchelton |
| Sheldon College |
Clairvaux MacKillop College |
Battle Of The Rock Bands Facebook Page – Battle Of The ROCK Bands | Facebook
Battle Of The Rock Bands Instagram Account – Battle Of The ROCK Bands (@battleoftherockbands) • Instagram Photos And Videos
Please direct any enquiries through the Facebook Page or contact the Clairvaux MacKillop College Office – T: 07 3347 9200.
Audience Filming: Attendees are advised the event is to be recorded, and that by purchasing a ticket, you consent to being recorded as members of the audience.
By entering and attending this event, you agree to being filmed or photographed, which may be used for marketing, promotional, or broadcasting purposes.
2023 Battle Of The Rock Bands – Event Sponsors | Prize Sponsors | Industry Partners:
Brisbane City Council Lord Mayor’s Suburban Initiative Fund | Brisbane City Council MacGregor Ward | Brisbane City Council Festival Funding Program | BJ’s Sound & Lighting | Southside Toyota | The Triffid | Shure | D’Addario | Zildjian | QCEC | The Guitar Centre At The Gabba | Manny’s | Ozwinds | IJS | Yamaha Music Australia.
2023 Battle Of The ROCK Bands Media Release PDF
REMINDER: Secondary School Lost Property Room Items Awaiting Collection @ P Block (P3) | From Week 1, Term 4
REMINDER: Secondary School Lost Property Room Items Awaiting Collection @ P Block (P3) | From Week 1, Term 4
Dear Parents, Carers & Students,
There are plenty of lost uniforms and other items still awaiting collection in our Secondary School Lost Property Room in P Block – Room P3.
So here is your reminder to please check and collect any missing items at the start of Term 4 from Tuesday 3 October onwards.
Secondary’s Lost Property Room is always open Tuesday and Thursday mornings in-term from 8:00am – 8:20am, OR students can visit Secondary Admin during break times, OR see their Head Of House for room access.
Students can only access the room with staff supervision.
Canterbury remains acutely aware that parents and carers spend hard-earned money on school uniforms each year, and hopes this dedicated room will help reunite all lost items with their rightful owners, especially during these tougher economic times…
Kind regards
Ms Rina Leapai
Student Welfare Officer
Secondary Admin Office – E: | T: 07 3299 0843
2023 Canterbury Sports Awards Presentation Evening | 6pm - 8pm, Wednesday 11 October @ CEC
2023 Canterbury Sports Awards Presentation Evening | 6pm - 8pm, Wednesday 11 October @ CEC
What: 2023 Canterbury Sports Awards Presentation Evening.
When: 5:45pm Arrival For 6:00pm Start – 8:00pm, Wednesday 11 October 2023.
Where: Canterbury Events Centre (CEC) – Canterbury College.
- Entry via High Road Gate, Waterford with plenty of onsite parking.
Who: For Years 3-12 students who participated in Junior TAS Sport, TAS Sport, eSports or Debating during 2023, plus their parents, carers, families and friends.
Hosts: Canterbury College Sports Department.
Cost: FREE EVENT!
RSVPs: Not Required.
Dress Code: Junior School Students: Formal School Uniform | Secondary School Students: Formal School Uniform – including blazers, with boys to wear long formal pants.
Parents & Carers: Smart Casual / Business Casual.
Contact:
Secondary School – Acting Coordinator of TAS: Mr Josh Afu -
Secondary School Admin – T: 07 3299 0843 |
Junior School – Head of HPE & Sports: Prep - Year 6: Mr Ben Maxfield -
Junior School Admin – T: 07 3299 0847 |
Come celebrate a wonderful three terms of successful Canterbury sport with your peers, coaches, teachers and families!
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Canterbury College 20-Year Campus Master Plan | September Holidays Construction Work Begins
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Canterbury College 20-Year Campus Master Plan | September Holidays Construction Work Begins
Dear Canterbury Families,
Canterbury College has a 20-Year Campus Master Plan to keep our school up-to-date, and providing all the facilities our students need to succeed, and our parents and carers demand for their children.
We spent 2021-22 working with stakeholders – parents, carers, students, staff and community leaders – via meetings, surveys and direct communications, to gather your feedback and priorities for this Master Plan.
Ever since then, the highly experienced project architects and design team at Rohrig Constructions, have been meticulously planning and steadily turning this document into reality.
You have probably seen, used, or your children have enjoyed, some of the first stages already:
- 90 added Aquatic Centre, Sports Hall and High Road Gate carparks.
- New Aquatic & Tennis Centre footpaths to the Junior School and Secondary School campuses.
- Fully renovated D Block Year 6 Learning Centre with five new GLAs: General Learning Area classrooms, new Learning Commons, and a new staff space.
- Five fully refurbished Early Learning Centre classrooms and relandscaped outdoor play areas.
Now I am very pleased to announce that construction work for our large new Junior School C Block classroom building has been approved to commence these September Holidays.
