Calamvale Community College is a public, co-educational, P-12, school located in the Brisbane suburb of Calamvale, in Queensland, Australia.[4][5] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 2,520 students and a teaching staff of 190, as of 2023.[5] The school serves students from Prep to Year 12,[4][5] on two separate campuses.
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11 Hamish Street Calamvale, Brisbane, Queensland 4116 , | |
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| Type | Co-educational, independent state school[1] |
| Motto | Building on Success |
| Established | January 1 2002 |
| College Principal | Lisa Starmer[2] |
| Secondary School Principal | Ben Huxley/Steve Zischke |
| Junior School Principal | Jackie Welch |
| Grades | Prep to 12 |
| Enrolment | 2520[3] (2024) |
| Campus | Calamvale, Queensland |
| Houses | Boree, Keera, Tharah & Cobar |
| Colour(s) | Maroon, teal & navy |
| Affiliation | Queensland Academy for Science, Mathematics and Technology (QASMT) Partnership School |
| Website | Calamvale Community College[dead link] |
Campuses
editThe college is organised into two sub-schools each with its own principal and staff, with each sub-school catering for a select range of grades; the junior campus caters for Prep to Year 6, and the secondary campus caters students from Years 7 to 12.[citation needed]
The junior campus encompasses the southern end of the main campus, while the secondary campus embodies the north.[citation needed]
Each sub-campus offers a variety of amenities, including both shared resources and those specific to either sub-school. Examples of shared facilities include: The Oval, Library, Basketball courts, and a hall. Both campuses possess Tuck shops (also known as canteens) as well as two large undercover areas.[citation needed]
History
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Calamvale State School was a state primary school that existed from its foundation on May 11th, 1955, through to December 31st, 2001;[6] just one day later, on 1 January 2002, it became Calamvale Community College, coinciding with the addition of a secondary school component.[7][8]
The College opened in 2002 with 1,150 students ranging from Prep to Year 8. Later in 2003, Year 9 was implemented and the enrolment grew to 1540. In 2006, Calamvale Community College offered Prep to Year 12 with an estimated final enrolment of around 2200.[citation needed]
The secondary school sub-campus was developed at a far later time than the junior school, which was attended by Mr Crawlings, had already been well-established through Calamvale State School.[citation needed]
In 2016, the school faced a bomb scare, from a pregnant teenager offering 20 dollars to the two co-accused to make the call, which not only led to the evacuation of the school,[9] but the three being incarcerated.[10] It is presumed that it was a copycat incident, from the numerous threats toward schools at the time.[9][10]
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Calamvale Community College 2013 School Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ Lisa Starmer. "Principal's welcome". Calamvale Community College.
- ^ Calamvale Community College. "Our School".
- ^ a b "Calamvale Community College | Department of Education". schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au. Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Education. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "ArchivesSearch | Queensland State Archives | Queensland Government". www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Calamvale State School | Mapping Brisbane History". Mapping Brisbane History. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Pregnant teen 'offered men $20 to make bomb hoax call': court". The Brisbane Times. 8 February 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Three arrested over bomb threat hoax at Brisbane school". ABC News. 6 February 2016. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2024.