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St Patrick's Senior College Mackay is a co-educational, Catholic, systemic school for Year Eleven and Twelve which offers an extensive curriculum of OP and VET based subjects. The College mission statement emphasises that we are a partnership between students, parents and staff that recognises students as young adults. As St Patrick's the wider curriculum seeks to develop students mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. In preparing students to take their part in the wider society, students are encouraged to see education as a lifelong process with schooling as a beginning not an end in itself. Students are encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning and to develop as independent learners. As students are encouraged to develop their maximum potential, they are encouraged to strive for excellence in all they undertake. The college community values academic, general and vocational education and students are encouraged to select courses that relate to their individual needs.
Our Diocesan family is one in which each member accepts a call from God to serve the educational communities in this Diocese. This response exists within and is given meaning by our birth to death Charter, the Bishop's Vision Statement and our Diocesan Catholic Education Office Missions Statement. We are committed to building right relationships, to working in partnerships, to quality learning and teaching and, above all, to the promotion of the message of Christ in real and meaningful ways. Our primary purpose in our search for Meaning for Life is to serve lifelong learners in the Diocese of Rockhampton and we hope that by our efforts we are Making a Difference in our schools, parishes and the wider community.
School Library Association of Queensland (SLAQ) ... supporting members in fostering lifelong learning
SLAQ is an acronym for the School Library Association of Queensland. It was founded in 1969 to provide opportunities for its members to work cooperatively within their educational setting through commitment to the development of students as lifelong learners.
SLAQ is committed to:
- Advocacy. Advocate the critical role of teacher-librarians in schools in Queensland.
- Communication. Provide information to members.
- Professional development. Facilitate professional development for teacher-librarians in Queensland.
- Partnerships. Foster and strengthen relationships with other professional associations and relevant community groups.
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Softlink is one of the world's most well respected integrated library and information management companies. Since the company's inception in Australia in 1983, over 10,000 libraries in more than 100 countries have installed one of Softlink's suite of library management products.
Softlink’s focus is the development of technology to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of school library operations. Our leading school library and information management solutions, Softlink Oliver and Softlink Alice are designed by Librarians to meet the demands of today and into the future. Visit our stand for a demonstration on how we can help you revolutionise your library!
As schools are immersed into the information age, and the world of teaching and learning becomes increasingly more digital, Concord has emerged as the leader in providing reliable, adaptable and flexible information management software solutions to support schools and online education programs.
AIMS is recognised as the leading product for managing traditional school library collections of paper-based resources in modern Australian schools. Masterfile, either as a module of AIMS or as in independent system, is emerging as the most comprehensive system for managing digital objects and online education programs available for schools today.
Kookaburra Educational Resources is a 100% Australian owned and operated company. We are a specialist educational supplier. Our product range includes:
Audio Visual
Presentation Equipment
Office machines
Stationery
Textbooks
Library resources
Interactive White boards, wireless tablets and personal response systems.
LibCode Library Systems has been serving education since 1989. It began with the motto of "Putting Education before Automation". That has remained our aim, though our software system is as comprehensive as any, and more robust than most. We provide an exciting web-based "OPAC" to stimulate teachers and learners. This web-based catalogue can provide access to data from LibCode and several other library systems.
In line with our motto, We have devoted thousands of hours cross-referencing and classifying standard subject headings as a resource for students, teachers and library personnel. This resource can enhance any school or college library system.
Holy Spirit College is a Catholic, Co-educational College catering for students from Year 8 through to Year 12. We nurture learners through a quality curriculum and a supportive pastoral care based on the values of Jesus.
At Holy Spirit College we have two primary goals...First, to provide quality education for students….and Second, to achieve a sense of positive community for students and between staff and parents.
At HSC, Senior Schooling, Years 11 & 12, embraces the seven national Key Competencies which are considered the essential ingredients for post-school success – whether via study, apprenticeships, community service, paid or unpaid work.
The Year 10 Transition program is focused upon providing opportunities for students to reflect further upon their academic and personal strengths in order to choose a curriculum pathway that will satisfy their needs.
