Chisholm Catholic College (Cornubia)
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| Chisolm Catholic College | |
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| Established | 1992 |
| School Type | Private, Co-educational |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Key People | Mr. Neville Feeney (principal) Mr. James Robinson (deputy-principal) Dr Irene Poh (APA) Mrs Linda Brandenburg |
| Location | Cornubia, QLD, Australia  Australia |
| Enrolment | ~650 |
| Colours | Green, Maroon, Silver, White |
| Homepage | www.chisholm.qld.edu.au |
Chisholm Catholic College is a single campus co-educational catholic high school in Cornubia, 32km south-east of Brisbane with approximately 650 year 8-12 students. Established in 1992 it is administered by Brisbane Catholic Education.
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[edit] Background
Situated on an 11 hectare site, Chisholm opened with an initial enrolment of 6 year 8 students and 3 buildings. Since then the college has expanded with a number of new buildings. The current principal is Neville Feeney.
[edit] Caroline Chisholm
Caroline Chisholm is commonly referred to as 'The Emigrant's Friend' because of her charity work in assisting English migrants, particularly females. She also assisted a number of homeless women in Sydney. It is this remarkable woman who has inspired any people, and is the core of Chisholm Catholic College.
[edit] Principals
| Period | Details |
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| 1992 – 2000 | Brian Ashton |
| 2001 – present | Neville Feeney |
[edit] Houses
Chisholm Catholic College is divided up into five Houses, each named after a famous Australian. Originally, there were only four Houses, but in 1994 the Year 8 students named Oodgeroo as the fifth House. The five Houses are named:
- Flynn, named after the Reverend John Flynn, founder of Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service. The house colour of Flynn is blue.
- Mackillop, named after Mary Mackillop, founder of the Sisters of Saint Joseph and likely to become Australia's first saint. The house colour of Mackillop is yellow.
- Namatjira, named after Albert Namatjira, the famous aboriginal artist. The house colour of Namatjira is red.
- Oodgeroo, named after Oodgeroo Noonuccal (aka Kath Walker), the famous aboriginal poet. Oodgeroo was voted by students as the title for the new house in 1994, beating Dunlop (named after Australian war hero Edward Dunlop). The house colour of Oodgeroo is purple.
- Parer, named after Damien Parer, the Australian war-time correspondent and photographer. The house colour of Parer is green.
[edit] Buildings
Chisholm Catholic College is now home to 12 buildings, most named after Australian native flora.
- Acacia was one of the school's original buildings and is now the school's administration block.
- Banksia is a general use block with 4 classrooms.
- Cassia was the second of Chisholm's original buildings and now houses 4 science labs.
- The Chisholm Centre is a multipurpose building complete with kitchen which is used for a variety of events. It is often the location of hospitality functions, form meetings and liturgies.
- Eucalyptus was the third of Chisholm's original buildings. It now houses 2 junior and 1 senior art rooms along with a hospitality kitchen, dining room and textiles room.
- Grevillea is another general use block. It also houses the learning enrichment room and a class computer lab.
- Hakea contains 3 computer laboratories, the drama rooms and the Responsible Thinking Classroom.
- Ixora is the school's library and resource centre. It also has an AV Viewing Room and 20 computer workstations.
- Jasminium is another general use block. It also contains the school counsellor's office.
- Melaleuca is a large undercover area. It is used during lunch breaks and also for PE classes. It is also home to two music rooms and the school tuckshop.
- Dining Room is Chisholm's newest addition and is a fully equipped restaurant style kitchen which is used for hospitality-based events and functions.
- Westringia is the school's manual arts block. It features 2 manual arts rooms, a graphics room and a smaller computer lab.
