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Safeguarding Children
Our Commitment
Resources
Our Commitment
Catholic Education Diocese of Cairns is actively committed to fostering communities of safeguarding that recognise and uphold the dignity and rights of all children. We encourage open communication whereby families and communities are informed of relevant issues and participate in decisions about the safety of children.
It is particularly important to us to look for avenues to empower children to have a say and be listened to. We actively seek to become and remain informed of the causes and signs of child abuse and neglect. When we receive information about concerns or witness any matter relating to abuse of a child, we respond appropriately and report any such concerns to the appropriate authority. This includes contacting the police immediately where there may be immediate risk of harm to any person, especially a child.
Every person within Cairns Catholic Education who comes into contact, or works, with children seeks to uphold the dignity of all children and commits to establishing safe and supportive relationships. Cairns Catholic Education has documented policies and procedures to reduce risks to children and build a strong culture of safeguarding. All priests, brothers, sisters, staff and volunteers are expected to follow these policies and procedures and contribute to the culture of care and protection of all children. Each school has at least two Student Protection Contacts to whom students can report any inappropriate staff conduct towards a student/s that they feel is inappropriate.
We plan, organise and review all activities involving children, proactively considering potential risks and strive to ensure risks are reduced, and eliminated where possible. Everyone is encouraged to communicate any area of concern or where you think our approach may need improvement. Anyone who brings forward a suspicion, concerns, knowledge or allegation of current or past abuse of a child to Cairns Catholic Education will be responded to sensitively, respectfully, actively and in a timely manner, in line with our lawful obligations and our own Complaints Handling Policy. We regularly undertake internal and external auditing of our safeguarding policies and practices to make sure that they always support a culture and practice that puts the safety of children at the centre of our thinking and action.
We listen to the voices of children as we constantly strive to remain vigilant and make improvements.
Criminal offences include:
Failure to Report Offence: all adults must
report sexual offending against children
to the police unless they have a reasonable excuse (i.e. the offence has already been reported).
Failure to Protect Offence: adults in an institutional setting (e.g. a school, church or sporting club) must
protect children from the risk of a sexual offence
being committed against them. The law attaches a criminal penalty to wilful or negligent failures to do so.
Children need the adults around them to take action to protect them from sexual abuse. The new offences target behaviour that ignores or hides the sexual abuse of children.
Resources
Support, information and advice for victims is available from:
Victim Assist Queensland
Kids Helpline
on 1800 55 1800
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Wellbeing Services
Legal Aid Queensland and other legal services
Find more information about:
protecting children and supporting victims
of child sexual abuse
child protection
from the Queensland Police
when you can report to Child Safety Services
.
Documents
Student Protection Processes and Guidelines
Student Protection Handbook for Volunteers
Child and Youth Risk Management Strategy
Safeguarding Children and Young People
Safeguarding Children Statement
Student Behaviour Support
Websites
Office of the eSafety Commissioner
Family and Child Connect
Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse – Final Report
SCHOOLS STUDENT PROTECTION CONTACTS PAGE
Student Protection Contacts
A Student Protection Contact is one of at least two people nominated in each school, in compliance with the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Regulation 2017 (regulation 16 (3)), to whom a student can report behaviour by a staff member that the student considers inappropriate.
The Principal is always one of the school’s nominated Student Protection Contacts. Other Student Protection Contacts are selected based on the Principal’s assessment of their appropriateness for the role, taking into consideration their position within the school, availability, skills and willingness to participate in specialised training.