The school provides Core Key Learning Areas in Year 9 consisting of Religious Education, English, Mathematics, Science, Study of Society & Environment and Health & Physical Education. Students also study Elective Subjects within the Arts, Technology or Languages Other Than English areas.
The Year 8 Integrated Program is designed to maximize the learning outcomes for each individual student and to promote positive attitudes as students make the crucial transition into secondary education. Put simply, we’re in the business of Launching Adolescents into Lifelong Learning!
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Mercy College was founded in 1987 and has a long and proud history dating back to 1930. It is a Catholic co-educational day College for Years 8 to 10 and is part of Catholic Education in the Diocese of Rockhampton under the auspices of the Catholic Education Office.
Mercy College serves the communities of Mackay and surrounding areas including Walkerston and Sarina. Places at the school are keenly sought after by families seeking a quality, holistic education with an enhanced Christian focus.
With an enrolment of approximately 570 students, Mercy College provides students with a broad range of both curricula and co-curricula opportunities in a caring, supportive environment conducive to the unique needs of young adolescents.
Through close collaboration and planning, Mercy College graduates also have a seamless transition into the curriculum at St Patrick's College. Both colleges' work closely together to ensure students are well prepared and feed comfortable as they move on to senior schooling and a new school environment.
Thomson Gale™ a business of The Thomson Corporation, serves the world’s information and education needs through its vast and dynamic content pools, which are used by students and researchers in libraries, schools and on the Internet.
The Thomson Gale family of publishing imprints includes such noted reference brands as Macmillan Reference USA™, Charles Scribner's Sons® and Primary Source Microfilm™. Thomson Gale also serves the K-12 market with its U·X·L®, Greenhaven Press®, Lucent Books®, KidHaven Press™, Blackbirch Press® and Sleeping Bear Press™ imprints. Thorndike Press®, Walker Large Print™ and Wheeler Publishing™ serve libraries' large print collections. Thomson Gale operating companies include distinguished German reference publisher K.G. Saur™ and the U.K.-based Graham & Whiteside™.
Gale online resources include the Infotrac aggregated journals databases, Literature Resource Center, Biography Resource Center, History Resource Center, Science Resource Center, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center, LitFinder and WebFeet. The Gale Virtual Reference Library provides the platform for more than 700 eBooks - a combination of Gale owned content and the licensed content of third party publishers.
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Art on Cairncross, Maleny
Judith Laws has been highly-regarded for her vibrant and expressive paintings for many years, but she has now gained a whole new audience of admirers. The artist has very generously donated no less than 100 copies of her book, Laws, to Education Queensland for distribution across school libraries.
This is a magnanimous gesture indeed, as these are beautifully produced hardback books with over 50 colour plates which certainly will provide a huge amount of inspiration for students. Equally at home on a coffee table, it is delightful to know that such a quality book will be available as a resource for school students. Judith strongly believes in good education and realised through her own grandchildren that many school libraries were under-stocked, especially in areas such as art, due to the higher cost of these books and so she has found a way to make a real difference in her own field.
Laws was written by acclaimed artist, Rex Backhaus-Smith, who has perhaps more knowledge about Judith's art than anyone else. The book has an insight into the artist's career, some early line drawings and a rich array of her wonderful paintings depicting a variety of subjects from the lush tropics of Queensland to the grace and poise of dancers in Bali, from the glorious colours of native parrots to the sparkling coastline of the Greek Islands. Her artworks are a great way to teach children how to be truly expressive in their own paintings because the artist conveys her feelings in her work. They show the advantages of using mixed media to effect and they also demonstrate how inspiration can be gathered from your own garden as much as from exotic locations .... this is especially true if like the artist, Queensland happens to be home!
Judith hopes that her book will be a help to art teachers, a useful reference for students and naturally that this will apply to an ever increasing number of people as each year has a new intake. Judith Laws is to be commended for this extremely thoughtful and kind donation, it is such a positive piece of news at a time when all too often education news is about problems and barriers.
Judith Laws' paintings and copies of her book are available through Art on Cairncross near Maleny.
Journalists; for more information, an opportunity to interview the artist or more images, please contact either Tony or Jane on (07) 5429 6404 or email.
Last updated 1 September 2006