Ignatius Park College in Townsville, Queensland | High School

Ignatius Park College

Locality: Townsville, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4796 0222

Address: 384 Ross River Road 4814 Townsville, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.ipc.qld.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Congratulations to IPC Teacher, Mr John Alloway, for being shortlisted for the Queensland College of Teachers TEACHX Outstanding Contribution to Teaching Award. They say the mark of a man is the legacy that he leaves behind. In the case of John Alloway, the number of young men he has influenced, and lives he has changed, cannot be measured. A driving force in ensuring Catholic school students were able to represent Queensland in sport, John Alloway has left an outstanding le...gacy both at his school and state-wide. John encourages life-long learning and models it in his own life. He embraces life as a journey of continual learning, and he is always looking to better himself. We thank John for his outstanding contribution to IPC.

25.01.2022 Reminder: Friday, 18 September is a Student Free Day.

24.01.2022 On Thursday, Iggy Old Boy, Joshua Eaton (2016), won the JCU: James Cook University, Australia Charles Barton Medal. This medal is awarded annually to the student who has presented the best fourth year thesis seminar in the disciplines of Chemical, Civil, Electrical & Electronic, Electronic Systems and Internet of Things, and Mechanical Engineering. Josh represented Civil Engineering and presented his thesis on Wind Loads on Skillion and Lean-To Roof Buildings. He has secured a position with GHD as a graduate civil engineer. Well done Josh!

24.01.2022 Ignatius Park College would like to congratulate Michael on his wonderful career. The years of training on the Iggy footy fields, with his fellow school mates, Confraternity wins and endless gym sessions, only seem like yesterday. His perseverance and attitude to succeed is a testament to his character. Michael is a true gentleman, a person who is humble, hard-working and committed to social justice causes. We salute you, Michael. May you and your loving family continue to b...e connected with this community that is so proud to call you an Iggy Old Boy. Michael Morgan Class of 2009 #thanksmorgo

22.01.2022 The Courier Mail is announcing the winners of the TEACHX Awards this afternoon from 4.00pm. John Alloway from Iggy Park is nominated in the Outstanding Contribution to Teaching category.

22.01.2022 Good luck to 2012 IPC Old Boy Valentine Holmes in the State of Origin game for Queensland tonight. The IPC community is right behind you.

21.01.2022 Year 12 - Final Liturgy 2020

21.01.2022 Townsville school leavers will now have access to a new industry training hub, aimed at students who don't want study at university. The centre helps prepare t...hem for a future in trades or business administration. www.7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS

20.01.2022 Term 2 commences Monday, 19 April 2021.

20.01.2022 Toast Room - This week is CLOSED.

20.01.2022 The Junior CBSQ team had a scratch match against St Margaret Mary's Senior CBSQ team. The game ended in a draw with the boys having to call in Harvey Arboit to make up the numbers due to injury and unavailability of half the team. Roman Smirnov was also presented with the Stockland Star of the Week award for his efforts in last week's game. Well done, Roman!

20.01.2022 Good Luck to the 24 students who are flying down to Brisbane today to represent the College in Rugby Union at the Ballymore Cup! The Ballymore Cup is a three day event and is Queensland's largest schoolboy Rugby competition. It presents non-traditional Rugby schools and schools from regional areas with the opportunity to compete at a higher level.

20.01.2022 Congratulations to our Rugby League boys who won a hard fought game, 18-10, against The Cathedral College in the Aaron Payne Cup Semi Final this morning. Looking forward to the Grand Final next week.

20.01.2022 Don't forget about our Vinnie's Christmas Appeal running Weeks 4-6. Please ask your son to bring in the item as per the picture below for his House.

19.01.2022 Good luck to Iggy Old Boy, Coen Hess (2013), in State of Origin 1 for Queensland tonight. The IPC community is right behind you!

19.01.2022 Today is World Teachers Day. Our teachers celebrated with cake at morning tea and received a little gift to say thank you. Thank you for helping to make the future bright for so many students at Ignatius Park College!

19.01.2022 EMAIL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION Our email system is currently malfunctioning. You may receive older emails from the College. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

18.01.2022 Today, we welcome our students for Year 7, 2021 to the College for an Orientation Day. Welcome!

18.01.2022 Year 10 Parents are reminded to book for the Year 10 Transition Ceremony this Friday. This is a COVID-safe event. www.trybooking.com/BNCHG

18.01.2022 AARON PAYNE CUP AND COWBOYS CHALLENGE Congratulations to the Year 10 IPC team for a win (16-8) in the Cowboys Challenge final! Two years in a row! Well done to the First XIII for their strong effort in the finals of the Aaron Payne Cup, the College is immensely proud of your achievement. The final score was Kirwan 38 and IPC 10.

