2020 Queensland Schools Guide BROWNS FACTS & FIGURES CONTENTS FOUR CAMPUSES over TWO Brisbane AMAZING 70+ 35,000 LOCATIONS Gold Coast 4 Study in Queensland STUDENTS PATHWAYS from over 5 The Places You Can Go Universities & Colleges 24 HOUR High Schools & EMERGENCY – Queensland Primary & High Schools Primary Schools PHONE THE LATEST – Tertiary Education Providers IN WIFI, AUDIO 6 Brisbane Schools AND VISUAL TECHNOLOGY 10 Gold Coast Schools 100% 102 is fully integrated JUNIOR STUDENTS 12 Sunshine Coast Schools AUSTRALIAN across our campuses. 14 Toowoomba Schools OWNED & OPERATED since 2003 nationalities have IN-SCHOOL 6 15 Ipswich Schools studied at BROWNS STUDENT Youngest student age 16 Rockhampton & Central Coast Schools KITCHENS 17 Cairns & Atherton Tablelands Schools with free All homestay families are government food days 15 18 Townsville Schools screened for safety and security Average student age 18 Fraser Coast & Burnett Regions 19 BROWNS Accommodation 20 Primary School Preparation 21 High School Preparation A LETTER TO PARENTS 22 Junior Camps 22 Study Tours Thank you for your interest in BROWNS English 23 Key Information Language School (BROWNS), one of the world’s – myBROWNS leading English Language Schools. With four stunning – 2019 School Term Dates Queensland campuses located in Brisbane and on – Entry Requirements the Gold Coast, we offer the opportunity to enjoy a superior English learning experience. Enrol with us and your child could become one of more than 35,000 students from 102 nationalities that have completed a BROWNS English Language program since 2003. Warm regards, Richard Brown Richard Brown, Managing Director and Founder BROWNS MISSION & VALUES To be the No.1 English language school in the world. We have INTEGRITY We are CREATIVE We have PASSION We are SUSTAINABLE We are SUPPORTIVE We are BROWNS 2 BROWNS English Language School brownsjuniors.edu.au 3 STUDY IN THE SCHOOL YEAR THE PLACES YOU CAN GO The school year is divided into four QUEENSLAND terms and runs from late January until December. There is a short holiday QUEENSLAND PRIMARY & HIGH SCHOOLS between terms and a long summer holiday in December and January. QUEENSLAND THE SCHOOL DAY GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS INDEPENDENT AND CATHOLIC SCHOOLS Students attend school from Monday to A partnership between BROWNS and Education Friday each week. School hours vary Queensland International (EQI) offers pathway BROWNS English Language School has partnerships slightly across Australia, but are options into 100+ government schools. with over 25 Independent and Catholic schools in generally from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm each school day. Queensland Government schools provide students Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast & Regional with a wide-range of high quality study pathways. Queensland. Safety, support, academic excellence and competitive Single-Gender and Coeducational (Mixed) Schools Timor Coral costs make Queensland Government schools an Sea Sea Independent and Catholic schools offer parents the outstanding choice. choice of a single-gender or coeducation (mixed) 90% of Queensland Government high school school. Single-gender schools are either boys-only year 12 graduates receive an offer to a tertiary or girls-only. They focus on the aspects of living and QUEENSLAND institution. learning that best support one gender. Coeducational AUSTRALIA EQI has recently received a 98% overall student schools are an integration of both girls and boys. satisfaction rating for their international Student Boarding Schools Programs (ISP). A number of schools offer boarding facilities for Source: studyqueensland.qld.gov.au Great children to study and live on the premises. Australian Bight Tasman Sea For entry requirements, please visit For entry requirements, please see page 23 brownsjuniors.edu.au/schools *IMAGE COURTESY OF TOURISM AUSTRALIA TERTIARY EDUCATION PROVIDERS THE QUEENSLAND EDUCATION SYSTEM Successful completion of your BROWNS English Pathway program facilitates your entry into University, TAFE or College to study your chosen career. Our professional teaching team ensures you are well-prepared for the English language requirements at these tertiary institutions. For more information, visit brownsenglish.edu.au/pathways Employment English for TAFE/Vocational University Academic Purposes Education & Training CRICOS: 00219C CRICOS: 00233E CRICOS: 00017B CRICOS: 01241G RTO No. 40939 CRICOS: 00004G CRICOS: 00117J Primary School High School Primary School High School Preparation (PSP) Preparation (HSP) CRICOS: 03389E CRICOS: 03020E CRICOS: 02380M RTO No. 41343 CRICOS: 00244B CRICOS: 01595D RTO No. 0275 RTO No. 4959 CRICOS: 01737F/00233E SAYA FROM JAPAN Saya chose the BROWNS High School Preparation program with a pathway to Miami