Our main administration office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm. 

This includes school holidays, apart from three weeks over the Christmas and New Year period.

Administration contact: (07) 4688 4688 

For girls that commence at the start of the school year in January, they will go to their Holme Group first. When your daughter attends Orientation Day, we will ensure she is comfortable in knowing where to go on her first day.

For students who commence at Fairholme throughout the year, please visit the Fairholme College main administration building on your first day to meet our Head of Enrolments.

Middle and Senior School

Monday to Friday 8.20am to 3.20pm 

Morning Tea 10.30am to 10.50am

Lunch 1pm to 1.40pm

2023 TERM DATES

Term 4

3 October – Boarders Return 

4 October – Term 4 Commences

22 November – Term 4 Concludes

2024 KEY DATES

TERM 1

21 January - Year 12 Boarders into Residence, afternoon Year 12 Students, Parents, Staff Chapel, Dinner and Meeting

22 January - Orientation program for all new girls, including all Year 7 students

22 January – Returning Boarders into Residence, by 5pm

23 January – Term 1 Commences

26 January - Australia Day Public Holiday 

31 January to 2 February – Year 7 Camp to Mapleton 

31 January to 2 February – Year 10 Camp

16 February – Middle and Senior School Swimming Carnival

16 February – Principals Welcome

16 February – Year 7 Information Session

28 February to 1 March – Year 8 Camp to Burleigh Heads

27 March – Term 1 Concludes

27 March - Year 12 Soiree and Formal Dinner

29 March – Easter Friday

31 March – Easter Sunday

1 April – Easter Monday

TERM 2

15 April – Boarders Return in Residence by 5pm

15 April - Middle and Senior School Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews

16 April – Term 2 Commences

18 April - Middle and Senior School Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews

19 April – Toowoomba Show Holiday 

25 April - ANZAC Day Public Holiday

30 April to 3 May – Year 9 Camp to Noosa North Shore

6 May - Labour Day Public Holiday

17 to 19 May – Fairholme Open Art Prize FACETS

13 June – Term 2 Concludes

TERM 3

8 July – Boarders Return in Residence by 5pm

8 July to 10 July – Year 11 Camp

8 July - Middle and Senior School Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews

9 July – Term 3 Commences

11 July - Middle and Senior School Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews

18 July - Founders' Day Celebrations

19 July – Middle and Senior School Athletics Carnival

19 July – Fathers’ Dinner

12 September – Term 3 Concludes

TERM 4

30 September – Boarders Return into Residence by 5pm

30 September - Middle and Senior School Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews

1 October – Term 4 Commences

7 October - King's Birthday Public Holiday

17 October - Presenting Fairholme

18 October - Induction of 2025 Senior Leaders

19 October – Spring Fair

14 November - Year 12 Valedictory Dinner

15 November - Year 12 Valedictory Assembly

24 November - Community Carols and Thanksgiving Service

27 November – Term 4 Concludes

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HOLMEstore is the name of our uniform shop, where you purchase all the Fairholme uniforms that you require for your daughter. 

It is located beneath the Gym on the Bridge Street side of the College, with parking entry via Fairholme Street. 

Please feel free to visit us when it best suits you (within opening hours below). Fitting appointments for new students can be made by emailing HOLMEstore@fairholme.qld.edu.au or by calling 4688 4666.

Holiday Closure:

Closing Tuesday, 5th December 2023 and reopening on Monday, 8th January 2024.

The HOLME Store will be open from 7.30am-4pm on the Boarder Travel Day (Monday 22 January 2024). CLOSED Friday 26 January for the Australia Day Public Holiday.

Opening Hours:

Monday: 12.30 - 4.00pm

Tuesday: 12.30 - 4.00pm

Wednesday: 12.30 - 4.00pm

Thursday: 7.30 - 12.30pm

Friday: 7.30 - 12.30pm

For more information, including uniform details and pricelist, visit HOLMEstore.

Prior to commencing at Fairholme, you will receive an email from our HOLMEstore Manager enclosing your daughter’s booklist. 

Books can be ordered and collected through the HOLMEstore or families may choose to shop at another location using the list as their guide.

If you have any questions, Tina Forbes is the HOLMEstore manager and can be contacted via email holmestore@fairholme.qld.edu.au or phone (07) 4688 4666.

Yes, Fairholme College uses laptops in most classrooms from Year 7 to Year 12 and much of the curriculum is accessed by the students via their laptops. Girls are required to fully charge their laptop each night and bring it to school each day.

For new students who start at the beginning of the school year, laptops are issued within the first week of school.

Students who start during the school year will have their laptop issued to them on their first day of school. The laptop can be collected from our IT Department located in the Greta Centre.

We encourage boarder parents to stay actively connected with their daughter’s daily routine and upcoming schedule at Fairholme College.

Communication between the Boarding House and parents is of great importance. We welcome you to contact our Boarding House staff directly in the event of a specific need or enquiry. 

Boarding House

40 Wirra Wirra Street

(Car park access via Fairholme Street)

Toowoomba QLD 4350

T +61 7 4688 4611

Head of Boarding

Mrs Kylie Wallis

My Fairholme

The myFairholme (Parent Portal) is where you will receive Happenings@Holme messages and important documents about school activities, access your child’s reports, book parent teacher interviews, report absences, and more.

myFairholme can be accessed online or via the mobile app. Upon enrolment, you will receive an email with your family’s personalised myFairholme login information. 

