Brisbane Christian College

School in Australia

27°33′00″S 153°01′20″E / 27.549878°S 153.022342°E / -27.549878; 153.022342InformationFormer nameSouthside Christian CollegeSchool typeIndependent co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day schoolMottoWisdom and Knowledge through Christ^[1]Religious affiliation(s)

Assemblies of God
Life Church Brisbane

DenominationChristianityEstablished1985; 39 years ago (1985)PrincipalSean Morrison^[2]Employeesc. 170^[3]YearsEarly learning; K–12Enrolmentc. 1031 ^[3] (2016)Campus typeSuburbanWebsitebrisbanechristiancollege.com.au^[4]

Brisbane Christian College is an independent, non-denominational Christian, co-educational, Pre-Prep-12, school, located in the Brisbane suburb of Salisbury, in Queensland, Australia.^[5]^[6] It is administered by Independent Schools Queensland, with an enrolment of 1,046 students and a teaching staff of 64, as of 2023.^[7] The College is separated into three campuses,^[8] and is a ministry of Life Church Brisbane.^[9]

Campuses

Pre-Prep Centre in Coopers Plains, Brisbane,
Primary School in Salisbury, Brisbane,
Middle and Secondary Campus also in Salisbury, Brisbane which is about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of the Brisbane CBD.^[10] The Middle and Secondary Campus is on a 10.016-hectare (24.75-acre) site and was the previous location of Nyanda State High School (also known as Salisbury High School).^[11]

History

The college opened on 15 April 1985,^[12] under the name Assembly of God's Southside Christian College.^[13]

The following individuals have served as Principal:

Ordinal	Officeholder	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
n/a	Pastor Clyde Marbach	1985	1986	0 years	Acting^[14]
1	Phillip Moore	1986	1990	3–4 years	^[15]
2	Peter Bancroft	1990	1997	6–7 years	^[16]
3	Graeme Johnston	1999	2010	10–11 years	^[16]^[17]
4	Sean Morrison	2011	present	12–13 years	^[18]

References

^ "About Brisbane Christian College". Brisbane Christian College. 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
^ Independent Schools Queensland (2016). "Independent Schools Queensland – South Brisbane" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 29 May 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "School profile – 2023 – My School". Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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^ "Brisbane Christian College (Golda Ave - Salisbury) | Department of Education". schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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^ "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
^ "Contact us | Brisbane Christian College". Brisbane Christian College. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ "Life Church Brisbane". lifechurchbrisbane.com/. Life church Brisbane. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
^ Darren, Cartwright. "QLD News Brisbane's ring of affordability starts here". couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
^ "Nyanda may get another go as school". Retrieved 29 May 2017.
^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Education. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
^ "Salisbury | Queensland Places". www.queenslandplaces.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
^ Brisbane Christian College (16 November 2015), Brisbane Christian College History Video 1, retrieved 29 May 2017
^ Brisbane Christian College (16 November 2015), Brisbane Christian College History Video 2, retrieved 29 May 2017
^ ^a ^b Brisbane Christian College (16 November 2015), Brisbane Christian College History Video 3, retrieved 29 May 2017
^ "Web Archive of southsidecc.qld.edu.au". 28 November 1999. Archived from the original on 28 November 1999. Retrieved 29 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "College Leadership school principal | Brisbane Christian College". Brisbane Christian College. Retrieved 29 May 2017.