TAFE Open Night Draws Crowd
An Open Night at the Kingaroy TAFE College on Wednesday drew a good crowd of potential new students eager to find out what the South Burnett’s leading vocational training centre has to offer.
Hands-On Look At Uni Life
Kingaroy State High School Year 11 student Cortney Sonter wants a career in engineering so she jumped at the chance to take a trip across to Toowoomba today for a hands-on look at the University of Southern Queensland’s programs.
School Plans An Historic Weekend
Organisers of the Combined Anniversary Celebrations at St Mary’s Catholic College – to be held at the end of this month – have dug out some historic photographs during their research ahead of the big weekend.
Road Safety Becomes Real
In 2009, two 18-year-old girls were killed in a head-on crash in the Yarra Valley in Victoria … the ripple effect of their deaths is still being felt today, even as far away as Kingaroy.
Extra Funding For Dist Ed
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced extra funding for Queensland’s Schools of Distance Education to help relieve the financial pressures faced by drought-affected families.
Learning Can Be Fun
Kingaroy State High School students have been visiting the South Burnett Child Care Centre in Kingaroy recently as part of their Early Childhood course.
School Hours Shop Ban Helps Community
Kingaroy Shoppingworld would like to see one of their policies spread all over the South Burnett
Kilkivan Wins Song Competition
Kilkivan has won country music singer Josh Arnold’s Small Town Culture project – and will now have a song and video made about the town.
School First … And Then Football
Cherbourg Hornets’ rugby league player Dennis Sandow says education should always come before footy.
Education Gap Starts To Close
A record number of Cherbourg children are graduating from Year 12 and going onto further study
Music Musters Support For School
TC Marcia tossed a spanner into planning for the Windera Muster but that was all forgotten on Saturday
Students Tour Sewage Plant
Year 7 students from Nanango State High School visited the Nanango Sewage Treatment Plant recently.
A Taste Of Country Life
Prep students from four local schools gathered at the Kingaroy State High School’s farm area on Wednesday to learn more about rural life.
Obituary: Alan Whitmee
Alan Whitmee, who died on March 4, was Principal of Kingaroy High School from 1972 until his retirement in May 1988.
Students ‘Adopt-a-Cop’
The students at Tanduringie State School near Maidenwell have a new “Adopt-a-Cop”
Last Chance To See Gallipoli
Almost 500 Year 7-9 schoolchildren packed into the Kingaroy Town Hall on Tuesday to be transported back to Gallipoli.
Former Principal Dies
Former Kingaroy State High School principal Alan Whitmee died in Brisbane on Wednesday.
Marathon Weekend At Easter
Maidenwell is about to go marathon crazy with the inaugural Maidenwell Marathon Weekend next month.
What A Cracking Good Effort!
St Mary’s students whipped the opposition into shape at the recent Queensland Whipcracking Titles held at Clifton.
School Reaches Out To Families
A local school has created a new staff role this year to get families more engaged in their school community.
