Varsity College

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Varsity College Australia
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Address
Varsity College
198 Varsity Parade Varsity Lakes, Queensland

Gold Coast
,
Queensland
,
4227

Australia
Coordinates 28°04′41″S153°24′40″E / 28.078°S 153.411°E / -28.078; 153.411
Information
Type Independent primary/secondary state day school
MottoDare to Dream [1]
EstablishedJanuary 2001 (2001-01) [2]
Executive principalSharon Schultz
GradesP–12
Enrolment3,400 (August 2023) [2]
Language English
Colour(s)    Navy, gold, and grey
Website varsitycollege.eq.edu.au [2]

Varsity College is a primary and secondary school in Varsity Lakes (Queensland, Australia).

Contents

Infrastructure

On 25 July 2001, Stage 1 of the school was officially opened by Hon Peter Beattie (Premier of Queensland). [3] On 13 August 2002, stage 2 of the school was officially opened by Anna Bligh (Queensland Minister for Education), a project costing $18 million (State and Federal Government funding). In 2002, the school opened a secondary campus, then known as "Varsity College Middle School". [3]

On 3 April 2004, the school's Senior Sports Centre, Performing Arts Centre and the Senior General Learning building were officially opened by Senator George Brandis. [3] In 2005, the "Lake Orr" footbridge, connecting both campuses, had been constructed. [3] In 2010, the Senior Learning Centre (SLC), originally known as the "Chinese Language & Cultural Centre of Excellence", was officially opened by Hon John-Paul Langbroek. [3] In 2015, the Junior Learning Centre was officially opened. [3]

In 2019, an outdoor multi purpose sports court (known as "The Hanger"), was built at the secondary campus. [3]

School leadership

In 2001, on the school's opening year, Mr Micheal Roberts was the Preparatory School Principal and Mrs Julie Grantham was the College Principal. [3] Since then, the school has had multiple principals:

Principals
PrincipalYears
Julie Grantham2001 [3] –2002[ citation needed ]
Tracey Cashman2002–2004[ citation needed ]
Mike Kelly2004–2005[ citation needed ]
Jeff Davis2005–2015[ citation needed ]
Steven McLuckie 2015–2018[ citation needed ]
Sharon Schultz2018 [3] [4] –2023 [5]
Nigel Hughes2023–present [6]

Students

Years

In 2002, with the opening of the school's then "Middle School", the school enrolled students for years 4 - 9. [3] In 2005, the school enrolled students for year 12, inducting the school's first premier College Captains. [3]

Class sizes

The trend in the average size of classes has been: -

Movie Premiers
YearYears
Prep – Year4 – 67 – 1011 – 12
201623252620 [7] : 4 
201724262521 [7] : 4 
201823262519 [7] : 4 
201924272419 [8] : 3 
202022262420 [9] : 2 
202122262319 [10] : 2 
202221262319 [11] : 2 
2023TBATBATBATBA

Student enrolments

In 2023, Varsity College was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 3,619 students. [12] The number of students entering Prep in any given year must not exceed 200 in 8 classrooms, unless there are more than 200 students enrolling from within the catchment area. [12] With respect to the school's "Programs of Excellence in Academic, Cultural and Sports Excellence", the school has an enrolment capacity of: [12]

Upon opening in 2001, the school had an initial cohort of 354 students from preschool to Year 3. In 2006, Varsity College reached over 2,500 enrolments across both campuses. [3] The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:-

YearYearsBoysGirlsTotal
Prep123456789101112
2014__________________________1,5921,4773,069 [13]
2015__________________________1,6061,5003,106 [14]
2016__________________________1,5931,5133,106 [7] : 3  [15]
2017__________________________1,6551,5683,223 [7] : 3  [16]
20182092212122162002332333623323382891702541,6941,5753,269 [9] [7] : 3  [17]
20191792222232222172232493413503233112581611,6181,5983,279 [9] [8] : 2  [18]
20201841762352312242403413473393373072762331,7291,6413,370 [9] : 2  [19]
20211801891802382282272413353503273122832551,7001,6453,345 [10] : 2  [20]
20221721831971862472302373673293532942892601,6091,6543,344 [11] : 2  [21]
2023TBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBA3,400 [2]

Attendance

The trend in student attendance has been: -

YearYearsOverall
Prep123456789101112
201693%93%94%93%94%94%95%93%92%90%89%91%91%92% [7] : 10–11 
201795%93%93%94%94%94%93%93%91%90%89%92%92%92% [7] : 10–11 
201894%94%94%94%93%94%93%93%90%90%88%91%92%92% [7] : 10–11 
201994%94%94%94%94%94%93%92%91%89%89%90%90%92% [8] : 8 
202093%92%92%92%91%91%91%91%90%89%89%90%89%91% [9] : 7 
202195%94%94%94%93%93%92%91%89%87%89%88%88%91% [10] : 7 
202291%90%91%91%90%90%89%87%85%84%83%87%84%87% [11] : 7 
2023TBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBA

Discipline

The trend in student discipline has been: -

Movie Premiers
YearShort Suspensions
1 – 15 days		Long Suspensions
6 – 20 days		ExclusionsEnrolment
Cancellations		Total
20162232109244 [7] : 8 
20172491569279 [7] : 8 
20182908104312 [7] : 8 
201930610113330 [8] : 6 
2020163641174 [9] : 5 
202130825103346 [10] : 5 
20221924285247 [11] : 5 
2023TBATBATBATBATBA

Curriculum

Languages

The school's language department offers Mandarin from prep to year 12. [2] The school also runs an English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) support team. [2]

Sports

Participation

During the school year, students participate in a range of carnivals, including cross country running, track and field, and swimming. [22] Age champions are awarded for students who excel in these fields. [22]

House system

The school has four sporting houses, named after "iconic" Gold Coast beaches: [22]

Current House System
House NameColourMascotStudent SurnameGold Coast Beaches
Burleigh  blue barracudas A B C DBurleigh Beach
Kirra  yellow sharks E F G H I J KKirra Beach
Miami  green rays L M N O P QMiami Beach
Rainbow  red serpents R S T U V W X Y ZRainbow Beach

In 2002, the series The Sleepover Club was shot and partially produced at the school. [3]

The college has appeared in Sea Patrol .[ citation needed ]

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References

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