John Paul College (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
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John Paul College is an independent, ecumenical school located in the suburb of Daisy Hill, near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Location 27°38'S, 153° 9'E). It teaches over 2,600 students, making it Queensland's largest school, under the direction of Headmaster, Stephen Paul. The campus covers 30 hectares and was established in 1982.
John Paul College has twice been judged as one of the best ten schools in Australia in a nation-wide series conducted by The Australian newspaper in both 2002 and 2003.
John Paul provides group or private instrumental, vocal, dance and drama lessons on a weekly basis.
Over 2000 students in years 4 through 12, in addition to all teachers, have their own notebook computer. The school provides campus-wide WiFi access to the internet and digital curriculum for all students.
The open boys’ and girls’ basketball teams have collectively won five national titles in the last four years, the U/15 soccer Team taking back-to-back national titles in 2004 and 2005. The cheerleading team - the Burgundy Starlets - placed first in the schools, states both pom and cheer and nationals championships winning both pom cheer and overall in 2006 and the girls’ cross country team selected to represent Australia at the World Schools’ Cross Country Titles in 2006 in which they placed fourth.
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[edit] Schools
The College is compiles of four schools, which are:
| Primary School | Childcare to Year 6 |
| Middle School | Year 7 to Year 9 |
| Senior School | Year 10 to Year 12 |
| International College | Assists international students with the English Language |
Primary School is broken down into an additional three schools:
- Early Learning (Childcare, Kindergarten and Preschool)
- Junior Primary (Years 1, 2 and 3)
- Senior Primary (Years 4, 5 and 6)
[edit] College History
[Note: the following passage was taken from Page 5 of the Student Handbook]
The clergy who were initially involved in the College's establishment, and after whom the four Houses are named, were a remarkably appropriate group of people to find in this place at that time.
Father Rollo Enright, Catholic parish priest at St Peter's, Rochedale, had a strong commitment to ecumenism and was the driving force behind the push for the ecumenical concept of the college when it became clear that the proposal to build a Catholic College at Daisy Hill was rejected by the Catholic Education Office.
Father Leo Burke was the founding Catholic parish priest of St Edward's, Daisy Hill and remains involved with the College to this day as its Patron.
Another commited ecumenist, Fr Patrick Doulin, was parish priest of St Mark's Anglican community, Slacks Creek and the official representitive of the Anglican hierarchy.
Reverend Bryan Gilmour, pastor of Logan Uniting Church, was a prominent leader of the ecumenical movement within his own Church and, with the others, enthusiastically supported the establishment of John Paul College as an ecumenical school. It was indeed, he who, when it appeared all avenues to establish the college were exhausted, suggested that the founders pray that, "not our will, but God, be done". They did, and they maintain that it was.
[edit] Recent & Upcoming College Events
January 30, 2007 Official Launch of JPConnect.net
[edit] Notable Alumni and Students
- David Baxby - CEO, Virgin Management Asia Pacific
- Nathan Strudwick - 2006 School Captain
- Erin Furlong - 2006 School Captain
[edit] External Links
[edit] Referencing
[edit] Books
- Student Handbook [Refer to "College History" Segment]]
[edit] Websites
- http://www.jpc.qld.edu.au/ [Refer to "Introduction" Segment]]
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