Catholic School Authority
Catholic Education Services – Diocese of Cairns
Director of Catholic School Authority
Diarmuid O’Riordan
Director
Governing Body
Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Cairns
Director of Governing Body
Most Rev Joe Caddy AM
Bishop of Cairns
Good Counsel College, Innisfail
Good Counsel Primary School, Innisfail
Holy Cross School, Trinity Park
Holy Spirit College, Cooktown
Holy Spirit College, Edmonton
Holy Spirit College, Manoora
MacKillop Catholic College, Mount Peter
Mother of Good Counsel School, North Cairns
Mount St Bernard College, Herberton
Newman Catholic College, Smithfield
Our Lady Help of Christians School, Earlville
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School, Thursday Island
St Andrew’s Catholic College, Redlynch
St Anthony’s School, Dimbulah
St Augustine’s College, Parramatta Park
St Augustine’s School, Mossman
St Clare’s School, Tully
St Francis Xavier’s School, Manunda
St Gerard Majella School, Woree
St John’s School, Silkwood
St Joseph’s Parish School, Weipa
St Joseph’s School, Atherton
St Joseph’s School, Parramatta Park
St Mary’s Catholic College, Woree
St Michael’s School, Gordonvale
St Monica’s College, Cairns City
St Rita’s School, Babinda
St Rita’s School, South Johnstone
St Stephen’s Catholic College, Mareeba
St Teresa’s School, Ravenshoe
St Therese’s School, Bentley Park
St Thomas’s School, Mareeba
School Student Protection Contacts
St Therese’s School,
Bentley Park
135-167 Robert Road,
PO Box 529
Bentley Park QLD 4869
Ph 4081 3400
www.stthereses.qld.edu.au
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Kathy Fleming
Principal
Tegahn Maitland
APA
Chris Di Lucchio
APRE
Caroline Ellis
Counsellor
St Augustine’s College,
Parramatta Park
251 Draper Street
Cairns QLD 4870
Ph 4052 9111
www.sac.qld.edu.au
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Glen Seivers
Principal
Frazer Rigby
Deputy Principal
Heath McKenzie
Head of Physical Education
Brett Toombs
Director of Boarding
Mrs Renee Luff
Senior Girls Residence
Mrs Desiree Price,
Junior Girls Residence
St Monica’s College,
Cairns City
177 Abbott Street
Cairns QLD 4870
Ph 4042 4800
www.stmonicas.qld.edu.au
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Leanne Webster
Principal
Mrs Alison Krause
Deputy Principal
Our Lady Help of Christians School,
Earlville
18 Balaclava Road
Earlville QLD 4870
Ph 4280 7200
www.olhoc.qld.edu.au
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Brendon Napier
Principal
Karina Brady
APA
Jaimee Hislop
PoL Diversity Prep-3
Bethany Greene
PoL Diversity 4-6
Holy Spirit College,
Edmonton
189 – 191 Bruce Highway
Edmonton QLD 4869
PO Box 591, Manunda 4870
Ph: 4052 9100
www.holyspiritcollege.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Lucas Felstead
Principal
Jamie Toll
Teacher
Toni Jones
Head of Campus
St Michael’s School,
Gordonvale
58 Mill Street, PO Box 64
Gordonvale QLD 4865
Ph 4258 4100
www.stmichael.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Jacqueline Jackson
Principal
Kelly Evans
APRE/Leader of Curriculum
Tara Price Leader of Diversity
Emma Voyzey Leader of Pedagogy/Classroom Teacher
Brianna Hardy Classroom Teacher
Justine Hind
Finance Officer
St Francis Xavier’s School,
Manunda
5 Atkinson Street,
PO Box 565
Manunda QLD 4870
Ph 4037 9900
www.xaviercairns.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Narelle Harney
Principal
Kristina Armstrong
Assistant Principal Administration
Patrick Doolan Teacher Year 6
Larissa Juniper
Student Counsellor
Caitlyn Starr
Teacher Year 3
Holy Spirit College,
Manoora
13 Moignard Street
Manoora QLD 4870
PO Box 591, Manunda 4870
Ph: 4082 1900
