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Columba Catholic Kindergarten

68-70 Mary St, Charters Towers City, QLD, 4820

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Roman Catholic Trust Corporation For THE Diocese OF Townsville
Approval number
SE-40005639
Approved places
56
Approval granted
2016-01-15
Phone
0447349859
Last visit date
September 2025

NQS ratings

Issued Dec 2021

  • OverallMeeting NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyMeeting NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentMeeting NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenMeeting NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsMeeting NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipMeeting NQS

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Nov 2017)

Nature of care

  • Long day care: Yes
  • Preschool / kindergarten (part of a school): No
  • Preschool / kindergarten (stand alone): Yes
  • Outside school hours care (after school): Yes
  • Outside school hours care (before school): Yes
  • Outside school hours care (vacation care): Yes
  • Other: No

Hours

Typical weekly hours

Monday07:00 - 17:30
Tuesday07:00 - 17:30
Wednesday07:00 - 17:30
Thursday07:00 - 17:30
Friday07:00 - 17:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

School terms, session 1

Monday07:00 - 08:30
Tuesday07:00 - 08:30
Wednesday07:00 - 08:30
Thursday07:00 - 08:30
Friday07:00 - 08:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

School terms, session 2

Monday15:00 - 17:30
Tuesday15:00 - 17:30
Wednesday15:00 - 17:30
Thursday15:00 - 17:30
Friday15:00 - 17:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Holiday care

Monday07:00 - 17:30
Tuesday07:00 - 17:30
Wednesday07:00 - 17:30
Thursday07:00 - 17:30
Friday07:00 - 17:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

This service is approved to provide education and care to children from 36 months up to and including school children

Source: ACECQA National Registers

Official source record

How we use ACECQA data

Last imported 26 Aug 2026

Geocode: geonames-au-postcodes

Fees and vacancies: Not available from ACECQA — see the fees guide.

How this centre compares

Columba Catholic Kindergarten against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Meeting NQS
  • Above nearby average (+5)
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Similar to state average

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 78–86 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres0%
  • Charters Towers City0%
  • QLD14.1%

For this centre the chart marks whether its overall rating is Exceeding/Excellent; area rows show the share of services with those ratings.

Approved places

This centre
56
Nearby centres
50
Charters Towers City
56
QLD
83

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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