Performing Arts Teacher of the Year 2020
Dr Janet Wyvill
Performing Arts Teacher of the Year 2020 
From more than 200 nominations nationally, Canterbury’s Director of Arts Academy, Dr Janet Wyvill, was recently named Performing Arts Teacher of the Year by The Australian Performing Arts Teachers Association (APATA).
The award “celebrates the outstanding achievements of the country’s top performing teachers and educators”, judged upon such merits as quality, innovation, commitment, leadership and engagement.
Janet is kept busy with her teaching and Arts Academy roles. She teaches drama, music, visual art and musical theatre as well as conducting or managing many co-curricular groups such as Boys Vocal Group, Drama Ensemble, Canterbury Festival Choir, Theatre Company, Percussion Ensemble and the Hip Hop Dance Team.
As Director of the Arts Academy, she oversees 43 performing arts ensembles, staff across Music, Drama and Dance and the burgeoning Studio Tuition program, with 14 specialist teachers and more than 400 lessons each week in orchestral instruments, piano, guitar, voice, drama, acting, dance and public speaking.
Janet and the Arts Academy also had a very fruitful 2019. A very successful Arts Food and Wine Festival that will now feature each year in the College calendar, commencement of chamber music and rock school programs, great results at Wakikirri, the popular Winter Arts Festival and Gala Showcase events and continued outstanding support by Canterbury families of the Music and Dance Parent supporter groups.
Janet says she is honoured to receive this award and very proud to be a performing arts teacher at Canterbury.
2020 Alumni Award Winners
2020 Alumni Award Winners 
We congratulate our 2020 and first ever Annual Alumni Award Winners, who so graciously joined us at our Foundation Day Chapel.
- Young Alumnus of the Year - Tegan Raines, Class of 2014.
- Alumnus Entrepreneur of the Year - Shainiel Deo, Class of 1992.
- Trailblazer Alumnus of the Year - Toni Bache (nee Bingham-Rolls), Class of 1998.
Such fabulous achievers, humble human beings and positive role models for our community.
We also congratulate everyone who was nominated. We received many nominations by our community, many more than we expected to receive in the first year of the awards.
Introducing Sione
Mr Sione Fukofuka – Director of Rugby, Touch Football and Rugby 7s. 
Sione is a passionate educator and coach with a thirst for learning and development, focusing on detail and exploring the why, all with a player-centred approach.
Sione joins Canterbury this year after a working at Brisbane State High School for sixteen years in English and Physical Education.
His wealth of coaching experience includes: 1st XV Rugby Coach for 6 years, including a GPS Premiership; Master in Charge of Touch Football for 10 Years; Opens Touch Football Coach for 10 Years, including 5 QGSSSA Premierships; 2015 Australian Youth Women’s Rugby 7s Commonwealth Games Development Coach; 2019 Australian Men’s Rugby 7s Development Coach; 2014-2017 Queensland Women’s Rugby 7s Head Coach; and the current 2020 Sunnybank Rugby Premier Head Coach.
He is excited to contribute to Canterbury's Rugby and Touch Football programs and building a strong culture of hard work, player development and performance.
"The opportunity to establish a Rugby 7s program, in conjunction with the addition of a Rugby and Touch Academy, is a wonderful opportunity for me and I am looking forward to working with the students and staff." Sione said.