Christian Outreach College Toowoomba
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Highlands Christian College Toowoomba | |
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505 Hume Street, Kearneys Spring , | |
Coordinates | 27°36′2.74″S 151°56′58.04″E / 27.6007611°S 151.9494556°ECoordinates: 27°36′2.74″S 151°56′58.04″E / 27.6007611°S 151.9494556°E |
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Type | Private, co-ed |
Motto | Learning. Faith. Life.t[1] |
Denomination | Protestant |
Established | 1982[1] |
Grades | P-12 (with connection to Early Learning Centre within same campus) |
Enrolment | 550
Chairman - Ps. Ken Wootton Principal - Michael Bray Deputy Principal - Mia Patterson Assistant Principal, primary - Warren Seip |
Color(s) | Blue, maroon, white |
Website | higlands.qld.edu.au |
Highlands Christian College (known as "Highlands") is independent, co-educational, Christian day school, located 15 505 Hume Street, Kearneys Spring, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia which offers education from prep through grade 12. Highlands is a private school which caters for approximately 550 students.[citation needed] Over a quarter of the college campus is sporting grounds (with building plans for some ovals), while the rest is populated with buildings and gardens.
General Information[]
- The College is divided into four 'house groups' - Finney (Red) Liddell (Yellow), Booth (Green), and Wesley (Blue). These house groups compete to create interest and encourage interest and involvement in different athletic events held throughout the year.
- Each grade or year level is divided up into Pastoral Care (PC) groups. In these groups meet in mornings to discuss upcoming events and announcements, and for the teacher to provide general support to students, and allows for the students to create bonds with their peers.
- On a nominated day of the week, all students participate in sporting or athletic activities for a minimum of 2 hours.
- Students are divided into Primary and Secondary Schools. These divisions have heads who oversee activities and curriculum throughout the year
- Annually, the college participates in many extra-curricular activities such as TSSS level sporting and athletics, Science and Engineering Challenge, Eisteddfods, school camps, and excursions.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "About COCT". Christian Outreach College Toowoomba. 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
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- Schools in Toowoomba
- Educational institutions established in 1982
- 1982 establishments in Australia
- Nondenominational Christian schools in Queensland
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