Sheldon College

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Sheldon College
Sheldon College logo, from Sheldon College website.gif
Location
Sheldon College
Redlands
,
Queensland

Australia
Coordinates 27°34′13″S153°14′3″E / 27.57028°S 153.23417°E / -27.57028; 153.23417
Information
TypeIndependent, mixed-gender, day school
MottoLove, Laughter and Learning
Established1997
PrincipalKate Mortimer
Employees200+
Years offeredEarly learning to Year 12
Enrolment1500 [1]
Campus Sheldon
Website sheldoncollege.com
Entrance, 2014 Sheldon College.jpg
Entrance, 2014

Sheldon College is a private day school located in Sheldon in Redland City, Queensland, Australia. The school admits students from 15 months of age through to Grade 12. [2]

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History

Lyn Bishop, the founder of Sheldon College, was previously the Principal of Alexandra Hills State High School and the Deputy Executive of Education Queensland. Sheldon College was established in 1997 with a small staff and approximately 100 students but has since grown to become one of the largest schools in Redland City. [3]

Facilities

The layout of Sheldon College currently includes two libraries, a multi-purpose venue encompassing conference rooms and sporting facilities; [4] and the LINQ Precinct, a study and teaching facility. [5]

Academically, the school is a regular competitor at the Australian Space Design Competition, having won four straight national titles from 2011 to 2015. Sheldon has also represented the Australian national team participating in the International Space Settlement Design Competition from 2012 to 2014, being part of the winning team in 2012. [6]

In 2006 the school founded the Australian School of the Arts (ASTA) program. In 2008, 62 Sheldon College instrumentalists performed as part of the concert band at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The school continues to run the program. [7] A number of artists, including jazz musician James Morrison, beatboxer Joel Turner, and singer-songwriter Mark Sholtez have held concerts and workshops at the school. [8] [9]

Houses

Sheldon College includes the following four sporting houses [10]

House nameColour(s)
Valeo  Purple
Spiro  Yellow
Qualitas  Green
Integra  Red

Notable alumni


Notable staff

Board members

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References

  1. ↑ "Sheldon College, Sheldon, QLD". Australia Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "About Sheldon College". Sheldon College. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Journey Begins" (PDF). Sheldon College. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Facilities". Sheldon College. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "AGM & Sheldon College's LINQ Precinct Tour". CEFPI Australasia. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Make space for more gold". Bayside Bulletin. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Daniel Viles (22 July 2008). "Big Band in Little China". 612 ABC Brisbane. ABC. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "ASTA E-News". ASTA. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  9. ↑ Shannon Holloway (7 June 2012). "Sheldon students dig the boxing beat". Bayside Bulletin. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "Cleveland District State High School Sports Program". Cleveland District State High School. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  11. ↑ Ruth McCosker (16 March 2016). "Exodus Lale wins Best Performance in Live Theatre award at Young Artists Awards". Quest Community Newspapers. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  12. ↑ Lyn Uhlmann (20 March 2015). "Governor-General opens new era in education at Sheldon College: Video". Redland City Bulletin. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
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