Mueller College
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| 1 John 2:3 "Knowledge and Obedience in Christ" |
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| Established | 1990 |
| School type | Independent |
| Principal/ Headmaster |
Col Krueger |
| Location | Redcliffe, QLD, Australia |
| Campus | Urban (North Brisbane) |
| Enrollment | Approximately 1500 |
| School colours | Chequered Blue, White and Navy Blue |
| Homepage | http://www.mueller.qld.edu.au/ |
Mueller College is a co-educational, Christian Independent primary and secondary school (Preschool - Year 12) located in Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. The school currently, as of 2006, caters for almost 1500 students.
The school was founded in 1990 by Redcliffe Christian Assembly [1]. After one year in the Redcliffe Show Grounds, the College was relocated to its current campus at Rothwell in 1991. It is situated on the Redcliffe Peninsula, 30 minutes drive north from the Brisbane airport, Queensland.
According to the School website [2], Mueller College offers the following facilities and educational advantages:
- Supportive Special Education Program
- Dynamic Vocational Education
- Diverse and active sports program
- Creative and varied music program
- Four computer labs equipped with ‘state of the art’ computers
- Performing Arts Complex (Est. Completion Late 2007)
- Affordable tuition fees - from less than $2,000p.a.
- Committed, caring professional staff
- Sensitive but firm discipline policy
- Safe bus transport with College-employed drivers
- Childcare (six weeks to school age)
- Outside School Hours Care
- Post secondary training opportunities
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[edit] Curriculum
Mueller College claims to promote a seamless education from Preschool to Year 12. For curriculum and organisational purposes the school divides grade levels into the following 3 bands:
- Primary - Years 1 to 6 - - - - - - - for students aged 5 to 11 / 12
- Middle School - Years 7 to 9 - - for students aged 12 to 14 / 15
- Secondary -Years 10 - 12 - - - -for students aged 14 to 17 / 18
In general pupils at Mueller College achieve above average academic results. The school website details that Queensland Curriculum Studies (QCS) results for students, particularly over the past 5 years (2000-2005), have been well above the Queensland State average, with students gaining top OP (Overall Position) scores for entrance into University. Further, several senior students have been awarded prestigious scholarships in recent years, including the "TJ Ryan Medal and Scholarship for Academic Excellence and Leadership", and the "University of Queensland's Dean's Scholarship for Accelerated study in Scientific Research".
[edit] Houses
There are three sporting houses at Mueller College, each named after islands within the South East Queensland area. They compete against each other in events such as swimming and athletics, though Primary students will have their own events separating themselves from the high school. Also the classifying of students depends on the first letter of their last name. These houses are:
- Bribie
Colour: Blue (Primary School) Red (Secondary School) - Morteon
Colour: Yellow - Stradbroke
Colour: Green
[edit] Principles
At this moent in tme 31 of march 2007 the principles are as follows...
Secondary
Principle- kole Kreugar
Year level lower Principles include yr 7- Elizabeth schye yr 8- Doug Zysltra yr 9- Jason Sharrock
Primary
Principle- Agnes Kylie
Support Principle- Evelyn cooke
