Join Today: Taipan Roboneers - The Robot Engineers!
Join Today: Taipan Roboneers - The Robot Engineers!
The Taipan Roboneers is open to all Canterbury students in Years 5 - 9.
Students will explore robotics and engineering using the Lego Education EV3 system to create, develop and code robots, while participating in fun challenges and learning new skills.
This club also aims to encourage the growth of Future Schools skills such as: Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking and Digital Literacy.
WHAT: The Taipan Roboneers - Canterbury's Robot Engineers Club
WHEN: Meetings Every Tuesday + Friday After School From 3:30pm - 4:30pm (Come to one or both!)
WHERE: Digital Hub - Secondary Library
WHO: Years 5 - 9 Students
HOW: Please sign up here via MyCC - MyCC - Join Today: Taipan Roboneers - The Robot Engineers!
NEW: Certificate III Aviation For All Year 10 - 12 Students - FREE!
NEW: Certificate III Aviation For All Year 10 - 12 Students - Completely FREE!
Canterbury College constantly strives to provide students with the most diverse and relevant opportunities that can be applied in the real world.
Employers are seeking people with additional skills and knowledge in robotics and digital systems and their interface with industry.
The Australian Unmanned Systems Academy (AUSA) Certificate III in Aviation (Remote Pilot) provides high school students with these industry skills, opening up many career and higher education pathways - including the Certificate IV in Aviation.
Currently there is an increasing demand for unmanned aviation and aerospace engineers, mechanics, operators, software engineers and geo-spatial data analysts that spans many industries such as:
Surveying & Mapping | Building & Construction | Infrastructure | Real Estate | Media & Entertainment | Retail | Logistics | Law Enforcement | Security & Intelligence | Defence | Search & Rescue | Disaster Response & Recovery | Fire & Rural Fire Fighting | Meteorology | Finance | Forestry | Robotics | Mining & Resources | Agriculture.
The curriculum has been carefully developed to deliver exciting technical and practical skill sets, while also bolstering student literacy, numeracy and ICT skills.
Students enjoy full independent access to the AUSA interactive e-learning platform, with full lecture content and presentations to support learning both during and outside class times.
Students will also attend personal sessions on Monday afternoons, where a teacher can assist with any theory or practical work.
Practical classes utilising the highest industry grade drones, sensors, flight systems and simulator equipment, ensures the skills and experience that students acquire is directly applicable to real world expectations.
Canterbury College is the ONLY school in Logan City and surrounding areas to offer this opportunity to students!
The course layout is provided below:
Please complete the MyCC online form to sign up today - MyCC - NEW: Certificate III Aviation For All Year 10 - 12 Students - Completely FREE!
IMPORTANT NEWS: 2022 COVID Update #1 - Return To School Information
IMPORTANT NEWS: 2022 COVID Update #1 - Return To School Information
Dear Canterbury Families and Staff,
I write today with most, but probably not all, the answers you might be seeking around Canterbury’s approach to the delayed start of the school year, as officially announced by the Queensland Premier over the weekend.
Background
20,566 new COVID cases were confirmed in Queensland over the past 24 hours, adding to the 9,581 new cases in the 24 hours before that, making at least 109,524 currently active confirmed cases in this State.
It’s now best (and safest) to assume every public venue, shopping centre, large office or school either is, or soon will be, experiencing direct COVID contacts, and to manage this situation calmly, responsibly and accordingly – including our own Early Learning Centre and Camp Australia OSHC, which reopened on Tuesday 4 January.
Canterbury will be working with the State Government, Independent Schools Queensland, and our staff, students and parents to restrict and remove COVID’s spread as much as possible from our campus.
With this in mind, please heed our Golden Rule at all times: If you feel unwell, have COVID symptoms, or have tested COVID positive – please stay isolated at home until you have fully recovered and/or have tested negative (where and when testing and timely results are possible).
As always, please visit the Queensland Health Website for the latest detailed guidelines on COVID symptoms, testing, masks, rules and restrictions, health precautions, general advice and case numbers.
