Fairholme College in Toowoomba, Queensland | Primary School

Fairholme College

Locality: Toowoomba, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4688 4688

Address: 40 Wirra Wirra St 4350 Toowoomba, QLD, Australia

Website: https://www.fairholme.qld.edu.au

Likes: 5858

Add/Update information

Reviews

Tags

• Primary School

25.01.2022 CO-PRODUCTION LAUNCH Fairholme College and Toowoomba Grammar School will present "The Show Must Go On" - a Musical Medley that celebrates the productions our schools have showcased throughout the years. It will provide a wonderful opportunity for all students in Years 7 - 12 at both schools to take to the stage, as well as adhere to current and any possible future COVID restrictions... so that the show does go on! #thefairholmeway #coproduction #theshowmustgoon

25.01.2022 Fairholme has the largest number of riders in the Interschool State Equestrian competition this weekend, with 17 girls competing over three days. The event is being held right here in Toowoomba, and is proudly sponsored by Fairholme College. Interschool Queensland https://www.fairholme.qld.edu.au//straight-from-the-h/news

24.01.2022 This is the H-I SI1 Princess cut diamond one lucky person will take home at the Spring Garden Party lunch, along with a design consultation and manufacturing package thanks to Ryley Jewellery Creations There's a limited number of tickets left for the Browns Office Choice Spring Garden Party- hop online and get yours today https://syncore.fairholme.qld.edu.au/eventbooking/index.htm

23.01.2022 The best week of morning teas ever is coming... baked by our own Fairholme Mums! Get your orders in for Spring Festival week - aside from supporting the school you're going to get an amazing order of savoury and sweet treats

23.01.2022 On the countdown to seeing Mum and Dad next week... #fairholmeboarding #fromourholme ##toyourhome https://www.fairholme.qld.edu.au//were-all-coming-home/news

22.01.2022 There's always good stuff happening at Fairholme to hold on to! #stymie #fairholmecommunity #thefairholmeway

22.01.2022 MADEA by EURIPIDES Staff who viewed the Year 12 girls' performance of the Ancient Greek tragedy, Madea by Euripides, have commented on how deeply moved they were by the contemporary staging of a very powerful ancient story. The girls have been using Zen Zen Zo’s Core Principles, in conjunction with Suzuki’s Training Method to develop a performance in the style of Physical Theatre. This required the girls to use minimal text, adopt an ensemble approach and communicate the su...ffering of Medea by not just using their bodies, but highly stylised makeup and costume in addition to unconventional and innovative use of the space itself. 'Students enjoy this form of theatre immensely as there are no stars in a Physical Theatre performance, the ensemble itself is of most importance,' says Co-ordinator of Senior School Drama, Ms Nancy Macks. Congratulations to Year 12 Drama students Katie Wright, Claire Faulkner, Zoe Lavaring, Meddy Taylor , Abbey Phipps, Grace Lennon, Demi Eather and Issy Walsh for their fearless work.

22.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS... to our Year 6 girls who finished their Junior school journey today with the final Assembly and Presentation morning. The morning was also an opportunity to thank our Junior school parents for their efforts during Holme Learning, and to award students in Years 3 to 6 for their work both at home and in the classroom. We wish you a wonderful Christmas and safe summer holiday. See you in 2021!... #thefairholmeway #fairholmejunior #fairholmespirit See more

21.01.2022 What a fun sleep over!! Thank you to the boarder families who joined us for a 2-day orientation program to prepare for your tartan journey. It was an emotional time for our boarder prefects who took the time to show the new Fairholme girls ropes, reminiscing about their own beginning at Fairholme, as they prepare for the final weeks of their own journey. ... We can’t wait to see you all in 2021

21.01.2022 CONSENT to CHANGE THE STATISTICS Did you know that 53% of women experience sexual harassment from the age of 15? Today our year 10 girls spent some time with Adair Donaldson from Donaldson Law discussing the importance of respecting others and what to do when someone isn’t respectful towards them.... A reminder we are holding an important Parent Information evening regarding consent, parties and social media next Tuesday in the Assembly Hall from 6pm. This is for parents only and you must register here : https://connect.fairholme.qld.edu.au/Events.aspx

