Canterbury's First Olympian!
MAJOR MILESTONE: Canterbury College has its first Olympian!
Congratulations to our very own Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea.
Year 12 Graduate - Class of 2018 - RESPECT!!
She will join our Australian Rugby Sevens squad over in Tokyo completing the nation’s women’s side.
2020 Tokyo Olympics: Wednesday 21 July – Sunday 8 August 2021
Olympic Rugby Competition: Monday 26 July – Saturday 31 July 2021
GOOD LUCK ALYSIA - All of Canterbury College is right behind you...
#Aussie7s #TokyoTogether #Tokyo2020
Images courtesy of: The Courier-Mail, Zimbio, The Gold Coast Sun, Australian Rugby.
Our College Master Plan: Parents Consultation Session Invitation
***THU 15/07/21 UPDATE: ALL SPOTS ARE NOW FULL - THANK YOU PARENTS & CARERS!***
WHAT: Canterbury College Master Plan – Parents Consultation Session: Your Invitation
We want to hear directly from YOU – Our Canterbury Parents & Carers.
WHEN: 9:00am – 10:30am, THIS Friday morning 16 July 2021.
WHERE: Canterbury College – Room Location TBC: Based on attending numbers.
WHO: Canterbury Parents & Carers + Wilson Architects - who are working with us on the design of our new College Master Plan into the future.
HOW TO REGISTER: Please email your full name/s and contact phone number/s, plus your attending children’s name/s and year level/s to:
Then we will get back to you as soon as possible to confirm your place and the room location details.
This is YOUR chance to have YOUR direct say on the future of YOUR children's school!
WIN Money For Your School Project - Edstart Achievement Awards
WIN Money For Your School Project - Edstart Achievement Awards Program
Dear Canterbury Students,
The Edstart Achievement Awards Program acknowledges and rewards talented students from primary and secondary schools across Australia.
Like us, Edstart is committed to helping young Australians reach their full potential.
So through their Awards Program, they are aiming to support some of Australia’s extraordinary young minds across a range of disciplines.
It’s a great opportunity for students like you to be recognised for your contributions and ambitions, in an area you are naturally passionate about.
This Awards Program is open to primary and secondary students in the following six categories:
- Technology & Innovation
- Entrepreneurship
- Social Impact
- Sustainability & Environment
- Performing & Visual Arts
- Sport & Physical Wellbeing
Each winner will receive an award to recognise their achievement, as well as a $1,500 grant to fund a project or initiative related to their category, or for additional training they wish to embark on.
BUT HURRY!
Nominations for the Edstart Achievement Awards Program are closing soon at 5:00pm Friday 23 July 2021.
Applications can be submitted online by clicking here then scrolling down the webpage.
GOOD LUCK!
Water Worx July Swimming Clubs Competitive Meet Wrap
Water Worx July Swimming Clubs Competitive Meet Wrap
Congratulations to the 32(!) Canterbury Taipans Swimming Club members who competed at the 2021 Water Worx Swimming Club Transition Meet over the weekend.
With another six swimmers signing on recently, we reached that total of 32 competitors, while the nearest other club numbers-wise was the ‘home’ team Water Worx with 18 and then St Margaret’s with 13 swimmers.
We enjoyed an amazing Sunday and it was so good to see our swimmers achieve great results in their races while having a great time with their friends.
A big WELL DONE to our stars below… ⭐️
Mia Bell
Scarlett Brandsen
Kyle Budd
Tayla Budd 🥈🥈🥈🥉
Charlotte Bull
Emily Bull
Olivia Carroll
Skye Dennis-Wesche 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥉
Lelia Dong 🥉
Violet Du 🥈🥉🥉
Ruby Fay 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
Scarlotte Garnham 🥇🥇🥈🥉
Keira Hannett
Christian Howes 🥉
Aoibhe Kerrigan
Elize Lee
Vienna Lee
Hayley Lim
Charli List
Patrick Marr 🥉
Isabel Millard
Flynn Morgan 🥇🥇
Nate Morgan
Amelia Neumeister
Vienna Neumeister 🥉🥉🥉
Amelia Periaho
Hayley Periaho 🥈
Lily Prewett
Max Rae-Harvey 🥈🥈
Lyla Ries
Hannah Rivera
Taylah Smith-Miller 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥈
Our swimmers achieved an amazing 112 personal best times as a team.
