Cannon Hill Anglican College

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Cannon Hill Anglican College
Location
Cannon Hill, Queensland

Australia
Coordinates27°27′39.02″S 153°05′12.01″E / 27.4608389°S 153.0866694°E / -27.4608389; 153.0866694Coordinates: 27°27′39.02″S 153°05′12.01″E / 27.4608389°S 153.0866694°E / -27.4608389; 153.0866694
Information
TypeIndependent co-educational day school
MottoCourage And Compassion
Religious affiliation(s)
DenominationAnglican
Established1989; 32 years ago (1989)
ChaplainBro. Nathan James
YearsPrep to Year 12
Enrolmentc. 1,190
CampusUrban
Area11.5 hectares (28 acres)
Colour(s)Red, navy blue and white
   
Affiliation
Websitewww.chac.qld.edu.au

The Cannon Hill Anglican College (commonly known as CHAC) is an independent Anglican co-educational day school, located in the Brisbane suburb of Cannon Hill, in the state of Queensland, Australia.

History[]

The College, originally called Cannon Hill College, opened in 1989 with eighty-nine students and three buildings. In 1994, it became an Anglican school in the Diocese of Brisbane, and changed its name to Cannon Hill Anglican College to reflect this. The school has had five principals: Rod Wells, the College founder, Suzanne Bain, Greg Wain, Robyn Bell and current Principal Gary O'Brien. Currently, the school caters for Prep to Year 12, with upwards of approximately 1000 students. It is a co-educational school. From the 30th of March until the 22nd of May, full-scale operations were interrupted due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and under advice from the Queensland Government. Regular schooling was re-introduced on the 25th of May, after a slow re-introduction of senior students back to the college.[1]

Facilities[]

The College has a number of modern facilities, including an 1100-seat auditorium, a design and technology workshop, product design studio, graphic design studio and a research centre. A new science facility on the west side of the school. Sporting facilities include basketball, cricket, hockey, netball, rugby, football (soccer), touch football, tennis, athletics, and volleyball.[2]

Most noteworthy of the College's facilities is its integrated arts facility, which incorporates a visual arts wing and lecture theatre; music centre with sound-proof teaching studios (including the professional recording studio Ghostgum Audio); orchestral recording studio and dedicated drama studios.[2]

In 2018, the college opened a new ‘enterprise centre’ which features three STEAM fields classrooms, the Futures Café, and multiple flexible learning spaces in the main atrium. The building was also completed with the second stage of the Science centre, which consists of three science labs similar to those of the stage 1 of the science centre, as well as two new science preparation rooms. Furthermore, in 2020 a new building was opened, featuring six new flexible Learning spaces and a new social hub downstairs with a canteen.

Houses[]

CHAC's Houses are all named after islands in Moreton Bay. Initially, there were only four Houses - Moreton, Peel, Saint Helena and Stradbroke. In 2001, two new Houses, Macleay and Russell, were added.

House Colour Island
Moreton Yellow Moreton Island
Peel Blue Peel Island
Saint Helena Green Saint Helena Island
Stradbroke Red Stradbroke Island
Macleay Black & White Macleay Island
Russell Orange Russell Island

Notable alumni[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "College History". Cannon Hill Anglican College. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Facilities". Cannon Hill Anglican College. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. ^ "CHAC Alumna Heads for New York". Cannon Hill Anglican College. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  4. ^ "https://twitter.com/joshtbristow". Twitter. Retrieved 6 June 2021. External link in |title= (help)
  5. ^ "CHAC News". Cannon Hill Anglican College. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Rachael Watson | Paralympics Australia". Retrieved 6 June 2021.

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