Southern Cross Catholic College

Southern Cross Catholic College
Location
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Redcliffe, Scarborough, Queensland Australia
Coordinates	27°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 name	SCCC
Former name	De La Salle College
Type	Private, co-educational, secondary, day school
Motto	Seek the light
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	30 January 1995; 26 years ago (1995-01-30)
Principal	Chris Campbell
Years	7–12
Enrolment	619
Colour(s)	Blue, red, green and white
Website	www.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?]}

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[]

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• Petero Civoniceva – Penrith Panthers captain
• Blake Cochrane – Australian Paralympic swimmer
• Mick Crocker – Australian rugby league player
• Jayden Hadler – Australian Olympic swimmer
• David Hala – Brisbane Broncos player
• Luke Howarth- Federal LNP Member for Petrie
• Geoff Huegill – Australian Olympic swimmer
• Ben Jones - former NRL Player with Canberra Raiders
• Leisel Jones – Australian Olympic swimmer
• Michael Lavarch – Australian lawyer, educator and former politician
• Linda Mackenzie – Australian Olympic swimmer
• Kate McShea – Brisbane Roar FC W-League player
• Clinton O'Brien – rugby league player, represented Queensland in the 1997 State of Origin
• Sam Obst - former NRL Player with Sydney Roosters, ESL Player with Wakefield Trinity, Hull FC
• Tracey Spicer – journalist
• Ryan Phelan - television journalist, media personality and presenter
• Tarnee White – Australian Olympic swimmer
• Peta Wilson – actress, model
• - Journalist and communications professional

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