St Francis Xavier's School is a Catholic, inner-city school situated in Cairns, North Queensland. A Josephite school, we encompass the charism of the Sisters of St Joseph as well as the Missionary Priest, St Francis Xavier. Established in 1961, we have grown to a vibrant and innovative learning community of approximately 620 students. We draw families from the whole Cairns area. We have a very supportive parent body who actively engage in the learning community on many levels. Our focus has been on Sustainability on a spiritual, social and environmental level - we are a Reef Guardian School. We have won awards in recent years for our focus on nutrition, well-being and recycling and have recently won a major award as being the Greenest and Healthiest School in Queensland. We teach Japanese language and culture as well as having a Home-stay program and bi-annual excursion to Japan and are working towards becoming an Asian Literate School. Having a focus on ICTs, each classroom has an Interactive Whiteboard as a tool for engaging students in learning in a digital form.