Canterbury Jobs Board NOW Open For Business! (literally)
Our Canterbury Jobs Board NOW Open For Business! (literally)
Yes - Our online Canterbury Jobs Board is open for business from our website.
Gain access to the College Community through our new Canterbury Jobs Board.
It's been created to help businesses advertise their jobs, internships and work experience for Canterbury students.
AND... Advertising on the Canterbury Jobs Board is totally FREE!
Please follow this weblink to register your company and get started - https://canterbury.qld.edu.au/community/jobs-board/
And for Canterbury Secondary Students - start your job search right here on your online doorstep...
UPDATE: TAS & Junior TAS Sport Resumes THIS Saturday 21 August
SATURDAY SPORT UPDATE: TAS & Junior TAS Sport Resumes THIS Saturday 21 August!
Dear Parents, Carers & Students,
After the Queensland Government’s decision to ease COVID restrictions on Community Sport, The Associated Schools (TAS) have decided to resume TAS and Junior TAS Sport this weekend! 🙌👏
The fixtures will be the SAME as the originally scheduled Saturday 21 August fixtures, to help reduce confusion.
As this decision came as a surprise, we understand if some families have already made other plans for this weekend. 😕
So could we please ask everyone to use the relevant MyCC News article weblink, OR notify their relevant coach or teacher about their attendance this Saturday BEFORE 3:00pm THIS Thursday 19 August (i.e. TOMORROW), so we can make sure we have enough players for each team this weekend.
Thank you everybody! 🙏🏀🙏⚽️🙏🏉🙏🏐🙏
Saturday Sport is back baby... 🤩🥳
2021 Australian Mathematics Competition Done & 'Descartes'ed!
2021 Australian Mathematics Competition Done & 'Descartes'ed!
Last Thursday, 26 eager Canterbury mathematicians from across Years 7-12 flexed their problem-solving muscles in the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC), run by the Australian Mathematics Trust.
This competition is internationally recognised and has been held annually since 1978, with students from over 30 countries involved.
Students answer a set of 30 questions online in the Junior, Intermediate and Senior divisions.
The competition provides the opportunity to test critical thinking skills against others from around the country.
There is an emphasis on problem-solving and the questions are designed to be fun and accessible.
Around 50% of participants qualify to receive a Certificate of High Distinction, Distinction or Credit.
All other competition entrants receive a Certificate of Participation or a Proficiency Certificate.
Prize winners for outstanding results are also given free entry into the 2021 Australian Intermediate Mathematical Olympiad (AIMO), which is the first screening competition for the prestigious Australian Mathematical Olympiad Committee Invitational Program.
We await our 26 students' results with anticipation!
Mr Chris Pollock
Head of Mathematics
Canterbury College
MUST READ: ISQ COVID & School Masks Update – WED 18 AUG
MUST READ: Independent Schools Queensland COVID & School Masks Update – WED 18 AUG
Restrictions Ease BUT Masks Remain For Another Week
Easing Of Restrictions
The Queensland Government today announced restrictions would ease in the 11 South-East Queensland (SEQ) Local Government Areas (LGAs) including Logan, Southern Brisbane and the Northern Gold Coast from 4:00pm THIS Friday 20 August 2021.
This has been brought forward from this Sunday 22 August.
The eased restrictions, which include lifting the number of people who can gather together, will be detailed in the roadmap located on the Queensland Health website here - https://www.covid19.qld.gov.au/government-actions/roadmap-to-easing-queenslands-restrictions
Masks In Schools
Despite the easing of some restrictions, the current requirement for students and teachers to wear masks in schools has been extended until 4:00pm Friday 27 August 2021 in the 11 South-East Queensland LGAs including Logan, Southern Brisbane and the Northern Gold Coast.
Masks In The Wider Community
Masks must continue to be worn until 4:00pm Friday 27 August 2021 in the 11 SEQ LGAs indoors - including in workplaces.
The Queensland Chief Health Officer confirmed that if workers could socially distance within their workplace (i.e. maintain a distance of 1.5m), they do not need to wear a mask, but should put it on when they move around their workplace.
Masks will not be required outside, however people must continue to carry them at all times and to wear them if they can't socially distance.
Community Sport Recommences
Community Sport will recommence from THIS Saturday 21 August 2021.
However, we are awaiting confirmation from The Associated Schools (TAS) organisation, who are currently discussing this Saturday’s sport round with the various School Principals and their Sport Directors now.
