Ellenbrook Christian College

Ellenbrook Christian College

Wisdom is of God
Location
Ellenbrook, Western Australia
Australia Australia
Coordinates 31°47′13″S 115°57′34″E / 31.78694°S 115.95944°E / -31.78694; 115.95944Coordinates: 31°47′13″S 115°57′34″E / 31.78694°S 115.95944°E / -31.78694; 115.95944
Information
Type Independent, coeducational, Non-demoninational Christian day school
Established 2001[1]
Principal Steven Coote
Years offered PreK-12
Enrolment ~827
Houses Flynn, Garlett, King, Nightingale
Website www.ellenbrook.wa.edu.au

Ellenbrook Christian College is a Christian non-denomination, co-educational school catering for students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12. Commencing in 2001, the College has been built in the developing subdivision of Ellenbrook on the outskirts of the Perth. The College is a member of the Swan Christian Education Association Inc.

History

The College opened for students in 2001 with Jack Joyce as inaugural Principal and Doreen Smith as inaugural College Council Chair. In that first year, the College consisted of 13 staff and 151 students by year's end.[2]

Campus

The College is built on one campus located at 5 Santona Boulevard in Ellenbrook, Western Australia.

Campus buildings are:

The Junior School library and technology centre and the Secondary gymnasium, auditorium and performing arts buildings are the most recently constructed additions to the campus. They were completed in 2011 with financial assistance from the Australian Government's Building the Education Revolution.

Curriculum

In Years K-10, the curriculum is derived from a combination of the Western Australian [3] and the incoming Australian Curriculum, which will eventually supersede the Curriculum Framework. Courses are drawn from the eight learning areas of as follows (with subject specific context shown in brackets):

In the upper school years (Year 11 & 12), students study for a Western Australian Certificate of Education as managed by the Schools Curriculum and Standards Authority. Courses being delivered to the class of 2012[4] are:

Extra curricular activities

Alumni

The first cohort of Year 12 students graduated from the College in 2007. The College plans to develop an alumni program as milestones such as the first 10-year reunion draw closer.

Honour roll

College Captains[5]

Dux of the College[5]

Dux Proxime Accessit

All Rounder[5]

Leadership (ADF Long Tan)

Citizenship

Christian Integrity[5]

Sports person of the year[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ellenbrook Christian College". Search for School. Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
  2. ↑ The Grapevine, 2001 Yearbook, Ellenbrook Christian College
  3. ↑ http://www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/internet/years_K10/Curriculum_Framework Curriculum Framework
  4. ↑ http://www.ellenbrookportal.com/wiki/images/6/67/Senior_Secondary_Handbook_%28Class_of_2012%29_web.pdf
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Honour boards in College gymnasium

External links

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