Fairholme welcomes new Head of The Arts

our new Head of the Arts, Ms Catrina Sharp

We are delighted to welcome to Fairholme our new Head of the Arts, Ms Catrina Sharp.

Catrina studied at the University of Southern Queensland, under such respected names as Gary Williams, Phillip Gearing and the late Peter Rorke OAM. She holds a Bachelor of Creative Arts and a Graduate Diploma in Further Education and Training, with distinction.

While studying Music, Catrina specialised in Music Literature and Concert/Orchestral Management. In 1996, as one of six national candidates, she attended the National Music Camp, studying the Music Administration course with international industry professionals. In 1997, she was awarded a Service to Music award for concert and ensemble management.

Catrina has taught many local musicians in clarinet performance and theory of music studies. She has held the roles of Head of Department, Year Level Co-ordinator, Assistant Principal Curriculum [Acting], and Head of House at St Mary’s College, Toowoomba. In recent years, she has developed a strong commitment to pastoral care within school environments. Catrina was nominated for the National Excellence in Teaching Awards in 2003/4.

Catrina, a musical purist at heart, loves the intricacies of JS Bach and the warmth and strength of Brahms. She looks forward to working with the talented and dedicated Arts staff and students of Fairholme College.

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Fairholme College…
is a traditional, independent girls' day and boarding school, founded as the privately owned Spreydon College in 1908, brought under Presbyterian patronage in 1909, bought by the Church and renamed Presbyterian Ladies' College in 1915, and re-located to Fairholme in 1917. The College is operated on Christian principles by the Presbyterian Church of Queensland. It is situated on the Range escarpment in the dress circle of Australia's Garden City, Toowoomba. The College has an enrolment of over 800 girls with places for 240 boarders.

In recent years the College has enjoyed an outstanding reputation for academic excellence, sporting achievement and cultural involvement. A high proportion of Year 12 Fairholme students regularly proceed to tertiary studies.

Fairholme is a girls' school of choice if you are seeking an English English language education for your daughter, Enseñanza de la lengua inglesa, Education en Anglais, Ausbildung in englischer Sprache, 'n Opvoeding in Engels vir jou dogter.