Community Connections
Built around a central focus on students, the Fairholme College community is comprised of several important groups. Each supports the College in unique ways and contributes value to the overall organisation.
Fairholme Staff
Fairholme College employs in excess of 60 full time Academic Staff and 20 part-time employees. Additionally, more than 100 non-teaching staff support all facets of the College operation, including roles in administration, compliance, catering, grounds and maintenance, health, residential, arts tuition and sports coaching.
Fairholme Foundation
Established in 1989, the Fairholme Foundation raises funds to provide a platform for building programs that have seen the development of a well-resourced school set amidst beautiful gardens; a place to learn.
Fairholme Old Girls Association
Formed in 1921, the Fairholme Old Girls’ Association (FOGA) takes an active interest in both the past students of the College as well as the present day girls that are now attending.
Fairholme Community Groups
Parents and Friends Association (P&F)
Formed in 1952, Fairholme’s P&F is a support group designed to provide assistance to the students of Fairholme College through betterment of the educational environment.
It also provides a friend-raising and networking forum for parents. This occurs in a diversity of ways - through attendance at meetings, serving at school-based events, fundraising, and generally through taking interest in school activities.
Friends of Junior School (FOJS)
Friends of Junior School (FOJS) seeks to support the work of the Junior School in enhancing the educational environment for all Kindy, Prep and Junior students.
Equally, the FOJS group provides an important friend-family-community network and forum for parents. FOJS falls under the umbrella of the Fairholme College P&F and was established as a support network for parents and friends of Junior School students.
Meet With Us
The FOJS meetings held on the second Tuesday of every month from 6pm in the GRETA Junior Centre are a great opportunity to meet other parents and to find out what is happening in the Junior School.
We're always on the lookout for new ideas for the year and invite you to join us for a chat.
For further information, please contact Fairholme Junior School:
P 07 4688 4647
E [email protected]
Friends of Boarding
The Friends of Boarding seek to support the school in its aim to create a safe, nurturing and enjoyable ‘home away from home’ for our boarder girls.
The Friends of Boarding also represent an important communication link between boarders, their families and the school. The group meets regularly and is actively involved in working with staff to make the students’ time at the College a happy and rewarding experience.
Like the P&F, the Friends of Boarding also provide a fundraising and networking forum for parents. Current boarder parents are involved in the FoB Boarder Parent Ambassador Program, assisting at College Orientation days etc., supporting new boarding families’ transition into the Fairholme ‘family’. At times, this group assists in P&F fundraising activities most notably, its long tradition of running the Boarder Cent sale at the annual Spring Fair.
Meet With Us
Friends of Boarding meet on the second Tuesday of the month via zoom, 7.30pm.
For further information, please contact Fairholme Boarding:
P 07 4688 4611
E [email protected]
Supporters of Fairholme Arts (SOFA)
SOFA is a parent initiative that aims to support, assist, encourage and develop The Arts at Fairholme College, by way of moral and material support.
Supporters of Fairholme Art (SOFA) is open to any member of the Fairholme community with an interest in supporting the Arts.
The SOFA executive (President, Secretary and Treasurer) are drawn from the parent body and are elected at the first meeting of each calendar year.
Meet With Us
SOFA meet on the first Tuesday of every month from 6-7pm in the Patrea O'Shea Arts Building, Room 22.
For further information, contact the Performing Arts Department:
P 07 4688 4679
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Fairholme College is proudly a college of the
Presbyterian Church of Queensland