18.01.2022 Congratulations to Mr Tom Lucas who today has been recognised by the Queensland College of Teachers as a Highly Accomplished Teacher (HAT) starting 2021. HAT teachers are recognised as highly effective, skilled classroom practitioners and work independently and collaboratively to improve their own practice and the practice of colleagues. Tom is a knowledgeable and active staff member of Ignatius Park College. We are fortunate to have Tom on staff as only a small numbe...r of candidates across Queensland have been successful as a HAT. Congratulations Tom! See more

18.01.2022 AARON PAYNE CUP SEMI FINAL 2 September | 10:00am Brothers Leprechaun Park Ignatius Park College v. The Cathedral College Livestreamed via www.townsvillebulletin.com.au

18.01.2022 Thank you to the sponsors of the Rugby League program who have powered the boys all the way to tomorrow's Grand Final. Good luck boys! The whole College community is in your corner.

18.01.2022 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Have a happy and safe break! Term 4 resumes Tuesday 6 October 2020

17.01.2022 Good luck to the Iggy teams playing for today's grand finals! Link to the livestream via the Townsville Bulletin is up now and LIVE! 1.30pm Cowboys Challenge | 2.45pm Aaron Payne Cup

17.01.2022 REMINDER: Don't forget to order your Sporting, Music and Cultural photographs from AdvancedLife before the cut off (Monday 2 November) to ensure these can be collected before the end of Term 4. Year 12 group and muck up photographs are also available to order. Online Order link: https://www.advancedimage.com.au/keycode/keycodefinder.aspx

17.01.2022 For this Remembrance Day, we are asking students to please bring in photos of their ‘War Hero to Remember’. Photos will be displayed on the Chapel window leading up to Remembrance Day. The war hero could be a grandparent, aunt/uncle, Mum/Dad or sibling who is actively serving in the ADF or has served in past.

16.01.2022 ROAD WORKS UPDATE The College has been advised by the Department of Transport that the proposed project works related to the pedestrian crossing at the front of the College has been delayed and has only commenced today. This project will be continuing into the start of Term Two, however, access to the Parish car park will not be inhibited during peak school drop off and pick up times. ... Please be aware there could be restrictions to the school drop off and pick up at the front of the school.

16.01.2022 Parents of Year 12 students are reminded to book online for the Year 12 Graduation Arrivals. bit.ly/34Wil9Q Bookings close today.

16.01.2022 Just a reminder: Academic Uniform is required for ALL students this Friday 20 November for the Final Liturgy.

16.01.2022 Wishing all of our families a Holy Christmas and a Happy New Year!

16.01.2022 As our staff gather for Liturgy, the College Office will close at 2:30 PM today. The Office will reopen at 8:00 AM Tuesday, 6 October (Day 2 - Timetable and Uniform). Happy holidays! :-)

15.01.2022 The Toast Room is closed this week. Apologies for any inconvenience.

14.01.2022 #RUOKDay (Thurs 10 September) is a reminder that a conversation could change a life. This year, the organisation is asking for everyone to learn what to say after R U OK? to keep the conversation going when someone says No, Im not OK. Visit www.ruok.org.au #theresmoretosay

14.01.2022 Congratulations to the IPC Open Basketball team who have just finished 5th at the CBSQ State Championships, Championship Division, after 6 wins and 1 loss. Congratulations to all players and the Coaches, Mr Charlton Offermans and Mr Gary Hughes, for a fantastic tournament.

14.01.2022 We are still after volunteers! Can you help in the Uniform Shop during back to school sales? Please phone Melissa (Uniform Shop Convener) on 4796 0222 or email [email protected].

14.01.2022 Three sons of Iggy Old Boys, who are also current IPC Teachers, have all been announced captains for Holy Spirit next year and have all been accepted to IPC in Year 7, 2022. Past, Present, Future of the Park.

13.01.2022 Toast Room - This week is Carew.

13.01.2022 Well done to our Rowers for their strong effort at the Head of the River last Sunday. Our results were: 3rd Open Boys Four- Zac Judge, Zachary Skipp, Josh Holcroft, Andrew Harris, Cox-Atticus D'Mello 4th Year 9/10 Double- Noah Lau, Sonny Crawford... 4th and 5th Open Boys Single- Zachary Skipp, Zac Judge 5th Open Boys Double- Zac Judge, Josh Holcroft 5th Year 8 Boys Single- Sebastiaan Arends 3rd Open Eight- Zac Judge, Andrew Harris, Josh Holcroft, Zachary Skipp, Isaac Truett, Lachlan Larsen, Noah Lau, Sonny Crawford, Cox- Atticus D'Mello See more

13.01.2022 Reminder: School Reports and Year Books for Years 7-10 are to be collected today between 10.00am and 12.00pm. Report Cards and Year Books for Years 7-10 can be collected from 10.00am to 12.00pm on Thursday 3 December in the Hall. Reports must be collected by the student or their Parent/Carer due to confidentiality. ... Outside this time, the Reports/Year Book will be available for collection the following week (7-11 December) from the Front Office. The Office is open from 8.00am-4.00pm daily, except Friday 11 December, where there will be a 12.00pm closure. Year 11 students will receive their Year Book on Friday 27 November. They will not receive a report. This is due to the change to the ATAR system. Year 12 students have already received their Year Book and will not receive a report.

