Ignatius Park College

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Ignatius Park College is an independent Catholic boys’ secondary school in Cranbrook, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It belongs to the Edmund Rice Education Australia network and is guided by the Congregation of Christian Brothers. The school was established in 1969 at its current Cranbrook location, continuing the legacy of Our Lady’s Mount, the former Catholic boys’ secondary school from Stanton Hill. The college has about 1,000 students from Years 7–12. Its motto is Seek Truth. The principal is Shaun Clarke and the chaplain is Rod Ward.

Ignatius Park runs seven houses—Baillie, Carew, Nolan, Putney (named after Michael Putney and introduced in 2014), Reid, Rice, and Treacy. Each house has one class per year and is split into two homerooms from Years 7–10, then combines as one in Year 12.

Facilities include more than 40 pianos and 20 guitars, a music room worth about $100,000, and around ten computer labs. The Edmund Rice Hall is used for assemblies and events. The school has a 50-metre Olympic swimming pool. Its rugby league program runs from under-13s to the First XIII, with about 300 students involved. Ignatius Park also competes in the AFL Queensland Schools Cup, the premier Australian Rules football competition for Queensland schools.