www.holyspiritcollege.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Lucas Felstead
Principal
Mike Graham
Head of Campus
MacKillop Catholic College,
Mount Peter
1 MacKillop Road, Cnr Mount Peter Road
PO Box 1027 Edmonton 4869
Mount Peter QLD 4869
Ph 4081 7600
Back to top
Janelle Newman
College Principal
Melissa Headridge
Deputy Principal – Secondary
David Christopher Acting Assistant Principal – Students
Ashlee Meerten School Counsellor – Secondary
Natasha Brtevnik
School Counsellor – Primary and Secondary
Lee Staddon
Head of Year 7
Michael Johnstone Head of Year 8
Adam Vander Zant
Head of Year 9
Shynade Hohenhaus
Head of Year 10
Alice Reilly
Head of Year 11 and 12
Mother of Good Counsel School,
North Cairns
394 Sheridan St,
PO Box 22N
North Cairns QLD 4870
Ph 4053 9700
www.mogc.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Katherine Boot
Principal
Geraldine Simpson
APRE
Simon Grubb
APA
Rachel Wing
Wellbeing Support Teacher
Gerry Brunetto
Teacher
St Joseph’s School,
Parramatta Park
11 Loeven Street
Parramatta Park QLD 4870
Ph 4038 5100
www.stjosephscairns.qld.edu.au
Back to top
James Roberts
Principal
Marita Brown
Assistant Principal
Robyn Chambers
Assistant Principal
Alex Laffin
Counsellor
St Andrew’s Catholic College,
Redlynch Valley
185-205 Redlynch Intake Road,
PO Box 150
Redlynch QLD 4870
Ph: 4039 5200
www.standrewscc.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Ian Margetts
College Principal
Paul Ford
Head of College – Secondary
Theresa Redgwell
Head of College – Primary
Tony Almond
Assistant Principal Wellbeing & Diversity
Rebecca Russo
Middle Leader – Wellbeing & Engagement
Newman Catholic College,
Smithfield
Panguna St
Smithfield QLD 4878
PO Box 831, Smithfield QLD 4878
Ph 4281 6790
www.newman.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Lauretta Graham
Principal
Yvette Bacic
Executive Assistant to the Principal
Dan McMahon
Leader of Pastoral Care – Year 8
Sam Hughes
Leader of Pastoral Care – Year 9
Chris Di Lucchio
Leader of Pastoral Care – Year 7
Holy Cross School,
Trinity Park
Reed Road
Trinity Park QLD 4879
PO Box 1026, Smithfield 4878
Ph 4050 6300
www.holycross.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Sarah Hamilton
Principal
Stephanie Travers
Deputy Principal
Jo Cordwell Counsellor
St Gerard Majella School,
Woree
63 Anderson Road
Woree QLD 4868
PO Box 12131 Cairns DC 4870
Ph 4280 7300
www.sgmcairns.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Kelly Sheppard
Principal
Belinda Porter
APRE
Melissa Pavey
Class Teacher
Lisa Doherty
School Officer / Student Welfare Worker
Simon Taylor
Class Teacher
St Mary’s Catholic College,
Woree
53 Anderson Road
Woree QLD 4868
PO Box 259E Earlville 4870
Ph 4044 4200
www.smcc.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Kerry Manders
Principal
Leah McBryde
Assistant Principal Junior Secondary
Justin Brennan
Assistant Principal Senior Secondary
Sophie McQueen
Head of Year 12
Lucy Fitzpatrick Head of Year 11
Christina Borzi
Head of Year 10
Andy Winter
Head of Year 9
Libby Schuring
Head of Year 8
Narelle Brook
Head of Year 7
Holy Spirit College,
Cooktown
Cnr Hope and Burkitt
Cooktown QLD 4895
Ph: 4252 9100
PO Box 591, Manunda 4870
www.holyspiritcollege.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Lucas Felstead
Principal
Sila Pati
Head of Campus
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School,
Thursday Island & Hammond Island
Normanby Street, PO Box 544
Thursday Island QLD 4875
Ph 4213 0050
www.olsh.qld.edu.au
Back to top
David Graham
Principal
Hannah Coburn
APRE
Christine Benjamin
Acting Indigenous Liaison Officer
Peta Mawn
Acting Leader of Diversity
Michelle Nolan
Deputised Teacher – Kerriri/Hammond Is.