19.01.2022 CHAMPIONS After a hard fought win last night, our U13 Basketball team has finished the season as Age Group Champions Big thanks to Coach Karina Agius in preparing the girls and to our parents for transporting and supporting their daughters each week. We look forward to Term 4 and Andrews Cup basketball. #fairholmejunior #fairholmespirit

19.01.2022 ABOUT LAST NIGHT.... 'Last night was a wonderful hallmark of the cohort we call our 2020 seniors. The Formal may have been different in nature but that did not detract from the significance of the event in a year where there have been so few opportunities to pause and acknowledge the growth of these girls: a remarkable group of young women. Thank you to the village that has raised them some have been with us for fifteen years of their life.' - Dr Linda Evans.... To our Seniors of 2020 - your "Village" was so proud seeing you all walk so gracefully down that red carpet last night... we are so pleased you could celebrate your final year at Fairholme. #thefairholmeway #seniors2020

18.01.2022 LITTLE ATHLETE Congratulations to Year 8 student, Olivia Martell, who competed at the Queensland Little Athletics State Championships in Brisbane at the weekend. Olivia made the finals for 100m, long jump and triple jump and picked up a silver medal for triple jump with a distance of 10.14 metres.... She was named in the U13 girls Little Athletics Queensland team, and would've been heading to the Nationals in Melbourne next month, but it's been cancelled due to COVID. #thefairholmeway #thewholeworldawaits

18.01.2022 WELCOME The girls have had a chance to meet our new Head of Senior school for 2021. Mr Tom McCormick joins us from St. Margaret’s in Brisbane where he has worked for the past seven years, most recently in the role of Dean of Studies and prior to that, Head of Humanities. ... Mr McCormick takes the role from Ms Catrina Sharp who remains Fairholme's Deputy Principal. #thefairholmeway #fairholmein2021

17.01.2022 A group of our Year 11 girls spent today sewing pyjama shorts for Hope for OUR Children - an organisation that supports Foster children across Queensland. Organisers put a call out for a donation of pyjamas for foster children recently ... and today our service girls fullfilled that with 20 Holme-made pjs #thefairholmeway #fairholmespirit

16.01.2022 UPDATE: ONLY 10 TICKETS LEFT... book here : https://syncore.fairholme.qld.edu.au/eventbooking/index.htm This dinner is selling quickly. If you're planning on b...ooking a table - get in soon. We only have 4 full tables left and just 6 single seats. #fairholmecommunity #fairholmespringfestival #covidstyle See more

16.01.2022 VICKI WILSON CUP Our Junior and Senior Vicki Wilson Netballers have had a competitive first day on the court at Nissan Arena for the 2020 Origin Energy Vicki Wilson Cup. Our Junior team is currently undefeated with another four games to play tomorrow while the Senior team has three games to play tomorrow. ... The finals will be held on Monday. #fairholmenetball #fairholmespirit #thefairholmeway

15.01.2022 EQUESTRIAN CHAMPIONS A great last day of Show Jumping for our Fairholme Equestrian girls at the Interschool State Championships, with both Fairholme’s Secondary and Primary Show Jumping teams named the Champion teams. It followed some incredible results all round on Day 3 of the competition. Dressage and Combined Training continues today. RESULTS:... OVERALL TEAMS SHOW JUMPING CHAMPION SECONDAY TEAM Fairholme College Phoebe Riordan, Simone Sorensen, Lucy Griffiths, Lottie Ostwald CHAMPION PRIMARY TEAM Fairholme College Kate Frith, Kendra MacDonald, Asher Hart OVERALL CLASS RESULTS SHOW JUMPING 120cm Phoebe Riordan CHAMPION 100cm Secondary Katie Bunker 13th 100cm Intermediate Lottie Ostwald 7th & Simone Sorensen 9th 90cm Secondary Katie Bunker 16th 90cm Intermediate Simone Sorensen 3rd, Simone Sorensen 4th & Lucy Griffiths 6th 80cm Kaitlyn Everingham 15th, Libby Clark 17th 70cm Abbey Gordon 8th 50cm Secondary Celine Thomas 7th 60cm Primary Kendra MacDonald 8th, Asher Hart 11th 50cm Primary Kate Frith CHAMPION DRESSAGE Day 2 Intermediate Novice Dressage Overall Lottie Ostwald 3rd Kaida Mac Donald 11th Torra Mac Donald 17th

