St Joseph's Catholic School, Mundingburra Explained

St Joseph's Catholic School, Mundingburra
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-19.2936°N 146.79°W
Principal:Tracy Nuttall
Enrolment:360
Enrolment As Of:2023

St Joseph's Catholic School is an independent, Roman Catholic, co-educational, primary school, located in the Townsville suburb of Mundingburra, in 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. The school serves students from Prep to Year 6, 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St Joseph's School (Mundingburra) Department of Education . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240803053451/https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/5248 . 2024-08-03 . 2024-08-03 . Schools Directory.
  2. Web site: St Joseph's School - Mundingburra QLD Private Schools Guide . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240803053907/https://privateschoolsguide.com/st-joseph-s-school-mundingburra-qld . 2024-08-03 . 2024-08-03 . privateschoolsguide.com . en-gb.
  3. Web site: ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240501085934/https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/Data-Access-Program/School%20Profile%202023.xlsx . 2024-05-01 . 2024-08-03 . Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority.
  4. Web site: Townsville Catholic Education Office . Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville.
  5. Web site: 2019-04-14 . Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240724064755/https://education.qld.gov.au/about/history/Documents/historical-summary-prior-1999.xlsx . 2024-07-24 . 2024-08-03 . Queensland Department of Education . en.
  6. Web site: Mundingburra Queensland Places . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240414210733/https://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/mundingburra . 2024-04-14 . 2024-08-03 . The University of Queensland.
  7. News: Rafferty . Sally . 2021-07-29 . Townsville primary school principal arrested over alleged child exploitation offences . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225071755/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-29/townsville-school-principal-arrested-child-exploitation-offences/100334678 . 2022-12-25 . 2024-08-03 . ABC News . en-AU.
  8. News: Merritt . Rachael . 2024-02-16 . Former school principal Justen Shawn Orford jailed for using students to make child exploitation material . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240802140651/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-16/justen-orford-jailed-students-child-exploitation-material/103478318 . 2024-08-02 . 2024-08-03 . ABC News . en-AU.

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