Please stay tuned on this front…
More information here - Low COVID-19 caseload means restrictions ease early across South-East Queensland — here's how that will look - ABC News
United Nations Day: THU 26 AUG – Call For Student Videos!
United Nations Day: Thursday 26 August 2021 – Canterbury ‘Around The World’ Video Entries
When your children come home from Canterbury this afternoon, how about this for a fun family project to video tonight?
We've received 0.0% smartphone video entries so far and we would LOVE to see some!
It’s estimated we have around 80-90 cultures and between 50-60 languages proudly represented right here at Canterbury College!
Now COVID restrictions have forced the cancellation of our major campus-wide multicultural event on Thursday 26 August – which is very disappointing.
BUT… instead of accepting total defeat, we still want to celebrate United Nations Day digitally, by assembling a student-made video montage, showcasing as many different Canterbury cultures as possible.
The idea is simple AND easy…
We are asking our students just to video some of their home life culture for us on their smartphones…
That’s it!
Maybe you or your parents prepare some special international dishes, or you have a recipe passed down through the generations that leads back to another homeland…
Maybe you or your parents have some traditional clothing from another country or culture that you can wear and show us…
Is there some artwork or interesting objects around your house from a foreign country with special significance to your family?
You might even have some family customs or prayers or habits or superstitions you would like to share...
How about some of your foreign language or singing? But with an English translation afterwards please.
Get your family involved in the filming and have some fun – there are no hard or fast rules.
Just please explain what we are seeing in your video – what culture it’s from and the background behind it.
If you can add traditional music from your culture in the background even better.
All we need is about 1-2 minutes of smartphone video.
The best videos will be compiled together to make our Canterbury ‘Around The World’ Video that will be shared across our College comms channels on United Nations Day: Thursday 26 August 2021.
Please email your videos by Midday THIS Monday 23 August 2021 to
Thank you!
Tim Li's Triumphant Trio - Music To Canterbury's Ears
Tim Li's Triumphant Trio - Music To Canterbury's Ears
Last Sunday, Canterbury’s wonderful Coordinator Of Chamber Music Mr Tim Li, and the piano trio he teaches outside school hours - Amogus Trio - were announced as the winners of Strike A Chord 2021.
This talented trio was awarded the Robert Salzer 1st Prize worth $5,000, as well as two special prizes that include an invitation to perform at the 2022 Bendigo Chamber Music Festival, plus a 12-month music mentorship in Melbourne.
Musica Viva’s Strike A Chord is Australia’s largest and most important national chamber music competition for Secondary School ensembles, and 2021 saw more than 100 ensembles across Australia entering.
The jury panel comprised five of Australia’s leading performers and educators.
So in short, if your children are in Mr Li’s class… they are in excellent industry-leading musical hands!
USA College Tennis FREE Info Session For SEQ Junior Tennis Players
USA College Tennis FREE Info Session For SEQ Junior Tennis Players
WHAT: USA College Tennis FREE Info Session For SEQ Junior Tennis Players
WHEN: 6:45pm For 7pm Start, Wednesday 8 September 2021
WHERE: Canterbury Taipans Tennis Centre – Canterbury College
- Use Entrance E via Old Logan Village Road, Waterford
- Plenty Of Onsite Parking Available
WHO: Any South-East Queensland Junior Tennis Players
COST: FREE!
PLEASE RSVP BY: Midday, Monday 6 September 2021
By emailing:
OR RSVP via the Canterbury College OR Canterbury Taipans Tennis Facebook Page Events.
The Canterbury Taipans Tennis Club at Canterbury College is holding a FREE information session for any South-East Queensland Junior Tennis Players interested in pushing through to College Level over in the USA.
All players from the local Logan tennis community are most welcome and a sausage sizzle will be included.
The session will be facilitated by:
Mr Phil Somerfield – Canterbury Taipans High Performance Tennis Coach & Former NCAA Division 1 & NAIA College Tennis Player.
Mr James Rapkins – Canterbury Taipans Director Of Tennis & High Performance Tennis Coach.
The session will include:
- US College Associations: NCAA Divisions 1, 2, 3 plus NAIA and NJCAA explained.
- Academic requirements for each Association.
- Scholarship information for each Association.
- Videos from coaches & players in the USA College System.
- Meet local players who have completed their time on Scholarship in the USA.
- Q&A Time.
- Practice Hitting & Sausage Sizzle.
