Established 2003 Enrolment 510 (2009) (P-11) Color Blue Founded 2003 | Principal Mr James Sloman Phone +61 7 3906 9444 Number of students 500 (2009, P-11) Staff 78 (Full & Part-time) | |
Type Independent, Day school Denomination Presbyterian and Uniting Church Key people Head of College, Mr Tony Wood, Registrar Mrs Emma Campbell Address 302 Manly Rd, Manly West QLD 4179, Australia Motto Life adventurers. Life achievers. Similar Moreton Bay College, Iona College, Ormiston College Early Lea, Redlands College, Cannon Hill Anglican Profiles | ||
Moreton Bay Boys College is an independent school for boys located in Manly West, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Enrolment numbers are currently around 510.
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Established in 2003 by the Presbyterian and Uniting Church, it opened in 2003 on the grounds of its sister school, Moreton Bay College, with years Prep and Year 1. In 2004 it moved to its permanent location and has expanded ever since. In 2013 the MBBC celebrated 10 years as a school.
History
The college was established in 2003, with Prep and Year 1 on the grounds of its sister school, Moreton Bay College. In 2004 it opened at its permanent spot, adding Year 2. Ever since it has expanded with Years 3 to 5 opening in 2005, Years 6 to 9 were opened in 2006, Year 10 in 2008 and Year 11 in 2009. Year 12 graduated from the College in 2010.
House system
Moreton Bay Boys College has four houses;
Campus
The college is set in bushland a 13 hectare block backing on to a nature reserve. Classrooms have computers, data projectors and interactive whiteboards as well as mini IT laboratories within or between classrooms. In 2009, Moreton Bay Boys College added six new classrooms, IT and science labs and a shaded amphitheatre. The school also has a lecture theatre and a senior studies centre along with a multi-purpose hall and weights studio. The college has sporting facilities of a basketball court, tennis courts, football and soccer fields and synthetic cricket pitches.