ANNUAL REPORT 2 0 1 8 Head of College Message
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The better prepared the stronger ANNUAL REPORT 2 0 1 8 Head of College Message Dear Members of the Canterbury College Family, Our students and staff have received many accolades for their outstanding The better prepared the stronger achievements in 2018. We have many examples of this. “Mission Focused Vision Inspired We were featured on the Today Show on Values Based” Sunday 19 March to discuss implementation of the Stymie program here at Canterbury. It is a software application to enable students to notify anonymously if themselves or other students are Annual Report being bullied or experiencing harm. Canterbury The Junior School Discovery Centre and Middle and Senior Schools Textiles Classroom were refurbished. College 2018 An Italian team of 7 staff from Mondo built our new Athletics Track and we are also completing our new Squash Courts. Both facilities were applied for after the recent Commonwealth Games and our tender applications were successful. This achievement is very significant for Canterbury and it is much the envy of other schools. The temporary fencing for the pool and tennis Canterbury College Ltd courts complex has been installed and works are trading as Canterbury College underway. Phone: +61 7 3299 0888 We have designed a new addition to the College Facsimile: +61 7 3805 2132 uniform for our female students. Long pants and Absentee Line: +61 7 3299 0858 culottes will be available in the College Retail Centre for all female students from 2019. Sports Info Line (P-12): +61 7 3299 0995 Our Kindergarten leads the way by receiving Junior School: +61 7 3299 0847 excellence ratings in all categories on a Middle/Senior School: +61 7 3299 0843 government assessment. It is one of 13 centres in Website: www.canterbury.qld.edu.au Queensland to receive this. Email: [email protected] We were named one of 40 Innovative Schools Address: Old Logan Village Road, in the national Educator Magazine and we were Waterford, Queensland included as a feature international school in a CRICOS# 01609C Cambridge University Innovation 800 publication. ANNUAL REPORT 2018 CANTERBURY COLLEGE Head of College Message We are now a Microsoft Leading School and our Director of Digital Pedagogy, Mr James Jenkins is a Microsoft Fellow. Canterbury has successfully transitioned into the agricultural arena, with excellent results at this year’s Brisbane Exhibition in August. Ms Shannon Lynes and her stud cattle took away multiple Droughtmaster placings including Reserve Junior Champion Bull and our Hy-line Brown chickens were awarded Best Commercial Chickens. Our Sensory Motor Room and Allied Health approach is at the forefront of student wellbeing. The positive testing results this year are a great indicator of what has occurred in our younger children’s development. We have an ambitious plan for further expansion and development in 2019, adding the top floor of the CEC for further Strong foundations in parenting and school choice sensory development activities. Other early give them an invaluable start in life. year centres are now installing such rooms and As parents we want our children to take on programs. Research shows that addressing these challenges, love learning, be part of a community, needs will enhance children’s learning in literacy in be loving and happy and realise their potential. later years and also reflect in their NAPLAN results. This is what Canterbury wants. We are partners on At present in Victoria the government is building the journey. Our parent community supports our a health centre component in 100 state schools teachers. As parents you have chosen to share our values. and I believe there is also in one being built by Education Queensland locally. This College is about our students, staff and parents and it is this shared and collective capacity In the Christmas vacation, we will be creating which enables Canterbury College to flourish. We our own School Based Health Centre. Our are a non-selective school and every individual psychologists and Health and Wellbeing staff will contributes to our success. reside there. In the foreseeable future, we may Our mission is very clear with specific expectations. also have a part time doctor on site. There will be We have had a vision, and this has been a greater concentration on Social and Emotional accomplished. Our initiatives have been reliable, Health of our students with a focused curriculum. sustainable and practical. We have made the We will also be employing a part time social College a better place each year for our students worker to assist our staff and students. to be. We have, as our solid foundations, our strong and focused faith based platform and high-quality Canterbury places great value on learning, education. community and a student centred wholistic approach. We want our students to grow in Thank you for working in partnership with us. confidence every day. We want children to be able Mrs Donna Anderson to take