Cairns State Special School

07/09/2026

TOMORROW - Invitation to a FAMILY AFTERNOON from Arc Disability Services Edmonton. A great thing to do as a family on your way home from school.
Enjoy afternoon tea, a sausage sizzle, and fun activities for kids including face painting.

Event Information
Date: Tuesday 8th September 2026
Time: 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Venue: ARC51, 51 Louie Piccone Way, Edmonton

This is a wonderful opportunity to come together, celebrate our young people, and raise awareness of the importance of creating safe, supportive environments where all children can thrive.

We hope our school community can join them.
Please RSVP to [email protected] .

05/09/2026

Happy Farher’s Day to all our Dads - and Dad figures in our student’s lives. If you love and care for one of our kids, then we love and care for you too. Wishing you a day filled with all your favourite people.

04/09/2026

A little more appreciation for our incredible Teacher Aides! 💛

Today we celebrated our amazing support staff with a cake at our Student Free Day. A small way to say a very big THANK YOU for everything you do for our students and our school community.

We are so lucky to have you! 🍰💐

02/09/2026

31/08/2026

ONLY 2 DAYS TO GO 🎉 You’re invited to our 10 Year Anniversary Open Afternoon! 🎉
Come and celebrate 10 wonderful years with us on Wednesday 2 September 2026 from 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm.
The afternoon will begin with a short welcome in the school hall at 4.00 pm, with doors opening from 3.45 pm.
After there will be plenty to enjoy, including:
✨ Bouncy castles and children’s entertainers
✨ Indigenous dance performance
✨ Inner Aura Disability Band
✨ Crazy Bron bringing the beats and good vibes for the afternoon
Guests will also have the opportunity to: 🏫 Tour our new school building, opening to students in 2027
🛒 Visit our newly launched onsite Mini Woolies supermarket – https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/about/community/mini-woolies
There will be complementary food and drinks available, including:
☕ Real barista coffee, tea and hot chocolate
🌭 Sausage sizzle
🥤 Soft drinks
🧊 Icy poles
(while stocks last)
Our P&C Association will also be taking orders for personalised pavers to be placed around our time capsule — a special way for your family or organisation to be remembered for years to come.
Our Student Council will be selling limited edition hand printed 10 year calico bags for $7.50 -please bring cash for this purchase.
Please RSVP if you can for approximate numbers to Lisa at [email protected].
We would love to see our families and staff past and present and our school community join us for this special celebration! 🎈

30/08/2026

🌟 It’s Teacher Aide Week 🌟

This week we’re celebrating the absolute legends who help make our school tick! 💙

Teacher Aides are amazing in every school, but in a Special School, they are truly part of the magic. From supporting learning and communication to encouraging independence, celebrating the little wins, navigating the big moments and bringing plenty of laughs along the way, our Teacher Aides are there for our students every step of the way.

To all of our incredible Teacher Aides at Cairns State Special School, THANK YOU 💙

Your patience, creativity, kindness, humour and dedication make an enormous difference to our students and our school community.

We are very lucky to have you🌟👏

29/08/2026

🎉 You’re invited to our 10 Year Anniversary Open Afternoon! 🎉
Come and celebrate 10 wonderful years with us on Wednesday 2 September 2026 from 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm.
The afternoon will begin with a short welcome in the school hall at 4.00 pm, with doors opening from 3.45 pm.
After there will be plenty to enjoy, including:
✨ Bouncy castles and children’s entertainers
✨ Indigenous dance performance
✨ Inner Aura Disability Band
✨ Crazy Bron bringing the beats and good vibes for the afternoon
Guests will also have the opportunity to: 🏫 Tour our new school building, opening to students in 2027
🛒 Visit our newly launched onsite Mini Woolies supermarket – https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/about/community/mini-woolies
There will be complementary food and drinks available, including:
☕ Real barista coffee, tea and hot chocolate
🌭 Sausage sizzle
🥤 Soft drinks
🧊 Icy poles
(while stocks last)
Our P&C Association will also be taking orders for personalised pavers to be placed around our time capsule — a special way for your family or organisation to be remembered for years to come.
Our Student Council will be selling limited edition hand printed 10 year calico bags for $7.50 -please bring cash for this purchase.
Please RSVP if you can for approximate numbers to Lisa at [email protected].
We would love to see our families and staff past and present and our school community join us for this special celebration! 🎈

28/08/2026

Are you coming to the 10 Year Open afternoon on 2 September and could volunteer half an hour of your time during the event to take on a job on the afternoon? Needing just 4 of 5 extra volunteers for smooth running.

Some staff have already volunteered by putting their name in the book in the staff room, so they know who they are.

P&C members Hayley, Samanda and Kelly have already volunteered, so no need to respond to this. Katrina has been allocated a job too, so no need to respond.

Please comment below if you are able or call Community Liaison Officer on Monday morning.

28/08/2026

📚✨ BOOK WEEK DRESS-UP DAY = IMAGINATION UNLEASHED ✨📚

Just look at ALL the amazing photos from our Book Week Dress-Up Day today 👀📸

Our students and staff absolutely brought their imaginations to life, with characters, costumes and creative ideas popping up all over the school. There were some seriously impressive efforts... and then there was Teacher Nathan 😂 Have a really good look at his costume. 👀 Sometimes the simplest ideas are the cleverest ones! If you didn't see our post earlier today asking you to guess who Nathan was dressed as, then here's your chance...

🤔 Can you work it out?

Drop your guesses in the comments before you scroll to find out 📚🔍

What a brilliant day of books, creativity and a whole lot of fun! ❤️