15.01.2022 Thank you to all the Toowoomba Region businesses that are taking on our Year 10 students for work experience this week and next. Celeste Pratt had a great experience with the wonderful team Herriot House Veterinary Surgery

15.01.2022 Final week of Term 4... Friends matter. At school and in the holidays. #stymie #thefairholmeway

14.01.2022 ALL SCHOOLS TOUCH Big first day of competition at the All Schools Touch competition with our 13s undefeated and the 15s claiming victory in 3 of their 4 pool games. Early start for both 13s and 15s today. The 15s play Pimpama Secondary College, Miami SHS and Woodridge SHS while the 13s take on Miami, Southport SHS and West Moreton Anglican.... Good luck girls

14.01.2022 STATE CHAMP We wanted to give Year 8 Equestrian rider, Lottie Ostwald, a shout out after two big weekends on her horse, Plaudits Quest. Lottie did the Fairholme Equestrian team proud over the weekend, taking out the Queensland State Eventing 80cm.... Lottie ranked 1st over all 3 phases of dressage, Show Jumping and Cross Country, out of 36 Queensland riders. It's follows a successful two weekends for Lottie at the Interschool State Championships, where she was awarded three Overall Championships for Eventing, Dressage and Showhorse. #fairholmeequestrian #fairholmespirit #stateinterschool

14.01.2022 There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart. - Mahatma Gandhi The boarders held a special farewell dinner for their Year 12 sisters last night, applauding them as they entered the Dining Hall, thanking them for their leadership in 2020. #fairholmeboarding #thefairholmeway #onceafairholmegirl #alwaysafairholmegirl

13.01.2022 FAIRHOLME FINAL Our Junior Vicki Wilson 1 team defeated Downlands 31-30 in a very close encounter for the Division 2 final of Wednesday night netball overnight. In an all Fairholme final for Division 3 it was the Senior Development team defeating our Junior Vicki Wilson 2 team, 35-30, in a very physical game. Well done girls #thefairholmeway #fairholmefinal

13.01.2022 Our Year 9 girls farewelled Middle School today, and will return in 2021 as Seniors. They put together this short clip to highlight the best of Middle School. #thefairholmeway #fairholmespirit #fairholmemiddleschool

13.01.2022 INTERHOUSE DANCE 2020 It was so good to see some dancing at school again today, as the four Houses took to the stage to present their Interhouse dance routines - to the theme of Heroes. Black House took out the competition with a great display of emergency services, doctors, teachers and farming heroes embedded in their dance, while Cameron House's Tayla Hargreaves was awarded dancer of the day ... #thefairholmeway #fairholmespirit #danceoff2020 See more

13.01.2022 Say something... #stymie #thefairholmeway

13.01.2022 FAMILY FROM HOLME She was separated from her family - divided by three states - through much of the year, and yet Haylee Hicks is still smiling and will always remember Fairholme as the home of her second family. Haylee’s senior story here : https://www.fairholme.qld.edu.au//not-because-its-easy/news

13.01.2022 ~FR-AMILY~ Friends so close you consider them family. The 'FairHolme' family have held their Christmas Dinner together before they all head home tomorrow. 2020 has been quite the journey for these girls - but if these smiles are anything to go by - it will take more than a global pandemic and a few closed borders to break the Fairholme spirit #thefairholmeway #fairholmeboarding

