JCU Education Alumni Lauren Krause credits her own outstanding teachers for inspiring her into the education system. Now in her third year as a teacher at Saint Patrick’s Catholic Primary School in the Central Highlands hub of Emerald, Lauren is thriving.
After working as a high-school teacher for eight years, Raechelle Rauwerda decided to change course and study a Master of Social Work at JCU. Across two different placements, she learned how to better help children plan their future careers and how to get their parents on board as well.
For Benson Emery, balancing his final year of high school and his passion for volleyball was no easy feat. When he decided he wanted to pursue university studies, he wondered if his athletic performance would suffer. But with the support of JCU’s Elite Athlete Scholarship, Benson is thriving in both.