Coomera Anglican College | |
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Location | |
8 Days Road, Upper Coomera, Queensland Australia | |
Coordinates | 27°51′28″S153°18′20″E / 27.85778°S 153.30556°E |
Information | |
Type | Independent co-education early learning, primary and secondary day school |
Religious affiliation(s) | Anglican Diocese of Brisbane |
Denomination | Anglican |
Established | 1997 |
Status | Open |
Principal | Doctor Mark D. Sly |
Teaching staff | 93 (2019) [1] |
Employees | 69 |
Enrolment | 1,436 (2019 [1] ) |
Average class size | 28 |
Campus type | Suburban |
Houses | Gibbs; Smith; Morris; Lane |
Slogan | Empowering Change – Where Anything is Possible |
Mascot | CACaburra |
Tuition | $12500 p/A |
Affiliation | Associated Private Schools |
Website | www |
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Coomera Anglican College is an independent Anglican co-educational early learning, primary and secondary school located located in Upper Coomera, Queensland, Australia. [3]
Founded in 1997 and operated by the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane, the College caters for students from earning learning, Prep to Year 12.
The current leadership for Coomera Anglican College is as follows: [4]
Position | Name |
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Principal | Mr Patrick Innes-Hill |
Deputy Principal | Mr Mark Heaney |
Deputy Principal (Teaching, Learning and Innovation) | Dr Bek Duyckers |
Head of Junior Secondary | Mr Greg Golder |
Head of Primary | Mrs Carolyn Thistlethwaite |
Director of Early Learning Centre | Mrs Jenny Rees |
Business Manager | Mr David Dobbie |
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