Always Reaching for New Heights

Always Reaching for New Heights

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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.

Our Values

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.

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More photos from today’s excursion to Mamu Tropical Skywalk. ...

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Mamu Skywalk excursion… here’s some photos from the young ones with more photos to come!
We loved exploring the rainforest today. We used our senses to experience the forest around us, drew pictures of what we saw and were ALL brave enough to climb the tower! What the teachers LOVED the most were those who took on the roles of ‘encourager’ to those who were feeling a bit worried or nervous. We are so proud of you all!!!
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Such a great excursion to Ma:mu skywalk !!!! ...

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