St Augustine’s School,
Mossman
24 Grogan St, PO Box 327
Mossman QLD 4873
Ph 4099 7500
www.staugs.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Kym Bennett
Principal
Liz Ottone
APRE
Lynelle Broekhoff
Middle Leadership – Learning and Teaching
St Joseph’s Parish School,
Weipa
Boundary Road, PO Box 1409
Weipa QLD 4874
Ph 4214 6600
www.stjosephsweipa.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Katherine Porter
Principal
Julie Dore
Acting APRE
Melanie Turner
Middle Leader Diversity
Tiffany Barber
Leader Learning & Teaching
St Joseph’s School,
Atherton
Cnr Alice & Jack Streets,
PO Box 829
Atherton QLD 4883
Ph 4095 9000
www.stjoeys.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Rita Petersen
Principal
Mary MacCallum
APRE
Toni Iacutone – School Counsellor
St Anthony’s School,
Dimbulah
3 Hyde Street,
PO Box 128
Dimbulah QLD 4872
Ph 4094 6900
www.sta.qld.edu.au
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Rachelle De Iacovo
Principal
Maria Ratumaibuca
APRE
Catherine Favaro
Position of Leadership-Diversity
Mount St Bernard College,
Herberton
15 Broadway
Herberton QLD 4887
Ph 4096 1444
www.msb.qld.edu.au
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Narelle Hunt
Principal
Gregory Hoare
Acting Assistant Principal Student Wellbeing
Malcolm Fahey
Deputy Principal Residential
Kayleigh Smith
Counsellor
Sara Gorring
Counsellor
St Stephen’s Catholic College,
Mareeba
McIver Road,
PO Box 624
Mareeba QLD 4880
Ph 4086 2500
www.sscc.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Gary Conwell
Principal
Jayarani Salerno
Assistant Principal Students
Peter Graham
Guidance Counsellor
Katharina Lane
Guidance Counsellor
Havva Murat Maksuti Counsellor
St Thomas’ School,
Mareeba
63 Constance St
Mareeba QLD 4880
Ph 4092 1570
www.stthomasmareeba.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Paul Rayner
Principal
Debbie Filippelli
APA
St Teresa’s School,
Ravenshoe
6 Moffatt Street,
PO Box 249
Ravenshoe QLD 4888
Ph 4095 9050
www.stteresas.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Michael Aitken
Principal
Mrs Katie Cole
Teacher
Karina Hogarth
School Officer
St Rita’s School,
Babinda
7-13 Church Street,
PO Box 363
Babinda QLD 4861
Ph 4065 9580
www.stritasbabinda.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Michael Rowe
Principal
Samantha Benvenuti
Assistant Principal
Good Counsel College,
Innisfail
66 Owen Street,
PO Box 839
Innisfail QLD 4860
Ph 4063 5300
www.gcc.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Paul Melloy
Principal
Brenton Pappas
Assistant Principal Wellbeing
Peter Hume
School Counsellor – Wellbeing
Seth Christopher School Counsellor
Kellie Page
Year 7 Wellbeing Leader
Michael Lindsay Year 8 Wellbeing Leader
Jacinta Goodes
Years 9 & 10 Wellbeing Leader
Wendy Page
Years 11 & 12 Wellbeing Leader
Good Counsel Primary School,
Innisfail
96 Rankin Street,
Innisfail QLD 4860
Ph 4063 0600
www.gcps.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Liam Kenny
Principal
Maria Caltabiano
APRE
St John’s School,
Silkwood
Harold Street,
PO Box 252
Silkwood QLD 4856
Ph 4065 9530
www.stjohnssilkwood.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Linda Gaia
Principal
Deborah Daly
Acting APRE
St Rita’s School,
South Johnstone
8 Green Street,
PO Box 8
South Johnstone QLD 4859
Ph 4065 9500
www.stritascps.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Peta Bryan
Principal
Jan Gallagher
Leadership – Learning & Teaching
Sinead Heaney APRE
St Clare’s School,
Tully
13 Mars Street,
PO Box 97
Tully QLD 4854
Ph 4065 9550
www.stclares.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Karran Buzacott
Principal
Sharon Chappel
Acting APRE
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Safeguarding Children
Our Commitment
Resources
Our Commitment
Catholic Education Diocese of Cairns is actively committed to fostering communities of safeguarding that recognise and uphold the dignity and rights of all children. We encourage open communication whereby families and communities are informed of relevant issues and participate in decisions about the safety of children.
