Brisbane Christian College

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Brisbane Christian College
Location
Brisbane Christian College
Location of the Middle and Secondary school camps at 63 Fairlie Terrace, Salisbury, Brisbane, Queensland

Australia
Coordinates 27°33′00″S153°01′20″E / 27.549878°S 153.022342°E / -27.549878; 153.022342
Information
Former nameSouthside Christian College
School typeIndependent co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school
MottoWisdom and Knowledge through Christ [‡ 1]
Religious affiliations
DenominationChristianity
Established1985;40 years ago (1985)
PrincipalSean Morrison [1]
Employeesc. 175 [2]
Years Early learning; K–12
Enrolmentc. 1090 [2]  (2024)
Campus typeSuburban
ColoursNavy Blue, Teal, Green
   
Website brisbanechristiancollege.com.au
Institution Details – Australian Government

Brisbane Christian College (formerly Southside Christian College) is an independent, non-denominational Christian co-educational school located in the Brisbane suburb of Salisbury, Queensland, Australia. Established in 1985, the College offers education from Pre-Prep to Year 12 and operates as a ministry of Life Church Brisbane. It is a member of Independent Schools Queensland.

Contents

According to the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Brisbane Christian College has an enrolment of 1,090 students and employs 71 teaching staff and 104 non-teaching staff as of 2024. The College is spread across three campuses: a Pre-Prep Centre, a Primary School (Prep to Year 5), and a Middle and Secondary School (Years 6 to 12).

Campuses

Brisbane Christian College operates across three campuses; all located in the southern suburbs of Brisbane. [‡ 2]

The Pre-Prep Centre, catering to Pre-Prep students, is situated at 28 Rookwood Avenue, Coopers Plains. [‡ 2] The site was formerly occupied by the Coopers Plains State Preschool Centre. [3]

The 2.227-hectare (5.50-acre) [‡ 3] Primary Campus, accommodating students from Prep to Year 5, is located at 109 Golda Avenue, Salisbury. [‡ 2] The site was previously occupied by the Brisbane office of Rudnev Australia. [4]

The 10.016-hectare (24.75-acre) [5] Middle and Secondary Campus, serving students from Year 6 to Year 12, is located at 63 Fairlie Terrace, Salisbury. [‡ 2] The campus was formerly the site of Nyanda State High School (formerly known as Salisbury State High School). [5]

History

The College was established on Sunday, 14 April 1985 [‡ 4] and opened on 15 April 1985, [6] under the name Southside Christian College. The school originally only had one campus, the Primary Campus, with the Pre-Prep Centre opening in 2010 and the Middle and Secondary Campus opening in 2016. [‡ 5] The College name was changed in August 2011 to Brisbane Christian College. [7]

The Primary Campus was the original campus and opened on 15 April 1985 [6] with between 12 [‡ 5] and 16 primary school students and 12 staff members on a former industrial site. [8] [‡ 4] By 1986, the school had requested the maximum enrolment number to increase to 200 for 1988, however, only a maximum of 100 was granted. [9] In 1987, the school again requested Government funding to increase its enrolments but was denied. [10] However, the school did receive $65,970 in recurrent grants that year. [11]

The land for the Pre-Prep Centre was bought in 2007 [‡ 6] and was originally intended to open and begin operations in 2008. [‡ 7] However, by February 2009, the College had only just received approval to construct the Centre, with a proposed completion date set for September 2009. [‡ 8] Construction began in June 2009. [‡ 9]

The Pre-Prep Centre was meant to open on Monday, 1 March 2010, [‡ 10] however, opened on Monday, 15 March 2010. [‡ 11] The centre cost over $1 million. [‡ 11] Previously, the program consisted of two classes operating only five days each fortnight. [‡ 12] However, after the opening of the Centre, the College operated both a five-day week and five-day fortnight program. [‡ 10]

On 26 November 2013, Education Minister Langbroek met with the College principal at the time, Sean Morrison, to discuss using the former site of Nyanda State High School for the College's Middle and Secondary Campus. [12] It opened in 2016. [‡ 5]

