Boondall-based school St Joseph’s Nudgee College has recently won the 2024 Australian Education Awards for the Australian Boarding School of the Year.
This award, sponsored by the Australian Boarding Schools Association, recognises Australia’s most outstanding boarding school for the 2024 academic year.
The category considers consistently high standards of teaching and learning, academic and other achievements during the 2024 school year. These include rigorous professional learning to improve teaching and curriculum delivery and strong communication links with students, parents, teachers, and the wider community. Also, demonstrated commitment to innovation and continuous improvement and provision of a supportive home environment focused on student wellbeing.
Dean of Boarding, Casey Brealy and Deputy Principal (Acting), Stephen Meara at Nudgee College
Dean of Boarding, Mr Casey Brealy, said, “We are very proud and incredibly humbled to win Australian Boarding School of the Year. This is a wonderful acknowledgement of our outstanding community. We thank everyone who has made this possible. Our boarders, our staff, and the parents who trust us to care for their children.”
Principal of St Joseph’s Nudgee College, Mr Scott Thomson, said, “Winning this prestigious award is not only humbling but a testament to the dedication, hard work, and unwavering commitment of all our staff who ensure our boarders are supported, cared for and have every opportunity to thrive.”
More than 1,700 young men from Years 5 to 12 call St Joseph’s Nudgee College their school. For 320 of these students, who hail from regional Queensland, rural NSW to Papua New Guinea and back, it is also their home as boarders.
A home away from home at Bathersby Boarding Village, Nudgee College
With one of the most comprehensive pastoral care systems in the Australian boarding community, the team works hard to ensure young men are supported from the day they move into the Bathersby Boarding Village to the day they embark on their next life journey.
“What makes us truly distinctive is the wonderful people who look after the boys in our community. We are blessed to have a diverse and dedicated team that’s committed to the 24-hour care, support, and formation of our young men,” Mr Brealy added.
Find out more about Nudgee College Boarding here.
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