Southern Cross Catholic College

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Southern Cross Catholic College
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Location

Australia
Coordinates27°12′15″S 153°6′34″E / 27.20417°S 153.10944°E / -27.20417; 153.10944Coordinates: 27°12′15″S 153°6′34″E / 27.20417°S 153.10944°E / -27.20417; 153.10944
Information
Other nameSCCC
Former nameDe La Salle College
TypePrivate, co-educational, secondary, day school
MottoSeek the light
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established30 January 1995; 26 years ago (1995-01-30)
PrincipalChris Campbell
Years7–12
Enrolment619
Colour(s)Blue, red, green and white
    
Websitewww.sccc.qld.edu.au

The Southern Cross Catholic College (SCCC) is a co-educational Roman Catholic day school located in the north-eastern Brisbane suburb of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia.

History[]

The college opened 30 January 1995 after the amalgamation of several schools on the Redcliffe Peninsula; in particular: De La Salle College - both the Junior and Secondary College (located on Scarborough Road), Frawley College (located on Scarborough Road), Soubirous College, St Bernadette's (Scarborough), Our Lady Help of Christians (Redcliffe) and Our Lady of Lourdes (Woody Point).[1] The De La Salle campus (years 7 to 12), is located in Scarborough and three primary schools (prep to year 6) are located in Scarborough, Woody Point and Kippa-Ring, respectively.

The previous Headmasters were Paul Woodcock, Robyn Killoran Greg Myers and Brett Horton, the current principal is Chris Campbell. The school is built on the old De La Salle College site.[2][self-published source?]

Sport[]

The school currently participates in inter-school sport and is strong in futsal, volleyball, rugby league, basketball and Australian rules football.

Houses[]

A statue that stands on the front lawn of the college. An inscription at the foot reads "I have no hands, but yours". Ironically both people portrayed in the statue were missing a hand, until early May 2019 when the hands were re-sculpted and replaced

The school has four sporting and cultural house groups to which the students are assigned. They are:[3][self-published source?]

House Colour Namesake Mascot
Delany Blue Bishop Daniel Delany Dolphin
Frawley Green Monsignor Bartholomew Frawley Dragon
La Salle Red John Baptist de La Salle Lion
MacKillop White Mary of the Cross MacKillop Boomer

Land development[]

Since the amalgamation in 1995, several developments have taken place involving land and buildings that previously were occupied by the college. The former site of Soubirous College and St Bernadette's of Scarborough (including the chapel) have since been developed into residential housing.

The lower ovals of the De La Salle Campus have been used for an expansion of an aged care facility that adjoins the school.

The site previously occupied by Frawley College was incorporated as part of the College in 1995 and became campus for the senior secondary students of Southern Cross Catholic College until it was developed in 2006 as the Australian Trade College North Brisbane.[4]

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Home". Southern Cross Catholic Primary Schools Association. n.d.
  2. ^ "About the College". Southern Cross Catholic College. n.d.
  3. ^ "Home". Southern Cross Catholic College. n.d.
  4. ^ http://www.tradecollege.com.au/atcnb/info
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