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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
Graduation night took place on Tuesday evening. This was a special night for our year 6's as they recounted their schooling days with fond memories and funny stories. The staff farewelled the class with blessings for the future and the night ended with a photo montage of their schooling years showing how much they had grown over the years. Congratulations Year 6!! All the best for high school and beyond. We are so proud of you!🥳🎉#stjohnssilkwood
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Our P&F get together is today at King Reef - 5pm 🥳 Come and join the celebration of our amazing volunteers. Please email Mrs Gaia if you can attend. See you there!
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The last day of school Handball Competition has become a tradition at St John’s. There was some tough competition as the students battled to find the winner. At one stage the score was 6-7 and Mrs Gaia got caught up in the 6/7 trend!!! Congratulations to our winners- Juniors- Lakey and Seniors-James
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