2023 Year 12 Final Chapel Service | Photo Gallery ️
2023 Year 12 Final Chapel Service | Photo Gallery ️
This morning's Year 12 Final Chapel Service provided an insightful opportunity to reflect on the journey our Class of 2023 undertook during their time at Canterbury.
Father Dan Talbot, our College Chaplain, delivered an uplifting sermon, offering prayers for our soon-to-be graduates, as they approach the next big phase of their lives.
Communion and the spirited singing of the College Hymn by staff and students followed. ️
Each student received a Canterbury bookmark featuring the College Prayer, and a photo capturing the view from Canterbury's gates, symbolising the road and sky ahead in their post-schooling journey.
Accompanying this was a heartfelt prayer, blessing our students for their World Ready futures.
The photos from this event can be found on our Facebook Page HERE.
2023 Canterbury Alumni Network Year 12 Graduation Breakfast | Photo Gallery
2023 Canterbury Alumni Network Year 12 Graduation Breakfast | Photo Gallery
Our Class of 2023 Year 12s enjoyed a wholesome breakfast this morning at the 2023 Canterbury Alumni Network's Year 12 Graduation Breakfast. ☕
Notable Past Student, Alumni Committee Member, and Canterbury's Head of Science, Mr Nick Gillin, served as a memorable guest speaker, reflecting on his own experiences at the College. ⚗️
Each graduate received a complimentary native seedling gift - a living reminder of their valued tenure here with us.
The FULL gallery can be found on this MyCC News Story: https://mycc.qld.edu.au/news/16664
We warmly encourage ALL Class of 2023 graduates to now join our Canterbury College Official Alumni Network private Facebook Group, to stay in touch with us and each other ahead of future reunions.
The group features frequent photo and event updates, Throwback Thursdays, and provides an easy, engaging platform for meaningful discussions. ⌨️️
Year 12s 'Class Of 2023' | FINAL SCHOOL WEEK: Main Events Summary.
2023 Spring Music Festival: Panorama Concert | FULL Photo Gallery Now Available! ☀️
2023 Spring Music Festival: Panorama Concert | FULL Photo Gallery Now Available! ☀️
☀️ The 2023 Spring Music Festival: Panorama Concert last night was a showcase of the gradual musical progress of our Junior School students.
Kudos to all the students who took to the stage and poured their hearts into their performances!
It featured our very talented Year 5 Band, Junior Concert Band, Bravura Strings, Junior School Choir, Junior Flute Choir, A-Rin Kang, Lyvea Boulton and Leah Choi.
Check out the complete gallery of this event on our Facebook page HERE.
2023 Semester 2: Junior School Spark Learning Expo | 11:30am – 1:30pm, TODAY Wednesday 15 November @ Canterbury Events Centre (CEC) | ALL WELCOME!
2023 Semester 2: Junior School Spark Learning Expo | 11:30am – 1:30pm, TODAY Wednesday 15 November @ Canterbury Events Centre (CEC) | ALL WELCOME!
Your Open Invitation…
What: 2023 Semester 2: Canterbury Junior School Spark Learning Expo!
Upper Junior School’s learning exhibition where all students have something to showcase based on their Semester 2, 2023 Spark Classes.
When: 11:30am – 1:30pm, TODAY Wednesday 15 November 2023.
Where: Canterbury Events Centre (CEC) – Canterbury College.
- Entry via Junior School Gate, High Road, Waterford with onsite parking.
Who: For ALL Prep – Year 6 Students & Staff, Parents & Carers, Interested Community Members.
Prep – Year 4 Classes to attend during the day.
Hosts: Our Years 5 & 6 Student Group Presenters.
Cost: FREE!
Please Note: Some stalls will be selling items, gifts and foods that students have made themselves.
So parents, carers and students can bring a small amount of cash to purchase goodies to take home.
Dress Code: Students – Full School Uniform | Parents & Carers – Smart Casual.
RSVPs: Not Required – Please simply attend to see our excited Years 5-6 students’ wonderful Semester 2 Spark project presentations, spanning the subject areas detailed in the attached flyer.
