School News
Tec-NQ Cairns welcomes CNW Electrical as Platinum Partner
Last week CNW Electrical Cairns generously committed to a year as our Electrotechnology – Cairns Platinum Partner. This sponsorship will go a long way in supporting our full-time electrical apprentices as well as supplying our campus with the best training aids to ensure we continue delivering quality trades training. CNW Electrical Cairns also kindly donated […]
Charlie’s Constructing His Career
Charlie is a Tec-NQ House boarding student constructing a career in carpentry. He has been completing work experience at home in the Torres Strait with his Uncle at Paul Ware Construction. Tec-NQ House is located in Rosslea, Townsville accommodating up to 40 boys who are completing year 10, 11 or 12 at Tec-NQ. With a […]
Solomon’s Electrical Trade Start
Tec-NQ House student Solomon started a school-based electrical apprenticeship in June 2024. Tec-NQ House is located in Rosslea, Townsville accommodating up to 40 boys who are completing year 10, 11 or 12 at Tec-NQ. With a deliberately different approach to senior high school, Tec-NQ House students are supported to find vocational pathways that meet their […]
Exciting Electrical Career For Year 12 Student Noah
Noah is one of the year 12 students graduating from Tec-NQ this year. Tec-NQ House is located in Rosslea, Townsville accommodating up to 40 boys who are completing year 10, 11 or 12 at Tec-NQ. With a deliberately different approach to senior high school, Tec-NQ House students are supported to find vocational pathways that meet […]
NAIDOC Celebrations at Tec-NQ House
Families and friends gathered at Tec-NQ House on Monday 19 August 2024 to join in with NAIDOC Celebrations. The event was jam-packed with culture, dance, art, music, food, yarning and more as family and friends came together to enjoy each other’s company and share in the rich Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. This year’s […]
Exciting opportunity for Year 12 Boarder James
VOCATIONAL PATHWAY SUCCESS Congratulations to Tec-NQ House year 12 student James for starting his school-based plumbing apprenticeship during 2024. James joined Tec-NQ as a boarding student in 2022 and came from St. Teresa’s College Abergowrie as a shy Year 10 student. Through volunteer work experience programs across north and west Queensland, students get to test […]
Top apprentices crowned at the Annual Tec-NQ Industry Awards Gala
Tec-NQ’s much anticipated Apprentice of the Year Awards Gala was held on Friday night at The Ville Pavilion, being by far the biggest and most spectacular gala held so far. From early beginnings in the ballroom at the Ville, then known as Jupiters, through various other locations, Tec-NQ has proudly acknowledged over 300 finalists since […]
Tec-NQ partners with QYS LearnIT to deliver Safer Driving Skills Workshops
Last week eighty Tec-NQ students in years 10 and 11, participated in the Safer Driving Skills Workshops onsite at Townsville’s DriveIT NQ, motorsport precinct. Funded by QYS (Queensland Youth Services) through their LearnIT driver training program, the four, one-day workshops exposed students to everything you need to know about road safety. With driver experiences including […]
Welcoming Kay-Louise as our new Health Facilitator in 2024
KL’s journey to Australia and to Tec-NQ! My journey began in 2007 when I started my undergraduate degree in Children’s Nursing at London South Bank University in the UK. I completed my clinical placements at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and I discovered a passion for emergency paediatrics. I graduated in 2010 and completed […]
Welcoming Michael Hegarty into his new role as Education Manager and Deputy Principal
Michael Hegarty began his career as a qualified tradesman in the construction industry working on both residential and industrial projects. During this time he developed a passion for training and education which led him to a university pathway. After working in both state and catholic schooling for many years he began his employment at Tec-NQ […]
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2023 SCHOOL AWARDS & YEAR 12 GRADUATION
2023 YEAR 12 FORMAL BALL
2024 Apprentice of the Year Awards Gala
