Our Lady Help of Christians School, Earlville, provides a Catholic Education based on the core gospel values of community, empathy, justice, forgiveness and respect. Each of these values underpin our actions, relationships and interactions. Our mission is to reflect the teachings of Christ: "I have come that they may live life, and have it to the full" (John 10:10). The school aims to achieve its mission by working towards assisting students to acknowledge and value all the life has to offer in order to support the development of whole people. This means that while we place a high importance on academic successes, we also have high expectations of an individual’s behavioural, social responsibility and personal development achievements. We believe that the more an individual invests in school and life, the more they will gain from it. OLHOC is south of Cairns City. The school caters largely for families living in southern suburbs and towards the city. OLHOC prides itself on working with members of the school community to provide a positive learning environment for our students and a platform for academic success. We believe that the greatest context for learning occurs when school staff and community members work in close collaboration, united in their goals. We pride ourselves on being open to our community, celebrating many days throughout the year in collaboration with the parish and family members. Celebrations such as NAIDOC, Father's Day, Mother's Day, Athletics Carnival, Discos, World Teacher's Day, Eucharists, Liturgies, Sacramental celebrations, fund raising days, feast days and St. Patrick's Day see our whole community unite with a sense of fun and directed purpose. Our curriculum focuses on: academic education grounded in Christian values; effective pedagogy; innovative curriculum knowledge; early intervention and support programs. All staff are kept up to date with curriculum and teaching trends and resources. With the recent completion of ten new teaching spaces, an undercover sports hall, new..