Firstly, it involves onsite electrical pre-works, and you will see safety barriers around the Junior School campus, to keep our Early Learning Centre and Outside School Hours Care operating through the holidays.
Working with the Department of Education, we have received their approval for all interim arrangements and our Safety Management Plan for the ELC and OSHC.
However, there are construction realities that I kindly ask all parents, carers and students to prepare for, and be patient around, with a long-term campus improvement viewpoint:
- Access through the Junior School campus will be interrupted over the next 10 months. Paths and stairwells will be in and out of action. There will be new (and sometimes frustrating) routes between buildings, which can be difficult to get used to. Constructing a building of this scale in the centre of the Junior School is challenging, but with lateral thinking and strong risk management, we can navigate this.
- It will be noisy and all Junior School classrooms will be affected by varying degrees. Although our contractors are fully aware they are working around 700 primary students and 40 staff trying to learn and teach, there is no way of guaranteeing there won’t be a level of construction noise on most days.
- Carparking for parents, carers and staff needs to be removed from the whole right-hand side of the main Easterly Street roundabout entrance. Drop-offs and pick-ups will be consolidated via the High Road gate. Further changes to streamline traffic through the High Road carpark will be made these holidays. Unfortunately, this major inconvenience is totally unavoidable, so please allow extra time for drop-offs and pick-ups when school resumes on Tuesday 3 October. Your patience is appreciated.
- Demolition of classrooms B15-20 will be the first step in this project, with every safety protocol adhered to. This will be a complex process and we will notify all concerned as it is about to occur.
- Canterbury OSHC will keep operating throughout this construction work, but with an altered footprint in a different location at F Block - opposite our Yalburru Community Café, during the school holidays only.
- The Junior School Meadow will be 80% out of operation for the next 10 months. So a new supervised play zone has been established between Care Central and the Kitchen Garden, to provide more open space for our Prep and Year 1 students in particular.
- Some other changes may be needed, outside our control, that will require some adjustments, that we haven’t yet anticipated. So we appreciate your flexibility and understanding if and when they arise.
Director of Property and Works Mr Lee Ryan and his Facilities Team, will keep us abreast of any critical information over the next 10 months, for us to share onto you.
Now Bareibunn is a Yugambeh verb for ‘dream’.
So for our new Junior School precinct, we believe this is the perfect word to describe our intent for our youngest learners.
Construction Project Scope:
- Eight new C Block classrooms for Years 1 and 2.
- New staffroom, plus new staff and student bathrooms.
- A specialist multipurpose STEAM: Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics classroom.
- A specialist Performing Arts classroom for Dance and Drama.
- A specialist Junior Primary Library engineered to foster a love of reading.
- A new COLA: COvered Learning Area large enough to accommodate hundreds of students to play during wet weather, and for Junior School gatherings, assemblies and outdoor events.
- Demolition of classrooms B15-20, and then after C Block is completed, further partial demolition of classrooms B13-14, and the relocation of the Canterbury Kitchen Garden.
- New landscaping of the Junior School Meadow, complete with new playground equipment.
This is an exciting moment for our school, with much needed modernisation of some of our oldest 30-year-plus classrooms.
So thank you in advance for your patience and understanding over the coming ten months.
Again, please allow extra time for drop-offs and pick-ups when school resumes on Tuesday 3 October.
Kind regards,
Mr Dan Walker
College Principal
Added Q&As:
What’s coming after the Bareibunn Junior School Precinct is finished?
We will be replacing older Secondary buildings over the next decade with classrooms engineered for more flexible and blended modern learning, while adding group education spaces called Learning Commons.
Canterbury will expand its Early Learning Centre to cater for babies and infants, using a brand new facility to be built over the next two to three years.
The Master Plan also identifies opportunities for more carparking spaces, better student drop-off and pick-up traffic flows, refurbishing of older buildings, plus annexes or extensions to existing buildings – such as Prep classrooms, and our Secondary School Creative Industries, Science and Health Sciences Precincts.
Why is all this necessary?
Firstly, the lion’s share of our classrooms were built in the late 80s and early 90s – over 20-30 years ago.
So there is a need to create fresh and comfortable classroom environments that inspire today’s students and teachers to be their very best, and maintain Canterbury as one of the leading Logan private schools.
Secondly, Canterbury’s current 1,562 student population is growing steadily, but will reach a natural ‘cap’ of just over 1,700 students from Prep to Year 12 by about year 2028.
Our growth has quickened over the past five years in particular, and these new larger facilities are necessary to accommodate this bigger student population, and the staff to teach and support them.
Finally, we know parents’ expectations around the quality of our physical infrastructure continue to rise.
So we are committed to ensuring a high standard applies to our all-important classrooms, facilities and learning commons, and connecting them to our natural 33-hectare bushland environment.
Together they will inspire and nurture our students, families and staff for many years to come.