DISPLAY TOPICS:
$20 Boss – Mrs Joelene Anderson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – Miss Courtney Jones
Epic Engineering – Mrs Alisha Richardson
3D Movie Animation – Ms Kristy Blinco
Mission To Mars – Mrs Sharna Te Hau
Plants For Profit – Mr Paul Penny
Medieval Madness – Ms Juanita Purvis
Recycle, Repurpose & Reinvigorate – Mr Ben Woolacott
That’s Constructive – Mr Andrew Powell
Pottery With A Purpose – Ms Lauren McCalman
Arts Renewal: Bookbinding & Decorating – Mrs Suzi Kruttschnitt
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Contact: Junior School Admin – T: 07 3299 0847 | E:
OR Mrs Joelene Anderson, Coordinator of Academic Care: Years 5-6 -
What is SPARK?
SPARK is an elective-based ‘hands-on’ curriculum for Years 5 and 6 students that is unique to Canterbury.
Each semester our students choose a special subject to study.
Then students from both year levels are combined into the same classroom and taught by relevant staff.
SPARK is about building curiosity, encouraging students to try something new, and providing an exceptional opportunity for them to embark on their own learning journey, as part of their ‘World Ready’ Canterbury education.
When does SPARK occur?
SPARK happens once per week, with students encouraged to continue their learning beyond the classroom.
How does SPARK link to the curriculum?
SPARK focuses on the Australian Curriculum’s general capabilities, looking at critical and creative thinking, personal and social capability, ethical understanding and intercultural understanding.
How can I see my child’s learning?
The Junior School hosts a learning exhibition at the end of each semester, where all students will have something to exhibit based on their SPARK sessions.
SAVE THE DATE: Battle Of The ROCK Bands Encore Special Gig @ The Triffid, Newstead | From 6:30pm Tuesday 19 December 2023
SAVE THE DATE: Battle Of The ROCK Bands Encore Special Gig @ The Triffid, Newstead | From 6:30pm Tuesday 19 December 2023
Back in October, Canterbury's Senior Rock School Band Second Wave performed on-stage at the 2023 Annual Battle of the ROCK Bands Competition, where they WON Most Outstanding Band.
Part of their prize includes this opportunity to perform LIVE at The Triffid on Tuesday evening 19 December this year, along with the winning bands from Nights Two and Three.
Each band will be playing a 35-40 minute set.
What: 2023 Battle of the ROCK Bands Encore Special Gig.
Featuring: Canterbury's Senior Rock School Band Second Wave.
When: 6:30pm, Tuesday 19 December 2023.
Where: The Triffid - 7-9 Stratton Street, Newstead.
Who: For ALL Canterbury students and families to attend and support Second Wave LIVE!
Cost: Tickets = $17.65 EACH (excluding booking fee).
Bookings: There are TWO types of venue tickets available - All Ages - General Admission & 18+ General Admission - Mezzanine.
Contact: Mr Simon Lane, Canterbury Rock School Coordinator -
2023 Annual Canterbury College Christmas Appeal | St Mark’s Anglican Social Services & 4 Voices – DONATIONS KINDLY REQUESTED
2023 Annual Canterbury College Christmas Appeal | St Mark’s Anglican Social Services & 4 Voices – DONATIONS KINDLY REQUESTED
This year as part of our Christmas journey, we will be focusing on ways of reaching out to our wider community.
We want to support those people, who for Christmas – and for that matter, everyday life – can be a lot harder than our own.
With this focus, we are partnering with St Mark’s Anglican Social Services, to help with their food appeal – specifically their food parcel program and Christmas hampers.
We will also be joining up with a new organisation called 4 Voices.
St Mark’s Anglican Social Services has been working in Logan City for over 35 years, providing food parcels and financial assistance to Logan City families in need.
They are currently identifying families in financial crisis, so they can provide them with help during this year’s Christmas period.
St Mark’s Anglican Social Services is part of the Logan Anglican Parish and the work they do is based at St Mark’s Anglican Church in Daisy Hill.
It is open three mornings per week to offer assistance to people and the 'Monday Angels' are Jen, Sybil and Dawn (pictured here).
The 4 Voices organisation believes that connection is vital for all of us.
They see that everyone has a need for connection to others… But needs differ…
A connection can be social, digital, employment, or community-related.