It is particularly important to us to look for avenues to empower children to have a say and be listened to. We actively seek to become and remain informed of the causes and signs of child abuse and neglect. When we receive information about concerns or witness any matter relating to abuse of a child, we respond appropriately and report any such concerns to the appropriate authority. This includes contacting the police immediately where there may be immediate risk of harm to any person, especially a child.
Every person within Cairns Catholic Education who comes into contact, or works, with children seeks to uphold the dignity of all children and commits to establishing safe and supportive relationships. Cairns Catholic Education has documented policies and procedures to reduce risks to children and build a strong culture of safeguarding. All priests, brothers, sisters, staff and volunteers are expected to follow these policies and procedures and contribute to the culture of care and protection of all children. Each school has at least two Student Protection Contacts to whom students can report any inappropriate staff conduct towards a student/s that they feel is inappropriate.
We plan, organise and review all activities involving children, proactively considering potential risks and strive to ensure risks are reduced, and eliminated where possible. Everyone is encouraged to communicate any area of concern or where you think our approach may need improvement. Anyone who brings forward a suspicion, concerns, knowledge or allegation of current or past abuse of a child to Cairns Catholic Education will be responded to sensitively, respectfully, actively and in a timely manner, in line with our lawful obligations and our own Complaints Handling Policy. We regularly undertake internal and external auditing of our safeguarding policies and practices to make sure that they always support a culture and practice that puts the safety of children at the centre of our thinking and action.
We listen to the voices of children as we constantly strive to remain vigilant and make improvements.
Criminal offences include:
Failure to Report Offence: all adults must
report sexual offending against children
to the police unless they have a reasonable excuse (i.e. the offence has already been reported).
Failure to Protect Offence: adults in an institutional setting (e.g. a school, church or sporting club) must
protect children from the risk of a sexual offence
being committed against them. The law attaches a criminal penalty to wilful or negligent failures to do so.
Children need the adults around them to take action to protect them from sexual abuse. The new offences target behaviour that ignores or hides the sexual abuse of children.
Resources
Support, information and advice for victims is available from:
Victim Assist Queensland
Kids Helpline
on 1800 55 1800
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Wellbeing Services
Legal Aid Queensland and other legal services
Find more information about:
protecting children and supporting victims
of child sexual abuse
child protection
from the Queensland Police
when you can report to Child Safety Services
.
Documents
Student Protection Processes and Guidelines
Student Protection Handbook for Volunteers
Child and Youth Risk Management Strategy
Safeguarding Children and Young People
Safeguarding Children Statement
Student Behaviour Support
Websites
Office of the eSafety Commissioner
Family and Child Connect
Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse – Final Report
SCHOOLS STUDENT PROTECTION CONTACTS PAGE
Student Protection Contacts
A Student Protection Contact is one of at least two people nominated in each school, in compliance with the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Regulation 2017 (regulation 16 (3)), to whom a student can report behaviour by a staff member that the student considers inappropriate.
The Principal is always one of the school’s nominated Student Protection Contacts. Other Student Protection Contacts are selected based on the Principal’s assessment of their appropriateness for the role, taking into consideration their position within the school, availability, skills and willingness to participate in specialised training.
