Hillcrest Christian College
| Hillcrest Christian College | |
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| Location | |
| Reedy Creek, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia | |
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| School type | Private |
| Motto | Excellence in Christ |
| Established | 1982 |
| Principal | Jeff Davis |
| Colour(s) | Red, White and Blue |
| Website | http://hillcrest.qld.edu.au/ |
Hillcrest Christian College is an independent Christian school located in Reedy Creek, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
The medium-size, co-educational, Christian school has approximately 1390 students enrolled in each semester with students ranging from Pre-Prep to Year 12. There is also an on-campus Kindy and Outside School Hours Care. Hillcrest Christian College is a member of the CSA (Christian Schools Organisation), which defines the school as a locally governed and not-for-profit organisation.
Hillcrest Christian College (previously named Southern Gold Coast Christian Community School) was opened by Reedy Creek Baptist Church (previously named Palm Beach Baptist Church) in 1982. Starting with just 37 students from years 1-7 the school operated on the Church grounds before upgrading to Reedy Creek in 1986.
The school has had four principals since its opening:
Hillcrest Christian College has a reputation for students performing well above State and National benchmarks in the Years 3, 5, 7 & 9 NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy) tests.
Year 3 2013 results indicate that:
Year 5 2013 results indicate that:
Year 7 2013 results indicate that:
Year 9 2013 results indicate that:
The 2013 OP (Overall Position) results indicate that:
Hillcrest Christian College has partnerships with Griffith University and Bond University. In 2013, 32% of Year 12 graduates completed vocational studies while in Year 12. In addition, five scholarships and guaranteed entries were awarded to students in 2013 to these universities.
Hillcrest Christian College offers a Gifted & Talented program to cater for students who are have identified that they are significantly more advanced academically than their age group.
Hillcrest Christian College encourage students in years 5-12 to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to school. The school aims to provide quality digital education as technology becomes more advanced.
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