Our Return To School Arrangements
- Onsite campus learning for Prep to Year 12 will now officially commence on Monday 7 February.
- Remote learning for our Year 11 and 12 students will commence from Monday 31 January for one week, until that revised formal start of the school year. It is not our intention to open up remote learning for other year levels at this stage, although we will reassess after our teaching staff return next week.
NB: Please see ISQ’s explanatory notes at the bottom of this document. - We will be offering a supervised learning program onsite at the College campus for Prep to Year 10 students of essential workers, and for vulnerable children, from Monday 24 January to Friday 4 February. The Queensland Government’s definition of essential services workers and vulnerable children will be used to approve places in this program.
- This will not be the official curriculum, but rather a supervised, age-specific learning program, which creates opportunities for students to be meaningfully engaged. Our intention is for both teachers and learning assistants to supervise this program. A separate email with a survey link will be sent to families soon, allowing us to understand how many students to plan for.
Other Important Information
- Our Early Learning Centre, Camp Australia Vacation Care, Summer Holidays Fun & Fitness Camps and Taipans Sport Clubs will continue to operate, but with clear instructions to those who are symptomatic or ‘close contacts’ to remain at home.
- COVID is playing havoc with school uniform production and supply lines both internationally and domestically, meaning delays at our Uniform Shop and affiliated School Locker Superstore in Loganholme for some items – especially the new Prep uniforms. We are monitoring the situation closely and will give confirmed updates when possible. Hopefully, our standing orders are fulfilled by the end of Term One, but Canterbury will be very understanding of the need for students to substitute similar items for a short time.
- Parents are strongly encouraged to continue collecting Microsoft Surface Pro laptops from our IT Services Office over the coming weeks. So far, dozens of devices have been collected by Year 4, Year 7 and many ‘opt-in’ families.
School Event Impacts
- Some January and February events, co-curricular activities and gatherings for staff, students and parents will need to be cancelled or postponed as per below:
- 2022 Music Camp Weekend: Friday 21 – Sunday 23 January – CANCELLED.
Year 7 Orientation Day: Friday 21 January – NOW Friday 4 February.
2022 Scholars Ceremony: Friday 28 January – NOW Friday 11 February.
New Families Welcome Evening: Friday 28 January – POSTPONED: New Date TBA.
Year 12 Soiree: Friday 4 February – POSTPONED: New Date TBA.
Year 11 Outdoor Education Camp: Monday 7 – Wednesday 9 February – POSTPONED: New Date TBA.
TAS & JTAS Trimester 1 Saturday Sport: Rounds 1-2 – LIKELY CANCELLED: Awaiting confirmation from our TAS counterparts.
Other Health Information
- Masks must be worn indoors at Secondary Schools across Queensland, unless officially or medically exempted, until further notice.
- From 11.59pm (AEST) Sunday 23 January 2022, mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations will be required for all workers or volunteers delivering a service at a school or early childhood education and care setting. The College has sought evidence from all its staff of their double vaccination status. All staff presenting from 23 January 2022 will be compliant with this Public Health Directive.
- Deep cleaning will be conducted after hours across our Canterbury campus at all ‘high touch’ areas.
- Our teachers will also focus on classroom ventilation and assessing where lessons can sometimes be held in open-air, outdoor locations.
Final Comments
We are unfortunately re-entering a time where fluid planning, ambiguity and volatility is again our ‘norm’.
It is likely that some students and staff will need to isolate in the interests of their own health, or their family’s health, or contract COVID and be forced to miss some school days.
I have no doubt that February will see considerable flux in school and event attendances.
So from the outset, I send positive thoughts to you and your loved ones that this outbreak is short-lived, not severe and your health and wellbeing is secure.
Please stay safe and courteous of your fellow Canterbury school families, and hopefully COVID Omicron signals the least harmful and final pandemic virus variant.
Kind regards
Dan Walker
Principal
Canterbury College
Independent Schools Queensland Addendum
School parents should be aware that:
- The State Government expects a large percentage of the population to be infected and unwell in late January and early February as infections peak.