Catholic School Authority
Catholic Education Services – Diocese of Cairns
Director of Catholic School Authority
Diarmuid O’Riordan
Director
Governing Body
Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Cairns
Director of Governing Body
Most Rev Joe Caddy AM
Bishop of Cairns
Good Counsel College, Innisfail
Good Counsel Primary School, Innisfail
Holy Cross School, Trinity Park
Holy Spirit College, Cooktown
Holy Spirit College, Edmonton
Holy Spirit College, Manoora
MacKillop Catholic College, Mount Peter
Mother of Good Counsel School, North Cairns
Mount St Bernard College, Herberton
Newman Catholic College, Smithfield
Our Lady Help of Christians School, Earlville
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School, Thursday Island
St Andrew’s Catholic College, Redlynch
St Anthony’s School, Dimbulah
St Augustine’s College, Parramatta Park
St Augustine’s School, Mossman
St Clare’s School, Tully
St Francis Xavier’s School, Manunda
St Gerard Majella School, Woree
St John’s School, Silkwood
St Joseph’s Parish School, Weipa
St Joseph’s School, Atherton
St Joseph’s School, Parramatta Park
St Mary’s Catholic College, Woree
St Michael’s School, Gordonvale
St Monica’s College, Cairns City
St Rita’s School, Babinda
St Rita’s School, South Johnstone
St Stephen’s Catholic College, Mareeba
St Teresa’s School, Ravenshoe
St Therese’s School, Bentley Park
St Thomas’s School, Mareeba
School Student Protection Contacts
St Therese’s School,
Bentley Park
135-167 Robert Road,
PO Box 529
Bentley Park QLD 4869
Ph 4081 3400
www.stthereses.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Kathy Fleming
Principal
Tegahn Maitland
APA
Chris Di Lucchio
APRE
Caroline Ellis
Counsellor
St Augustine’s College,
Parramatta Park
251 Draper Street
Cairns QLD 4870
Ph 4052 9111
www.sac.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Glen Seivers
Principal
Frazer Rigby
Deputy Principal
Heath McKenzie
Head of Physical Education
Brett Toombs
Director of Boarding
Mrs Renee Luff
Senior Girls Residence
Mrs Desiree Price,
Junior Girls Residence
St Monica’s College,
Cairns City
177 Abbott Street
Cairns QLD 4870
Ph 4042 4800
www.stmonicas.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Leanne Webster
Principal
Mrs Alison Krause
Deputy Principal
Our Lady Help of Christians School,
Earlville
18 Balaclava Road
Earlville QLD 4870
Ph 4280 7200
www.olhoc.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Brendon Napier
Principal
Karina Brady
APA
Jaimee Hislop
PoL Diversity Prep-3
Bethany Greene
PoL Diversity 4-6
Holy Spirit College,
Edmonton
189 – 191 Bruce Highway
Edmonton QLD 4869
PO Box 591, Manunda 4870
Ph: 4052 9100
www.holyspiritcollege.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Lucas Felstead
Principal
Jamie Toll
Teacher
Toni Jones
Head of Campus
St Michael’s School,
Gordonvale
58 Mill Street, PO Box 64
Gordonvale QLD 4865
Ph 4258 4100
www.stmichael.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Jacqueline Jackson
Principal
Kelly Evans
APRE/Leader of Curriculum
Tara Price Leader of Diversity
Emma Voyzey Leader of Pedagogy/Classroom Teacher
Brianna Hardy Classroom Teacher
Justine Hind
Finance Officer
St Francis Xavier’s School,
Manunda
5 Atkinson Street,
PO Box 565
Manunda QLD 4870
Ph 4037 9900
www.xaviercairns.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Narelle Harney
Principal
Kristina Armstrong
Assistant Principal Administration
Patrick Doolan Teacher Year 6
Larissa Juniper
Student Counsellor
Caitlyn Starr
Teacher Year 3
Holy Spirit College,
Manoora
13 Moignard Street
Manoora QLD 4870
PO Box 591, Manunda 4870
Ph: 4082 1900
www.holyspiritcollege.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Lucas Felstead