To find out more and to join this fast-growing squad, please click here.
💙🏊♀️💦🏊♂️💦🥉🥈🥇🥈🥉💦🏊♂️💦🏊♀️💙
#imacanterburytinytaipan #canterburytaipans #canterburytaipansswimming #canterburycollege #canterburycollegeqld
General Event Information
Date: Sunday 11 July 2021
Venue: Water Worx Aquatic Centre - Springfield
Competition: From 9:30am
This meet was sanctioned by Brisbane Swimming and times swum will be recognised as official qualifying times for all other future meets.
Entry was open to ALL Swimming Queensland ‘Competitive’ registered swimmers aged 6 years and over who are members of a club affiliated with Swimming Queensland.
All Swimming Queensland General Rules, FINA & SAL rules applied, but rule tolerances were applied to the 25-metre events.
Awards
Medals were awarded to the three fastest swimmers in the following age groups:
50m & 100m events: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 years & over.
Ribbons were awarded to the three fastest swimmers in the following age groups:
25m events: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 years.
Age Champions were awarded to the highest overall point scorers in the following age groups:
50m & 100m events: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 years & over.
We had great Canterbury Taipan numbers competing, but we encourage more students to continue competing as they will only get better.
However, it’s a really good start for a fresh club.
Through this interclub competition, we are hopeful to get swimmers qualifying for the Brisbane Junior and Senior Swimming Club Championships later this month.
This is where we will accumulate points towards the Brisbane Club Championship.
We also have another couple of swim meets coming up to keep up the momentum.
To find out more and to join this fast-growing squad, please click here.
QLD Students COVID-19 Mask Requirements
QLD Students Are Heading Back To School – What Are The COVID-19 Mask Requirements?
By Lily Nothling - ABC News - https://www.abc.net.au/news
ONE LINE SUMMARY: Queensland school students are NOT required to wear a face mask while at school – ONLY on Queensland public transport if aged 12 years or over.
The rules around wearing a mandatory face mask differ between students, parents and teachers across parts of Queensland.
After some spent part of their school holidays in lockdown, Queensland students return to the classroom this week, but restrictions remain in place.
School communities in south-east Queensland, Townsville, Magnetic Island and Palm Island have been reminded to follow COVID-19 mask protocols until this Friday.
So what are the rules inside and outside classrooms or the school gate?
Who has to wear a face mask?
All adults MUST wear a face mask if they cannot socially distance from each other while on school grounds, and this includes: teachers, parents, carers, family members and volunteers.
Queensland students DO NOT need to wear a face mask while at school.
However, students aged 12 years or over MUST wear a face mask on public transport unless they have an exemption.
Teachers and other school staff are not required to wear masks when working with children at school.
Education Minister Grace Grace said Term 3 was essentially "business as usual" for schools.
"I think parents can be very confident that this decision has been taken and it will not put anybody at risk," Ms Grace said.
Queensland Health has warned $206 on the spot fines can apply to anyone who fails to wear a mask without an exemption.
Do students need to check in?
Students are NOT required to use Queensland's Check-In App when entering school grounds.
However, schools may choose to use the app for school functions and events to collect contact information from attendees.
The Education Department said there was no need for schools to obtain parents' and carers' details if the information is already on record and can be provided to Queensland Health if required for contact tracing.
What about school drop-offs and pick-ups?
Parents and carers have been told to avoid congregating around school grounds during pick-up and drop-off times.
P&C’s Queensland Chief Executive Scott Wiseman urged parents to have their masks handy.
"Obviously there's a lot of congestion around school drop-off and pick-up times, so it's about trying to manage that effectively," Mr Wiseman said.
"Try to avoid those large groups or gatherings, especially around the gate, because it just creates a bottleneck and forces everybody to wear masks because you can't social distance.
"Let's lead by example for the children."
Mask requirements are set to lift for affected regions THIS Friday 16 July 2021.
(So let’s stay safe this week everybody!)
Head Of Junior School Mr Bill Garland Announcement
Monday 12 July 2021
Dear Canterbury Community,
Today, I announce that our Head of Junior School, Mr Bill Garland, will leave Canterbury at the end of 2021.
