EDUCATION & TRAINING

TAFE North – Campus

Dalrymple Trade Training Centre / TAFE 1-13 Macpherson Street, Charters Towers, Qld. 4820

Phone: 07 47882600 Fax: 07 4788 2699 Email: [email protected] Web: www.tafenorth.edu.au Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm Thursday 10:30am - 4:30pm

To gain practical skills to do extraordinary things.

TAFE Queensland North, the largest provider of vocational education and training in , operates in one of the fastest growing economic regions in Queensland. Across 17 campuses from the Whitsundays to and out to Mt Isa, training is delivered to more than 25,000 students annually. Students can choose to study from over 380 courses. Depending on the course, you can study: on campus, off campus, online, in the workplace, part-time, full-time, using videoing or through workbooks. The scope of our training includes: short courses, career start programs, Trade-based apprenticeship programs, Post Trade/Licensing Courses and Certificate I to Advanced Diploma programs. Students have access to language, literacy and numeracy support during their study time at TAFE.

All Souls St Gabriel’s School

30-35 Dr George Ellis Drive, Charters Towers, Qld. 4820 PO Box 235, Charters Towers, Qld. 4820

Phone: 07 47871433 Email: [email protected] Website: www.allsouls.qld.edu.au Office hours Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm

An Independent primary and secondary day and boarding school with both modern and historic buildings set on 45 hectares located in Charters Towers. The whole school life and activities are set within this Christian environment providing academic and TAFE courses, cattle club, sport, internet and much more. All Souls St Gabriel’s School seeks to encourage and educate young men and women who value service to others and strives to develop the whole person - in mind, body and spirit. This has been our tradition since the founding of All Souls' School as a War Memorial school in 1920 and St Gabriel's Girls' School in 1921. We now endeavour to bring the spirit of service and the development of the whole person to a new generation. Check our website for further information or come and have a look.

Columba Catholic College

Primary Campus (St Mary’s) 59-69 Mary Street, Charters Towers, Qld. 4820 Secondary Campus (Mt Carmel) 6-8 Hackett Terrace, Charters Towers, Qld. 4820 PO Box 274, Charters Towers, Qld. 4820

Phone: 07 47871744 Email: [email protected] Web: www.columba.catholic.edu.au Office hours Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm

Following in the footsteps of the early Irish Christian Missionary, Saint Columba of Iona, Columba Catholic College endeavours to provide deep learning for the mind, a spiritual base for the soul and an athletic dynamism for the body. Columba Catholic College, Charters Towers, a Co-educational Prep to Year 12 Day and Boarding School, aims to provide a world of opportunities for its students. Working with parents, staff lead, guide and encourage students in the most practical, pastoral and resourceful manner to reach their potential. Columba Catholic College prides itself on meeting the needs of students through the provision of innovative curriculum delivery, supported by superbly designed and equipped facilities. Indeed, we are preparing students for life in the 21st century. We welcome your approach to seek more information, confident that you will be surprised and delighted by what you find.

Charters Towers School of Distance Education

John Clarke - Principal 15-23 Brisk Street, Charters Towers, Qld. 4820 PO Box 685, Charters Towers, Qld. 4820

Phone: 07 47546888 Email: [email protected] Web: https://chartowesde.eq.edu.au Office hours Monday to Friday 8:00am – 4:00pm

Our school provides quality education to children and others who for many reasons need access to an individualised program. People of all ages choose distance education for a variety of factors. The students are spread throughout the state, country and world. Our school was the first Distance Education School to open in Queensland in 1987 and still leads in the use of technology to enable communication with our students and their tutors. We use traditional means of communication like mail and telephone as well as audio-teleconferencing, video, and the Internet to cross the barriers of distance and create the bonds of a school community. We prepare people for the future.

Dalrymple Trade Training Centre Michael Keck - Principal 1-13 Macpherson Street, Charters Towers, Qld. 4820

Phone: 07 47562777 Fax: 07 47874434 Email: [email protected] Office hours Monday to Friday 8:00am – 4:00pm

This new centre is accessed by four cluster schools from both the government and non-government school sectors. The centre addresses skills shortages in the traditional trades of Agriculture, Catering, Metal Fabricator, Panel Beater, Welder, Hairdresser, Metal Fitter, Metal Machinist, Sheetmetal Worker and Toolmaker

Partnered with CQU to bring greater education opportunities to Charters Towers and the surrounding region becoming the Charters Towers Distance Education Study Hub

Rural Industry Training & Extension Ltd

131 Gill Street, Charters Towers, Qld. 4820 PO Box 366, Charters Towers, Qld. 4820

Phone: 07 47874933 Mobile: 0427 589 026 Email: [email protected] Web: www.rite.com.au Open Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm

Operations are spread across Queensland, Northern Territory and now encompassing Western (via Skill Sets Training) with offices located in Charters Towers and Katherine. RITE specialises in delivering nationally recognised training, focussing on rural and remote communities. This training is enhanced by RITE’s status as both a Group Training Organisation (GTO) and Registered Training Organisation (RTO) enabling qualifications to be achieved. Available training options include traineeships; skill sets training and recognised prior learning (RPL) assessment services. All training is tailored to suit individual client requirements in accordance with RITE’s reputation as being the premier provider of training and employment opportunities.