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St Joseph’s School is an integral part of the Cairns Diocese and the Atherton Catholic Parish. Located approximately one and a quarter hour’s drive from Cairns, Atherton sits within the heart of the naturally beautiful and agriculturally rich Atherton Tablelands.

Atherton has a rich history revolving around timber, farming and mining and a strong association with Chinese and European settlers, with a Chinese Temple still existing in Atherton.

The local indigenous Yidinji people have significant landforms surrounding Atherton and connection with the elders of these people was made during the history of the school’s development and continues to be valued and nurtured today.

Students are drawn to St Joseph’s from numerous smaller towns surrounding Atherton, including Herberton, Yungaburra, Tolga, Malanda and Walkamin.

Acknowledgements

We acknowledge the First Nations peoples of Australia, the traditional custodians of the land, seas, skies and waterways on which we reside, work, travel and meet. We pay our respect to First Nations elders past, present, and emerging, and support the Uluru Statement From The Heart. We acknowledge that the land, seas, skies and waterways of Australia were, are and always will be, that of the First Nations peoples.

This School is an entity of the The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Cairns and is operated on behalf of the RCTC as the registered school authority by Catholic Education Services.

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