St Joseph's Catholic School, Mundingburra

St Joseph's Catholic School, Mundingburra
Address
Map
65-75 Ross River Road

Townsville
,
Queensland

Australia
Coordinates19°17′37″S 146°47′24″E / 19.29361°S 146.79000°E / -19.29361; 146.79000
Information
TypeSystemic primary school
MottoLove is Service
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic Diocese of Townsville
DenominationRoman Catholicism
Patron saint(s)Mary MacKillop
Established1924; 101 years ago (1924)
PrincipalTracy Nuttall
Enrolment360 (2023)
WebsiteOfficial site

St Joseph's Catholic School is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational primary school, located in the Townsville suburb of Mundingburra, 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]

History

The 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]

Demographics

In 2023, the school had a student enrollment of 360 with 29 teachers (22.6 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (15.1 full-time equivalent). Female enrollments consisted of 188 students and Male enrollments consisted of 172 students; Indigenous enrollments accounted for a total of 6% and 7% of students had a language background other than English.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "St Joseph's School (Mundingburra) | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "St Joseph's School - Mundingburra QLD | Private Schools Guide". Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "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.
  4. ^ "Townsville Catholic Education Office". Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Mundingburra | Queensland Places". The University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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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