Coomera Anglican College

School in Australia

Coomera Anglican College

Location

8 Days Road, Upper Coomera, Queensland

Australia

Coordinates| 27°51′28″S 153°18′20″E﻿ / ﻿27.85778°S 153.30556°E﻿ / -27.85778; 153.30556
Information
Type| Independent co-education early learning, primary and secondary day school
Religious affiliation(s)| Anglican Diocese of Brisbane
Denomination| Anglican
Established| 1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Status| Open
Principal| Doctor Mark D. Sly
Teaching staff| 93 (2019)[1]
Employees| 69
Enrolment| 1,436 (2019[1])
Average class size| 28
Campus type| Suburban
Houses| Gibbs; Smith; Morris; Lane
Slogan| Empowering Change – Where Anything is Possible
Mascot| CACaburra
Tuition| $12500 p/A
Affiliation| Associated Private Schools
Website| www.cac.qld.edu.au
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Coomera Anglican College is an independent Anglican co-educational early learning, primary and secondary school located located in Upper Coomera, Queensland, Australia.[3]

Founded in 1997 and operated by the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane, the College caters for students from earning learning, Prep to Year 12.

## Leadership

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The current leadership for Coomera Anglican College is as follows:[4]

Position | Name

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Principal | Mr Patrick Innes-Hill
Deputy Principal | Mr Mark Heaney
Deputy Principal (Teaching, Learning and Innovation) | Dr Bek Duyckers
Head of Junior Secondary | Mr Greg Golder
Head of Primary | Mrs Carolyn Thistlethwaite
Director of Early Learning Centre | Mrs Jenny Rees
Business Manager | Mr David Dobbie

## House system

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Coomera Anglican College has four houses;

* Gibbs
* Smith
* Morris
* Lame

All members of the same family are placed in the same house. Each house is named after a person who had a part in the foundation of the school.

## School culture

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In 2011, a student-created film titled "Beware of Peter Goodman" emerged as a cultural touchstone within the Anglican school, lampooning senior secondary teachers and their unique enforcement of the school uniform policy. This satirical portrayal quickly became a recurring tradition among graduating classes, with each subsequent year producing their own adaptations and interpretations of the original theme. Despite occasional controversy, the film's enduring popularity has contributed to ongoing conversations about school culture and the evolving dynamics between students and faculty over the years.

## Notable alumni

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* Kimberly Birrell, professional tennis player.[5]
* Emerson Jones, professional tennis player.[6]
* Hayden Jones, professional tennis player.
* Taylor Smith, an Australian rules footballer who began her career with the Gold Coast Suns.[7] Following the 2020 AFLW season, Smith moved to the Brisbane Lions,[8] where she became a premiership player in the 2021 AFLW grand final winning team.[9]
* Jade Wall, softball player who represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,[10] hitting Australia's first home run for the 2021 Games against Mexico in the Opening Rounds.

## See also

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* Queensland portal
* Christianity portal
* Schools portal

* List of schools in Queensland
* List of Anglican schools in Australia
* List of Anglican Schools in Queensland

## References

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1. ^ a b "Coomera Anglican College's My School Profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
2. ^ "School info at PrivateSchoolsGuide". Private Schools Guide. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
3. ^ Hotcourses
4. ^ "Governance, Leadership - Coomera Anglican College".
5. ^ "Gold Coast's Kimberly Birrell named junior female tennis athlete of year". Retrieved 10 January 2019.
6. ^ O’Brien, Connor (28 March 2019). "Kim Birrell returns to Coomera Anglican College as Fed Cup semi-final tie in Brisbane looms". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
7. ^ "Taylor Smith has become the Gold Coast Suns last AFLW priority signing". Retrieved 5 November 2019.
8. ^ "Taylor made for the Lions". 12 August 2020.
9. ^ "Brisbane Lions complete AFLW fairytale | Kasey Symons". TheGuardian.com. 17 April 2021.
10. ^ "Jade Wall - Google Search".

## External links

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* Coomera Anglican College's website

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Members of the Anglican Schools Office, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane metropolitan|

* Anglican Church Grammar School
* Cannon Hill Anglican College
* Canterbury College
* Hillbrook Anglican School
* Mary McConnel School
* St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School
* St John's Anglican College
* St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School
* St Paul's School
* Springfield Anglican College
* West Moreton Anglican College

Queensland regional|

* All Saints Anglican School
* Coomera Anglican College
* Djarragun College
* Fraser Coast Anglican College
* Matthew Flinders Anglican College
* St Andrew's Anglican College
* St Hilda's School
* St Luke's Anglican School
* The Cathedral School
* The Glennie School
* The Southport School
* Toowoomba Anglican School
* Trinity Anglican School
* Whitsunday Anglican School

Former Anglican schools|

* The Lakes College

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Associated Private Schools

* A.B. Paterson College
* All Saints Anglican School
* Coomera Anglican College
* Emmanuel College
* King's Christian College
* Somerset College
* Saint Stephen's College
* Trinity Lutheran College

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