School News
Here you can get up to date on the latest school news and learn more about the many exciting initiatives students, staff and families are undertaking each week.
$2.55mil Federal Grant for new building
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded $2.55mil through the Australian Government’s Capital Grants Program (CGP), to part fund the construction of the second building in The Glenleighden School master plan. This building will provide new specialist facilities for food and hospitality, design technology and ‘engineering’;…
read moreSALDA announces FDC appointment
On 21st September, we reached an important milestone in our master plan, as we appointed FDC as the contractor for the first building of the project. Mark Yeowell, SALDA CEO, and Peter Seldon, Chair of the Board, signed the contract. The designers of the building, Giarola Architects, will oversee…
read moreThe Glenleighden Campus Master Plan receives the green light
The Queensland Government has granted us a Ministerial Infrastructure Designation for the Glenleighden Campus Master Plan. The Master Plan will see the total transformation of our Fig Tree Pocket campus to provide the very best contemporary educational facilities for our students and to double the number of students we…
read moreEdison’s story
Edison is a happy, friendly 13yr old who loves sport. She is an active member of our hockey club and also enjoys rugby league, soccer and cricket. She has a twin brother, Isaac, and the most gorgeous cat, Cherry-Evans. Edison also has a severe Language Disorder. We knew from…
read moreGlenleighden joins the ‘Fiver for a Farmer’ Campaign
TGS students are proud to have raised $712.35 for the “Fiver for a Farmer” campaign. Students and staff dressed as farmers to support those families who are doing it tough at the moment. Well done everyone!
read moreMeasuring Language Progress in Students with Developmental Language Disorder while attending The Glenleighden School
Recently, the demographic and multidisciplinary assessment data of 245 students who attended The Glenleighden School from 2005- 2015 was extracted. The research team (SALDA & Griffith University) investigated whether students with Developmental Language Disorder demonstrate improvement in receptive and/ or expressive language skills on the Clinical Evaluation of Language…
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The 2021 Glenleighden School newsletters are available here for you to download and enjoy. Previous editions from 2020 can still be accessed here.
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