Class Of 2018 Rugby 7s Superstar Alysia Lefau-Fakaosile - Wins Gold At Commonwealth Games
Class Of 2018 Rugby 7s Superstar Alysia Lefau-Fakaosile - Wins Gold At Commonwealth Games
A history-making moment for the #BoldinGold Women’s Rugby 7s Team taking home gold at the Commonwealth Games. 
We’re beyond proud of Alysia Lefau-Fakaosile our Class of 2018 Year 12 graduate. She has shown that hard work, determination, perseverance and a supportive team can get the job done! 
@aussie7s
Alysia was part of our Rugby 7s Academy, which is a program designated to nurture and develop our young people in the exciting sport of Rugby 7s.
Our Academy offers Canterbury students opportunities for coaching, refereeing, player development, mentors and more.
Read more about it HERE.
Years 11-12 Japanese Language Students CBD Excursion Report
Years 11-12 Japanese Language Students CBD Excursion Report
On Tuesday 26 July, our Years 11 and 12 Japanese Language students embarked on an exciting journey to ‘Japan’.
In the morning, students boarded ‘Canterbury Airlines' with flight director Mrs Wu, to travel to their first destination – the Consulate-General of Japan in Brisbane City.
The Consulate staff delivered a very informative presentation on the topics of ‘Travel In Japan’ and ‘Careers Using Japanese’.
These topics are directly related to the units the Year 11s and 12s are currently studying.
After our Consulate visit, students went to DAISO - a Japanese store, and GENKI MART - a Japanese supermarket, to purchase some omiyage (souvenirs).
It is part of the Japanese culture to always buy omiyage for your friends and family when travelling.
Students bought some traditional Japanese foods - such as natto (fermented beans), to try.
The GENKI MART staff even spoke Japanese to our students to give them an authentic shopping experience.
For lunch, students went to a traditional Japanese restaurant where they had to order and pay for their food in Japanese.
Students tasted some traditional Japanese foods such as obento, sashimi (raw fish), donburi (rice-bowl dish), udon (Japanese noodles) and nigiri sushi etc.
The restaurant featured authentic Japanese décor, with beautiful lanterns on the ceiling and Japanese murals on the walls.
The last stop on our ‘Japan Trip’ was karaoke, an integral part of Japanese pop culture.
Students stepped out of their ‘comfort zone’ to sing in front of their peers and experienced the Japanese way of socialising with friends through karaoke.
Although COVID has prevented us from actually going on our biennial Japan Trip, through this Brisbane City excursion, students got to immerse themselves in Japanese culture and use the language they’ve been learning in class in the real world.
I hope this trip is one they will remember for many years to come…
Mrs Jennifer Wu
Japanese Language Teacher
Canterbury College
Term 3 | TAS Round 3 vs St Paul's School - WEEKEND RESULTS 🏉🏐🏀⚽
Term 3 | TAS Round 3 vs St Paul's School - WEEKEND RESULTS 🏉🏐🏀⚽
Congratulations to ALL teams on a successful Home Round against St Paul's School.
🏉 Our Girls Touch Footy teams won 5/8 games.
🏐 Our Girls Volleyballers won 8/10 matches!
NB: Our Year 7 team fought every point to be narrowly defeated.
So well done to our Canterbury Girls! 👏🙌
🏀 Our Boys Basketballers dominated winning 7/8 matches!
'Team of the Week' goes to the Boys Basketball Firsts, finally at full strength, who held onto a 1-point victory in a nail-biter!
⚽️ In Boys Football (Soccer) we had three wins, one draw and three losses to break even.
Shout out to James for his leadership post-match with the Firsts, offering some great advice. ⭐
This coming weekend is a Bye Round for TAS Sport.
Good luck to our athletes competing at the QLD Volleyball Senior Schools Cup and the Vicki Wilson Netball Finals later this week.
NB: We are still seeking parents to nominate 30 minutes of their time at each home game to assist with cooking and serving at the BBQ.
Sports Supporters Group: BBQ duty for Home Rounds - please click HERE to register.
We would greatly appreciate your help!
Alternatively, you can email Mrs Catherine Krzensk - OR Mrs Yvette Peterson - (Canterbury Sports Supporters Group Organiser) or join the Canterbury Sports Supporters Group on Facebook.