Controversy

The closure of Nyanda State High School was met with protests by the community [13] including the Prime Minister at the time, Kevin Rudd. [14] The Queensland Teachers' Union thought it was illogical for the Government to sell the school to Brisbane Christian College because "Selling the site to Brisbane Christian College acknowledges that there was community need for a secondary school in the area." [15] In a Freedom of Information Request under the Right to Information Act 2009 , the Nyanda State High School valuation was not disclosed, instead stating "Disclosure would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest". [16] In November 2015, a Freedom of Information Request was put forward requesting "Documents held by the former Ministers Office in relation to Brisbane Christian College." [17] However, the application was withdrawn, so no documents were released. [17]

Governance

Brisbane Christian College is a ministry of Life Church Brisbane, a church affiliated with the Australian Christian Churches movement. [18] The College is a member school with Independent Schools Queensland, [19] [20] a peak representative body for independent schools in the state [21] and is registered as a non-government school charity with the Australian Government. [22]

Governance of the school is overseen by the Board of Directors, which is appointed by the leadership of Life Church Brisbane. [‡ 13] [‡ 14] The Board is responsible for strategic matters such as enrolment trends and policy. [‡ 13] [‡ 14] It meets monthly to review College operations in alignment with its strategic plans. [‡ 13] Day-to-day management is delegated to the principal, who operates within the guidelines set by the Board. [‡ 13] [‡ 14] The current principal is Sean Morrison, who was appointed in 2011. [1]

The Board appoints a Finance Committee that also meets monthly to receive financial reports from the College Business Manager. [‡ 13] This committee monitors financial performance and gives the Board recommendations on matters such as the annual budget and school fees. [‡ 13] [‡ 14] The financial accounts of Brisbane Christian College and its associated property entity, Southside Christian Centre Property Ltd, are audited annually. [‡ 13] [‡ 14] The current Chairperson of the Board is Pastor John Hunt, who was appointed in 2023. [‡ 15] The Chair of the College Board is an independent individual with no affiliation to either Life Church or Brisbane Christian College. [‡ 14]

Former principals

OrdinalOfficeholderTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
n/aPastor Clyde Marbach198519860 yearsActing [‡ 16]
1Phillip Moore198619903–4 years [‡ 17]
2Peter Bancroft199019976–7 years [‡ 18]
3Graeme Johnston4 October 1999201010–11 years [‡ 19] [‡ 20]
n/aR.G. Guthrie201020110 yearsActing [‡ 21]
4Sean MorrisonJanuary 2011incumbent14 years [1]

Finances

The majority of the College's finances stem from recurrent Government grants; [23] it was announced on 9 October 1985 that recurrent grants was approved and was to begin the following year for the College. [24] On 7 November, it was disclosed that only the primary levels were approved for the recurrent funding but not the junior secondary. [25] It is unclear when recurrent funding was approved for the higher grades; however, the school received $2.22 million under the States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Bill 2000 [26] and in 2006 the Government provided $360,000 into infrastructure for the secondary department. [27] The College registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission on 2 December 2012. [28]

2022

According to the 2022 Annual Information Statement submitted to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, the school's total revenue for the 2022 reporting period was $20,409,745. [29] [a] The majority of this income, $13,116,984, was received through Government grants from both the Federal and State Governments. [29] $7,285,987 was received through providing goods and/or services, 'other revenue' made up $0, and donations and bequests made up the final $6,774. [29] Other income (for example, gains) added $414,118 to the total, making the total gross income for the College in the 2022 reporting period was $20,823,863. [29]

Expenses for the 2022 reporting period included Employee expenses, Interest expenses, and 'All other expenses' with the total expenses being $18,833,511. [29] The majority of expenses, $13,004,473, went to Employee expenses. $5,566,090 went toward 'All other expenses' and the remaining $262,948 went toward Interest expenses. [29] This makes $1,990,352 being the Total comprehensive income of Brisbane Christian College for the 2022 reporting period. [29]

2023

According to the 2023 Annual Information Statement submitted to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, the school's total revenue for the 2023 reporting period was $22,452,047. [30] The majority of this income, $14,109,885, was received through Government grants from both the Federal and State Governments. [30] $8,149,420 was received through providing goods and/or services, 'other revenue' made up $186,095 and donations and bequests made up the final $6,647. [30] Other income (for example, gains) added $341,658 to the total, making the total gross income for the College in the 2023 reporting period was $22,793,705. [30]