- This would likely mean many teaching staff will be unwell, or caring for unwell family members, meaning that a school may not have the staff available on a daily basis to deliver remote learning beyond Years 11 and 12.
- Many students are also likely to be unwell, or in a house with unwell family members, which may prevent them from participating in remote learning (and then normal on-campus school days later on).
- A combination of these factors means that remote learning for the full school cohort is most likely unviable to deliver during this peak infections period.
- Independent schools are expected to be open on 24 January to provide useful supervision for children of essential workers and vulnerable children.
- State schools will implement staffing arrangements to ensure only the minimum number of staff are onsite during this period. Independent schools might also consider taking this approach, to minimise the risk of having large numbers of staff in the same location at the peak of the virus.
PS: Official College Letterhead Version.
Canterbury College Dominates Logan 2021 ATAR Results
Canterbury College Dominates Logan 2021 ATAR Results
Canterbury’s reputation as an academic powerhouse was further reinforced today, with the release of QTAC’s ATAR results for Queensland’s newly graduated Year 12s.
The Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) released their Australian Tertiary Admission Rankings (ATAR) this morning, showing 53.4% of Canterbury students achieved an ATAR of 80.00 or above, which equals the Top 20% of the State.
Remarkably, 16% of Canterbury students achieved an ATAR of 95.00 or above, which equals the Top 5% of the State.
College Principal Mr Dan Walker was very proud of the four students from Canterbury who achieved a 99.00 or higher ATAR - previously an OP1.
This achievement underpins the fact that talented and motivated students can achieve results beyond their dreams at Logan’s Canterbury College campus.
Key Canterbury College Results:
- 5% Students achieved a 99.00 or better ATAR
- 16% Students achieved a 95.00 or better ATAR
- 28% Students achieved a 90.00 or better ATAR
- 53.4% Students achieved an 80.00 or better ATAR
- 8 Students achieved all As
- 55% Students achieved only As and Bs in their six subjects
- 90% Students ATAR eligible
- 26% Average students achieving an ATAR (or equivalent) of 90.00 or above over the last five years
- 61 Students awarded a VET qualification of Cert III or higher
These results come as no surprise to Principal Walker.
“I have remarked all year that Canterbury has more and more brilliant young minds coming through the ranks – and none more so than our cohort of 124 exceptional Class of 2021 students.”
“Parents are initially attracted to our Logan school by the enormous breadth of academic and co-curricular programs on offer - from 15 TAS representative sports to eSports, our Drone Academy and Chess Club – plus the 24 subject options we provide from Year 7.
“But our school mantra is World Ready, so underpinning these ‘all-round’ experiences must be a powerful academic spine, that fosters higher-order thinking, independence and motivation.
“Canterbury has achieved this balance and somewhat counterintuitively, both fields seem to ‘cross pollinate’ one another.
“The more our Year 12s engaged in co-curricular activities like Rock School, TAS sport, Rugby 7s and Netball Academies, Community Service, the Taipans Tutors after-school learning service etc, the better they seemed to perform academically, and the much happier their school days passed.
“So it’s about physical, well-being and spiritual stimulation supercharging their mental or academic performance, rather than these being mutually exclusive.”
Mr Walker warmly wishes all this year’s Canterbury Year 12s every success with their hard-earned ATAR results today, and with their further studies, workforce entry or possible gap year in 2022.
Mr Walker is especially pleased the College’s ATAR eligibility percentage - at nearly 90% this year, means the school’s ATAR results are a statistically meaningful snapshot of Canterbury’s outstanding academic culture and performance.
He now calls on all schools to be transparent about their ATAR eligibility percentage, in the interests of fair comparisons being made in public forums.
“A 35% ATAR of 90.00+ at a school with only 50% of its students studying an academic (ATAR) pathway, cannot be reasonably compared with a school where 90% of its students are in an ATAR pathway,” Mr Walker explained.
“Parents out there making important decisions about schools for their children deserve to have ‘apples with apples’ comparisons being made in the public arena."