AND... As always... Go Taipans! 🐍💪
Download the results here: TAS Trimester 3 | Round 3 vs St Paul's School RESULTS
TAS Sports Results | Trimester 3, Round 3: Saturday 30 July 2022 | vs St Paul’s School
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Team |
Opposition | For | Against |
Win/Loss |
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Girls Touch Football |
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| First VI | St Paul’s | 4 | 7 | Loss |
| Second VI | St Paul’s | 7 | 2 | Win |
| Year 10 | St Paul’s | 16 | 0 | Win |
| Year 9/10 Navy | CHAC Blue | 3 | 4 | Loss |
| Year 9 | St Paul’s | 10 | 3 | Win |
| Year 8 | St Paul’s | 12 | 0 | Win |
| Year 7 | St Paul’s | 9 | 2 | Win |
| Year 7/8 Navy | JPC Blue | 3 | 5 | Loss |
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Girls Volleyball |
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| First VI | St Paul’s | 3 | 0 | Win |
| Second VI | St Paul’s | 2 | 1 | Win |
| Year 10 | St Paul’s | 3 | 0 | Win |
| Year 10 Navy | St Paul’s Red | 3 | 0 | Win |
| Year 9 | St Paul’s | 3 | 0 | Win |
| Year 9 Navy | Ormiston Blue | 1 | 2 | Loss |
| Year 8 | St Paul’s | 2 | 1 | Win |
| Year 8 Navy | St Paul’s Red | 3 | 0 | Win |
| Year 7 | St Paul’s | 1 | 2 | Loss |
| Year 7 Navy | CHAC Blue | 3 | 0 | Win |
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Boys Basketball |
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| First V | St Paul’s | 50 | 49 | Win |
| Second V | St Paul’s | 46 | 35 | Win |
| Year 10 | St Paul’s | 68 | 17 | Win |
| Year 9 | St Paul’s | 37 | 22 | Win |
| Year 8 | St Paul’s | 25 | 12 | Win |
| Year 7 | St Paul’s | 22 | 53 | Loss |
| Year 7 Navy | St Paul’s Red | 41 | 4 | Win |
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Boys Football |
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| First XI | St Paul’s | 0 | 4 | Loss |
| Second XI | St Paul’s | 4 | 4 | Draw |
| Year 10 | St Paul’s | 6 | 2 | Win |
| Year 9 | St Paul’s | 6 | 1 | Win |
| Year 8 | St Paul’s | 2 | 0 | Win |
| Year 7 | St Paul’s | 0 | 5 | Loss |
| CC Navy | CHAC Blue (7) | 0 | 11 | Loss |
Junior TAS Sports Results | Trimester 3, Round 2: Saturday 30 July | vs St Paul’s School
| Team | Opposition | For | Against |
Win/Loss |
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Basketball |
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| Year 3 – 4 Boys | St Paul’s Green | 42 | 0 | Win |
| Year 5 - 6 Div 2 Boys | St Paul’s Red | 17 | 59 | Loss |
| Year 5 - 6 Div 1 Boys | St Paul’s | 23 | 47 | Loss |
| Year 3 – 4 Navy Girls | St Paul’s | 4 | 20 | Loss |
| Year 3 – 4 Red Girls | WMAC Red | 38 | 10 | Win |
| Year 5 - 6 Div 2 Girls | St Paul’s | 16 | 12 | Win |
| Year 5 - 6 Div 1 Girls | St Paul’s | 16 | 40 | Loss |
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Football |
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| Year 3 – 4 Navy | St Paul’s | 7 | 0 | Win |
| Year 3 – 4 Red | St John’s | 2 | 4 | Loss |
| Year 3 – 4 White | Bye | |||
| Year 3 – 4 Silver | OC | 0 | 18 | Loss |
| Year 5 – 6 Div 2 | St Paul’s | 12 | 0 | Win |
| Year 5 – 6 Div 1 | St Paul’s | 13 | 2 | Win |
| Year 3 – 5 Girls | St John’s | 1 | 4 | Loss |
| Year 6 Girls | WestMAC | 8 | 0 | Win |
Sacred Sisters Parent Info Session: 4pm - 5pm, THIS Tuesday 2 August @ Junior School Library Discovery Centre
Sacred Sisters Parent Info Session: 4pm - 5pm, THIS Tuesday 2 August @ Junior School Library Discovery Centre
What: ‘It Takes A Village’ Partnership Program: Sacred Sisters Parent Information Session.
When: 4:00pm - 5:00pm, THIS Tuesday 2 August 2022.
Where: Junior School Library Discovery Centre.
Who: For Our Years 5 & 6 Girls’ Parents & Carers Only.
