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'Fairholme: a place to find your voice, a wealth of opportunities to explore; faith to navigate and create the future'

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Fairholme College...


leading the way academically for over 100 years.


The Fairholme way is focused on high academic standards, but so is the desire to see students discover and develop their own strengths, from Kindy through to Year 12.


Fairholme has a tradition of educational excellence which embraces all facets of learning: academic, sporting, and the arts. We believe a well-rounded curriculum fully nurtures each student’s physical and social development.


Our focus is very much on the education of girls; creating classrooms that suit the learning of girls; challenging stereotypical views of females’ roles in education and ultimately growing confident, independent women.


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Step into our beautiful grounds, perched on the edge of the Toowoomba escarpment and you will find that Fairholme is not an ordinary school. We welcome your visit, at any time.


Here, you can gain a greater sense of what it means to be a Fairholme girl: Burning Yet Flourishing.

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Creative Generation Excellence Awards 2025

By Sarah Richardson • October 31, 2025
Our Year 12 Visual Artists achieved outstanding success in the 2025 Creative Generation Excellence Awards and were recognised at the Official Opening of the DDSWQ Regional Exhibition. Congratulations to the girls on their outstanding achievements: > Certificate of Excellence Award – Bron Francis, ‘Choose your path’. Bron’s work will be exhibited at QAGOMA in 2026 as part of the State’s Central Exhibition – an incredible honour! > Regional Encouragement Award – Amelia Bryant-Peterson, ‘Perspectivae Culturales de Morte’ (cultural perspectives about death) > Certificate of Commendation Award – Indianna Hitchcock, ‘Omnia ad Initium Redeunt’ (Everything Returns to the Beginning) > Certificate of Participation Award – Yas Lethbridge, ‘Perceived Façades, Assumed Expectations and Underlying Realities’ This year, from almost 500 submissions across 168 schools in Queensland, only 150 works were shortlisted, with just 40 Excellence winners (including 2 from the DDSWQ region) and 8 Regional Encouragement awardees.  The DDSWQ Regional Exhibition is on display at the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery until 16 November – we encourage you to visit and view these inspiring works.

Equestrian Success: Australian Interschool Equestrian Championships

By Sarah Richardson • October 31, 2025
It was a huge holiday for our Equestrian State Representatives, who took to the arena at the Australian Interschool Equestrian Championships. The team’s hard work and dedication paid off, with Hayley Richter (2nd), Kate Frith (3rd) and Ruby Hooper (3rd) achieving incredible top three placings among the nation’s best young riders. Adding to the excitement, Ruby enjoyed a star-studded moment meeting Olympic Showjumpers Hillary Scott and Vicki Roycroft, along with Olympic Eventers Stuart Tinney and Shane Rose. We’re so proud of all our riders for representing Fairholme with such skill and spirit. Check out the full list of results below. Combined Training Hayley Richter: Secondary CT95cm – 2nd Overall Kate Frith: Secondary CT2* – 3rd Overall Dressage Hayley Richter: Int. Novice 2.2/2.3 – 12th Overall Lucy Doolin: Int. Novice 2.2/2.3 – 14th Overall Bella Ostwald: Sec. Medium 4.2/4.3 – 8th Overall Bella Ostwald: Sec. Advanced 5.2/5.3 – 9th Overall Eventing Jemima Southwood: EV. 95cm – 6th Overall Gracie Bunker: EV. 80cm – 22nd Overall Show Horse Ruby Hooper: Int. Working Hunter 65cm – 3rd Overall Show Jumping Lucy Doolin: Int. 90cm – 5th Overall Hayley Richter: Int. 90cm – 15th Overall Addy Gilbert: Sec. 90cm – 9th Overall Geneva Searle: Sec. 100cm – 5th Overall 

Cadet Annual March Out Parade

By Sarah Richardson • October 31, 2025
It was a special day for our Cadets involved in the Toowoomba Grammar School Cadet Unit Annual March Out Parade. Congratulations to our Year 12 students, Brooke Hurford and Kate Lindenmayer, who were presented with the TGS Parents and Friends’ Service to Cadets Awards. Kate was also awarded the MAJ G.E. Ainsbury Award for Best Senior NCO and the Dickinson Trophy for best shot WTSS, while Brooke received the Patron’s Award for Exceptional Dedication of Service to the Unit. Ruby Lucht (Year 8) received the Ron Culliford Memorial Award for Most Promising First Year Cadet and Year 9 student Kate Carrigan was awarded the WO1 Walter John Davies Memorial Shield for Best Second Year Cadet. Well done girls on these exceptional achievements!
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Acknowledgement of Country


Fairholme College proudly stands on a place of learning thousands of years old. 

 

We pay our respects to the traditional custodians of this land, the Giabal, Jarowair and West Wakka Wakka peoples. We acknowledge their continuing connection to and care for the land, waterways, culture and community. We honour the ancestors of this land and thank them for sharing their cultures, spiritualities and ways of living.

 

Inspired by the love of God, we recognise that reconciliation is a whole community commitment.

 

May we always walk respectfully together.