on the next part of their educational lives. Head of College 1 Chairman of the Board Report During 2018 our The Concept Plan for the Aquatic and Tennis Centre notable achievements changed yet again when it became apparent that the at Canterbury College dream project on top of the forest hill could not be include the following:- funded in one stage and the civil and infrastructure costs before we could even start building the pools and The acquisition of the the tennis courts exceeded $5million. This necessitated 1 international standard a complete rethink of the venue to its current proposed 400m Athletics Track and three international position at the base of the hill which has been fenced standard Squash Courts by way of legacy from the recently in readiness for construction commencement 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games was exciting as soon as some minor Logan City Council Town news. Installations of both projects are currently Planning requirements are finalised. We hope to have being finalised for use in Semester 1, 2019. The those matters resolved within three weeks. Mondo representatives from Italy have commenced Our preferred contractors are anxiously awaiting laying the track and expect to finish by Christmas. finalisation of those Council requirements so The building to house the Squash Courts is presently that contracts can be executed and construction under construction such that the representatives of commenced. The construction of the Olympic Pool the manufacturer from Czechoslovakia can install and the smaller Junior Pool will take approximately the squash courts in January, 2019. I acknowledge six months but because of the repositioning of the the contribution of our Business Manager, Ken Fuller Aquatic and Tennis Centre these facilities will no for his persuasive application together with his longer be available to the general public seven days a persistence and enthusiasm in sourcing these legacies week as was originally anticipated. We are confident for Canterbury College. Just for the record, both the that the Junior Pool will be well used to ensure that Athletics Track and the Squash Courts have been every child has the opportunity to learn to swim in donated and we also received grants towards the a safe environment. We are considering expressions installation of both facilities. However, the overall cost of interest from established Swim Clubs wanting to of the projects borne by the College from its own funds expand into our area and use both pools. is approximately $1.5million. The new Rowing Shed near the athletics The Board has also approved the employment 4 track is almost complete. 2 of a specialist Head Coach for Athletics Performance and hopefully one day we may see an Australian, Commonwealth or even a World Record These new sporting facilities will complement recognised on our International Standard Athletics Track. 5 the existing Sports Hall and form the hub of the Canterbury College Sporting Excellence Academy. We have progressed the development of our 3 Farm Precinct and the Aquatic and Tennis The proposed dedicated Staff Building has Centre. In respect of the Canterbury Farm a Town 6 obtained Development and Building Approval Planning Application to the Logan City Council has and BGA Funding. However the project must be recently been advertised to bring the Farm Property deferred until further funding is available from our bank. within the entire College Campus Precinct and so We must always live within our means, like all of our allow development of this educational facility. community and families. 2 ANNUAL REPORT 2018 CANTERBURY COLLEGE 3 I offer thanks to all who have helped Canterbury College achieve great success. I thank all parents who invest wisely in their child’s quality and affordable education at Canterbury College. I trust that you will continue your child’s education here when next year’s Budget is finalised and published. Whilst we always attempt to keep fee increases minimal, our operating costs and particularly wages have increased at more than 2.5 times the increase in tuition fees over recent years and therefore there will be a small fee increase next year necessary to cover the recently negotiated Enterprise Bargaining Agreement with our staff wherein their wages will increase at the rate of 2.5% per annum for each of the next three years, as well as all other costs which continue to rise with or above inflation. I sincerely thank all students for striving to achieve their personal best which has been reflected throughout the year in their Canterbury experiences. I thank all of our dedicated, experienced staff and all volunteers who contribute greatly to the quality affordable education offered here at Canterbury College. Thank you to our Head of College Mrs Donna Anderson and her Senior Leadership Team. For more than a decade so much has been achieved under Mrs Anderson’s Headship and there are now more challenges and exciting opportunities for both the College and Mrs Anderson into the future.