Kingston College (Queensland)

State, secondary, co-ed school in Logan City, Queensland, Australia

Kingston College

Address

Bega Road, Kingston

Logan City

Queensland

4114

Australia

Coordinates| 27°39′56.3″S 153°06′37.15″E﻿ / ﻿27.665639°S 153.1103194°E﻿ / -27.665639; 153.1103194
Information
Type| state, secondary, co-ed
Established| 1977
Principal| Goldy Sodhi
Grades| 7–12
Slogan| Progress with Pride
Website| kingstonsc.eq.edu.au

Kingston College is a public school in Kingston, a suburb of Logan City, Queensland, Australia. It incorporates a centre for continuing secondary education.

## History[edit]

The Minister for Education, V. J. Bird (MLA), opened Kingston State High School in 1977.[1] Its students come mainly from the residential suburbs of Kingston, Marsden, Browns Plains, Loganlea, and Woodridge.[2] Kingston College has been formally renamed Kingston State College from January 2016.[3]

## Location and facilities[edit]

Kingston State College is within the Logan district and occupies the southern portion of Kingston Hill. The campus features a natural woodland environment. It contains ample playing fields and courts, and a swimming pool.

## Offerings[edit]

The school provides a range of extra-curricular activities. An Instrumental Music program and school band has been in operation for several years, as well as a Student Athlete Academy. The school takes part in a variety of sporting activities, cultural performances and academic competitions and has enjoyed a number of successes at regional and state levels of competition. Kingston State College also participates in a number of science related programs such as Opti-Minds and the Australian Brain Bee Competition. Kingston State College strives for performance in the areas of science, performing arts and business.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
2. ^ Kingston College website
3. ^ "Kingston SC". Retrieved 30 January 2017.

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