2023/24 Canterbury College: Campus Christmas Closure Dates!
2023/24 Canterbury College: Campus Christmas Closure Dates!
Junior School Admin | Secondary School Admin | Corporate Services College Admin
CLOSES: 4:00pm Friday 15 December 2023
REOPENS: 8:00am Monday 8 January 2024
Junior School - 07 3299 0847 |
Secondary School - 07 3299 0843 |
Corporate Services College Administration - 07 3299 0888 |
Finance Department / Family Liaison Officer
CLOSES: 4:00pm Friday 15 December 2023
REOPENS: 9:00am Tuesday 2 January 2024
Early Learning Centre
CLOSES: 6:00pm Friday 15 December 2023
REOPENS: 6:45am Wednesday 3 January 2024
Canterbury OSHC: Outside School Hours Care - Vacation Time
CLOSES: 6:00pm Friday 15 December 2023
REOPENS: 6:30am Tuesday 2 January 2024
SCHOOL RESUMES – TERM ONE, SEMESTER ONE 2024
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Canterbury College Campus Uniform Shop
Over 70 Fee-Free TAFE Courses Now Available @ TAFE Queensland
Over 70 Fee-Free TAFE Courses Now Available @ TAFE Queensland
Great news!
Over 70 Fee-Free TAFE Courses are now available at TAFE Queensland in a range of high-priority areas – including health and science, business, cyber security and IT, education and community, agriculture, and service industries.
Don't break the bank!
If you're eligible for Fee-Free TAFE funding, some or all of your course costs will be covered by the Australian and Queensland Governments.
Although you’re paying less, you still receive the same quality of training and education.
So get job ready in 2024!
Fee-Free TAFE courses have been specifically chosen based on local skills demand and advice from industry.
When you complete training in these high-priority areas you can feel confident for what comes next, knowing you have the industry-relevant skills employers are looking for.
Apply now and seize your opportunity with Fee-Free TAFE.
2023 Canterbury Taipans December Club News | WE NOW HAVE OUR OWN APP!
2023 Canterbury Taipans December Club News | WE NOW HAVE OUR OWN APP!
Dear Canterbury Taipans Club Members & Families,
Hopefully you’ve registered your new account and have entered your 2024 bookings via our new Customer Portal.
If not, it gets even easier from TODAY with the launch of our very own Canterbury College Taipans Branded App available via Google Play and the App Store:
Canterbury College Taipans App: Google Play
Canterbury College Taipans App: App Store
Canterbury College Taipans Branded App Features
Our easy-to-use App enables all our Swimming and Tennis Program members, customers and families to manage their enrolments, bookings and payments.
- Current student level progression and progress reporting.
- Lesson check-ins: including coach identification and your pool lane or tennis court allocation.
- Advance lesson absentee notifications and make-up session bookings.
- Moving enrolments to different lesson days and/or times.
- Online point-of-sale portal with a change of billing details service.
- Intensive holiday program lesson bookings and payments.
- New student enrolments.
- Club news and major announcements.
- Bad weather alerts plus much more!
For First Time Users
During your first App log-in, you will need to add all the typical account set-up details for yourself and your enrolled student/s, your current physical address, contact details, and billing information, which will ensure all this information is up-to-date and correct heading into 2024.
Please Note: You will also need to agree to the updated Terms & Conditions required by the new system’s App functionality and billing process.
For Those Currently Registered Via Our New Customer Portal
Simply download the App and use the same Username and Password that you use for the new Customer Portal.
If you forget your password, just click the Forgot Password button and follow the prompts.
Fortnightly Direct Debits
The main change to our new 2024 operating system is migrating to a largely Direct Debit process.
Gone are the days of sending invoices at the start of each school term or monthly program, and customers having to manage larger invoice amounts.
With the new automatic Fortnightly Direct Debits, once enrolled in our program/s, your booking/s will just continue seamlessly until you notify us of any cancellations with 30 days' advance notice.
Billing will occur on the first Wednesday of each fortnight.
For families with multiple enrolled children, or children doing multiple programs, you will see these transactions appear on separate lines, making it simpler to track and manage your payments.
Upon first enrolling with our new Customer Portal and/or App, you will be prompted to provide your payment details, which can be updated at any time.
Lesson Fees & Discounts
With the new Customer Portal and/or App, you may notice some changes to certain lesson fees.
Some lessons will need to be adjusted to reflect fortnightly billing vs monthly billing, as well as standardised lesson lengths being created for each program type.
We are pleased to inform you that multiple lesson discounts and multiple enrolment discounts remain unchanged, with these being automatically applied to each billing run.
