St Joseph's Catholic School, Mundingburra

St Joseph's Catholic School is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational primary school, located in the Townsville suburb of Mundingburra, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Queensland Catholic Education Commission, with an enrolment of 360 students and a teaching staff of 29, as of 2023. The school serves students from Prep to Year 6, and is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville.

WWW sjmbtsv.catholic.edu.au

History

The school was established 1 January 1924, and in 1936, it opened next door to the state school.
Justen Shawn Orford, a previous principal of the school, was fired in 2021, after being arrested for numerous child exploitation charges, which he pleaded guilty to in September 2023.

Demographics

In 2023, the school had a student enrollment of 360 with 29 teachers and 21 non-teaching staff. Female enrollments consisted of 188 students and Male enrollments consisted of 172 students; Indigenous enrollments accounted for a total of 6% and 7% of students had a language background other than English.