2021 Canterbury College - Summary ATAR Infographic below.
Wishing you a MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Wishing you a MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
May your home be filled with joy, peace and love these Summer Holidays...
From: All of us here at Canterbury College.
To: All our wonderful current and new Canterbury families.
Key Campus Dates:
Early Learning Centre Reopens: TUE 4 JAN 2022
Admin Offices Reopen: MON 10 JAN 2022
School Resumes: MON 24 JAN 2022
See you in the new year everybody!
2021-22 Canterbury Summer Holidays Fun & Fitness Camps
2021-22 Canterbury Summer Holidays Fun & Fitness Camps
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
✅ Experienced & fully qualified coaches
✅ Quality sport programs
✅ 8 International tournament standard hardcourt tennis courts
✅ Heated 10-lane Olympic-sized 50-metre Lap pool
✅ Dedicated heated marquee-enclosed Learn To Swim pool
✅ Professional standard athletics running track & facility
✅ Large fully equipped changerooms with parent rooms plus indoor & outdoor showers
✅ NEW Splash & Smash Café
✅ Canterbury student discounts
CANTERBURY TAIPANS: 3-DAY TENNIS CAMP
Option 1: Tuesday 14 – Thursday 16 December 2021
Option 2: Tuesday 11 – Thursday 13 January 2022
Option 3: Tuesday 18 – Thursday 20 January 2022
- Players just need to bring a hat, sunscreen & water bottle.
- All players receive a certificate.
- Half & Full Day Tennis Camps include Day 3 Pizza Party.
Tennis Camp Options
Tiny Taipans Red Ball Tennis Camp
- Three fun-filled mornings of Hot Shots classes for little champions aged 4-7 years.
- Perfect for young players looking to start their tennis pathway while making new friends.
- Loads of skills, games & prizes.
- New Hot Shots players get a FREE racket + t-shirt with their registration.
- Morning tea fruit break provided.
Time: 8:00am – 9:30am each morning.
Cost: $90 for all 3 sessions OR $40 per session.
Half Day Tennis Camp
- Three intensive half-day clinics for beginner to mid-range players aged 8-12 years.
- Greatly improves playing technique in a Learn Through Play
- New Hot Shots players get a FREE racket + t-shirt with their registration.
- Morning tea fruit break provided.
Time: 8:45am – 12 noon each morning.
Cost: $130 for all 3 sessions OR $60 per session.
Full Day Tennis Camp
- Awesome three-day challenge for players keen to improve their match-play & fitness.
- Includes a morning of technique, athlete education, plus fun & games.
- Swimming 12:30pm - 1:00pm then Match-Play 1:15pm - 3:00pm.
- Morning tea fruit break & lunch provided.
Time: 8:45am – 3:00pm each day.
Cost: $160 for all 3 sessions OR $75 per session.
BOOK NOW - Tel: 07 3299 0900
TINY TAIPANS: 5-DAY LEARN TO SWIM INTENSIVE PROGRAM
Option 1: Monday 13 – Friday 17 December 2021
Option 2: Monday 10 – Friday 14 January 2022
Option 3: Monday 17 – Friday 21 January 2022
- For ages 3 years & up.
- Five swimmers per 30-minute class.
Levels: Cuttlefish, Crayfish, Lobsters, Swordfish, Marlins, Dolphins, Sharks.
Class Times: 8:00am, 8:30am, 9:00am, 9:30am, 10:00am, 10:30am.
Cost: $80 per swimmer for 5 morning lessons plus 1 x FREE Term 1 lesson.
BOOK NOW - Tel: 07 3299 0900
CANTERBURY TAIPANS: CASUAL LAP POOL SWIMMING
- For ages 16 years & up.
- 10-lane Olympic-sized 50-metre heated swimming pool.
Times: 5:30am - 8:30am & 3:00pm – 6:30pm weekdays only.
Cost: $5 per session.