They offer this connection face-to-face and/or over the phone.
Their phone support team are volunteers from all over Australia who reach out to provide a check-in for people in need.
They also have Connection Hubs, which are vehicles operated by volunteers, who provide empathy and support.
These ‘mobile hubs’ are outfitted with technology – like coffee and tea making facilities, mobile phones, laptops, printers/scanners/copiers, and smart TVs; and they feature their own WiFi.
A simple chat over a coffee can be of enormous comfort, and often that might be enough.
For others, they can provide access to mobile phones or laptop computers.
For those keen to enter the workforce or change jobs, they can help with writing resumes, preparing for job interviews, or simply searching for work.
For those who need other support like food, housing or medical advice, they can connect people to appropriate organisations or individuals.
Their work is a free service made possible by generous public donations and business sponsorships.
Their campaign that we will join them in this Christmas is called Seeds Of Change.
“It’s easy for anyone to see how the rising cost of living and the absence of affordable housing has exacerbated the problem of homelessness.
We are on the streets daily and see how men, women and children are forced to live.
Tent cities in parks and vacant blocks of land, women sleeping on trains and under staircases of buildings, and on church verandas.
It is confronting to say the least.
It’s hard to walk away from anyone in this predicament.
But walking away from a woman trying to stay safe on the streets is impossible.
We try to get her into boarding houses, emergency accommodation, DV shelters, and refuges to no avail.
Rather than leave her for the comfort of our own homes, we do what we can.
We offer a $25 food voucher, and a $50 Kmart voucher to buy a small tent and sleeping bag.
These are seemingly small things but we build trust this way.
If we build trust, the woman comes back for support, a coffee, a conversation, and we try again to get her to safety.
Eventually, we will have a breakthrough, and that’s the best feeling!
Our campaign is to help us provide more emergency support, more food vouchers, phones, tents, sleeping bags, and small things to provide hope.”
Jo Westh – 4 Voices Founder
So I invite us as the Canterbury Community to get behind both of these great organisations, who can extend our loving arms and reach out to the wider community.
This way, we are able to be good stewards of the many blessings that God bestows on us here at Canterbury.
To be part of this Canterbury Christmas Appeal, simply do one of the following:
To support St Mark’s Anglican Social Services and their work, please donate some long-life, ‘non-perishable’ style food items such as:
- Weet-Bix
- Long-Life Milk
- Pasta & Pasta Sauce
- Rice
- Baked Beans
- Tinned Vegetables & Fruits
- Christmas Puddings
- Long-Life Custard
- Fruit Mince Pies
- Lollies
- Tinned Ham
Please place them at the foot of the Christmas trees located in either the Junior or Secondary Administration Buildings.
To support 4 Voices and their work, please bring along a Coles or Woolworths voucher of whatever dollar amount you wish, and place it under the Christmas tree in either the Junior or Secondary Administration Buildings.
I pray that as we journey towards the manger this Christmas, we too might see the need around us and respond as God did, and give a gift that will change the world for others.
THANK YOU!
Father Dan Talbot
College Chaplain
Year 12s 'Class Of 2023' | FINAL SCHOOL WEEK: Main Events Summary
Year 12s 'Class Of 2023' | FINAL SCHOOL WEEK: Main Events Summary
Dear Year 12s,
Welcome to your final week of school… like forever!
For the last 12-14 years from ELC/Kindy to Year 12, you’ve been going to school, chasing good grades, and making friends – some for life, while being involved in all kinds of campus sport, music, dance, drama, thought sports, activity clubs, festivals, fundraisers and plenty more...
Some of you have spent this entire schooling life right here at Canterbury College - Bravo!
And now your final week has arrived, where FIVE dedicated Year 12 ‘Class Of 2023’ graduation events await you.
It's a time to enjoy and reflect upon your school life, before you embark on your post-school life journey…
THIS Wednesday 15 November
7:30am – 8:30am: Canterbury Alumni Network (CAN) Year 12 Graduation Breakfast @ Canterbury Functions Centre | For Year 12 Students & Staff, Canterbury Alumni Network Committee Members.
8:45am – 9:30am: Year 12 Final Chapel Service @ Canterbury Bush Chapel | For Year 12 Students & Staff.