Expenses for the 2023 reporting period included Employee expenses, Interest expenses, and 'All other expenses' with the total expenses being $20,666,997. [30] The majority of expenses, $14,530,116, went to Employee expenses. $5,911,516 went toward 'All other expenses' and the remaining $225,365 went toward Interest expenses. [30] This makes $2,126,708 being the Total comprehensive income of Brisbane Christian College for the 2023 reporting period. [30]

2024

According to the 2024 Annual Information Statement submitted to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, the school's total revenue for the 2024 reporting period was $24,783,018. [31] The majority of this income, 62.25% ($15,426,507), was received through Government grants from both the Federal and State Governments. [31] [23] [32] 36.22% ($8,975,762) was received through providing goods and/or services, 'other revenue' made up 1.51% ($373,164) and donations and bequests made up the final 0.03% ($7,585). [31] [32] 'Other income (for example, gains)' added $273,744 to the total, making the total gross income for the College in the 2024 reporting period was $25,056,762. [31]

Expenses for the 2024 reporting period included Employee expenses, Interest expenses, and 'All other expenses' with the total expenses being $22,499,841. [31] The majority of expenses, 69.77% ($15,697,578) went to Employee expenses. [31] [32] 29.38% ($6,611,289) went toward 'All other expenses' and the remaining 0.85% ($190,974) went toward Interest expenses. [31] [32] This makes $2,556,921 being the Total comprehensive income of Brisbane Christian College for the 2024 reporting period. [31]

Student Life

Chaplaincy and Student Wellbeing

Brisbane Christian College has 5 school chaplains, two for the Middle and Secondary Campus, two for the Primary campus and one on both campuses. They also have a college pastor and an assistant college pastor. School chapel services happen every week and are led by the chaplains and involve a message, prayer, and worship. The school also has two school counsellors, one on the Primary campus and one on the Middle and Secondary campus. Students can be referred to a counsellor by a parent or teacher, or self-refer if the student is older. [‡ 22]

House system

The College previously had 3 houses named Moody, Slessor and Taylor; [‡ 23] however, currently the College has 6 houses, named after notable individuals in the Christian faith. [‡ 22] On the Middle and Secondary Campus each house has a staff member who is assigned as the Head of House, who are responsible for the Pastoral Care of the students assigned to the house, while classroom teachers are responsible for the student Pastoral Care on the Primary Campus. [‡ 22] In the morning, the school also offers family groups for those on the Middle and Secondary Campus, which are mixed-age groups with students from all Middle and Secondary year levels in their House. [‡ 22]

HouseColourHead of HouseEponym
Bernall Blue Mr Tom Schad Cassie René Bernall, a student killed in the Columbine High School massacre, was reportedly asked moments before her death if she believed in God, to which she responded, “Yes.” [‡ 24]
Carey Sky Blue Mrs Christine Thomas William Carey, an English missionary who is known as the ‘Father of modern Missions'. [‡ 25]
Livingstone Yellow Mr James Earle David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary who wrote on the horrors of the slave trade in Africa. [‡ 24]
Newton Orange Mr Richard Proctor John Newton, an English sailor who wrote many hymns, the most notable being Amazing Grace. [‡ 24]
Pascal Green Mr David Caswell Blaise Pascal, a mathematician who was known for Pascal’s Wager. [‡ 24]
Wesley Red Mr Gordon HookerUnknown

International Students

The College offers an international program for students from Preparatory to Year 12. It is registered with the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS). [33] Previously, the College operated as an exempt provider under the Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration of Providers and Financial Regulation) Regulations Act [34] and its 1992 amendment. [35]

The College hosts a diverse population of international students, with a significant number originating from South Korea and Taiwan. [‡ 26] It has also welcomed students from Mainland China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, and various Pacific island nations, including the Solomon Islands, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea. [‡ 26]

Students in the international program are given support lessons to improve their English and must complete an English proficiency test before applying. [‡ 27] The school used to have a homestay program; however, the school will be cancelling homestay at the end of 2025 and is not accepting new admissions for homestay. [‡ 27]

Demographics

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Brisbane Christian College Student Enrolment Data 2008 to 2024.