BOOK NOW - Tel: 07 3299 0900
CANTERBURY TAIPANS: 4-DAY ATHLETICS BASICS CAMP
Option 1: Monday 13 – Thursday 16 December 2021
Option 2: Monday 10 – Thursday 13 January 2022
Option 3: Monday 17 – Thursday 20 January 2022
- For ages 4-9 years old.
- Includes: Sprints, High Jump, Long Jump, Discus, Shotput, Javelin & Middle Distance Running.
- All events are rotated through each 3-hour session to maximise engagement.
- Our program teaches basic skills & fitness for each event in a safe & fun environment.
- Participants just need to bring a hat, sunscreen & water bottle.
Time: 8:00am – 11:00am each morning.
Cost: $100 for all 4 sessions OR $30 per session.
BOOK NOW - Tel: 07 3299 0900
CANTERBURY TAIPANS: 3-DAY ATHLETICS CROSS TRAINING CAMP
Option 1: Tuesday 14 – Thursday 16 December 2021
Option 2: Tuesday 11 – Thursday 13 January 2022
Option 3: Tuesday 18 – Thursday 20 January 2022
- For ages 10-18 years old.
- Fun yet challenging strength & conditioning cross training exercises.
- Please ensure you are a strong swimmer as working in the deep end of the pool.
- Our program teaches basic skills & fitness for each event in a safe & fun environment.
- Participants need to bring a towel, swimming goggles, hat, sunscreen & water bottle.
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm each afternoon.
Cost: $65 for all 3 sessions OR $25 per session.
BOOK NOW - Tel: 07 3299 0900
CAMPS VENUE: NEW Canterbury College Aquatic, Tennis & Athletics Centre
Virtual Tour us on our college website YouTour | Find us on Facebook & Instagram
Use Entrance E via 182 Old Logan Village Road, Waterford.
Then follow the signs with plenty of onsite parking.
Enquiries Welcome - Tel: 07 3299 0900
Canterbury Taipans Sport Webpage: canterbury.qld.edu.au/canterbury-taipans/
Tiny Taipans Learn To Swim Webpage: canterbury.qld.edu.au/tiny-taipans/
2021-22 Summer Holidays: Canterbury Campus Dates
2021-22 Summer Holidays: Canterbury Campus Dates
General Campus – Main Admin Office & Staff Access
Closes: THIS Friday 17 December 2021
Reopens: Monday 10 January 2022
Early Learning Centre – Families & Staff Access
Closes: THIS Friday 17 December 2021
Reopens: Tuesday 4 January 2022
Day One, Week One, Term One – Students Back At School
Monday 24 January 2022
2022 Canterbury Material (Stationery) Requirements Lists
2022 Canterbury Material (Stationery) Requirements Lists
Dear Parents and Carers,
Our official supplier Winc Education is now ready to fulfil your Back-To-School Material (Stationery) Requirements for next year.
Canterbury College's 2022 Material Requirements Lists have all been published online for your orders, using our dedicated web access key: 2YU3T
This access key brings up Canterbury’s Lists for each year level from Pre-ELC to Year 12.
Here is the all-important weblink - https://www.wincschools.com.au/QLD/Waterford/Canterbury-College
To read the 2022 Material Requirements Lists for each year level AND full ordering instructions AND full delivery details AND full pricing information, please click on the relevant PDFs.
Pre ELC 2022 ELC 2022 Prep 2022
Year 1 2022 Year 2 2022 Year 3 2022
Year 4 2022 Year 5 2022 Year 6 2022
Year 7 2022 Year 8 2022 Year 9 2022
Year 10 2022 Year 11 2022 Year 12 2022
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OR: PDF Instructions Repeated Here
At Winc, we want your child to have a strong start to the new school year, which is why we’ve worked with Canterbury College to make Back-To-School ordering hassle free.
Ordering Made Simple
Simply visit this weblink and follow these four steps - https://www.wincschools.com.au/QLD/Waterford/Canterbury-College
Step 1. Enter the school access key 2YU3T where shown, then click the Go button.
Step 2. Complete the student’s First Name | Last Name | 2022 Year Level.
There is only one option/materials list for Pre-ELC to Year 6 students, so it will be pre-selected.