FREE JOINT EVENT | NO RSVPS REQUIRED | FULL EVENT INFORMATION HERE.
6:00pm – 9:00pm: Year 12 Valedictory Dinner - Class Of 2023 @ Logan Entertainment Centre - 170 Wembley Road, Logan Central | For Year 12 Students, Parents & Carers, Staff.
FREE (Students) & PAID (Parents/Carers) EVENT | RSVPS REQUIRED (NOW CLOSED) | FULL EVENT INFORMATION HERE.
THIS Thursday 16 November
8:30am – 3:15pm: Year 12 Wet ‘n’ Wild Final Excursion Day @ Wet ‘n’ Wild Water Park - Pacific Motorway, Oxenford | For Year 12 Students & Staff.
PAID EVENT | RSVPS REQUIRED (NOW CLOSED) | FULL EVENT INFORMATION HERE.
THIS Friday 17 November
8:30am - 9:10am & 9:15am - 10:20am: Year 12 Last Day Whole College Guard Of Honour & Graduation Ceremony @ Campus Grounds & CEC | For ALL Years 5-12 Students, Year 12s Parents & Carers, Staff.
FREE EVENT | NO RSVPS REQUIRED | FULL EVENT INFORMATION HERE.
Enjoy Class Of 2023!
2023 Canterbury Year 12 Guard Of Honour & Graduation Ceremony | 8:30am - 10:20am, THIS Friday 17 November @ Canterbury Campus & CEC
2023 Canterbury Year 12 Guard Of Honour & Graduation Ceremony | 8:30am - 10:20am, THIS Friday 17 November @ Canterbury Campus & CEC
What: 2023 Canterbury College Year 12 Guard Of Honour & Graduation Ceremony.
When: THIS Friday Morning 17 November 2023.
8:30am – 8:50am: Form – Students Uniform Check & Get Into Guard Of Honour Positions.
8:30am – 8:55am: Year 12s’ Parents, Carers & Families Arrive & Seated For Guard Of Honour Livestream @ Canterbury Events Centre (CEC).
8:55am – 9:10am/9:15am: Whole College Year 12 Guard Of Honour.
NB: Each Year 12 House Group to follow each other promptly from the starting point at the Jacaranda Tree behind Secondary Administration.
9:15am – 10:20am: Year 12 Graduation Ceremony.
10:20am: Non-Year 12 Students Return To Class For Lesson 2. | Year 12 Students - FAREWELL & BEST WISHES FROM THE COLLEGE!
Where: Canterbury College Campus.
Whole College Year 12 Guard Of Honour: From Secondary Administration’s Jacaranda Tree, along the main thoroughfare between the school buildings and the ovals, and into the Canterbury Events Centre (CEC).
Year 12 Graduation Ceremony: Canterbury Events Centre (CEC).
Dear Year 12s’ Parents, Carers & Families:
- Please arrive via the Junior School Gate, High Road OR Easterly Street Gate, Easterly Street outside our Performing Arts Centre away from the Junior School Construction Zone.
- Parking available at both locations, but some areas of the CEC carpark will be kept vacant for the Guard Of Honour crowds.
Who:
Whole College Year 12 Guard Of Honour: For Kindy – Year 11 Students & Staff: Sidelines. | Year 12 Students: Marchers.
Year 12 Graduation Ceremony: For Year 12 Students & Their Parents, Carers & Families. | Years 5-11 Students & Staff. | Executive Leadership Team.
Hosts: Canterbury College Executive Leadership Team & Secondary School Leadership Group.
RSVPs: Not Required.
Dress Code:
Junior School Students: Full School Uniform.
Secondary School Students: Formal School Uniform - including blazers, with boys to wear long formal pants.
Parents, Carers, Families & Non-Canterbury Siblings: Smart Casual / Business Casual.
We kindly ask that you please do not bring balloons to the College for this ceremony, and that any gifts you wish to give to the students, happens after the ceremony - Thank You!
Contact: Secondary School Administration - T: 07 3299 0843 | E: OR please talk to your Head of House.