We look forward to seeing you there…
Mon 16 – Fri 20 Aug: QLD Road Safety Week 2021
THIS Monday 16 – Friday 20 August: QLD ROAD SAFETY WEEK 2021
THIS WEEK: Monday 16 – Friday 20 August is Queensland’s ROAD SAFETY WEEK 2021 - StreetSmarts (initiatives.qld.gov.au)
The school environment, especially during peak times, plays a significant role in keeping our kids safe on our roads while on their journey to and from school.
Educating our communities on the importance of Road Safety is just one way we can help guide our young people, families, friends and ALL drivers to be ‘Street Smart’ on Queensland roads, not just during peak times, but EVERY time they get behind the wheel. So...
SLOW DOWN to 40km/hr during the peak weekday school times in our School Zones: 7-9AM & 2-4PM.
DON’T PARK along the yellow lines marked on our school streets.
STAY ALERT and keep a close eye on our students and our Road Crossing Supervisors.
Thank you Canterbury Parents & Carers!
#QRSW2021 #StreetSmartsQLD
COVID CANCELLED: Canterbury Father’s Day Breakfast
COVID CANCELLED: Canterbury Father’s Day Breakfast
Dear All (especially the Dads),
Unfortunately, due to ongoing strict COVID campus visitor restrictions, strong crowd limits and mandatory mask-wearing protocols, our Canterbury Father’s Day Breakfast scheduled for Thursday morning 2 September 2021 has been cancelled for this year.
With current COVID State Government Health Directives possibly being extended beyond next week, to send mass invitations, then host this major event with full breakfast food and beverage catering - for an expected 300-400 guests, is simply proving too perilous and prone to be cancelled closer to the event date.
So it’s better to be decisive and cancel now, so we can properly plan other ‘real world’ industry experience and assessment for our Canterbury Hospitality students, and avoid the impossible situation of deciding which 20 or 50 fathers could actually come on campus and who couldn’t, when we really want all our dedicated fathers to enjoy this event with us and their children.
Let’s hope for better COVID-free luck next year, and at least we got through our big Canterbury Mother’s Day Breakfast back on Friday 7 May...
Chalk one up for the mums!
POSTPONED: Annual Logan 7s Inter-Schools Rugby Tournament
POSTPONED: Annual Logan 7s Inter-Schools Rugby Tournament @ Canterbury College
TUESDAY 10 AUGUST 2021 EVENT UPDATE
After discussions with Queensland Rugby Union (QRU), it was decided last week that the Annual Logan 7s Inter-Schools Rugby Tournament, due to be held at Canterbury College THIS Friday 13 August 2021, would be postponed.
Due to the nature of the current COVID lockdowns and now ongoing community restrictions, it would be too high a risk to move forward with the event as planned.
This decision was reinforced over the weekend with Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young advising NO community-wide sport could be hosted for the next two weeks at least.
This includes any sport that brings different groups of children together from different schools, or from different parts of Logan or Brisbane.
Canterbury Sport will be working with the QRU to determine if there is a possibility of having the tournament at a later date when restrictions ease, or whether it will be postponed until 2022 instead.
Kind Regards
Mr Joshua Afu
Sports Events & Development Officer
Canterbury College
WHAT: Annual Logan Sevens Inter-Schools Rugby Tournament
WHEN: 8:30am – 3:00pm, Friday 13 August 2021 - NOW POSTPONED
WHERE: Canterbury College: Playing Fields 2–6
182 Old Logan Village Road, Waterford (Logan City)
WHO: Up to 20 schools supplying well over 40 separate U13, U15 & U18 boys & girls Rugby 7s teams including:
Canterbury College (of course!), Ipswich State High School, Kedron State High School, Keebra Park State High School, Kelvin Grove Secondary College, Mabel Park State High School, Marsden State High School, Mount Maria College, Pimpama State Secondary College, Rochedale State High School, St James College and the Varsity College Vikings.
The Schools To Beat?
In the girls competition, Keebra Park SHS, Mabel Park SHS and Marsden SHS will be very tough.
In the boys competition, Kelvin Grove SC has been heavily involved in 7s in the past.
Pimpama SSC and Rochedale SHS are new additions to the competition, but both will be tough being strong, traditional Rugby League schools.
NB: The Annual Logan 7’s Tournament is usually hosted by the Logan City Rugby Union Club, but has been moved to our bigger venue in 2021 to cater for the high number of school teams involved.
FUN FACT: New Tokyo Olympian Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea competed in the Logan 7’s for Canterbury in both Year 11 and Year 12!
*Final Playing Draw To Come*
Please support our Canterbury Taipans Rugby 7s teams on the day and GO TAIPANS!!
