Our Vision, Mission and Values

At St Ursula’s College, we are building unity through community, ensuring every face has a place, and that we are exercising courage and compassion every day and in every way. This is the Ursuline Way, uniquely delivered here at St Ursula’s College Toowoomba. 

Our Vision 

Empowering courageous and compassionate young women of integrity to shape the future. 

Our Mission 

To contribute responsibly to our own transformation and that of others in society. 

Our Values 

Service, Courage, Compassion, Justice and Respect. 

Our Motto 

“Serviam” – I will serve – and we encourage all girls to live this out in their everyday lives.  

Serviam - I Will Serve  

Service and Serviam are foundational to the ethos of the College. At St Ursula’s College we recognise that serving others is an important aspect of our everyday actions and interactions. Throughout his life, Jesus served the community. In the routines of daily life he was there to listen, to respond, to heal, to encourage, to forgive, to comfort and to challenge. So too does Saint Angela Merici encourage us through her writings to nurture relationships built on trust, respect, and really knowing each other in our strengths and weaknesses. As disciples on mission and as students of St Ursula’s College Toowoomba with the motto, Serviam: I Will Serve, we are compelled to take our role in the world seriously.  

The challenge for St Ursula’s College has always been to educate in such a way that we are preparing students to question unjust situations and structures and to imagine new ways of creating a more just and equitable world. As Einstein reminds us: No problem can be solved with the same thinking or level of consciousness that created it. Stirring the imagination and encouraging creativity in all areas of learning and school life is essential if our students are to live their Serviam motto into the future. Each St Ursula’s student is presented with a name badge. It is important for students to wear this name badge as Angela Merici calls us to know each student by not only name but by heart – 

“ …. Next I beg you that you willingly hold in consideration and have engraved on your mind and heart all your dear daughters, one by one. Not only their names, but also their condition, and character, and every situation and state. This will not be difficult for you if you embrace them with ardent charity.” Angela Merici Second Legacy  

Each student and staff member is also presented with a Serviam badge at the beginning of their first year at St Ursula’s College. This badge is worn by every student in Ursuline schools throughout the world.  

At the top of the badge are seven stars which symbolise the heights to which we are encouraged to inspire. These seven stars represent the Ursa Minor constellation seen in the Northern Hemisphere sky and is also known as The Little Bear. These stars symbolise St Ursula.  

Underneath the stars is the cross reminding us of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Jesus was committed to serving the dignity and worth of others, even to death. The College motto, “Serviam – I Will Serve” at the base of the badge, is a call to service – service to God and others. Green is the colour of hope, reminding us that we need to be filled with hope and possibilities. Silver invites us to thread sincerity through all we do and hope for. We are encouraged as students and teachers who wear this badge to radiate in our lives Christian joy and confidence.

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