St Joseph's Catholic School, Mundingburra

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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 pleaded 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]

References

  1. 1.[1.2]"St Joseph's School (Mundingburra) | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. 2.[2.2]"St Joseph's School - Mundingburra QLD | Private Schools Guide". Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. 3.[3.2][3.3][3.4]"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. 4."Townsville Catholic Education Office". Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville.
  5. 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. 6."Mundingburra | Queensland Places". The University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  7. 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. 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.