Explore Co-Curricular

Music

Music is a significant part of Iona life not just for the students who participate in the music program but for the entire school. All boys are encouraged to sing and participate fully at our College Masses and music often features during our College assemblies. 

We also have a very strong academic music program with many boys electing to study music in their senior years.

Giving your son the opportunity to learn an instrument or singing here at the College is a great way of helping him develop important lifelong skills which he will use every day for the rest of his life. 

Students have a range of opportunities depending on the musical discipline they learn. In some cases, a new student may need a few focused lessons before attending their first ensemble rehearsal however, this is always at the discretion of the Head of Instrumental Music.

It is our aim to have all new students in an ensemble as soon as possible following their enrolment.

Your son will have the opportunity to choose from the following instrumental and vocal options:

• Voice
• Flute
• Oboe
• Clarinet
• Bass Clarinet
• Saxophone
• Violin
• Viola
• Cello
• Double Bass
• Trumpet
• French Horn
• Trombone
• Euphonium Baritone
• Tuba
• Guitar
• Bass Guitar
• Percussion

Speech and performance

Public Speaking is aimed at helping students develop skills such as communication, leadership and confidence through participating in a range of local, state, national and international competitions.

Debating is a structured method of presenting a point of view developing lifelong skills which include effective teamwork, focused research, critical analysis, case structuring, purposeful rebutting and general public speaking ability. 

It is an area of learning which encourages intellectual exchange and allows students to develop confidence and creativity. Boys across Years 8-12 participate in debating at Iona and are coached on a weekly basis.

Drama and theatre production continue to flourish at Iona, with the annual College Production held at our world-class, 500-seat Iona Performing Arts Centre in front of sold-out seasons a major point of celebration in College life.

Iona encourages participation from boys in all year levels and of all levels of ability, including areas of visual design, front-of-house, promotional and technical production.

Sound guidance in these areas is given by experienced and knowledgeable staff and Old Boys.

Sport

Iona is fortunate to be able to offer so many sporting opportunities for our students, with world-class facilities all located on our campus at Lindum.

Iona currently offers nearly 20 different sports so that every student can further develop their passion, or explore a new one.

Aside from the traditional sports like swimming, athletics, cricket, the four football codes, basketball and volleyball, Iona also provides students with the opportunity to compete in golf, sailing, mountain biking, cross country, chess and E-sports to cater to all sporting appetites.

Iona College is one of eight member schools of the Associated Independent Colleges (AIC) sports association. The AIC association provides an excellent level of sports competition across a variety of sports for students from Years 5-12.

Iona’s expansive campus gives us the luxury of having all of our facilities onsite, meaning less commuting time and greater safety for students.

At full capacity, Iona is capable of hosting seven football / rugby games, six games of tennis, six basketball games (three indoors), a swimming carnival and a cricket nets session for eight batters – all at the same time.

St Eugene’s Park, in its AFL configuration, is the same dimensions as the Melbourne Cricket Ground, while our main indoor arena, The Provence Centre has seating for 2500 spectators that can retract to reveal a running track for indoor training.

Iona has hosted many professional sports teams for training at our facilities, which include our commercial-standard gymnasium, and has hosted Hostplus Cup premiership matches in the Queensland Rugby League competition.

Our venues are home to professional sports organisations, including the Queensland Pirates volleyball team, and the Queensland AFL Wheelchair League.

Sports on offer at Iona College:

• AFL
• Basketball
• Chess
• Cricket
• Cross Country
• E-sports
• Football / Soccer
• Golf
• Mountain Biking
• Rugby League
• Rugby Union
• Sailing
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Touch Football
• Track And Field
• Volleyball
• Water Polo