Experience the emotional ‘whole College farewell’ to our wonderful Year 12 ‘Class Of 2023’, as they depart the Canterbury campus as students for the very last time, with all our best wishes for their ‘World Ready’ future…
2023 Canterbury Alumni Network Year 12 Graduation Breakfast & Final Chapel Service | 7:30am - 9:30am, THIS Wednesday 15 November @ Canterbury Functions Centre & Bush Chapel
2023 Canterbury Alumni Network Year 12 Graduation Breakfast & Final Chapel Service | 7:30am - 9:30am, THIS Wednesday 15 November @ Canterbury Functions Centre & Bush Chapel
What: 2023 Canterbury Alumni Network Year 12 Graduation Breakfast & Final Chapel Service.
When: THIS Wednesday Morning 15 November 2023.
Year 12 Graduation Breakfast: 7:30am – 8:30am.
Year 12 Final Chapel Service: 8:45am – 9:30am.
Where: Canterbury College Secondary Campus.
Year 12 Graduation Breakfast: Canterbury Functions Centre.
Year 12 Final Chapel Service: Canterbury Bush Chapel.
Who: For ALL Our Graduating Year 12 ‘Class Of 2023’ Students | Year 12 Teaching Staff | Canterbury Executive Leadership Team | Secondary School Management Team | CAN: Canterbury Alumni Network Committee Members.
Hosts: Canterbury Alumni Network Committee, College Principal, Deputy Principal, Secondary School Management Team.
Featuring: Special Guest Past Student Speaker + FREE Native Seedling Gift: A living & growing reminder of your time here at Canterbury College.
Cost: FREE Breakfast Event!
RSVPs: Not Required.
Dress Code: Year 12 Students – Full Formal Uniform including blazers, with boys to wear long formal pants.
Staff – Professional Work Attire. | Canterbury Alumni Network Committee Members – Smart Casual.
Enjoy a fresh and delicious hot and cold breakfast, then some valuable outdoor chapel reflection time, as the graduating Year 12 cohort’s final school days rapidly draw to a close.
And please consider the benefits of joining the school’s past students' Canterbury College Official Alumni Network Private Facebook Group HERE.
Contact: Secondary School Admin: Tel - 07 3299 0843 | Email - OR please talk to your Head of House.
2023 Canterbury Year 12 Valedictory Dinner | 6pm - 9pm, THIS Wednesday 15 November @ Logan Entertainment Centre: BOOK NOW!
2023 Canterbury Year 12 Valedictory Dinner | 6pm - 9pm, THIS Wednesday 15 November @ Logan Entertainment Centre: BOOK NOW!
What: 2023 Canterbury College Year 12 Valedictory Dinner.
Pre-Dinner Drinks & Canapes | Formal Dinner & Drinks | Speeches & Student Awards.
When: 6:00pm - 9:00pm, THIS Wednesday 15 November 2023.
Where: Logan Entertainment Centre - 170 Wembley Road, Logan Central.
Parking: Plenty of FREE parking available on-site.
Who: For ALL Canterbury ‘Class Of 2023’ Year 12 Students and Parents & Carers.
For invited Canterbury Executive Leadership Team, College Directors, Heads of House, Assistant Heads of House, and Heads of Faculty.
Hosts: Canterbury Secondary School Administration and Executive Leadership Team.
Cost: Year 12 Students – FREE.
Parents & Carers – $120 Per Adult Ticket – TWO Adult Tickets available per family.
If you require more Adult Tickets, please contact Secondary School Admin (contact details below).
RSVPs: CANTERBURY EXECUTIVE AND SENIOR STAFF - You will receive a separate invitation using a different booking weblink.
DEADLINE: Please book your tickets by 11:59pm Sunday 5 November 2023 for catering purposes.
Dress Code: Year 12 Students – Full Formal Uniform including blazers, with boys to wear long formal pants.
Parents, Carers & Canterbury Staff – Evening Attire | Gentlemen - Jackets Optional.
We look forward to celebrating our wonderful ‘Class Of 2023’ together with you, at this fully catered and fully memorable event.
Event Features:
- Big screen showing our ‘Class Of 2023’ student highlights throughout their College years.
- Entertaining speeches, student awards and special presentations.
- Tasty canapes, delicious gourmet main course, then take-home themed dessert cupcakes.
Contact: Secondary School Admin - E: | T: 07 3299 0843.