State High School on the Gold Coast. Whilst at Miami State High School, Saya was chosen as a 2019 Mayor’s Student Ambassador. + MORE BROWNS BROWNS High Pathway to Miami 2019 Mayor’s CRICOS: 02634E CRICOS: 02425C CRICOS: 00312F CRICOS: 00607B CRICOS: 00246M Visit brownsenglish.edu. Junior Camp School Preparation State High School Student Ambassador RTO No. 21595 RTO No. 30770 RTO No. 0273 RTO No. 0427 RTO No. 0269 au/pathways 4 BROWNS English Language School brownsjuniors.edu.au 5 BRISBANE INDEPENDENT AND CATHOLIC SCHOOLS BRISBANE SCHOOLS ABOUT BRISBANE SCHOOL ESTABLISHED YEAR LEVELS AVAILABLE GENDER ANNUAL TUITION FEE RANGE* BOARDING Brisbane Boys’ Average Temperature: 1902 Year 1 - 12 Boys $37,656 3 15-26°C College St Columban’s College Caboolture Sunshine Population: Burpengary Coast 2.17 million pepple Brisbane Boys’ College is one of Australia’s most innovative schools where generations have enjoyed the benefits of an Burpengary SS extensive curriculum, outstanding facilities and caring community. BBC is a GPS boys school with day students from Prep 283 days of sunshine a year to Year 12 and boarding students in Year 4 to 12. As a boys’ school, BBC is specifically tailored to meet the needs of young Burpengary SSC Deception Bay men as they progress through their education. CRICOS: 00491J Capital city of Queensland North Lakes SC Redclie Canterbury Home to three QS World 1987 Year 1 - 12 Mixed $21,450 - $22,254 Mango Hill College ✗ University Ranking universities Murrumba SSC Murrumba Downs TERTIARY EDUCATION PROVIDERS Canterbury International is an award-winning Kindergarten to Year 12, mixed educational College between Brisbane and the Gold Coast set on a five hectare bushland campus. We offer rigorous and intellectually challenging academic, sporting and cultural programs where all students can achieve their potential. A diverse range of subjects in science, arts, The University of Queensland (UQ) humanities, technology, as well as a vocational training (VET) centre, Performance Programs and a range of sporting Queensland University of Technology opportunities ensures every student is well prepared for their future. CRICOS: 01609C (QUT) Strathpine Griffith University (GU) Clayfield Bald Hills 1931 Year 1 - 12 Mixed & Girls $30,780 - $33,410 Griffith College College 3 Aspley SHS Australian Catholic University (ACU) CQUniversity (CQU) Craigslea SHS Aspley East SS Clayfield College is one of Australia’s leading schools, providing a tradition of quality education. Clayfield College Ferny Grove SHS James Cook University (JCU) Brisbane welcomes students from all over Australia and the world. It is co-educational from Pre-Prep to Year 6 and girls only from Ferny Grove Earnshaw SC Airport TAFE Queensland Year 7 to Year 12. The College is also a Boarding School for girls, caring for students from Years 5 to 12, on a daily, casual, Mitchelton SHS Kedron SHS + more weekly or term basis. The College is located in the beautiful inner-northern Brisbane suburb of Clayfield, only six and a half kilometres from the central business district and served well by public transport. Mitchelton SS Gordon Clayfield College CRICOS: 00493G Park St Margaret’s Girls School Hills International BROWNS 1989 Year 1 - 12 Mixed $18,600 The Gap SHS College 3 The Gap Campus St James College Kelvin Grove SC Lourdes Hill College Manly Milton Hills College is a very special place. Set on 600 acres of rural land in the heart of Jimboomba, Hills College is a small CBD Balmoral SHS school with a maximum of 650 students enrolled across the 13 year levels from Prep to Year 12. With an 18-hole golf Kenmore SHS South Murrarie Brisbane course and Golf Academy, Secondary school Boarding facilities for both boys and girls, a Language College, early Kenmore SS Learning Centre, and Registered Training Organisation on site, Hills is truly a learning institution offering a diverse range Brisbane SHS Whites Hill SC CRICOS: 00997E Brisbane Boys’ College of opportunities for students of all ages and cultural backgrounds. Jindalee SS Villanova College Capalaba Indooroopilly SHS Cavendish Road SHS Alexandra Hills SHS St Centenary SHS St Peters Laurence's Lourdes Hill College Holland Park SHS 1916 Year 9 - 12 Girls $22,150 - $22,340 Lutheran College Cleveland District SHS College ✗ St Aidan's Girls’ School Mount Gravatt SHS Yeronga SHS Upper Mount Cleveland SS Lourdes Hill College, a Catholic Secondary School for Girls, was founded in 1916 by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. Corinda SHS Gravatt SS MacGregor SHS Over the past 100 years, Lourdes Hill College has grown into an educational establishment well respected for the pursuit Toowoomba Rochedale of achievement and excellence in the education of young women. International Education at Lourdes Hill College caters Sunnybank Eight Mile Plains for