Established 1984 (1984) Enrolment 2017 Phone +61 7 4155 8111 Founded 1984 | Principal Dan McMahon Website www.shalomcollege.com Number of students 2,017 | |
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Shalom College is a Catholic school in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. The College was established in 1984 as a merger of the local Christian Brothers' College for Boys and the Loyola College for Girls. The school's principal (as of 2016) is Dan McMahon. In 2016, there were 2017 students enrolled at the school.
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Campus
The main campus is set amongst thirteen hectares (34 acres) of bushland off of Fitzgerald Street, Bundaberg. Shalom is not a selective school. While it is a Catholic school, it welcomes students of other faiths. Low fees are charged so as to not exclude prospective students. Entrance examinations are not a basis for selection. However, the school does require parents to agree to actively support its religious education programme and Christian ethos. Shalom College's Chaverim campus of eighty-five hectares (209 acres) is located at South Bingera, twenty-three kilometres (14 miles) south-west of Bundaberg. All students are given the opportunity to use its facilities from time to time, i.e. for camps, retreats, etc. The land on which the school is built was donated by Walter Adams. Mr Adams is buried in the Catholic cemetery, adjacent to the school grounds on Fitzgerald Street. The college sporting house "Adams" was named for Adams in recognition and appreciation of his generosity.
Sporting Houses
The sport houses are as follows:
Sports
At Shalom a wide range of sports and extra-curricular activities are offered. These activities include; Soccer, Basketball, Softball, Netball, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Rowing and Surfing. Shalom Catholic College is also strongly represented in the region in events such as track and field, swimming and cross country running. However, three of the most noteworthy extra long curricular activities offered at Shalom are robotics, aero modeling and competitive computer gaming. These three activities set Shalom apart from all other schools in the region and result in many school children being involved in sport of some capacity at Shalom.
House Captaincy
At Shalom College each Sporting House has two house captains: traditionally one male and one female. This has been the case since the foundation of Shalom Catholic College.