The Cathedral School, Townsville
| The Cathedral School of St Anne & St James | |
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Townsville, Queensland Australia 
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| Coordinates | 19°17′50″S 146°46′42″E / 19.29722°S 146.77833°ECoordinates: 19°17′50″S 146°46′42″E / 19.29722°S 146.77833°E |
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| Type | Independent Day & Boarding |
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Latin: Talium Dei Regnum (Children represent the kingdom of God) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1917 |
| Principal | Ian Gamack |
| Staff | 140 |
| Years | Prep-12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrolment | 1,050 |
| Colour(s) | Navy, Brown & White |
| Slogan | "Educating for life-long success" |
| Website | www.cathedral.qld.edu.au |
The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James is an Australian Anglican school for boys and girls from six years of age (Early Learning Centre on The Cathedral School campus) to Year 12, including boarding students from Year 7 to Year 12.
The school is situated in the Townsville suburb of Mundingburra, Queensland and is open to students of all denominations.
The School was established in 1917 as St Anne's, a girls' school operated by the Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Advent. The original school operated in the Synod Hall adjacent to St James Cathedral, but soon moved to its own premises on the site which is now occupied by the Townsville City Council (Walker Street).
During World War II the school was acquired by the Australian Military for use as barracks accommodation for the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) of No. 3 Fighter Sector RAAF. The school's students were evacuated to Ravenswood until the WAAAF finished using the premises in 1944/45.
The school moved to its current premises in Mundingburra in 1958. Over the next 20 years the school settled into its new site and built a number of new buildings to service both boarders and day students. In 1979 the school became co-educational and the school's first principal was appointed.
In 1985 the new Music and Drama center was opened while a year later the new Technical Art's building was finished. Two years later, In 1988 the new Akins boy's dormitory was opened. In 2001 a major works project was undertaken and resulted in the redevelopment of the senior school precinct and the building of the Nancy Armati Quadrangle and SSA (Sisters of the Sacred Advent) Block consisting of ten new air conditioned classrooms and computer laboratories. These buildings were opened in 2002.
In 2006 work started on a purpose built facility for young children, now known as the Early Learning Center (ELC) the building was finished in 2007 and accommodates all pre-prep students. Soon after the completion of the ELC work began on an expansion of Akins dormitory to replace the two existing boys dormitories. This work was completed shortly before the commencement of the 2008 year and has allowed all boys to be housed in a single dormitory.
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