Schools

9 June 2024

Fernvale 150-year souvenir

Past and present staff and students, as well as other community members, are invited to make contributions. The formation of the book is coming about after Fernvale State School recently staged a 150-year anniversary celebration, which drew more than...

26 May 2024

Fernvale State School celebrates 150-year anniversary

In his 25th year as principal of the school, David Raine said the occasion was “a wonderful way to celebrate 150 years” while he was “absolutely overwhelmed with all the support and the positive feedback”. Mr Raine was involved in the cake-cutting wi...

25 May 2024

Toogoolawah High School students rock competitions

At Laidley on May 9, TSHS earned three trophies in this year’s ‘Battle of the Bands’ competition, while TSHS’s concert band also won gold the following Thursday at Centenary Heights’ Fanfare Festival. Thirty-five TSHS students from Years 7 to 11 were...

23 May 2024

Toogoolawah High School goes blue for Dolly

TSHS raised about $300 for the Dolly’s Dream foundation, with the event having arisen after a 14-year-old Australian known as ‘Dolly’ tragically took her own life in 2018 after being subjected to repeated cyberbullying. TSHS’s event organisers create...

14 April 2024

Students fight against weeds

With several pest weeds on site, students created four test sites to collect data and investigate the best method of eradication. Shane confirmed the data, which indicated fire was the best option with follow-up spraying. The students are the next de...

9 April 2024

Students cleared for take-off

The Vans RV 12iS aircraft involved more than 1500 hours of work within three years, featuring 27 students and five staff from St Columban’s College as well as 12 mentors from Flight Youth Engineering. The extended build time was to ensure students co...

4 April 2024

Schools have fun in orange

Students at some schools dressed in orange – the colour synonymous with Harmony Day and Harmony Week – while others were more culturally diverse for the event aimed at promoting unity and inclusivity among all cultures. At St Eugene College, the stud...

22 March 2024

Skilful speeches

The public speaking component comprised 30 percent of the assessment for each student, while an interviewing process took up the remaining 70 percent. Year 10 student Charlie Humphreys won the public speaking component while year 11 student Eloise Al...

12 March 2024

Paralympians inspire students

Ella Sabljak, Monique Murphy and Blake Cochrane gave Year 5 and 6 students a first-hand look of what disabilities can look like and how people can live and thrive with them. Monique was the guest speaker, sharing the story of how she had her foot amp...