For Secondary School year levels, simply select the applicable subjects the student is taking.
Step 3. Review your requirements list and make changes if required.
Please Note: Some items have been denoted by the school as a prerequisite for the subject or year level.
Step 4. Proceed to the checkout.
Please Note: For home deliveries only, if you have more than one student at the same school, please repeat the above steps.
Once completed, an order confirmation will be sent to your email address.
Please Note: Any technology items you order may be sent separately.
Deadlines & Delivery Information
Home Delivery
Delivery Fees:
FREE Delivery: For orders placed on or before Wednesday 8 December 2021.
$12.95 Delivery: For orders placed after Wednesday 8 December 2021.
Orders Placed:
On or before Friday 31 December 2021 will be delivered before the start of Term 1, 2022.
After Friday 31 December 2021 cannot be guaranteed delivery prior to Term 1, 2022.
Australia Post
Orders are delivered via Australia Post’s eParcel service.
As soon as your order is dispatched, an email will be sent to let you know the Australia Post tracking ID Number.
Your order can be tracked at auspost.com.au
Please Note: PO Box addresses are not accepted by Australia Post.
Payment Methods Accepted: PayPal, Zip, VISA, Mastercard.
Back-To-School That Gives Back
Every time you buy materials from Winc, we give a portion of your spend back to the school.
A few small exclusions apply, which you can find out about at - wincschools.com.au/givesback
Have A Question?
For assistance with your order, returns, refunds, delivery information, or for a general enquiry, please visit - wincschools.com.au/helpcentre
Uniform Shop: Important School Holidays Update
Uniform Shop: Important School Holidays Update
Dear Parents & Carers,
Please be advised that ALL December and early January School Holidays uniform fitting appointments are now BOOKED OUT – except for 30-minute Early Learning Centre uniform fittings from Monday 6 – Friday 10 December 2021.
Your Current Options:
OPTION ONE: You can visit our NEW major retail partner The School Locker Superstore at Loganholme from Monday 10 January 2022 onwards for Canterbury uniform purchases – NO appointment necessary.
Loganholme School Locker Superstore
Shop 2 / 3878 Pacific Highway, Loganholme
Tel: (07) 3440 9701 / (07) 3440 9777
Email:
Trading Hours
Monday - 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tuesday - 8:30am - 5:00pm
Wednesday - 8:30am - 5:00pm
Thursday - 8:30am - 6:00pm
Friday - 8:30am - 5:00pm
Saturday - 9:00am - 3:00pm
Sunday - Closed
OPTION TWO: You can visit our Canterbury campus store when it reopens with regular trading hours as per below – NO appointment necessary.
Wednesday 1 December: LAST SCHOOL DAY - CLOSED
Thursday 2 & Friday 3 December: Student Free Days - CLOSED
Our campus Uniform Shop re-opens for general weekday trading from:
Monday 17 – Friday 21 January 2022
8:30am – 12pm Noon AND 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Thank you to ALL our Uniform Shop customers throughout 2021!
Sandra Allen
Uniform Shop Manager
In-Term Trading Hours
Monday - 7:30am - 11:30am and 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Tuesday - 7:30am - 11:30am
Wednesday - Closed
Thursday - 7:30am - 11:30am and 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Friday - 7:30am - 11:30am
We encourage visitors to be mindful of social distancing and personal sanitation when visiting the Uniform Shop.
We also kindly request visitors please limit cash transactions where possible.
Black Leather School Shoe Changes For 2022: More Junior School Options
Black Leather School Shoe Changes For 2022: More Junior School Options
Dear Parents and Carers,
From 2022, all students in the Junior School (Prep to Year 6) will be able to wear more comfortable black leather sports-style shoes with their formal uniform.
To assist parents, the following guide has been prepared:
These changes have been introduced to both simplify the uniform requirements for all parents, as well as encourage movement and play during the day, with uniform items and shoes that encourage activity.
The Uniform Shop will be able to assist with any further enquiries.
Yours faithfully
Canterbury College - Junior School