St Joseph's Catholic School is an independent, Roman Catholic, co-educational, primary school, located in the Townsville suburb of Mundingburra, in Queensland, Australia.[1][2][3] It is administered by the Queensland Catholic Education Commission, with an enrolment of 360 students and a teaching staff of 29, as of 2023.[3] The school serves students from Prep to Year 6,[1][2][3] and is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville.[4]
St Joseph's Catholic School, Mundingburra | |
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Coordinates | 19°17′37″S 146°47′24″E / 19.29361°S 146.79000°E |
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Type | Systemic primary school |
Motto | "Love is Service" |
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic Diocese of Townsville |
Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
Patron saint(s) | Mary MacKillop |
Established | 1924 |
Principal | Tracy Nuttall |
Enrolment | 360 (2023) |
Website | www |
History
editThe school was established 1 January 1924,[5] and in 1936, it opened next door to the state school.[6]
Justen Shawn Orford, a previous principal of the school, was fired in 2021, after being arrested for numerous child exploitation charges,[7] which he plead guilty to in September 2023.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "St Joseph's School (Mundingburra) | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ a b "St Joseph's School - Mundingburra QLD | Private Schools Guide". privateschoolsguide.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Townsville Catholic Education Office". Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Queensland Department of Education. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Mundingburra | Queensland Places". The University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Rafferty, Sally (29 July 2021). "Townsville primary school principal arrested over alleged child exploitation offences". ABC News. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Merritt, Rachael (16 February 2024). "Former school principal Justen Shawn Orford jailed for using students to make child exploitation material". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
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