13.01.2022 "I remember the first time I ever raced. It almost felt like my feet never touched the ground." - Freeman, ABC TV + iview Who caught Fairholme Old Girl, Cathy Freeman (Cathy Freeman Foundation) on ABC last night? What an incredible documentary - exploring the extreme pressure on Cathy, along with her ancestral connections and a newly reconciled Australia. Cathy was a boarder at Fairholme in 1988 and was inspiring even then on the Fairholme oval - in fact, she still holds Fai...rholme's performance record for High Jump at 176cm. Cathy set four State records in her first year at Fairholme when she competed in the State Championship Track and Field competition. But she wasn't only remembered on the track - Cathy played Touch and Netball and is fondly remembered by her Fairholme Old Girl peers. The documentary on ABC TV + iviewiview here https://iview.abc.net.au/show/freeman/video/RF1906V001S00 #fairholmecommunity

12.01.2022 Congratulations to Fairholme swimmers, Raylee Amos and Rosy Ryan, who have both achieved medal finishes at the State Swimming titles. Raylee won silver in both the freestyle and IM relays, while Rosy won bronze in both the individual 15 years 200 and 400 freestyle events #thefairholmeway #thewholeworldawaits

12.01.2022 Our 2021 boarding families have arrived for a sleepover in the Boarding House tonight, as part of their orientation into life at Fairholme. The girls and their parents have spent the day with staff and current boarders, and will join us for dinner tonight before spending their first night in the Boarding House. #thefairholmeway #fairholmeboarding

12.01.2022 SEE YOU LATER 2020 The suitcases, pillows, doonas and bags all line the Homestead veranda today, as our boarders prepare to head home for the long summer holiday. Wishing all of our families - day and boarding - a safe and happy Christmas. How wonderful is it, that no matter which state our families are in, we are now able to spend it together! Thank you for your support of our Fairholme community - particularly this year. Safe travels... ... See you all in 2021 #thefairholmeway #fairholmespirit See more

10.01.2022 GYMNASTICS CARNIVAL Our Junior girls have tucked, lunged, piked, bridged and balanced their way gracefully through the Interhouse Gymnastics competition. Congratulations to Cameron House, who were the winners of the 2020 competition.... A number of girls will now represent Fairholme at the Andrews Cup competition in Brisbane next term. #fairholmejunior #thefairholmeway

10.01.2022 It's been a great start for our equestrian girls competing at the Interschool Queensland State Championships. Some great results all round, particularly in the Show Jumping, with nearly 300 riders competing. Day 2 is well underway today with the 2nd day of Show Jumping and the first day of Dressage. RESULTS as follows: SHOW JUMPING 120cm Phoebe Riordan 1st... 100cm Secondary Katie Bunker 12th 100cm Intermediate Simone Sorensen 3rd & Lottie Ostwald 13th 90cm Secondary Katie Bunker 13th 90cm Intermediate Simone Sorensen 1st, Lucy Griffiths 4th, Simone Sorensen 6th 80cm Kaitlyn Everingham 9th, Libby Clark 16th 70cm Abbey Gordon 17th 50cm Secondary Celine Thomas 6th 60cm Primary Kendra MacDonald 8th 50cm Primary Kate Frith 1st SHOWHORSE Primary Working Hunter Kate Frith Champion Intermediate Show Horse Torra Mac Donald Reserve Champion Intermediate Show Horse Kaida Mac Donald 4th Intermediate Show Hunter Lottie Ostwald Champion Intermediate Working Hunter Kaida Mac Donald 7th Intermediate Working Hunter Simon Sorensen 8th Intermediate Working Hunter Abbey Gordon 10th

08.01.2022 Congratulations to our Fairholme Junior netballers, who had a great half day of competition in an amended Andrews Cup Netball Carnival this week. Fairholme Junior achieved top honours with two 1st places and one 2nd place across the three divisions. The girls played locally instead of travelling to Brisbane, due to COVID restrictions.... #thefairholmeway #fairholmejunior See more

08.01.2022 H O M E (with or without the L) "Home is your favourite spot to sit at lunch. It’s the same chair you choose to sit at in maths class. Home is your worn-in tartan dress and the accompanying panama; the echoing chatter of girls throughout G block; the Friday afternoon bell, or rather, song. ... Home is attending a debating meeting and leaving with more unresolved arguments than when you came. Home is the cheer of friends as you battle the last lap of the 800m on athletics day. And now, once you’ve finally realised what home is, you have to leave..." Year 12 student, Evie Mason, shared her Fairholme reflection at an emotional Valedictory Assembly this morning. Read Evie's full speech here: https://www.fairholme.qld.edu.au//home-with-or-withou/news

