St Paul's Anglican School, Bald Hills

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Heritage-listed pine trees at the school, 2009
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St Paul's Anglican School, Bald Hills
Bald Hills, Brisbane, Queensland

Australia
Coordinates 27°18′57″S153°00′20″E / 27.31583°S 153.00556°E / -27.31583; 153.00556
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Type Independent co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school
Motto Latin: Fide et Literis
(By Faith and By Learning)
Religious affiliation(s) Anglican Diocese of Brisbane
Denomination Anglican
Established31 January 1960;63 years ago (1960-01-31)
Years Prep–12
Enrolment1,300
Area51 hectares (130 acres)
Colour(s)Cardinal red and bottle green   
SloganCreate your own story!
MascotPaul's Puma
Affiliation Junior School Heads Association of Australia
Website www.stpauls.qld.edu.au

St Paul's Anglican School, Bald Hills, commonly known as St Paul's School is an independent Anglican co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school located in the northern Brisbane suburb of Bald Hills, Queensland, Australia, bordering the Pine River and the City of Moreton Bay.

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The school opened on 31 January 1960 and is named after St Paul the Apostle and bears the same name as St Paul's School in London. St. Paul's School offers an academic and technical education as well as a range of co-curricular activities.

Leadership and sub-schools

St Paul's School's Acting Principal is Mr John O'Sullivan Williams [1] . Within the School there are 4 sub schools:

Pre-PrepNew to school
Junior SchoolPrep to Year 6
Senior SchoolYear 7 to Year 12
International SchoolProvides education in Australia for international studentsDirector: Ms Kathleen Power

Headmasters and principals

Time PeriodHeadmaster/Principal
1960–1978Mr Peter Krebs
1979–2000Mr Gilbert Case
2001–2007Margaret Goddard
2007–2008Patricia Evans
2008–15 September 2023Dr Paul Browning [2]
September 2023 - December 2025Mr John O'Sullivan Williams (Acting) [3]

History

In 1857 the site of the school was first settled by Scottish settlers. In 1859, the British colony of Queensland was founded. In 1886 the original wooden building, the Old Farmhouse, was built. It still stands today. [4] On 13 February 1958 the Church of England acquired the property via a bequest from Sir Edwin Tooth for the "establishment of an all boys grammar school". [5] The school opened on 31 January 1961 with a small staff of three and an enrolment of sixty-four boys between grades eight and twelve. Years later the school expanded its clientele and became fully co-educational. This allowed for a substantial increase in funds, which meant much-needed facilities could be built.

Campus

Location

St Paul's Campus is located in Bald Hills, approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of the Brisbane central business district. [6] The school is situated on the bank of the South Pine River, on the border between the Brisbane City Council and Moreton Bay City Council. The area surrounding the school is a mix of residential and rural properties. [7]

Grounds and facilities

The School occupies a single 51-hectare (130-acre) campus, which includes both the school's buildings as well as its sporting fields and grazing land. A pair of hoop pines which were originally planted in the 1850s are now heritage-listed. [8]

Many of the buildings on the school campus are 40 years old. More modern facilities include the School Chapel, the Music Centre, the Middle School, the renovated Design/Technology building, the Geise Library and new Science Laboratories. Construction was recently completed on the new Sutton Building, replacing the old building of the same name at the beginning of 2012. It includes the school's first café – Sippers@Suttons as well as English classrooms and the international school.

The original blocks 1 & 2 used for Language classes, Food Technology and Computer Studies of the school is currently under revision. [9]

Sports

TAS (The Associated Schools) Sports The St Paul's Anglican School sporting program is centred on membership of:

The School participates in TAS & JTAS Saturday Sporting fixtures over 3 trimesters. Each trimester is approximately nine weeks. The School also participates in Interschool Carnivals in Swimming, Cross-country and Athletics.

House system

Prior to 2017, the St. Paul's School house system consisted of ten secondary school houses and four junior school houses. The secondary school houses were Arnott, Baker, Gartside, Grindrod, Halse, Ivor Church, Stewart, Strong, Sutton, and Tooth, whereas the junior school houses were Rudd, Ingpen, Klein, and Theile. However, in late 2016, it was decided to establish a set of new houses across the entire school, based on elements of the school crest (Shield, Sword, Mitre, Crown, and Scroll) and to abolish the former junior school house system altogether. The new houses are: [10]

FoundedHouseHead of House
2017BoekLisa Bolger
2017GladiusNeil White
2017MitreDavid Fenwick
2017ScudoSophie Hughes
2017TajaErica Trudgian

Sexual abuse

In 2003, St Paul's School was the subject of intense public scrutiny after former students stated that they had been abused by Kevin Lynch, a staff member employed at the time. Lynch was employed as a school counsellor at Brisbane Grammar School during the 1970s and 1980s, and subsequently at St Paul's School. [11] [12] The students claimed that they were tortured, hypnotised and required to perform sexual acts for Lynch, and alleged that they had told St Paul's School staff about Lynch's activities, but were ignored. [11] [13] In 1997, shortly after having been charged with the sexual abuse of students at Brisbane Grammar School and St Paul's, Lynch committed suicide. [11]

Notable alumni

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Letter to school community on 30 November 2023
  2. ↑ Letter from Chair, Anglican Schools Commission Queensland, 14 September 2023 - http://www.stpauls.qld.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LetterfromtheChairofASC/pdf
  3. ↑ Letter from Chair, Anglican Schools Commission Queensland, 30 November 2023
  4. ↑ "St Paul's School: Centre for Research Innovation & Future Development". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "History". Archived from the original on 12 August 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "St Paul's School: Location". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Hoop Pines (entry 602346)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "St Paul's School: Facilities". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Houses at St Paul's". St Paul's Anglican School. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 Murray, David. "School pays sex victims". The Courier Mail. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  12. ↑ Anglican report (pdf) Archived 16 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine .
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