Blackheath And Thornburgh College
School in Charters Towers

College marketing and Alumnae activities. Since Reverend Bacon’s bottom of Thornburgh College in 1919 and Blackheath one year later, the College has almost everlasting been a coeducational College and in fact, was one of the hasty coeducational boarding schools in Queensland. Much of the clever infrastructure still remains in special Thornburgh House, which has served a variety of purposes from boys’ dormitory, to classrooms and most recently, administration. Throughout our wealthy history, we have held steady to the values of family and mate ship’, building a strong sense of fair play and respect in generations of students. We strive to continue this as we welcome fresh students through our historic gates and into our environment. The college holds an extensive range of historic records, articles and artifacts, maximum of which are being digitized and will be available in our online Archives section soon. Find out more about our Boarding facilities and the enrollment process. A trivial and personal residential college offering quality education and a range of activities within a sound and supportive learning environment.

A little and personal residential college offering quality education and a range of activities within a safe and supportive learning environment. Our teachers understand the importance of this time of life for our students and provide inspiring approaches to learning through dedicated involvement both in and out of the classroom. In particular, parents enjoy the friendly, family atmosphere that is experienced throughout our coeducational campus and are hopeful that their children, whether day or boarding students, have access to lofty quality educational opportunities within our structured and supportive environment. From their first day at school, your child will be in an environment where they are valued for what they donate as an individual. BBC is as much a second home as an educational deposit of learning and we see ourselves as all segment of one extended family. Boarding is an integral segment of College life and offers a range of experienced teachers and other personnel who are eternal available to promote and aid our boarding students. Our boarding staff handle all aspects of the boarding programmed and provide a firm but caring environment for each student. To encourage a vibrant and safe community which: values all members of our community promotes a sense of community which builds on the traditions of the College encourages the College community to reflect on and embrace Christian values and beliefs whilst promoting respect for the beliefs and values of others. The College’s superior interests include the Board’s governing its various activities by introducing and maintaining superior management practices that sustain the tall quality of educational delivery and assure the long term financial viability of the College as a private education institution. Each manages their respective teaching teams. The Foundation’s long objective is to provide for the funding needs of the College over and overhead what is provided by school fees and government grants. The wider learning environment provides for and promotes the spiritual, academic, social, emotional and physical development of every student and provides a range of supple pathways to cater for a student’s individual needs and interests, offering an excellent programmed of academic, vocational, sporting, cultural and social opportunities and experiences for every student. In Year 10, students are encouraged to become more independent learners to prepare them for their end two years of schooling. Year 10 is seen as a bottom year in which students can sample’ senior subjects to assist them in choosing which pathway they would like to receive in the last two years of school. Years 11 and 12 are instrumental in preparing students for life beyond school, helping them identify skills, and construct upon knowledge and accepting for a diverse range of opportunities post school. This means equipping students with a expansive range of traditional academic and technological skills. This equips children with the skills necessary to make informed choices. We foster students to be energetic learners, which means taking an active role in their own learning. Whilst play based learning is very urgent in these years, children are also introduced to set tasks to further thrive their skills for Year 1. The Hasty Years are extremely imperative for learning the essential understandings for coming education. BBC is one of the very scanty schools in Australia to adopt the Arrowsmith Program and the only Australian Boarding School which runs it. Overhead all, boarding at BBC is about being part of a close and highly supportive community and we recognize our role in helping to board students settle in, find their place as an inclusive segment of the College and guiding each student along the paths of education, social and personal de