Cannon Hill Anglican College

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Cannon Hill Anglican College
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Location
Cannon Hill Anglican College

Australia
Coordinates 27°27′39.02″S153°05′12.01″E / 27.4608389°S 153.0866694°E / -27.4608389; 153.0866694
Information
Type Independent co-educational day school
MottoCourage And Compassion
Religious affiliation(s)
Denomination Anglican
Established1989;35 years ago (1989)
PrincipalGary O'Brien
ChaplainBro. Nathan James
Years Prep to Year 12
Enrolmentc.1,190
Campus Urban
Area11.5 hectares (28 acres)
Colour(s) Red, navy blue and white
   
Affiliation
Website www.chac.qld.edu.au

Cannon Hill Anglican College (commonly known as CHAC) is an independent Anglican co-educational day school in the suburb of Cannon Hill, Brisbane, located in the state of Queensland, Australia.

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History

The College, originally called Cannon Hill College, opened in 1989 with seventy-nine students and three buildings. In 1994, it became an Anglican school in the Diocese of Brisbane, changing its name to Cannon Hill Anglican College to reflect this. The school has had five principals: Rod Wells, the College founder; Suzanne Bain; Greg Wain; Robyn Bell; and Gary O'Brien, who currently holds the role. Currently, the school caters for Prep to Year 12, with upwards of approximately 1,000 students, and is a co-educational school. From 30 March until 22 May, full-scale operations were interrupted due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and under advice from the Queensland Government. Regular schooling was resumed on 25 May, after a slow reintroduction of senior students back to the college. [1]

Facilities

The College has a number of modern facilities, including an 1,100-seat auditorium, a design and technology workshop, a product design studio, a graphic design studio, and a research centre. A new science facility has also been constructed on the west side of the school. Its sporting facilities support basketball, cricket, hockey, netball, rugby, football (soccer), touch football, tennis, athletics, and volleyball. [2]

Most noteworthy of the College's facilities are its integrated arts facility, which incorporates a visual arts wing and lecture theatre; a music centre with sound-proof teaching studios (including the professional recording studio Ghostgum Audio); an orchestral recording studio; and dedicated drama studios. [2]

Houses

CHAC's houses are all named after islands in Moreton Bay. Initially, there were only four houses: Moreton, Peel, Saint Helena and Stradbroke. In 2001, two new houses, Macleay and Russell, were added. For many years, each of the houses have had official mascots, all chosen from animals, groups, characters or civilisations matching the first letter of their names. The houses have been thus dubbed 'Moreton Mantarays', 'Peel Pirates', 'Saint Helena Spartans', 'Stradbroke Superheroes', 'Macleay Magpies', and 'Russell Raiders'. Then, in late 2024, as part of their legacy gift to the college, the year 12 graduates reworked each of the houses' mascots to better represent Oceanian wildlife. Matching artwork was similarly designed for each house, in collaboration with Indigenous artist Ambrose Killian. [3]

HouseColourMascot
MoretonYellowMantaray
PeelBluePelican
Saint HelenaGreenSnake
StradbrokeRedShark
MacleayBlack & WhiteMacaw
RussellOrangeKangaroo (Roo)

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Facilities". Cannon Hill Anglican College. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. https://www.chac.qld.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/PAX-Winter-2024_WEB.pdf
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