RSVP: Not required now that campus COVID restrictions have been lifted.
Our Year 6 girls have just concluded the Sacred Sisters Program as part of their Canterbury College Wellbeing curriculum.
The program has supported our young female students to develop proactive strategies to navigate social situations, friendships, online interactions, and assist them to be well positioned for the transition into Year 7 and Secondary School in 2023.
So we wish to invite you to join us in a Parent Information Session run by Jo Hendy to discuss the program, and provide strategies for parents and carers to continue to support their girls in the home environment.
We also extend this invitation to parents of Year 5 girls, in preparation for their child participating in the Sacred Sisters Program in 2023.
Year 7 - 'Making Connections' Wellbeing Incursion
Year 7 - 'Making Connections' Wellbeing Incursion
Our Year 7 students underwent a 'Making Connections' incursion as part of our Wellbeing Program.
@unleashingpersonalpotential was invited to teach the fundamentals of positive communication with active and constructive conversations.
Growth mindset, grit, wellbeing and leadership were the key learning areas - empowering the students in their 'World Ready' journey! ✅✅✅
To see more photos, please click HERE. 📷
Year 7 Food & Hospitality Class Update
Year 7 Food & Hospitality Class Update
So far this term, our Year 7 Food & Hospitality class has been learning about Work Health & Safety (WHS) and Food Safety when working in a kitchen environment. 🍴👩🍳👨🍳
As part of this learning, it is essential that students put their new knowledge to use, developing their skills to work safely and hygienically.
This week saw students getting creative while preparing and presenting a colourful fruit platter.
Here, their knife skills were tested as they cut, sliced, peeled, and scooped the fruit into different shapes, to create a visually appealing plate of food.
We are happy to report there were no fingers harmed in the making of this mini photo gallery!
🥝🍓🍌🥭🍈🍍🍊🍉🍑🍋🍐🍇🍒
Mrs Felicity Moser
Head of Business and Enterprise Faculty
Canterbury College
Our Taipan Roboneers: RoboRave Immersion Excursion Day
Our Taipan Roboneers: RoboRave Immersion Excursion Day
Today, 14 Canterbury Taipan Roboneers students visited Beenleigh’s Trinity College as part of a Robotics Immersion Day supported by RoboRave Australia.
Their robotics exploration included gaining a deeper understanding of automation through sensors, while networking with students from other schools.
The excursion culminated with students testing their skills in a friendly Sumo Robot Challenge with our mighty Roboneers coming 1st and 2nd.
Below is more detail about RoboRave Australia and the day…
- The 2022 Robotics Roadmap For Australia notes that: The development of robotic technologies in Australia will lead to the creation of new companies and new jobs, and will address a range of issues of national importance - including our ageing population, servicing regional and remote communities, and dealing with labour shortages, such as those generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. - Dr Sue Keay - Chair, Robotics Australia Group.
- Queensland enjoys a thriving robotics industry, used in diverse sectors such as mining, agriculture and health.
- Skills include programming, engineering, design and developing Artificial Intelligence solutions.
- The Information and Communications Technology Gateway to Industry Schools Program (ICT GISP) works with tech industry partners and schools to provide a better understanding of roles and careers in the tech industry, as well as initiatives to develop skills through experiential learning.
- Several ex-students have been a part of the RoboRave program and transitioned into careers in tech, robotics and automation.
- The ICT GISP has partnered with RoboRave to provide schools, students and teachers with a fun and engaging robotics immersion day, to complement the existing school robotics program.
- Students worked on their programming, collaboration and problem-solving skills during the day’s activities.
- You can find out more about RoboRave via their website HERE.
- The Australian Computer Society’s ICT Gateway to Industry Schools Program is proudly sponsored by the Queensland Government through the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training.
Please see the full 41-image photo gallery on our Facebook Page or MyCC News.
Annual Canterbury College St John's Cathedral City Service
Annual Canterbury College St John's Cathedral City Service
The Canterbury College Annual School Service was led by the Archdeacon of the Gold Coast, the Venerable Geoff Hoyte, standing in for the Bishop of the Southern Region. He is currently in England for the Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops worldwide.
The students and staff were welcomed by the sound of the pipe organ, one of the largest and finest in Australia, with over four thousand pipes!
The Spirituality Captain, School Captains, Prefects and House Captains led the procession, carrying the College cross and banners.
They were followed by the Heads of House and the Principal’s party in their academic gowns.
Dr Katie Peddell and the College Choir led the singing, starting with the school hymn ‘Be thou my vision’ performed by the Cathedral Organist.
