Northpine Christian College

Northpine Christian College
Location
Dakabin, Queensland
Australia Australia
Information
Type Independent, Co-educational
Denomination Seventh-day Adventist
Established 1980
Principal Graham Baird
Website www.northpine.qld.edu.au

Northpine Christian College (NCC) is a P-12 co-educational primary and secondary school, located at Dakabin, Queensland, Australia. The College is owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, South Queensland District, and has a sister college, Noosa Christian College, at Cooroy, approximately 1 hour north of Dakabin. It is part of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's worldwide educational system.

History

Northpine Christian College has experienced many major changes since it first commenced with just 26 students in January 1940. It began in the hall at the back of the Albion Seventh-day Adventist Church in Brisbane.

As enrolments grew, a small school was established at Zillmere in 1953. Mr Fred Brown was the first school Head Master.

In February 1978 a fire completely destroyed the school building at Zillmere. The cause of the fire was never ascertained, however, it was suspected to have started in the sports equipment room. The only item saved from the fire was the school bell, which remains on display in the front office of the current College administrative block. Mr Mel Olsen was Head Master at the time, and, following the fire, for almost two years the school was then conducted in the 'sheds' of the Watson Park Seventh-day Adventist Convention Centre.

In August 1980, the new school buildings were officially opened at the current site. The school continued as a primary school until January 1984, when the junior secondary school commenced. Since then, the College has continued to expand with the Resource Centre opening in July 1991 and the addition of Years 11 and 12 in 1996. In 2007, the College added a Childcare & Early Learning Centre, and in 2008 the Performing Arts centre was completed and soon after, a new classroom block.

Spiritual aspects

All students take religion classes each year that they are enrolled. These classes cover topics in biblical history and Christian and denominational doctrines. Instructors in other disciplines also begin each class period with prayer or a short devotional thought, many which encourage student input. Weekly, the entire student body gathers together for an hour-long chapel service. Outside the classrooms there is year-round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement.

Athletics

The Academy offers the following sports:


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Coordinates: 27°13′14″S 152°59′06″E / 27.22056°S 152.98500°E