Principal
Mike Graham
Head of Campus
MacKillop Catholic College,
Mount Peter
1 MacKillop Road, Cnr Mount Peter Road
PO Box 1027 Edmonton 4869
Mount Peter QLD 4869
Ph 4081 7600
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Janelle Newman
College Principal
Melissa Headridge
Deputy Principal – Secondary
David Christopher Acting Assistant Principal – Students
Ashlee Meerten School Counsellor – Secondary
Natasha Brtevnik
School Counsellor – Primary and Secondary
Lee Staddon
Head of Year 7
Michael Johnstone Head of Year 8
Adam Vander Zant
Head of Year 9
Shynade Hohenhaus
Head of Year 10
Alice Reilly
Head of Year 11 and 12
Mother of Good Counsel School,
North Cairns
394 Sheridan St,
PO Box 22N
North Cairns QLD 4870
Ph 4053 9700
www.mogc.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Katherine Boot
Principal
Geraldine Simpson
APRE
Simon Grubb
APA
Rachel Wing
Wellbeing Support Teacher
Gerry Brunetto
Teacher
St Joseph’s School,
Parramatta Park
11 Loeven Street
Parramatta Park QLD 4870
Ph 4038 5100
www.stjosephscairns.qld.edu.au
Back to top
James Roberts
Principal
Marita Brown
Assistant Principal
Robyn Chambers
Assistant Principal
Alex Laffin
Counsellor
St Andrew’s Catholic College,
Redlynch Valley
185-205 Redlynch Intake Road,
PO Box 150
Redlynch QLD 4870
Ph: 4039 5200
www.standrewscc.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Ian Margetts
College Principal
Paul Ford
Head of College – Secondary
Theresa Redgwell
Head of College – Primary
Tony Almond
Assistant Principal Wellbeing & Diversity
Rebecca Russo
Middle Leader – Wellbeing & Engagement
Newman Catholic College,
Smithfield
Panguna St
Smithfield QLD 4878
PO Box 831, Smithfield QLD 4878
Ph 4281 6790
www.newman.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Lauretta Graham
Principal
Yvette Bacic
Executive Assistant to the Principal
Dan McMahon
Leader of Pastoral Care – Year 8
Sam Hughes
Leader of Pastoral Care – Year 9
Chris Di Lucchio
Leader of Pastoral Care – Year 7
Holy Cross School,
Trinity Park
Reed Road
Trinity Park QLD 4879
PO Box 1026, Smithfield 4878
Ph 4050 6300
www.holycross.qld.edu.au
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Sarah Hamilton
Principal
Stephanie Travers
Deputy Principal
Jo Cordwell Counsellor
St Gerard Majella School,
Woree
63 Anderson Road
Woree QLD 4868
PO Box 12131 Cairns DC 4870
Ph 4280 7300
www.sgmcairns.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Kelly Sheppard
Principal
Belinda Porter
APRE
Melissa Pavey
Class Teacher
Lisa Doherty
School Officer / Student Welfare Worker
Simon Taylor
Class Teacher
St Mary’s Catholic College,
Woree
53 Anderson Road
Woree QLD 4868
PO Box 259E Earlville 4870
Ph 4044 4200
www.smcc.qld.edu.au
Back to top
Kerry Manders
Principal
Leah McBryde
Assistant Principal Junior Secondary
Justin Brennan
Assistant Principal Senior Secondary
Sophie McQueen
Head of Year 12
Lucy Fitzpatrick Head of Year 11
Christina Borzi
Head of Year 10
Andy Winter
Head of Year 9
Libby Schuring
Head of Year 8
Narelle Brook
Head of Year 7
Holy Spirit College,
Cooktown
Cnr Hope and Burkitt
Cooktown QLD 4895
Ph: 4252 9100
PO Box 591, Manunda 4870
www.holyspiritcollege.qld.edu.au
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Lucas Felstead
Principal
Sila Pati
Head of Campus
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School,
Thursday Island & Hammond Island
Normanby Street, PO Box 544
Thursday Island QLD 4875
Ph 4213 0050
www.olsh.qld.edu.au
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David Graham
Principal
Hannah Coburn
APRE
Christine Benjamin
Acting Indigenous Liaison Officer
Peta Mawn
Acting Leader of Diversity
Michelle Nolan
Deputised Teacher – Kerriri/Hammond Is.
