John Paul College (Brisbane)
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Daisy Hill, Logan, Queensland Australia |
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| Type | Independent, Day & Boarding |
| Motto | Unity Christ Learning |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Established | 1982 |
| Headmaster | Norm Kerley (Acting Headmaster) |
| Grades | Childcare – 12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrolment | ~2500 Students |
| Campus size | 33 Hectares |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Burgundy & Blue |
| Newspaper | Burgundy + Blue |
| Registrar | Lisa Strudwick |
| Website | http://www.johnpaulcollege.com.au |
John Paul College is an independent, co-educational, ecumenical day and boarding school located in the Logan City suburb of Daisy Hill.
It teaches over 2,500 students, under the direction of the acting Headmaster, Norm Kerley. The campus covers 33 hectares and was established in 1982. The foundation principal was Cec Munns, who was also a member of the steering committee which had urged the Brisbane Catholic Education Office to establish a Catholic secondary school in the area. This request was denied, so the committee worked with the local Catholic, Anglican, and Uniting parishes to establish the school, which opened on Australia Day 1982 with 144 students in Years 8 and 9.
John Paul College has twice been judged as one of the best ten schools in Australia in a nationwide series conducted by The Australian newspaper in both 2002 and 2003.
John Paul provides group or private instrumental, vocal, dance and drama lessons on a weekly basis. The school also provides the students with a diverse range of co-curricular activities.
Boarding commenced at John Paul College in 2015, housing 48 boarders.
The College comprises three schools:
Primary School is broken down into an additional three schools:
The clergy who were initially involved in the College's establishment, and after whom the four Houses are named, were a remarkably appropriate group of people to find in this place at that time.
Father Rollo Enright, Catholic parish priest at St Peter's, Rochedale, had a strong commitment to ecumenism and was the driving force behind the push for the ecumenical concept of the college when it became clear that the proposal to build a Catholic College at Daisy Hill was rejected by the Catholic Education Office.
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