St Patrick's College Townsville
Welcome
St Patrick’s College Townsville is an independent Catholic girls’ secondary college in the Mercy tradition, with State-of-the-art facilities in an oceanfront location that provides the perfect environment to learn, experiment and thrive under the guidance of teachers who are industry leaders and specialists in their fields.
The College enjoys a strong reputation as the school of choice for young women of the North, with an expert teaching team, an outstanding pastoral care system and an innovative, inclusive and positive learning culture designed especially for girls, encouraging them to be creative, collaborative and reflective.
Dare To Imagine
St Patrick’s College Townsville is a place of inclusivity, diversity and wonder, where students are empowered to be curious, visionary, creative and imaginative.
‘Dare to Imagine’ compels young women to challenge the status quo and believe in their ability to make a difference in the world. The College’s academic and extracurricular programs teach students to develop critical thinking and creative problem solving skills to ensure they accept challenges with confidence and determination.
We value unique differences and the contributions of each individual and our focus on community creates a strong and supportive collective of girls and female leaders. Our students are encouraged to pursue subjects that satisfy their curiosity without the stereotyped gender-weighted expectations that may be applied in a co-educational environment.
Educating our Girls
At St Patrick’s College Townsville, we recognise the importance of providing expert staff, programs and facilities designed especially for girls. Our curriculum offers girls a rigorous program to challenge, to create and to innovate. We deliver this through the following:
A POSITIVE LEARNING CULTURE - A personalised learning focus in a fully Wi-Fi connected campus;
EXPERT TEACHERS - Award-winning teachers who are experts in their fields of speciality;
ABOVE AND BEYOND - Enrichment program including STEM initiatives, NASA space camp, debating, optiminds, robotics and coding;
CO-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES - Visual and performing arts, STEM, academic enrichment, sport and fitness, community outreach;
BEAUTIFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT - Located on the Strand beach front, a sophisticated campus with modern facilities created to appeal to young women;
PASTORAL CARE - A nurturing environment focused on every girl’s spiritual, social and emotional well-being, designed to develop strong and empowered girls;
COMMUNITY FOCUS - "Mercy Girls in Action" is a broad community service program helping our community while building personal resilience;
GLOBAL MINDEDNESS & COSMOPOLITISM - Culturally rich experience, preparing our girls to build relationships in an integrated, international world.
Boarding
Located on Townsville's Strand beachfront, our boarders from Western Queensland, Northern Queensland, the Torres Straits, and remote communities and Papua New Guinea, enjoy an idyllic location in which to live, learn and enjoy life. Our newly renovated Boarding House offers two levels of air-conditioned dormitory-style accommodation, many with ocean views.