The Springfield College

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The Springfield College

Motto	Constant and True
Established	1998
Type	Independent, Co-educational
Affiliation	Anglican Schools Office Uniting Church in Australia EDUCANG Limited
Principal	Suzanne Bain
Chaplain	Rev. Valerie Hoare (Anglican)
Head of College	Ashley Thomas
Students	Approximately 600
Grades	Prep – 12
Location	Springfield, QLD Australia
Campus	Urban (Springfield)
Colours	Red and Navy Blue (and White)
Newspaper	Threads
Registrar	Janette Collins
Campus Coordinator	Tania Brewer
Website	www.thespringfieldcollege.com.au

The Springfield College (TSC) is a joint initiative of the Anglican Church of Australia and the Uniting Church in Australia. It is operated by EDUCANG Limited, along with Forest Lake College, Mary McConnel School, The FLC International Centre and The Lakes College.

The current campus, on Springfield College Drive, Springfield, eventually will house just the Junior School (Prep to Year Six) as a Centre of Excellence in Early Childhood Education.

A separate campus is being established for the Middle School (Years Seven to Nine) and for the Senior School (Years Ten to Twelve) on the Springfield - Greenbank Arterial [1]. Construction is to start in early 2007 with completion by 2008. It will have an ultimate capacity of 1050 students.

1 History
2 College Clans
3 College Prayer
4 Curriculum
- 4.1 Mandarin Chinese
- 4.2 Music
5 Academic Performance
6 Sport
- 6.1 The Associated Schools Sports
7 Links

[edit] History

The Springfield College was established in 1998, with an enrolment of eleven students. Student numbers have grown quickly and it now has an enrolment of 480 students, from Prep (pre-school) to Year Nine.

In 2007, enrolments outgrew facilities - a result of the delayed start of the new Middle/Senior School campus - and Senior School students (Years Ten to Twelve) were transferred to sister school Forest Lake College.

[edit] College Clans

The Springfield College has four clans, named in honour of some of Scotland's proudest and most historic families. Each clan has its own crest, which is displayed on the student's sports uniform.

Clan Keith	Clan MacDuff	Clan Robertson	Clan Sinclair

Colour: Green	Colour: Red	Colour: Navy Blue	Colour: Sky Blue
Motto: Truth Conquers	Motto: God assists	Motto: Glory is rewarded by valour	Motto: Commit thy work to God
Badge: A Stag's head	Badge: A Lion rampant	Badge: A dextor hand holding a crown	Badge: A Rooster

[edit] College Prayer

Lord, our heavenly Father,
Almighty and everlasting God,
We thank you for bringing us safely to this day;
Keep us by your mighty power,
And grant that today we fall into no sin,
Neither run into any kind of danger,
But lead and govern us in all things,
That we may always do what is righteous in your sight
Through Jesus Christ our Lord
Amen.

[edit] Curriculum

The Springfield College's curriculum includes individualized training in the academic, cultural, social, spiritual and physical domains. The Springfield College's academic curriculum offers a range of science, humanities and vocational subjects.

The Springfield College believes there are three discrete stages of a child's education:-

the foundation studies of early childhood,
the middle years of development and growth, and
the final years of preparation for adult life.

The College structure reflects these stages of individual development, rather than the traditional Primary and Secondary Schooling distinction. [2]

[edit] Mandarin Chinese

Mandarin Chinese is the College's official Language Other Than English (LOTE) and is taught in all classes from Prep (pre-school) upwards.

In Years Eleven and Twelve, it may be taken as an elective subject.

[edit] Music

All The Springfield College students from Prep (pre-school) onwards learn to play an orchestral musical instrument.

Students in Prep and Years One, Two, Three and Four receive instruction in the violin.

From Year Five, students may elect to continue with the violin, or they may prefer to choose from a range of other string, woodwind, brass or percussion instruments. Students will be guided in their choice by the College Instrumental Music Instructors.

[edit] Academic Performance

OPs or Overall Positions, provide a statewide rank order of students (on a 1 to 25 scale, with 1 the highest) based on achievement in Queensland Studies Authority subjects and the Core Skills Test. They are used by universities for selecting students for courses.

The Springfield College's 2005 Results [3]

Percentage of OP-eligible students with OP 1-15 : 72%

Percentage of students awarded Senior Certificates with OP-eligibility or awarded a VET qualification : 100%

Percentage of QTAC Applicants receiving an offer : 100%

[edit] Sport

[edit] The Associated Schools Sports

The Springfield College sporting program is centred around membership of The Associated Schools (TAS) for students in Years 8-12, and Junior TAS Competition (JTAS) for students in Years 4-7.

Apart from the core sports of Swimming, Cross-country and Athletics, all TAS sport is played on Saturdays over 3 trimesters. Each trimester is approximately nine weeks.

	Boys	Girls	Carnival
Trimester 1	Cricket Volleyball	Basketball Tennis	Swimming
Trimester 2	Rugby Tennis	Hockey Netball	Cross Country
Trimester 3	Basketball Soccer	Volleyball Softball	Athletics

[edit] Links

Brisbane Metropolitan Members of The Anglican Schools Office, Queensland, Australia

Queensland Regional Members of The Anglican Schools Office, Queensland, Australia

Uniting Church in Australia Schools

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