William Clarke College

William Clarke College

Learning Wisdom for Life; Christ Our Wisdom
Location
Kellyville, New South Wales
Australia Australia
Coordinates 33°42′42″S 150°58′35″E / 33.711676°S 150.976471°E / -33.711676; 150.976471Coordinates: 33°42′42″S 150°58′35″E / 33.711676°S 150.976471°E / -33.711676; 150.976471
Information
Type Independent, co-educational
Denomination Anglican (evangelical )
Established 1988
Founder Phillip Bryson
Headmaster David Raphael
Colour(s) Teal, Navy and Gold
Sports Rugby Union
Football
Touch Football
Basketball
Netball
Tennis
Volleyball
Team name William Clarke College Titans
School fees $8,492 to $18,197
Website www.wcc.nsw.edu.au

William Clarke College is an Anglican co-educational K-12 school founded in 1988. It is located in Kellyville, in the north-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The college takes its name from William Branwhite Clarke, an Anglican clergyman who arrived in Australia during 1839. He was a headmaster of The King's School Parramatta, the first incumbent of the Parish of Castle Hill, but is also remembered as a noted and respected geologist. The school's motto is "Christ Our Wisdom." The College was commenced as a 7-12 school, but expanded into a K-12 school at the beginning of 2007.

The school's leadership includes Headmaster Mr David Raphael; Deputy Headmaster, Dr Scott Marsh; Head of Senior School, Mrs Janine Stillen; Head of Middle School, Mr Daniel Wong; and Head of Junior School, Mrs Felicity Grima. The most successful year for HSC results was 2005 and there has been proven academic success in HSC, SC and NAPLAN.

The school exceeds 1400 students and is attended by students from the Hills district and other surrounding suburbs.

The founding principal was Philip Bryson who served in the role until mid-2002.

The college's students and staff are divided into 12 houses each named after a famous Christian (some still living) the houses are further divided into tutor groups (six per house) so that every student is associated with one member of staff (their tutor) and around 18 other students from 5-8 and 9-12.

Faculties

William Clarke Middle School and Senior School consist of 14 faculties: Technological Applied Studies (TAS), PDHPE, Social Sciences, Visual Arts, History, Mathematics, Christian Development, Drama, Languages, Music, Science, the library and English.

The heads of these faculties are:

Houses

Junior years (K-4) are divided into four houses: Arnold, Young, Cowper and Leigh.

The middle and senior school houses and their namesakes are as follows.[1]

Each of these houses have a Head of House who is in charge of what goes on in each house as well as making sure the house's pastoral care system is functioning properly. These Heads of Houses are:

Junior house are coloured blue, red, green and yellow respectively. Students in Junior School that later continue into middle are placed in the middle and high school houses.

See also

References

  1. ↑ William Clarke College; Section 3, History of the College. William Clarke College. p. 8.

External links

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