St Augustine’s School,
Mossman
24 Grogan St, PO Box 327
Mossman QLD 4873
Ph 4099 7500
www.staugs.qld.edu.au
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Kym Bennett
Principal
Liz Ottone
APRE
Lynelle Broekhoff
Middle Leadership – Learning and Teaching
St Joseph’s Parish School,
Weipa
Boundary Road, PO Box 1409
Weipa QLD 4874
Ph 4214 6600
www.stjosephsweipa.qld.edu.au
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Katherine Porter
Principal
Julie Dore
Acting APRE
Melanie Turner
Middle Leader Diversity
Tiffany Barber
Leader Learning & Teaching
St Joseph’s School,
Atherton
Cnr Alice & Jack Streets,
PO Box 829
Atherton QLD 4883
Ph 4095 9000
www.stjoeys.qld.edu.au
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Rita Petersen
Principal
Mary MacCallum
APRE
Toni Iacutone – School Counsellor
St Anthony’s School,
Dimbulah
3 Hyde Street,
PO Box 128
Dimbulah QLD 4872
Ph 4094 6900
www.sta.qld.edu.au
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Rachelle De Iacovo
Principal
Maria Ratumaibuca
APRE
Catherine Favaro
Position of Leadership-Diversity
Mount St Bernard College,
Herberton
15 Broadway
Herberton QLD 4887
Ph 4096 1444
www.msb.qld.edu.au
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Narelle Hunt
Principal
Gregory Hoare
Acting Assistant Principal Student Wellbeing
Malcolm Fahey
Deputy Principal Residential
Kayleigh Smith
Counsellor
Sara Gorring
Counsellor
St Stephen’s Catholic College,
Mareeba
McIver Road,
PO Box 624
Mareeba QLD 4880
Ph 4086 2500
www.sscc.qld.edu.au
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Gary Conwell
Principal
Jayarani Salerno
Assistant Principal Students
Peter Graham
Guidance Counsellor
Katharina Lane
Guidance Counsellor
Havva Murat Maksuti Counsellor
St Thomas’ School,
Mareeba
63 Constance St
Mareeba QLD 4880
Ph 4092 1570
www.stthomasmareeba.qld.edu.au
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Paul Rayner
Principal
Debbie Filippelli
APA
St Teresa’s School,
Ravenshoe
6 Moffatt Street,
PO Box 249
Ravenshoe QLD 4888
Ph 4095 9050
www.stteresas.qld.edu.au
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Michael Aitken
Principal
Mrs Katie Cole
Teacher
Karina Hogarth
School Officer
St Rita’s School,
Babinda
7-13 Church Street,
PO Box 363
Babinda QLD 4861
Ph 4065 9580
www.stritasbabinda.qld.edu.au
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Michael Rowe
Principal
Samantha Benvenuti
Assistant Principal
Good Counsel College,
Innisfail
66 Owen Street,
PO Box 839
Innisfail QLD 4860
Ph 4063 5300
www.gcc.qld.edu.au
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Paul Melloy
Principal
Brenton Pappas
Assistant Principal Wellbeing
Peter Hume
School Counsellor – Wellbeing
Seth Christopher School Counsellor
Kellie Page
Year 7 Wellbeing Leader
Michael Lindsay Year 8 Wellbeing Leader
Jacinta Goodes
Years 9 & 10 Wellbeing Leader
Wendy Page
Years 11 & 12 Wellbeing Leader
Good Counsel Primary School,
Innisfail
96 Rankin Street,
Innisfail QLD 4860
Ph 4063 0600
www.gcps.qld.edu.au
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Liam Kenny
Principal
Maria Caltabiano
APRE
St John’s School,
Silkwood
Harold Street,
PO Box 252
Silkwood QLD 4856
Ph 4065 9530
www.stjohnssilkwood.qld.edu.au
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Linda Gaia
Principal
Deborah Daly
Acting APRE
St Rita’s School,
South Johnstone
8 Green Street,
PO Box 8
South Johnstone QLD 4859
Ph 4065 9500
www.stritascps.qld.edu.au
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Peta Bryan
Principal
Jan Gallagher
Leadership – Learning & Teaching
Sinead Heaney APRE
St Clare’s School,
Tully
13 Mars Street,
PO Box 97
Tully QLD 4854
Ph 4065 9550
www.stclares.qld.edu.au
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Karran Buzacott
Principal
Sharon Chappel
Acting APRE
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