Saint Stephen's College Explained

Saint Stephen's College
Established:1996
Headmaster:Brian Rowe (1996–2003)
Jamie Dorrington (2003–2019)
Kim Cohen (2020–2023)
Janelle Anderson (2023)
Michael Kleidon (2024–Present)
Houses:Bell, Greasley, Haley, Hughes

Saint Stephen's College (SSC) is an independent, non-denominational Christian, co-educational, P-12 school, located in the Gold Coast suburb of Coomera, in Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] [3] It is administered by Independent Schools Queensland, with an enrolment of 1,291 students and a teaching staff of 99, as of 2023. The school serves students from Prep to Year 12.

History

The school was established 1 January 1996,[4] initially struggling "with money woes and accusations of financial mismanagement."[5]

In 2018, seven students were taken to hospital after a drug overdose;[6] [7] they were all expelled after the last student was released from hospital.[8] Another two students suffered an overdose and subsequently taken to hospital the following year in 2019.[9]

In 2020, a Year 7 student impaled himself on a javelin.[10]

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saint Stephen's College (Coomera) Department of Education . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240803221701/https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/0268 . 2024-08-03 . 2024-08-03 . Schools Directory.
  2. Web site: Saint Stephen's College Private Schools Guide . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240803222513/https://privateschoolsguide.com/saint-stephen-s-college . 2024-08-03 . 2024-08-03 . privateschoolsguide.com . en-gb.
  3. Web site: ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240501085934/https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/Data-Access-Program/School%20Profile%202023.xlsx . 2024-05-01 . 2024-08-04 . Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority.
  4. Web site: 2019-04-14 . Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240724064755/https://education.qld.gov.au/about/history/Documents/historical-summary-prior-1999.xlsx . 2024-07-24 . 2024-08-03 . Queensland Department of Education . en.
  5. Web site: Sutton . Candace . 2018-02-23 . ‘Vomiting through their noses’: diary of Gold Coast private school’s drug day afternoon . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190217213920/https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/vomiting-through-their-noses-diary-of-gold-coast-private-schools-drug-day-afternoon/news-story/351d03ad8a5fc256971e33916ddc5ad6 . 2019-02-17 . 2024-08-04 . news.com.au.
  6. News: 2018-02-22 . Mass school overdose investigation focuses on banned Russian drug . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240620015352/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-22/detectives-probe-if-drug-behind-school-overdose-bought-online/9471958 . 2024-06-20 . 2024-08-03 . ABC News . en-AU.
  7. News: 2018-02-22 . Gold Coast schoolboys critically ill after suspected mass drug overdose . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201109040951/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/feb/22/gold-coast-schoolboys-critically-ill-after-suspected-mass-drug-overdose . 2020-11-09 . 2024-08-03 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  8. Web site: Crockford . Toby . 2018-03-02 . Seven students who overdosed on Russian drug expelled from Gold Coast school . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20221203203442/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/seven-students-who-overdosed-on-russian-drug-expelled-from-gold-coast-school-20180302-p4z2mb.html . 2022-12-03 . 2024-08-04 . The Brisbane Times . en.
  9. News: Smee . Ben . 2019-08-07 . Two Gold Coast schoolboys, 15, taken to hospital after drug overdose scare . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211010123836/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/aug/07/two-gold-coast-schoolboys-drug-overdose-scare . 2021-10-10 . 2024-08-03 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  10. News: Huxley . Jennifer . 2020-10-28 . Gold Coast student hospitalised with groin injury after being impaled by javelin . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231018044254/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-28/gold-coast-student-impaled-by-javelin/12822160 . 2023-10-18 . 2024-08-04 . ABC News . en-AU.
  11. Web site: Homework pays offs as former Saint Stephen's student hits home straight towards series victory . 19 October 2018.

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