The Cathedral is an awe-inspiring worship space. It is the ‘mother church’ of all Anglican Christians and institutions in Queensland and the seat of the Archbishop of Brisbane.
It is Canterbury College’s spiritual home.
Archdeacon Geoff underscored this in his address. He pointed out that Anglicans believe in the Bible and that the Cathedral welcomes everyone, visitors and worshippers alike.
Geoff paid tribute to the College staff, recognising the importance of education in the nurturing of the next generation as well as some of the pressures faced by people in the teaching profession.
He counselled the students to focus on their studies, practice good conduct and behaviour and seek the common good now and in the future.
The service culminated in the breaking of bread, symbolising the life and work of Jesus Christ in the world, followed by Communion.
Students were invited to forward and receive the bread or blessing as appropriate.
Prayer was at centre of the service from beginning to end.
After the service, students and staff returned to College, having been fed in mind, body and spirit for the lifelong call to learn, teach and live well with others.
Melusi Sibanda
Chaplain
Junior School Annual Book Week Parade Celebration!: 8:45am - 9:45am, Tuesday 23 August @ CEC
Junior School Annual Book Week Parade Celebration!: 8:45am - 9:45am, Tuesday 23 August @ CEC
Dear Parents and Carers,
What: Junior School Annual Book Week Parade Celebration!
When: 8:45am - 9:45am, Tuesday 23 August 2022 (Week 7).
Where: Canterbury Events Centre (CEC) - Canterbury College.
- Entry via High Road Junior School Gate with plenty of onsite parking.
Who: All Junior School Students AND Parents & Carers.
It's that wonderful time again where our Junior School students are encouraged to come to school dressed as a character from a book they have enjoyed reading.
Please don’t feel that you must spend a lot of money or time on costumes, as it is always a light-hearted event.
The overall aim is to foster an enjoyment of reading, and for students to think about the characters in their books.
The theme this year is: Dreaming With Eyes Open.
The event will be held in the CEC and will run from 8:45am to approximately 9:45am.
Parents and carers are MOST welcome to attend!
Students are permitted to wear their costumes to school on the day, and should bring along their reference book, labelled with their name.
We also ask that students bring their PE uniform (or ELC uniform) to school, to change into at the conclusion of the Book Week Characters Parade.
Please contact Anita Pendreigh - or Brittany Sinclair - if you have any further questions.
Yours faithfully
Mrs Brittany Sinclair
Assistant Head of Junior School (Wellbeing)
Canterbury College Master Plan Consultation: Ministerial Infrastructure Designation
Canterbury College Master Plan Consultation: Ministerial Infrastructure Designation
Dear Parents, Carers, Staff and Students,
The Honourable Steven Miles, Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning (DSDILGP), and Minister Assisting the Premier on Olympics Infrastructure is proposing to make an Infrastructure Designation for Canterbury College.
This designation seeks the renovation of existing buildings and community chapel, in addition to the provision of new buildings.
New buildings will broaden the campus offering to students, by providing purpose-built facilities to support growth of the campus, and allow the College to remain a central hub of the community.
The project includes:
- New Grandstand with Change Rooms below.
- Extension to the Sports Hall, Sports and Health Sciences.
- New Roof for the Outdoor Courts.
- New Community Chapel.
- New Maths/Business Faculty Building.
- New Science/Engineering Faculty Building.
- Extension to Performing Arts and Creative Industries.
- New Global Studies Building.
- New English Building.
- New Junior Covered Outdoor Area.
- New Junior School Building (C Block).
- Extension to existing Prep Building.
- New Clubhouse for existing Pool.
- New Grandstand for Tennis Court 1.
- New Residential Retreat Facility.
- New Early Learning Centre.
An Environmental Assessment Report containing details of the proposal and an assessment of potential impacts is available on the Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning (DSDILGP) website at - https://planning.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/planning-framework/infrastructure-planning/infrastructure-designations.
You can make a submission, on or before Thursday 25 August 2022 about the proposed designation to the Infrastructure Designation Team in DSDILGP via:
- Online - https://planning.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/planning-framework/infrastructure-planning/infrastructure-designations
- Email -
- Post - GPO Box 611, Brisbane QLD 4001
If you wish to discuss this proposal, please don’t hesitate to email the College –
Kind regards
Mr Dan Walker
College Principal
Canterbury College
2022 Canterbury College - MID Proposed Site Masterplan (Downloadable PDF) - 3,085 KB