Whitsunday Anglican School

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Whitsunday Anglican School
Location
2/16 Celeber Drive, Mackay, Queensland

Australia
Coordinates21°6′11″S 149°10′25″E / 21.10306°S 149.17361°E / -21.10306; 149.17361Coordinates: 21°6′11″S 149°10′25″E / 21.10306°S 149.17361°E / -21.10306; 149.17361
Information
TypeIndependent early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school
MottoLatin: Spiritus Scientiae
(The Spirit of Knowledge)
DenominationAnglican
Established1988; 33 years ago (1988)
FounderThe Right Reverend John Lewis SSM[1]
ChairmanMr D Watts, BaG.Ec, CA
HeadmasterAndrew Wheaton
Key peopleMr. A Wheaton
YearsEarly learning-Year 12
Genderco-ed
Enrolmentc. 847[2]
Colour(s)Red, white & Grey    
TuitionVaries by grade[3]
Affiliation
Former pupilsOld Scholars
Websitewww.was.qld.edu.au

The Whitsunday Anglican School (WAS) is an independent Anglican early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school for boys and girls, located in Beaconsfield, a suburb in Mackay of Queensland, Australia.

Established in 1988 by the seventh Anglican Bishop of North Queensland, The Right Reverend John Lewis SSM,[3] The Whitsunday Anglican School is the leading Academic Institution in the Mackay Region.[4] Whitsunday Anglican School, commonly referred to as 'WAS', is a co-educational day and boarding school located in Beaconsfield, Mackay. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 900 students from early learning to Year 12, including 80 boarders from Years 5 to 12.[5]

The school is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA),[5] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[6] the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA),[7] Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ),[8] and the Commonwealth Registar of Institutes and Courses for Overseas Students.[9]

History[]

Whitsunday Anglican School, was established in 1988 by The Right Reverend John Lewis SSM.[10] The first boarding house (Booth Boarding House) was established in 1988.

International Students[]

Whitsunday Anglican School, is the only on-campus boarding school in the Mackay region. This allows WAS to cater to international students on campus. The Whitsunday Anglican School is a CRICOS verified school.[11]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Right Reverend Hurtle John Lewis". Monument Australia.
  2. ^ 2016 WAS Handbook
  3. ^ a b "Whitsunday Anglican School MacKay 2019 School Fees Schedule" (PDF). The Whitsunday Anglican School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Academic Results". Whitsunday Anglican School.
  5. ^ a b "WAS". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
  6. ^ "AHISA Schools". Queensland. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. November 2007. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
  7. ^ "JSHAA Queensland Directory of Members". Queensland Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2007.
  8. ^ "Brisbane Grammar School". School Search. Independent Schools Queensland. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
  9. ^ "The Australian Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS)". cricos.education.gov.au.
  10. ^ "History Of The School Crest". Whitsunday Anglican School.
  11. ^ "Institution Details - Whitsunday Anglican School Limited". cricos.education.gov.au.

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