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                             LOCAL
                            EDUCATION
A     ristotle reckoned that education was the     from pre-school to Year 12. The St Thomas
      best provision for old age and who are we    More School at Sunshine Beach accepts pre-
to argue with a very ancient Greek. A decade or    school to Grade 7. Local schools are listed on
more ago, potential settlers were concerned at     Council’s Community Information Services
                                                   database (see page 48).

                                                   Various child care services cater for the shorter
                                                   set in Noosa Shire. Council's community non-
                                                   profit service, Tewantin Child Care Centre at 21
                                                   Moorindil Street (5442 4133), provides care
                                                   and education for children from zero to five
                                                   years of age in a peaceful setting and happy, fun,



the lack of educational opportunities in Noosa.
                                                                                                        This Page: Year 7 Good Shepherd
Now they have lots of options, including a
                                                                                                        girls about to enjoy their morning
university within driving and bus distance.
                                                                                                              tea; GSLC School and Vice
The learning curve spans the generations, from
                                                                                                        Captains with four children from
child care to University of the Third Age, via a
                                                                                                                               Pre-School;
vast range of state and private schools and the
                                                                                                              Noosa High graduate Renee
University of the Sunshine Coast at Sippy
                                                                                                           Kupper from Pomona hopes to
Downs, south-east of Nambour. Faculties            environment, offering everything from multi-
                                                                                                        undertake further study to become
include Business, Science and Arts & Social        sports lessons to computer tutoring. All staff are
                                                                                                                       a commercial pilot;
Sciences,    with      a    large    number   of   fully   qualified,   providing    individualised
                                                                                                            Students from Noosa District
courses available.                                 programs comprising diverse learning
                                                                                                            State High School partake in

                                                                                                         Marine Safety Day, hosted at the

                                                                                                        Noosa Coastguard Head quarters.


                                                                                                            Opposite Page: Smiling Noosa

                                                                                                               District State High School

                                                                                                        entrants in the 2003 Lions Youth

                                                                                                        of the Year quest. Marissa Ensbey

                                                                                                           (left) became the winner while

                                                                                                         James Berlin the worthy runner-

                                                                                                           up; ‘Volunteer Poppy’, Michael

                                                                                                             Psaltis, is a popular figure at

                                                                                                          Tewantin State Primary School,

                                                                                                        where he attends three full days a

                                                                                                        week as part of the School’s GIFT
Most local districts have State Primary Schools    experiences - from developing pre-reading, pre-
                                                                                                               program (Grandparents in
and/or Pre-schools.        Secondary schools are   writing and pre-maths skills to international
                                                                                                               Friendship and Tutoring).
situated at Cooroy (Noosa District State High      cooking and special outings and more. Privately
                                                                                                             Extra curricular activities at
School),    Sunshine       Beach    and   Pomona   run child care centres operate at Noosa
                                                                                                             Cooroora Secondary College.
(Cooroora College).        The Good Shepherd       Outlook, Noosa Junction, Cooroy, Noosaville,
Lutheran College at Noosaville accepts pupils      Pomona, Sunrise Beach and Tewantin.

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