08.01.2022 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME... 'In its own way, place touches us, leaves its footprint and forms who we become. Such are our homes gathering places for family, friends and the development of our view of the world. They encompass landscape, too, and an architecture of life that becomes unique to those who dwell within.' - Dr Linda Evans' In Principal this week. Read the article here https://www.fairholme.qld.edu.au//theres-no-p/in-principal

07.01.2022 THROWBACK THURSDAY In Archives, we have a box of mystery photos called the ‘Tartan Files’. These are unidentified photos of groups of girls wearing the MacLaren Tartan uniform taken in the 1980s and 1990s. A photo from the 1990s, with girls wearing the summer uniform, but also swathed in gold sashes. Teachers, Mrs Catherine Ketton and Mrs Margaret Brown, are also in the photo. A group of Junior School Students on the steps of the Patrea O’Shea Music Block before it ...was renovated and turned around to face the driveway. It is facing the Homestead in this photo, taken before 1998. A group of girls in summer uniform on the veranda of Cameron Homestead. We know the photo is before 1995 as they are wearing brown socks and shoes. Black shoes were introduced in 1995, as it was getting too difficult to source brown school shoes. Why are the girls wearing sashes on their heads in photo one? Are those Senior students on the steps of Cameron Homestead in photo two? Are you in photo three? So many questions! If you can shed light on any of these photos, comment below See more

05.01.2022 REMINDER ... Orders for baked goods for next week's Spring Festival will close this FRIDAY!! There are donuts, croissants, focaccias, sourdough loaves, pull aparts and pastries all being baked by our expert pastry chef, and Fairholme Mum, Rebecca Cherry. Order by Friday... https://connect.fairholme.qld.edu.au/Events.aspx

05.01.2022 THE COLOUR OF CAROLE Staff dressed in black as a tribute to Dr Carole Hill, who leaves Fairholme today for a new adventure in New Zealand. Dr Hill will be missed for her dedication to her students, her love of maths and her wonderful sense of humour... as written by one of her Maths students, Millie Clifford, this week : ... https://www.fairholme.qld.edu.au//411/missing-equation/news

04.01.2022 Family /famli,fam()li/ noun All the descendants of a common ancestor.... "the house has been owned by the same family for 300 years" It feels like as though we are losing one of the originals, and so, as you would if a family member was leaving home, the Fairholme boarder parents gathered today in the Homestead, to thank Mrs Sutton for care and support. There’ll be many more goodbyes this term, and many, many more tears. #onceafairholmegirl #alwaysafairholmegirl

04.01.2022 'A knowing smile in the corridor, an explosive laugh in the English room and a collective groan in the Maths room. They all matter. Each moment tells a story of how you came to be you, what it took to take you there, where you will go once you arrive.' - Sienna Davis (Senior 2019) Our Year 11 Girls joined guest speaker and Fairholme Old Girl, Sienna Davis, for breakfast this morning to mark the beginning of their time as Seniors. The girls will finish this year with a mornin...g of service today, as part of the Fairholme commitment to reach out to those beyond our immediate community, and give back to the wider population. #thefairholmeway #fairholmespirit #seniors2021 See more

03.01.2022 Mock examinations Committee Presentations Formal ready Our Year 12 girls have worked hard and completed a practice run of exams in the lead up to the QCAA external examinations next term. The girls have also presented the achievements of their committees to the Principal and Deputy Principal today. ... Now they're on the countdown to the long awaited 2020 Formal (26 hours to go) ... enjoy girls! #thefairholmeway #seniors2020

03.01.2022 Monday morning mantra... #term4 #selflove #fairholmespirit #stymie

02.01.2022 THROWBACK THURSDAY Who remembers getting a little glass bottle of milk at school every morning? #tbt #fairholmeoldgirls