2023 TAS Track & Field Athletics Championships | Canterbury Places Second!
2023 TAS Track & Field Athletics Championships | Canterbury Places Second!
Last week, our large Secondary School Athletics Squad competed at the 2023 TAS Track & Field Championships over at the Queensland Sport & Athletics Centre (QSAC) in Nathan.
Our team competed with heart and distinction, winning three age groups - Year 7 Girls, Year 8 Girls and Year 9 Girls.
We also placed first in the Girls Overall and Girls Overall Percentage rankings.
There were many positional changes throughout the day amongst the competing schools, and after all the points were tallied in the Overall Aggregate Champions race, Canterbury finished in second place.
Congratulations to all our students who competed on the day.
Special mentions go to the following students:
- Finn Watt: 2nd Place, Year 7 Boys Age Champion
- Calise Kypr: Year 8 Girls Age Champion
- Mia Chizzoniti: 3rd Place, Year 8 Girls Age Champion
- Tekainga Enkera-Raveora: 2nd Place, Year 10 Girls Age Champion
- Rubie Newman: 3rd Place, Year 10 Girls Age Champion
- Kaylee Tamala: 2nd Place, Year 11 Girls Age Champion
- Jack Addley: 2nd Place, Year 12 Boys Age Champion
A HUGE thank you to Mrs Brooke King, Coach Lachlan, Coach Jade, Coach Rachael, Coach Hayden, Coach Jack John and Coach Connor for the awesome work they did with our students, to prepare them for this major event.
Thank you also to Mr Glen Walker, Ms Kathy Simpson, Mrs Deanne Hamilton, Mr Afi and Mr Ben Maxfield for their help and supervision on the day.
And nice work Coach Jack John and Coach Rachael for the event photos!
For the full list of results, please visit this weblink HERE.
The full photo gallery can be found on our Facebook Page HERE.
Mr Joshua Afu
Acting Coordinator of TAS Sport
This Morning's End Of Term 3 Chapel Service | Event Wrap & Photos
This Morning's End Of Term 3 Chapel Service | Event Wrap & Photos
This morning's End Of Term 3 Chapel Service was a great way to reflect as we finish off a very busy 10 weeks.
College Chaplain Father Dan Talbot delivered his homily that focused on understanding ourselves and the people around us.
He also shared with our students and staff how easy it can be to stop being judgemental, and become the best version of ourselves.
College Principal Mr Dan Walker then shared the exciting news about the commencement of the construction of our new Bareibunn Precinct in the Junior School campus.
The announcement was met with cheers from our current Prep and Year 1 students, who will move into these fully modern classrooms in about 10 months' time.
Have a great break and see you all back here for Term 4, starting Tuesday 3 October after Monday's King's Birthday Queensland Public Holiday.
More photos from our End Of Term 3 Chapel Service can be found shortly on our Facebook Page HERE.
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT | Our 2024 Year 12 Student Leadership Team
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT | Our 2024 Year 12 Student Leadership Team
Today I have great pleasure in announcing our new Year 12 Student Leadership Team for 2024.
These students have been selected after a rigorous nomination, application, interview and shortlisting process during Term 3.
Congratulations to our 2024 School Captains Lilly Rider and Lara Mead.
Joining Lilly and Lara as Prefects of the School are:
House Captains
Becket House Captain: Pippa Nelson
Cranmer House Captain: Tadiwa Manangazira
Goldsworthy House Captain: Ella Furlong
Kime House Captain: Kaylee Tamala
Ramsey House Captain: Lachlan Trent
Temple House Captain: Mach Pukallus
Portfolio Captains
Academic Captain: Angelina Som
Spirituality Captain: Roy McGregor
Social Justice Captain: Ruby Wandschneider
Sports Captain: Ainslie-Alyssa Iva
Performing Arts Captain: Jasmine Wheatley
Our Year 12 Student Leadership Team also contains these Vice-Captains of each House:
House Vice-Captains: Community
Becket: Reini Blackmore
Cranmer: Gabrielle Watson
Goldsworthy: Sumayah Goss
Kime: Joshua Fullard
Ramsey: Saphfire Woods
Temple: Hannah Peddell
House Vice-Captains: Competition
Becket: Alec Dyer
Cranmer: Riley Franklin
Goldsworthy: Blythe Nimmo
Kime: Ashley Broadbent
Ramsey: Lorren Ieli
Temple: Tylah Marshall
Early in Term 4, we will be receiving nominations for Activity Captain positions for each of our Sport, Performing Arts and Thought Sports activities.
These will be announced by Week 4 of Term 4.
We wish all these students the very best as they commence their leadership positions in Term 4.
Our Student Leaders Investiture Ceremony will be held on Tuesday 3 October at 1:30pm in our Canterbury Events Centre (CEC).
Regards
Mr Dan Walker
College Principal
NB: Our 2024 Year 12 Student Leadership Team Poster printable PDF. | Our 2024 Year 9 Student Leaders Printable PDF.