12.01.2022 Well done to our Year 10 students at their Year 10 Transition Ceremony today. More photos to come!

12.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day!

12.01.2022 Check out the several pages of our Iggy Men in today's Townsville Bulletin. Make sure to get a copy tomorrow as well, because we have been told they will feature again! Best of luck to the IPC teams for Wednesday's finals of the Cowboys Challenge and the Aaron Payne Cup! You've done our school proud!

11.01.2022 Friday 20 November is White Ribbon Australia Day. All 1100 students and staff of Ignatius Park College today were presented with white ribbons from the Soroptimist International Townsville Breakwater, as a mark of solidarity against Domestic Violence. This is an important and significant issue, and the College marked the day in an effort to play an active role in educating the students and staff about preventing domestic violence against women.

11.01.2022 Reminder: Friday 4 September is a Student Free Day.

10.01.2022 All College uniforms are now only available from THE SCHOOL LOCKER (located at Domain Central) and not from the College campus.

10.01.2022 The Iggy Park team WON the ADF Almost Amazing Race Team won the school category. The team was pinned against some strong competition from other schools. This event was organised with Defence Community Organisation for Defence families. Both school and family teams competed in a series of challenges at Jezzine Barracks. Well done boys!

10.01.2022 Unfortunately, Mountain Biking is cancelled for this afternoon.

09.01.2022 Our students at the Townsville Catholic Education Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Year 12 Graduation Recognition Liturgy.

09.01.2022 AARON PAYNE CUP AND COWBOYS CHALLENGE Wednesday 9 September 1.30pm Cowboys Challenge | 2.45pm Aaron Payne Cup Only Parents/Carers/Staff with an allocated ticket will be allowed at these games due to COVID-19 restrictions. These tickets will be provided directly to Parents/Carers of the players. ... The games will be livestreamed via the Townsville Bulletin online.

09.01.2022 Growing Up Online Parent Information Session | 8 September 7.00pm Please email Craig Brown ([email protected]) to access this great online parent information session.

09.01.2022 Congratulations to former Ignatius Park College Teacher Kristian Woolf who coached St Helen’s to the English Super League title. Kristian taught at IPC from 2009 - 2005 coaching the First XIII to the GIO Cup State Title in 2004.

09.01.2022 PINK SHOELACES Our Student Leaders will be selling pink shoelaces again on Friday for $10. These are permitted to be worn as part of the uniform for the rest of the year. The $10 goes towards Best Foot Forward in support of educating and liberating young women.

09.01.2022 2020-Anniversary Mass

08.01.2022 The College Office will close at 12.00pm on Friday, 11 December. The Office will re-open on Monday, 18 January 2021.

08.01.2022 Wear red for Day for Daniel - Tuesday 8 September. The College is supporting Day for Daniel on Tuesday, with gold coin donations going to the charity. Popcorn and softdrink will be for sale in the Mall. $2 for Popcorn $2 for Soft drink or $3 deal! WEAR RED EDUCATE DONATE ... www.DanielMorcombe.com.au See more

08.01.2022 Due to unforeseen circumstances, Mountain Biking is cancelled today.

07.01.2022 Old Boy of 2013 doing good things! Congratulations Matt!

06.01.2022 Congratulations to the Class of 2020! #classof2020

06.01.2022 Report Cards and Year Books for Years 7-10 can be collected from 10.00am to 12.30pm on Thursday 3 December in the Hall. Reports must be collected by the student or their Parent/Carer due to confidentiality. Outside this time, the Reports/Year Book will be available for collection the following week (7-11 December) from the Front Office. The Office is open from 8.00am-4.00pm daily, except Friday 11 December, where there will be a 12.00pm closure. ... Year 11 students will receive their Year Book on Friday 27 November. They will not receive a report. This is due to the change to the ATAR system. Year 12 students have already received their Year Book and will not receive a report.