Bill has accepted a Head of Campus (P-4) role at Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School - Tweed Coast, in northern New South Wales.
Bill will have served Canterbury for four years as Head of Junior School, a period in which significant change has been implemented across ELC to Year 6.
Bill has introduced a new literacy and reading program (THRASS), wellbeing program (The Resilience Project) as well as overseeing the introduction of Spanish into the Junior School and our highly-successful student elective curriculum in Year 5 and 6 called SPARK.
Bill has also been instrumental in the re-envisioning of our Early Learning Centre.
It is certainly the case that he has set the Junior School up for an unprecedented era of success, as demonstrated in his nomination as Primary Principal of the Year in the upcoming Australian Education Awards.
We have every reason to feel optimistic about the future of our Junior School, which will slowly grow to a maximum of 800 to 900 students (ELC to Year 6) by 2027.
The appointment of a new Head of Junior School, preferably in time for the beginning of the 2022 school year, is my highest priority and as such, the College has engaged leading Australian recruitment firm, Odgers Berndtson, to assist in the search and recruitment process.
The lead consultant in this process, Jane Harlen, is one of the nation's most experienced executive recruiters and I am confident we will uncover a new Head of Junior School, perfectly suited to our growing and dynamic Junior School community.
In Bill's final semester in the role, I'm sure that parents, students and staff will have many opportunities to thank him for his sizeable contribution to Canterbury College and wish him all the best as he and his family relocate to the southern Gold Coast/Tweed Coast area ahead of his new role in 2022.
Regards
Dan Walker
Principal
School Road Safety: The next step will be getting the police involved...
A serious phone message received from Queensland Transport’s Road Safety Unit:
“Hi Canterbury,
We’re contacting you regarding some complaints we’ve been receiving from School Crossing Supervisors and parents, regarding certain parents speeding through your adjoining roads during drop-off and pick-up times - especially around the school crossing areas on High Road.
We are also getting complaints about parents parking on the striped line in the afternoons – especially when it’s really busy – which blocks the School Crossing Supervisors’ visibility of the road both ways, and creates a dangerous workplace for them and the students they are trying to keep safe.
This is especially hazardous when they have to walk out between large vehicles onto the road to temporarily halt traffic to let children cross the road.
They are facing reduced views of oncoming traffic and some of that traffic is speeding over the School Zone limit.
This dangerous situation cannot continue or someone will get seriously injured or worse in an accident.
So could you please put the message out to your parents advising them to slow down and be more cautious around school crossings.
Ask them to plan ahead and allow extra time for their drop-offs and pick-ups, so they can drive through there slowly and park safely for everybody involved.
There is a strict 40km hour speed limit in place from 7-9am and 2-4pm in your School Zone on school days, and some parents are either being distracted from obeying the rules, or are simply ignoring them.
The next step will be getting the police involved where heavy fines will be issued to drivers caught breaking the rules.
Let’s not let things get to that stage. Thank you!”
Road Safety Unit
QLD Transport & Main Roads Dept
PRINCIPAL'S UPDATE:
Dear All,
We recently engaged a traffic engineering firm to conduct a full audit of our six entrances, three local roadways and our set-down, pick-up and carparking areas.
Their preliminary information has confirmed that we need to redesign our entrances and exits to improve safe traffic flow during peak time afternoons.
We are now in planning mode to prepare some interim measures to take the pressure off Entrance A on High Road in the afternoons, as part of a whole campus strategy for a new Master Plan that works around our fast growing school.
Thanks for your comments and further feedback evidence on our related Facebook Page post.
And stay tuned for more information.
Regards
Dan Walker
Principal
GOOD NEWS UPDATE:
Our Queensland Labor Member for Waterford Ms Shannon Fentiman MP has advised that electronic speed signs are being installed on Old Logan Village Road and hopefully Easterly Street (approved in the last State budget).
‘Canterbury Health’ Room & Courses: MONDAY DEADLINE!
‘Canterbury Health’ Room & Courses: MONDAY DEADLINE!
Dear Year 10 Students & Parents,
Construction of our dedicated Health Room for the new Canterbury Health program is now well underway (see photos below)!