Unfortunately, the Canterbury Student Discount is unable to be applied.
But we are working towards replacing this discount system with a credit voucher process for all current Canterbury students.
Future updates on this are expected once school returns in 2024.
If you have any questions about price and discount changes, please email Mr Kym McIntosh, General Manager – Canterbury Taipans Sports Club –
Outstanding Invoices
As we transition over to the new fortnightly Direct Debit billing system, all accounts in the current system will need to be brought up-to-date.
This means any outstanding invoices need to be paid ASAP.
So please email us should you require any assistance or a conversation about your account and any late payments –
Finally, my Taipans crew and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and we will see you in 2024!
Mr Kym McIntosh
General Manager – Canterbury Taipans Sports Club
ORIGINAL PDF LETTER - 2023 Canterbury Taipans December Club News | WE NOW HAVE OUR OWN APP!
7,000 Canterbury College Facebook Followers Milestone Reached!
7,000 Canterbury College Facebook Followers Milestone Reached!
A fantastic social media milestone unlocked today: 7,000 Canterbury College Facebook Followers!
Thank you for being part of this incredible journey with us...
Haven't connected with us on Facebook yet?
Dive in today by CLICKING HERE. ✅
Your FREE Campus Master Plan: Towards 50 Years Brochure | Available @ ALL Canterbury Admin Offices & Online NOW!
Your FREE Campus Master Plan: Towards 50 Years Brochure | Available @ ALL Canterbury Admin Offices & Online NOW!
Dear All,
Your FREE Campus Master Plan: Towards 50 Years brochures are now available, if you wish to collect a copy or copies for your household, from any of our College Administration Offices.
This document summarises Canterbury’s campus capital works already completed, currently in progress, our next required projects, and the upcoming planned buildings from 2021 right up until 2037.
The brochure includes:
- An opening introductory background and summary.
- A Junior School campus capital works summary.
- A Secondary / Senior School campus capital works summary.
- Our new Childcare Centre plans and other Master Plan projects.
- A Q&As section covering the two core questions.
- Our Campus Master Plan Projects Timeline.
- And the all-important double-page spread Campus Map with Key Proposal Features.
Our Canterbury Community has much to look forward to with this Campus Master Plan, as we continue providing all the facilities our students need to succeed, and our parents and carers demand for their children.
So please grab your FREE copy/ies on the last day of school THIS Wednesday for some timely and exciting holiday reading…
We would also really appreciate you handing on extra brochure copies to ANY prospective Canterbury families that you might know of.
It could prove just that extra bit of motivation they need to get in touch!
NB: The brochure is available in two formats on our Publications webpage HERE.
NB: The brochure is also extracted with campus renders and photos on our dedicated webpage HERE.
2023 Canterbury Taipans December Sporting Holiday Camps: Netball, Athletics, Tennis | 8:30am – 12pm Midday DAILY | Monday 11, Tuesday 12, Wednesday 13 December @ Canterbury College
2023 Canterbury Taipans December Sporting Holiday Camps: Netball, Athletics, Tennis | 8:30am – 12pm Midday DAILY | Monday 11, Tuesday 12, Wednesday 13 December @ Canterbury College
What: 2023 Canterbury Taipans December Sporting Holiday Camps: Netball | Athletics | Tennis!
- Learn basic skills and techniques under qualified coaches using proven training programs.
- Keep fit and active while making new friends in a safe, fun and friendly environment.
- Large fully equipped changerooms with toilets, parent rooms, plus indoor and outdoor showers.
When: 8:30am – 12:00pm Midday DAILY | Monday 11, Tuesday 12, Wednesday 13 December 2023.
Where: Netball @ Sports Hall | Athletics @ Field 1 Athletics Track | Tennis @ Tennis Centre – Canterbury College.
- Entry via Sports Precinct Gate, 182 Old Logan Village Road, Waterford.
Who: For ALL Children Aged 5 – 10 Years | OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Hosts: Canterbury College Taipans Sports Centre.
Cost: $45 Per Session Per Day For Each Sport.
RSVPs: BOOKINGS & PAYMENTS VIA SPORT LOGIC WEBLINK HERE.
Dress Code: Suitable Sports Wear With Sun Protection For Outdoor Sports.
NB: Don’t forget your drink bottle!
Contact: For More Information AND/OR Booking Support – Canterbury Taipans Sports Centre: T – 07 3299 0900 | E -
Visit our centre’s Splash & Smash Café serving hot and cold drinks, plus various tasty sweet and savoury snacks.