In 2022, the school had a student enrolment of 1,031 with 63 teachers (58.3 full-time equivalent) and 107 non-teaching staff (59.3 full-time equivalent). Female enrolments consisted of 518 students and Male enrolments consisted of 513 students; Indigenous enrolments accounted for a total of 2% and 38% of students had a language background other than English. [36] [37]

In 2023, the school had a student enrolment of 1,046 with 64 teachers (60.6 full-time equivalent) and 107 non-teaching staff (60.1 full-time equivalent). Female enrolments consisted of 522 students and Male enrolments consisted of 524 students; Indigenous enrolments accounted for a total of 2% and 43% of students had a language background other than English. [36] [38]

In 2024, the school had a student enrolment of 1,090 with 71 teachers (66.1 full-time equivalent) and 104 non-teaching staff (58.5 full-time equivalent). Female enrolments consisted of 546 students and Male enrolments consisted of 544 students; Indigenous enrolments accounted for a total of 2% and 47% of students had a language background other than English. [36] [2]

Curriculum

Prep

In Prep, students learn maths, literacy, integrative studies and sport. Integrative studies include humanities, science, English, technology and the arts. In first semester sport, students participate in gymnastics every week and do swimming lessons in term 4. [‡ 28]

Primary (Grades 1-5)

In Primary School, students learn maths, Christian studies, integrated studies, physical education and English. Integrative studies in primary school include humanities, science, technologies and the arts. English in years 1-2 provides foundational literacy skills, while English in years 3-5 is focused on consolidating skills, with novel reading starting in year 3. [‡ 29]

Middle (Grades 6-8)

In Middle School, students learn the core subjects of English, math, history, science and geography. They also rotate through all elective subjects.

Electives include: [‡ 30]

Secondary (Grades 9-12)

In Secondary School students may choose from subjects to complete. Maths and English are compulsory for all grades, and in years 9 and 10, Christian Studies and Science are also required. Only year 9 students are required to complete History and Physical Education. Chinese is optionally offered as a language. For year 9, students must select 6 electives (three in semester 1, three in semester 2). Year 10’s must select three electives to study for the whole year. In year 11 and 12, students do six subjects total and may do a vocational education and training course instead of a subject. In years 10-12, students may choose levels of math. [‡ 31] [‡ 32] [‡ 33] [‡ 34] Additionally, the school also offers an aviation program, allowing students to graduate with a commercial pilot’s licence [39]

Extra-curricular activities

Brisbane Christian College has many extra-curricular programs such as debating, Chinese culture club and art club. [‡ 35] The school’s primary campus is also a venue for the Queensland Debating Union’s primary school competition. [‡ 36]

Brisbane Christian College also offers training in basketball, football, futsal, netball, touch football and volleyball. [‡ 37] The school is involved in the Independent Schools Championship, which is a competition between four schools(the other three schools being Citipointe Christian College, Redlands College and Moreton Bay Boys College) for years 9-12. [‡ 38]

The school also offers a music program. Music lessons can be completed in either paired lessons or individual lessons, which are both around 30 minutes per session. They also host ensemble programs, such as worship teams and strings ensembles. The school also offers a musical every year. [‡ 37]

Life Festival

The Brisbane Life Festival is an annual event hosted by the school. It involves festivities such as rides and food. [‡ 39] Additionally there are also performances by the choir and College band, and people also hold stalls at the festival. [40]

Alumni

Alumni lists are available on the Names Database [41] and the school has a section of past students' accomplishments on its website. [‡ 40] Alumni of the College include the Australian singer Dami Im. [42]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The reporting period is between 1 January to 31 December, not the Australian financial year (1 July to 30 June)

