Today I’m chatting with Simon Murphy, Principal of Blackheath and Thornburgh College in Charters Towers. Charters Towers is around an hour and a half from Townsville in far North Queensland. It’s a sizeable country town with around 12,000 people and there’s a cluster of boarding schools there – quite unique for a country town of that size. Simon mentions…
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Luke Baills – The Cathedral School, Townsville
Today we’re chatting with Luke Baills from The Cathedral School in Townsville. Luke is the new Head of School having previously headed up Cathedral’s Junior School for 10 years. Now it’s no surprise that Luke is looking forward to joining Boarding Schools Expo in Mount Isa. He spent 11 years as a Principal in and around Mount Isa, he actually met Steph…
Takeover Thursday… Destination Boarding with NEGS, Armidale
We welcome back NEGS Armidale this month – with a spotlight on their extensive opportunities to develop your child’s passions. Whether it’s athletics, equestrian, agriculture or performing arts, NEGS creates the pathways to ensure you can ‘be your best’. Nestled in the stunning New England High Country’s main hub of Armidale, NEGS’ vast campus conjures…
Danielle Doyle aka “Miss Chardy”
Welcome to Destination Boarding – the little podcast that tells the big story about Australian boarding schools. I’m your host Amanda Ferrari from Boarding Schools Expo and in this series A Road to Mount Isa I’ll be introducing you to our schools that are heading to Mount Isa with us in December. It’s our second…
Ross Jorgensen – Tec-NQ
Imagine going to school, boarding school, where your learning was contextualised to suit where you were heading in life. Where you had the chance to pursue your vocation, so to speak ? Where classroom time was alternated with workshop time. Where practical learning was in the next room to theory ? Where working in the…
Australian Boarding Schools Summit – Fri 11 Oct
The time has finally arrived – 2024’s Australian Boarding Schools Summit will go LIVE tomorrow FRIDAY 11th October at 2.30pm. This year’s content continues to probe the issues that are important to families with children at Australian boarding schools, or those families that are exploring their options. Hosted by renowned regional journalist and author Jennifer Cowley OAM, discussions…
Dr Campbell & Mike Symons – Churchie
Welcome to Destination Boarding – the little podcast that tells the big story about Australian boarding schools. I’m your host Amanda Ferrari from Boarding Schools Expo and in this series A Road to Mount Isa I’ll be introducing you to our schools that are heading to Mount Isa with us in December. It’s our second event up…
Amanda Rigby – St Hilda’s School
Welcome to Destination Boarding – the little podcast that tells the big story about Australian boarding schools. I’m your host Amanda Ferrari from Boarding Schools Expo and in this series A Road to Mount Isa I’ll be introducing you to our schools that are heading to Mount Isa with us in December. It’s our second event up…
Jim Noble – Marist College Ashgrove
Welcome to Destination Boarding – the little podcast that tells the big story about Australian boarding schools. I’m your host Amanda Ferrari from Boarding Schools Expo and in this series A Road to Mount Isa I’ll be introducing you to our schools that are heading to Mount Isa with us in December. It’s our second event up…
Fabulous Friday…Destination Boarding with PLC Armidale
A little late off the starting blocks this week though we’re very happy to ‘introduce’ you to Presbyterian Ladies College (PLC) Armidale located on the stunning northern tablelands of NSW. They’ve been a beacon of excellence in girls’ education for 137 years. Serving students from across the region and beyond, providing a nurturing environment…