Noosa Christian College Explained

Noosa Christian College
Motto:Nothing Without God
Established:2003
Type:Independent co-educational primary and secondary day school
Denomination:Seventh-day Adventist
Religious Affiliation:Australian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Principal:Mrs Jeanette Martin
Chaplain:Pr Jacob Ugljesa
Location:Cooroy, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-26.4269°N 152.9034°W
Pushpin Map:Australia Queensland
Pushpin Mapsize:240
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Queensland
Enrolment:280
Colours:Maroon and navy blue

Noosa Christian College is a co-educational Primary and Secondary College, located in Cooroy, near Noosa, Queensland, Australia. The college is owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and its sister college, Northpine Christian College, is located in Dakabin, Queensland, approximately 1 hour south of Cooroy. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[1] [2] [3] [4]

History

Principal Ross Reid established the school in 2003. It has grown into a Kindergarten to Year 12 school with a one-to-one laptop program for the Secondary College (Years 7 to 12).[5] In 2011, the school celebrated its first graduation of a year 12 class.[5] During the 2011 year, the Hon John Hogg, Senator for Queensland and President of the Australian Senate, officially opened a new 2 million library funded entirely by the Australian Government Building Education Revolution (BER) scheme.[5] Noosa Christian College is one of 55 Adventist schools in Australia. These Adventist schools have received A$100 million as part of the Australian government's education modernisation program.[6]

Spiritual aspects

All students take religion classes each year that they are enrolled. These classes cover topics in biblical history and Christian and denominational doctrines. The student body meet once a week for a chapel service in two groups, one for primary students and the other secondary students.

Sports

The college offers touch football for Year 1 to Year 12, senior and junior boys and girls teams.

See also

References

  1. Web site: For real education reform, take a cue from the Adventists . Kido, Elissa . 15 November 2010 . . 23 April 2019 . "...the Adventist Church runs a Christian school system second only in size to the Roman Catholic parochial schools.".
  2. Web site: Seventh-day Adventists - Christian Denomination | Religion Facts . 2017-10-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150323223151/http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/denominations/seventh_day_adventist.htm . 2015-03-23 .
  3. Web site: Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church . 2010-06-18 . 17 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171017005947/http://education.gc.adventist.org/about.html . dead .
  4. Web site: World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education . Wendi . Rogers . Mark A. . Kellner . 1 April 2003 . . 2010-06-19.
  5. Dobson . Neroli . First graduating class for NCC . Record, Online Edition . 12 January 2012 . 3 February 2012.
  6. Tan. Melody. Adventist schools benefit from stimulus. Record, Online Edition. 16 June 2009. Feb 3, 2012. This is part of the A$14.7 billion total economic stimulus strategy that was available to all 9,540 state and private schools in Australia.

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