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REMINDER: 2023 Tiny Taipans Learn To Swim: Summer School Holidays Intensive Program | Mon 11 - Fri 15 & Mon 18 - Fri 22 December | 5 x Arvo Class Options: 1-On-1 OR Group Lessons!
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST BOOKING FORM AS TEXT WEBLINK HERE.
2023 Canterbury Secondary School Speech Night | 6pm – 8pm, THIS Tuesday 28 November @ Logan Entertainment Centre - PLEASE RSVP NOW!
2023 Canterbury Secondary School Speech Night | 6pm – 8pm, THIS Tuesday 28 November @ Logan Entertainment Centre - PLEASE RSVP NOW!
Dear Parents, Carers and Students,
Principal Mr Dan Walker warmly invites you to attend our annual Secondary School Speech Night, where we celebrate this year’s College award winners and recognise their achievements…
What: 2023 Secondary School Speech Night – Canterbury College’s Annual Awards Ceremony.
When: 6:00pm – 8:00pm, THIS Tuesday 28 November 2023.
5:30pm - Student Awardees Arrived.
5:45pm - Doors Open For Parents, Carers, Families & Guests.
6:00pm - Event Commences.
8:00pm - Event Concludes.
Where: Logan Entertainment Centre – 170 Wembley Road, Logan Central.
- Plenty of FREE on-site parking available.
Who: For ALL Years 7-11 Students | Their Parents, Carers & Families.
Hosts: College Executive Leadership Team | Secondary School Administration.
RSVPs: You MUST book your FREE tickets directly with the Logan Entertainment Centre by 11:59pm THIS Sunday 26 November 2023 – BOOKING WEBLINK HERE.
Dress Code: ALL Canterbury Students: Formal School Uniform - including blazers, with boys to wear long formal pants. | Parents, Carers & Non-Canterbury Siblings: Smart Casual / Business Casual.
Once awardees are finalised, parents and students will be notified in advance.
Contact: If you have any questions regarding the Secondary School Speech Night, please contact your child’s Head of House OR Secondary School Admin – T: 07 3299 0843 | E:
Campus Uniform Shop Opening Hours = CLOSED Wednesday | OPEN Thursday & Friday Mornings | 2024 Back To School January Dates & Times
Campus Uniform Shop Opening Hours = CLOSED Wednesday | OPEN Thursday & Friday Mornings | 2024 Back To School January Dates & Times
Our campus Uniform Shop will be closed THIS Wednesday 29 November, BUT will be open THIS Thursday and Friday mornings from 7:30am - 11:30am, being the last school week for the year.
Our campus Uniform Shop will then re-open on Monday 15 January 2024 as per their Opening Hours schedule below.
Our College website's Uniforms webpage with full information HERE.
New School Fee Payments: Direct Debit Platform Via Parent Lounge | Launches 2024
New School Fee Payments: Direct Debit Platform Via Parent Lounge | Launches 2024
Dear Parents and Carers,
At Canterbury we are always looking at ways to improve the services we provide to our community and our operational efficiency.
So we are pleased to introduce a new and better solution for paying school fees by direct debit starting in 2024.
We have implemented a secure, paperless direct debit system within the TASS Parent Lounge, which will manage all direct debit payments for families opting to use the 2 or 5 instalment options for each semester’s fees.
This new system provides a secure payment platform, allows families to manage and track their school payments from within the TASS Parent Lounge, and is a more cost-effective solution.
From 2024, all Canterbury families will have access to the 2 x payment instalments option via the Parent Lounge, after they have received their 2024 fee statement.
Families wanting the 5 x payment instalments option, will need to complete this ONLINE APPLICATION FORM.
System Advantages
- Flexibility – Parents can choose to pay via credit or debit card, bank account, or both.
- Please Note: Bank account or debit card deductions will not incur any additional charges.
- Convenience – Families can tailor a payment arrangement to suit their needs, as payments can now be made in 2 or 5 instalments each semester.
- Security – There is no need for families to share credit card details and this payment platform is 100% PCI DSS compliant.
- Clarity – Automated email advice keeps families aware of upcoming payment dates and amounts.
A preview of what this new direct debit platform will look like in 2024, including a step-by-step walk through, can be found by clicking this LINK HERE.
Canterbury recognises that these payment options may still not suit the budgets and income cycles of all families.
So Canterbury parents, or existing Edstart Plus users, who believe these fee payment arrangements will be incompatible with their family budget, should contact our Family Liaison Officer, Mrs Lisa Foster – T: 07 3299 0807 | E:
Yours sincerely,
Mr Johan Louw
Director of Business and Finance
Canterbury College