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Welcome to St John’s School, Silkwood – a co-educational primary school in the Diocese of Cairns. As a small Catholic school, St John’s offers a faith and values based education which focuses on the well-being of each individual child. This focus is achieved through explicit teaching of social emotional learning in a caring and supportive environment. Our school values its community-oriented approach to student wellbeing and family life.
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Principal's Message
A very warm welcome to the St John’s, Silkwood community! St John’s prides itself on the culture and traditions built over the years at the school. The school’s proud history began in 1948 when the school was by founded by Parish Priest Fr Alfred Natali and the Missionary Franciscan Sisters. We are a very welcoming community that believes that working together to achieve a common goal brings success for all. Our staff, students and parents remain focused on our sense of being a ‘learning community’ and are proud of their great achievements over the years.
Latest News
Three schools, one team. Mighty effort!
On the last day of Term 3, these girls came together to compete in the Mary Mills Netball Carnival. While many had limited playing experience, the team played hard and showed great competitive spirit. We are grateful to our new St Teresa's School, Ravenshoe and St Gerard Majella School, Woree friends who made it possible for us to be a part of this wonderful event.
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Congratulations to our assembly award winners and our newest St John's Super Saint. 🥳🥳😍
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Today, George and Gabby joined with students from St Gerard Majella, Woree and St Rita’s South Johnstone to competed at the Jim Graham Rugby League Cup in Innisfail. It was a great day of strong competition.
Many thanks to St Gerard Majella School, Woree for overseeing the team operations today.
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