References

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  10. 1 2 "Curriculum – Pre-Prep". Southside Christian College. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via The Wayback Machine. Our Pre-Prep is moving to its own site in Coopers Plains, and opens March 1st, 2010...Our brand new Pre-Prep centre will offer: Five-day-week and five-day-fortnight programs
  11. 1 2 "Southside Life: Issue 3, Term 1 2010" (PDF). Southside Christian College. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via The Wayback Machine. New Pre-Prep: Our much anticipated Pre-Prep Centre opened on Monday, 15 March...The project cost over $1 million and has been eighteen months in the planning.
  12. ↑ "Curriculum – Pre-Prep". Southside Christian College. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via The Wayback Machine. The Pre-Prep consists of two classes which operate over a five day a fortnight program.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Governance : Brisbane Christian College". Brisbane Christian College. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2025– via The Wayback Machine.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "College Leadership – College Governance". Brisbane Christian College. Archived from the original on 10 August 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "Brisbane Christian College 2023 Annual Report" (PDF). Brisbane Christian College. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025. Principal's Welcome... 2023 was a significant year...Pastor John Hunt became the new Chairman of our College Board
  16. ↑ Brisbane Christian College (16 November 2015). Brisbane Christian College History Video 1. Event occurs at 0.58. Retrieved 29 May 2017– via YouTube. A few supporters at that time were Clyde Marback [Photograph being shown of him from the 1980s, with text: "Clyde Marback – College Principal 1985]
  17. ↑ Brisbane Christian College (16 November 2015). Brisbane Christian College History Video 2. Event occurs at 0:09-0:18. Retrieved 29 May 2017– via YouTube. So, I came in about 1986 [Photograph being shown of him from the 1980s, with text: "Phillip Moore – College Principal 1986-1990]
  18. ↑ Brisbane Christian College (16 November 2015). Brisbane Christian College History Video 3. Event occurs at 0:13. Retrieved 29 May 2017– via YouTube. Photographs being shown from the 1990s, with text: "Peter Bancroft – College Principal 1990-1997
  19. ↑ "Southside Life: Issue 2, Term 3 2009" (PDF). Southside Christian College. 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2025– via The Wayback Machine. Principal's Post...As of 4 October this year, I have been the Principal of Southside for ten years
  20. ↑ Brisbane Christian College (16 November 2015). Brisbane Christian College History Video 3. Event occurs at 0:34. Retrieved 29 May 2017– via YouTube. Photographs being shown from the 1990s-2000s, with text: "Graeme Johnston – College Principal 1999-2010
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  22. 1 2 3 4 "Character Development". Brisbane Christian College. Archived from the original on 8 October 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025. At Brisbane Christian College, we have six Houses with their unique history, named after Heroes of the Christian faith in history. On our Middle and Secondary Campus, we have dedicated Head of House Staff members responsible for the Pastoral Care of their students. Our students meet in their House groups each morning with their Family Group Leader for roll call, prayer, and House bonding. This time gives children from Year 6 to Year 12 an opportunity to mix and get to know each other, creating a support system of "family members" from all stages of their schooling journeys. Pastoral Care on our Primary School Campus is achieved through our classroom teachers and their close relationship with their class.
  23. ↑ "General information – Sport". Southside Christian College. Archived from the original on 25 September 2002. Retrieved 14 November 2025– via The Wayback Machine. There are three College house teams: Moody, Slessor, Taylor and all members of a family are placed in the same house.
  24. 1 2 3 4 "College Houses". Brisbane Christian College. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2025– via The Wayback Machine.
  25. ↑ "Brisbane Christian College's post". Facebook . 22 December 2018. Archived from the original on 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025. Carey House is named after William Carey, an individual who became known as the 'Father of modern Missions'
  26. 1 2 Morrison, Sean. "Brisbane Christian College: Homestay Program Information For Homestay Providers" (PDF). Brisbane Christian College. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2025. While many of our international students come from Korea and Taiwan, we also have enjoyed students from Mainland China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and various Pacific islands such as Solomon Islands, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.
  27. 1 2 "International Enrolment". Brisbane Christian College. Archived from the original on 8 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
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  30. ↑ "Middle School". Brisbane Christian College.
  31. ↑ "Year 9 Subject Handbook" (PDF). Brisbane Christian College. 2023.
  32. ↑ "Year 10 Subject Handbook" (PDF). Brisbane Christian College. 2023.
  33. ↑ "Senior Secondary Subject Handbook" (PDF). Brisbane Christian College. 2024.
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  35. ↑ "Academic Extension". Brisbane Christian College. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
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