06.01.2022 Ignatius Park College is offering personalised tours with our Principal, Mr Shaun Clarke. We warmly invite you to tour the campus, view our fantastic facilities, and see what an Iggy education can achieve for your son. Bookings are limited in numbers and are essential. Book online: https://bit.ly/principaltour

05.01.2022 The 13-15s QSSB Tournament was played in Townsville over the past four days. Ignatius Park College students Kynan McMahon, Lleyton Ward, Cody Brown, Matthew Evans and Matthew Ament were selected to be a part of the Northern Queensland team. The boys played hard winning three out of seven games and finished eighth in the competition. Congratulations to Cody Brown who was awarded MVP of his team.

05.01.2022 Malachi Ware, who has just graduated from Year 12, presented the College with a Torres Strait Islander Dhari last week. This was presented as a gift to the College for the support given to Malachi and his family throughout his time as a student of IPC. This is a traditional Torres Strait Islander headdress and is an extremely important cultural component for Torres Strait Islanders. This was made by Malachi’s grandfather on Thursday Island.

04.01.2022 Today, our Year 10 students were using their engineering skills to build bridges and catapults. A selection of talented Year 10 students took up the challenge to participate in a nationwide competition by the submission of videos showing their STEM creations. Due to COVID restrictions, the The University of Newcastle, Australia were unable to travel up to JCU: James Cook University, Australia to conduct the NQ regional challenge this year. So instead, the boys will enter the challenge by the submission of videos. Their STEM efforts, group problem-solving and overall mature approach to the challenge was very impressive.

04.01.2022 ACADEMIC UNIFORMS | THURSDAYS Just a reminder that students are required to wear Academic Uniforms every Thursday. #ignatiusparkcollege #iggypark

04.01.2022 *****URGENT WARNING***** Please note: This content may be distressing. There is a video streaming across TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter of a live suicide. The social platforms have indicated they are working to have this video removed and moderated. However, it is spreading and appearing across all platforms and under many seemingly unrelated hashtags. It has been hidden in other, totally unrelated videos. ... The video/image is of a 33 year old man with a beard, sitting at a desk. Should the image/video appear in you or your son's scrolling/social media use today, the College strongly encourages you to scroll past, do not watch, and to advise your children do the same. If possible, changing settings to stop auto playing videos, would be advisable. This would be extremely distressing for anyone to view, especially for a young person or child. Lifeline Australia: 131114 Kids Helpline Australia: 1800 55 1800

04.01.2022 Happy Easter! St. Edmund's School, Shillong (SES) in India, put this Easter message together for the IPC Community. Please have a look at this fantastic video, the students there created this video in only one day in reply to our Easter message to our fellow Edmund Rice schools around the world. https://youtu.be/VcAV3fFROxw

04.01.2022 Last day of school - Friday 27 November Years 7 - 9: Dismissed at 3.00pm Year 10: Dismissed after Transition Ceremony (12.30pm) Year 11: Dismissed after Year 11 Mass (12.30pm)... Students are to wear Day 10 Uniform.

03.01.2022 The College is trying to create a list of all past students of the school who have served during conflict. If you have any information to pass on, could you please contact our Defence School Mentor, Carolyne Drummond - [email protected] Please share this post with any friends or family members who may have information to share with the College.

02.01.2022 Year 8 Science have been learning about cells and have recently made a model of a plant or animal cell. Mr Christ’s classes produced some fantastic models that show the structure and function of the cell parts (organelles). Special mention to Michael Paine (Reid) who produced the best plant cell model and to Connor Kenyon whose animal cell was edible and enjoyed by the class!

02.01.2022 Mountain Biking is cancelled today.

01.01.2022 Congratulations to our Year 12 graduates of 2020. As a College community, we are extremely proud of their achievements and wish to acknowledge that their results are a testament to their individual and collective strength, resilience and determination to achieve their personal best, in what has been an extremely challenging year. At Ignatius Park College we acknowledge and celebrate learner diversity, embracing the unique gifts of each individual. As a College community no m...atter our student chosen pathway, excellence is a way of being, of learning, of knowing. A characteristic that is developed through constantly engaging in it, whatever aspect of school life and learning. It is a standard which we set for ourselves, aligned to our College motto - 'Seek Truth' It is with great pride that I share such excellence, reflected in the following achievement data; Edwin Jomon - 2020 Dux with an ATAR of 97.85 42% of Year 12 student gaining an ATAR of 80 and above 11 Year 12 students gaining a school-based apprenticeship with successful employment Such achievement, especially within the 2020 school year, does not happen in isolation but rather is the result of a partnership that develops between our learners and their families alongside College staff, supporting and guiding these young men over the years. As we wish the Class of 2020 every success in the future, may they always continue to promote excellence in all that they do, as our proud young men from Iggy Park. Shaun Clarke | Principal