This mini-hospital ‘re-creation’ is located inside P Block and will be ready for use during the upcoming Term 3.
And with it, the Canterbury Health education program also launches next term for our Year 10 students interested in pursuing a career in nursing, medicine, allied health, medical research, or many other related health fields – a hugely expanding industry in the wake of the global pandemic and our ageing population.
Official course qualifications – containing both theoretical and practical components - will be conducted at Canterbury by Axiom College.
Axiom College will also support students to find external on-site practical experience at hospitals and medical centres etc, as well as conduct mock work interviews.
At the completion of this course, students will be qualified as Assisting In Nursing (AIN), meaning they can gain real-life employment in aged care, hospitals and doctors’ surgeries.
The Certificate II and III courses are completed as a package. Students will attend the Canterbury Health course one day a week (Wednesday) in Terms 3 and 4 of 2021 and in Term 1 of 2022.
They will be required to catch up on any missed schoolwork as students will undertake this course above their regular subject load.
VETis funding from the Federal Government funds one Certificate II course for each student in Australia.
There is an additional cost to complete the full qualification including the Certificate III course.
The cost will be $700 paid across three terms: $250 in Terms 3 and 4 this year and $200 in Term 1 next year.
Expressions Of Interest MUST be submitted to Ms Bre Ramsay-Orr by 4:00pm THIS Monday 12 July 2021 by completing this form - Expression Of Interest - SBAT External Course Form - Canterbury Health.
IMPORTANT: The Subject 'Results' column on this form can remain blank while Semester 1 Reports are still being finalised.
More information about the qualifications can be found below:
https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/HLT23215 - Certificate II in Health Support Services
https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/HLT33115 - Certificate III in Health Services Assistance
Should you have any questions, please contact either:
Ms Bre Ramsay-Orr
Director of Student Futures
Canterbury College
OR
Mrs Rebecca Adamson
Head of Secondary School
Canterbury College
Public Canterbury App Guest Logins Are Here
Public Canterbury App Guest Logins Are Here
Are you a grandparent, uncle, aunt or close family friend who wants access to Canterbury News – which includes weekend sport schedules, plus College Groups Information & Events, College Forms & Weblinks, the School’s Main Contacts List and the College Website, BUT DON’T want or need access to your related Canterbury student’s private academic results or study information?
GOOD NEWS! A limited number of MyCC Guest Logins have been developed and released by our IT Department.
As we announced back in early June, the public Canterbury App available from the App Store (for Apple devices) and Google Play (for Android devices) is now fully synced with MyCC, so ALL features are now fully accessible from both platforms – as requested by many parents.
However, this meant adding account login password security to the Canterbury App to protect students’ private academic results and study information from the outside world – imperative for parents, carers and the students themselves – not so great for the other people listed above.
So we have now developed a limited number of MyCC Guest Logins which give you access to the useful public information on the app - without any of the sensitive stuff…
If you wish to access one of these logins – please call the Canterbury College Director of Communications & Engagement Stephen Buckley to run through the process over the phone step-by-step.
Work Landline: 07 3299 0932
Work Mobile: 0401 086 387
Thank you for your patience over the last month while we resolved this issue, which was actually much more complex than it seems on the surface!
Queensland Youth Symphony Wins Gold (with our help)
Two of our Canterbury students are in this Queensland Youth Symphony:
Lucia Hughes (Year 12)
Emma Masterman (Year 11)
How cool is this?
And read those stats down in the post too!
Queensland Youth Symphony Wins Gold 
A couple of months ago, Queensland Youth Orchestras submitted a video of the Queensland Youth Symphony (QYS) performance in March of the Dvorak Cello Concerto to be part of the Online World Orchestra Festival.
We are delighted to announce that QYS won a Gold Award for this performance, one of only two Gold awards given to youth orchestra performances.
Watch the QYS performance here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txwM0nqm4SM (time code 1:31:26)
Watch the World Orchestra Festival Closing Award Ceremony here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV0CV_OKdDo&t=318s (time code 57:15)
A few statistics from the World Orchestra Festival Facebook page:
*Over 140 orchestras from 33 countries around the world submitted videos for this event.
*There were 7 global live streaming platforms, 20 million votes and 60 million site visits.