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John Paul College (Brisbane)

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Religious affiliation(s)
  
Christian

Grades
  
Childcare – 12

Phone
  
+61 7 3826 3333

Motto
  
Unity Christ Learning

Established
  
1982

Gender
  
Co-educational

Total enrollment
  
2,160 (2010)

Founded
  
1982

Type
  
Independent, Day & Boarding

Headmaster
  
Norm Kerley (Acting Headmaster)

Address
  
John Paul Dr, Daisy Hill QLD 4127, Australia

Similar
  
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Profiles

John Paul College is an independent, co-educational, ecumenical day and boarding school located in the Logan City suburb of Daisy Hill.

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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.

Schools

The College comprises three schools:

Primary School is broken down into an additional three schools:

  • Early Learning (Childcare, Kindergarten and Prep)
  • Junior Primary (Years 1, 2 and 3)
  • Senior Primary (Years 4, 5 and 6)
  • College History

    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.

    Father Leo Burke was the founding Catholic parish priest of St Edward's, Daisy Hill and remains involved with the College to this day as its Patron.

    Another committed ecumenist, Fr Patrick Doulin, was parish priest of St Mark's Anglican community, Slacks Creek and the official representative of the Anglican hierarchy.

    Reverend Bryan Gilmour, pastor of Logan Uniting Church, was a prominent leader of the ecumenical movement within his own Church and, with the others, enthusiastically supported the establishment of John Paul College as an ecumenical school. It was indeed, he who, when it appeared all avenues to establish the college were exhausted, suggested that the founders pray that, "not our will, but God's, be done".

    Notable alumni

  • David Baxby - CEO, Virgin Management Asia Pacific
  • Fletcher Dyson - ex Queensland Reds, Australian Wallabies
  • Sarah Graham - Sydney Flames (WNBL)
  • Gong Hyo Jin - South Korean actress
  • Shaun Hampson - Carlton, AFL
  • Dami Im - South Korean-born Australian singer, winner of the fifth season of The X Factor Australia in 2013
  • David Ki (Ki Sung-Yueng) - FC Seoul (2006–2009), Celtic F.C. (2010–2012), Swansea City A.F.C. (2012–) South Korea national football team (2008–), 2010 FIFA World Cup starting player (No. 16), 2011 AFC Asian Cup starting player (No. 16)
  • Jesse White - Collingwood, AFL
  • Rhys Martin - lllawara Hawks NBL player
  • Lachlan Power - The 1st Australian YouTube gaming channel to reach 1 Million Subscribers
  • Renee Gracie - V8 Supercars Dunlop Series
  • Michael Turnball - Goalkeeper A-League Melbourne Victory, Australian Olympic Team (Sydney 2000)
  • Tim Coenraad -lllawara Hawks (NBL)
  • Mick Downer-Boomers Assistant Coach (Rio Olympic Games 2016); Brisbane Bullets Assistant Coach
  • Genevieve Lacaze -All-time Australian 3000m steeplechase record holder (2016), Australian Olympian (London 2012 - 3000m steeplechase, Rio 2016 -finalist 5000m, 3000m steeplechase)
  • Mitch Larkin-World 100m and 200m backstroke champion (2015); 200m backstroke short course world record holder; 2015 FINA Male Swimmer of the Year; Australian Olympic Swimmer (London 2012, Rio 2016); Olympic silver (200m backstroke) and bronze (4 x 100m medley relay) medallist - Rio Olympic Games.
  • Keryn McMaster -Australian Olympic Swimmer (Rio 2016); Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Bronze Medallist -400m IM; Australian 400m IM champion (2013, 2014 and 2015)
  • Yassmin Abdel-Magied -mechanical engineer, writer and activist. Queensland Young Australian of the Year Finalist (2015)
  • Taj Pabari - CEO and Founder, Fiftysix Creations. Queensland Young Australian of the Year Finalist (2017)
  • References

    John Paul College (Brisbane) Wikipedia