Coomera Anglican College

Coomera Anglican College
Location
8 Days Road, Upper Coomera, Queensland Australia
Coordinates	27°51′28″S 153°18′20″E / 27.85778°S 153.30556°E / -27.85778; 153.30556Coordinates: 27°51′28″S 153°18′20″E / 27.85778°S 153.30556°E / -27.85778; 153.30556
Information
Type	Independent co-education early learning, primary and secondary day school
Religious affiliation(s)	Anglican Diocese of Brisbane
Denomination	Anglican
Established	1997; 24 years ago (1997)
Status	Open
Principal	Mark Sly
Teaching staff	93 (2019)[1]
Enrolment	1,436 (2019[1])
Average class size	28
Campus type	Suburban
Houses	Gibbs; Smith; Morris; Lane
Mascot	CACaburra
Affiliation	Associated Private Schools
Website	www.cac.qld.edu.au
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Coomera Anglican College is an independent Anglican co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school ng Centre on the same campus.^[3] The College is located on Days Road in Upper Coomera, Queensland, Australia.

Founded in 1997 and operated by the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane, the College caters for students from earning learning, Prep to Year 12.

Overview[]

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Coomera Anglican College bases its ethos on the twin foundations of the Anglican Church of Australia and 'imagine Listen Respect' (iLR) which is its values framework. These inform and drive all aspects of the College including its Teaching and Learning Framework (including the Habits of Mind system) and the self-driven behaviour management system called the Raise Responsibility system.

A major feature of the College is its approach to the use of technology. This is aimed at providing a consistent, regulated and educationally focussed incorporation of technology throughout the phases of primary and secondary education. In the Junior and Senior Secondary Schools this takes the form of a 1 to 1 laptop scheme called eMind. In the Primary School the focus is on providing a high availability of ICTs with a significant use of interactive whiteboard technologies.

Leadership[]

The current principal is Mark Sly. The current Deputy Principal (Strategy and Innovation) is Virginia Warner. The current Head of Primary is Lisa Kraft. The current Head of Junior Secondary is Greg Golder. The current Head of Secondary and Deputy Principal is Mark Heaney. The Director of Early Learning is Jenny Rees. Other key staff members include the Business Manager, David Dobbie, the Head of Teaching and Learning Processes, Alex Delaforce, the current Head of Senior Schooling, John Campbell, and the College Chaplain, Rev. Erika Williams.

House system[]

Coomera Anglican College has four houses;

• Gibbs
• Smith
• Morris
• Lane

All members of the same family are placed in the same house. Each house is named after a person who had a part in the foundation of the school.

Notable alumni[]

• Kimberly Birrell, an Australian tennis player.^[4]
• Taylor Smith, an Australian rules footballer who began her career with the Gold Coast Suns.^[5] Following the 2020 AFLW season, Smith moved to the Brisbane Lions,^[6] where she became a premiership player in the 2021 AFLW grand final winning team. ^[7]
• Jade Wall, who played for Australia in the Tokyo Olympics,^[8] hitting Australia's first home run for the 2021 Games against Mexico in the Opening Rounds.

See also[]

• List of schools in Queensland
• List of Anglican schools in Australia

References[]

External links[]

• Coomera Anglican College's website