For more information about accessing myFairholme, visit myFairholme FAQs.

Social Media

Regular updates are shared on the College’s social media channels.

Facebook

Instagram

Tik Tok

LinkedIn

‘At Holme’

‘At Holme’ is our monthly online publication where we share updates, community stories and celebrate the achievements of Fairholme girls. To explore past editions on our website, visit Publications.

‘At Holme’ podcast

Our 'At Holme' podcast is where we share inspiring conversations from within and beyond the school grounds. To access the podcasts, visit Podcasts.

Everyone at Fairholme belongs to one of four Houses – 

• Black
• Cameron
• Powell
• Stephens. 

While each staff member at Fairholme is a care-giver, the Holme Group Teacher has a special role. 

They lead a small group from one of the Houses and meet with students in their Holme Group daily, at which time they worship together, celebrate, enjoy activities and support one another.

Each Middle and Senior School student will be informed of their Holme Group when they commence at Fairholme. A student's Holme Group remains the same throughout their time at Fairholme - it's like their Fairholme family.

Each Holme Group contains students in Years 7-9 in Middle School and 10-12 in Senior School. 

We aim for each girl to feel supported, known and cared about through the Holme Group system. Should your daughter have concerns of a pastoral nature, in the first instance, please get in contact with your daughter’s Holme Group Teacher. 

Holme Group Teachers work closely with Heads of House and Assistant Heads of House, Heads of Middle & Senior School, Wellbeing Coaches, the Head of Ministry & Mission and Boarding staff, where appropriate.

Due to their teaching commitments during the day, teachers prefer initial contact from parents via email.

You are welcome to email your daughter's teachers to arrange a face-to-face meeting or phone call if necessary.

Email addresses at Fairholme are firstname.surname@fairholme.qld.edu.au. Email addresses for your daughter's teachers can be found by accessing her timetable on myFairholme and clicking on the class. Alternatively, our main administration office can supply teacher email addresses. 

Once your daughter is reasonably familiar with her teachers, you will find that she also has her teachers’ email addresses, as students and teachers often communicate via email too.

Parent/Student/Teacher interviews are also conducted throughout the year. For the Middle and Senior School, interviews are held on the day before school starts in Terms 2, 3 and 4.

We encourage parents to contact their daughter's Holme Group teacher initially.

If the concern is about a particular subject, you are welcome to contact your daughter's teacher directly. Email is the best method of contact initially and a face-to-face meeting or phone call can be arranged if required.

If the concern is of a more serious nature, please get in touch with the Head of Middle School or Deputy Head of Middle School, Head of Senior School or Deputy Principal.

Absence due to illness

We encourage Day student parents to use the Absentee button on the MyFairholme App. 

This can be used if your daughter is unwell for a day or two due to illness, or if she needs to arrive late or be collected during the day for medical appointments.

If your daughter is expected to have an extended absence, please email or phone to discuss:

E absent-today@fairholme.qld.edu.au

Middle School Office: 07 4688 4681

Senior School Office: 07 4688 4655

Absence due to other reasons

To communicate Day student absences for reasons other than illness, please email academic-leave@fairholme.qld.edu.au to apply for leave from the Head of Middle School or the Head of Senior School.

Boarding students

The absence of Boarding students due to illness or appointments will be communicated via the Fairholme Health Centre.

Sports Musters are held early in Term 1 of each year. Parents and students will also receive Sport Surveys throughout the year via myFairholme Happenings@Holme for various sporting opportunities. These opportunities are usually advertised on Daily Sport notices and at School Assemblies as well.

In your enrolment interview, you will be asked about your interests and some of the sports you may like to be involved in. Relevant staff members will be notified of your interest and will be in touch regarding opportunities.

An overview of regular co-curriculum sporting opportunities can be found on Sport at Fairholme.

For more information or other sport enquires please email Fairholme Sport Administration sportadmin@fairholme.qld.edu.au. 

We have a diverse and vigorous co-curricular program at the College, covering all aspects of the Arts. Offerings include Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Arts, Debating, Public Speaking and Sound & Lighting opportunities.

Arts Musters are usually held early in Term 1 of each year, however in most cases students can join in at any time of the year.

In your enrolment interview, you will be asked about your interests in the Arts. Relevant staff members will be notified of your interest and will be in touch regarding opportunities.

For more information about the Arts opportunities on offer, please visit The Arts at Fairholme. 

Arts Tuition Application »

To enrol your daughter into Music or Speech & Drama lessons or for more information, please contact the Fairholme College Arts Administration via the.arts@fairholme.qld.edu.au.

Fairholme College do not have a tuckshop, however we do offer dining room lunch, which is available to Day Students, Monday to Friday, at a cost of $5 per day. This includes morning tea and lunch.

While special dietary requirements can be catered for, e.g. gluten free, individual preferences are not.

To order, click on the Meals tab at the top of your myFairholme or click here. The weekly menu can be found on myFairholme.

Families are welcome to order weekly or term passes for their daughter/s. 

Year 7 Camp to Mapleton  – 31 January to 2 February 

Year 8 Camp to Burleigh Heads – 28 February to 1 March

Year 9  Camp to Noosa North Shore – 30 April to 3 May 

Year 10 Camp – 31 January to 2 February

Year 11 Camp – 8 July to 10 July