Brisbane Catholic Education’s 78,000 students are Queenslanders at hea.
They thrive in the sunshine and embrace their love of water sports, from swimming carnivals to surfing lessons, BCE students bring energy, joy and care for their common home to every aquatic adventure.
Our Lady of the Rosary School, Caloundra
Our Lady of the Rosary School Year 6 student Elsie is one to watch for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
The young swimmer has broken multiple Queensland records this year at the School Sport Australia Swimming Championships (10-to-12-year girls):
Gold and National Record - 100m backstroke
Gold and National Record - 4x50m Mixed Medley Relay where she swam butterfly
Gold - 50m backstroke
Silver - 50m freestyle
Silver - 100m freestyle
Silver - 4x50m freestyle relay
Silver - 4x50m medley relay
Bronze - 50m butterfly
Bronze - 100m butterfly
8th in the breaststroke final
Elsie was also named the 11-year-old Girl Swimmer of the Championship and competed at Nationals in Ballarat, Victoria last October.
Clairvaux MacKillop College Year 10 student Charli is also making waves in the pool, competing at the Australian Elite Junior Championships for diving. Image: used with permission.
Clairvaux MacKillop College, Upper Mount Gravatt
Clairvaux MacKillop College Year 10 student Charli is also making waves in the pool, competing at the Australian Elite Junior Championships for diving.
Charli achieved her personal bests in all her individual events, including:
Silver medals in both the 1m and 3m springboard
Bronze in the 3m synchronised diving
4th place in platform — an event she’s only entered three times!
St Mary's College, Ipswich
While BCE schools love a swimming carnival.
At St Mary’s College, it was Horan House who won the swimming carnival with 1566 points in 2025, followed by Murphy 1382 points, Whitty 1151 points and Gorry 1125 points.