CHOOSING A BOARDING SCHOOL can be a daunting task, especially with so many factors to weigh up. There’s academic performance, location, facilities and pastoral care, as well as your child’s own wishes. Looking at schools that offer a specialist focus adds another exciting dimension, but it may also help to narrow the field – especially if your child has shown a talent or interest in an area such as performing arts, sports, languages or technology.
Considered critically important for Australia’s future, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) is a growth area. One of the leading STEM specialist schools in Queensland, The Cathedral School in Townsville is a regular state and national finalist in the Science and Engineering Challenge.
“Cathedral provides a broad range of opportunities within the STEM fields,
