Meet the Leadership Team History of Guardian Angels

In my role as Assistant Principal, I endeavour to provide effective leadership in support of the Principal within the school community to ensure that students receive quality education in accordance with Catholic faith and Christian principles. I work towards achieving this by collaboration in planning, directing and regularly evaluating curriculum development, teaching programs, and co-curricular activities and by reviewing the efficacy of processes to support the core Religious and Educative dimensions. As part of my role, I ensure that people, finances, and resources are effectively led and managed in alignment with legislative requirements and Archdiocesan and BCE policy and procedures while modelling and fostering a commitment to the safeguarding of children and promote a culture where student protection is the responsibility of everyone.

Bernard Kearney - APA

As Assistant Principal Religious Education, I endeavour to bring the religious aspect of the school to life. I assist with organising opportunities throughout the year for staff, students and parents/carers to participate in worship and prayer and I promote and foster the Gospel values of the Catholic Christian faith, particularly the Mercy values to which our community aspires. I also support teachers to plan for and implement the religion curriculum, trying to ensure that the key messages of Jesus remain relevant to our students and community. Guardian Angels is part of the Southport Catholic Parish and our school community connects with this wider faith community through regular participation in masses and liturgies, through combined social events and through many of our students taking part in the parish sacramental program to prepare for the reception of Confirmation, First Holy Communion and Reconciliation.

Shandel Flynn - APRE

At Guardian Angels we work in partnership across our community. As a learning and teaching institution, we ensure a strong partnership exists between our Learning and Teaching Team and the Diversity Team. Together we work with teachers, families and students to provide differentiated learning opportunities which cater for the diverse needs of our learners. We monitor each student’s learning journey for engagement, progress and achievement. Our Diversity Team consists of a Diversity Teacher and Diversity School Officer across a targeted yearlevel group. Our Diversity Teachers are Selina Cameron, Lauren Wapling and Lauren Costello. Our Diversity team also includes our Guidance Councillor, Cilla Stent and School Based Speech Pathologist, Lea Isles.

Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School

1958 1993

The Sisters of Mercy began teaching at Star of the Sea Convent in Southport .

Guardian Angels became the first Catholic primary school on the Gold Coast.

1986

A Pre-school building was added (current OSHC building).

Another pre-school building was added (current Southport Parish Kindy).

2008

GA moved from Scarborough St in Southport to its current location Ashmore.

2023

Each year we have a special friend who helps us to fundraise for various charities. This year Kanyini Cow is supporting Guardian Angels in this endeavour. She was named by the GA students who selected Kanyini because it is an indigenous word that means nurturing, protecting and caring for other people and the environment, which is exactly the actions that Jesus, Catherine McAuley and the Sisters of Mercy demonstrated. As members of a faith community, we are asked to do the same.