Bundaberg Christian College
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| Bundaberg Christian College | |
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| , Australia | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Education with Wisdom |
| Established | 1996 |
| Principal | Brendan Hosking |
| Enrolment | 760 (2023) |
| Campus | 234 Ashfield Road, Ashfield 4670 |
| Colours | Navy blue, pacific aqua |
| Website | www.bcc.net.au |
Bundaberg Christian College (BCC)[1] is an independent, non-denominational Christian, co-educational, P-12, school, in the suburb of Ashfield in the city of Bundaberg, in Queensland, Australia.[2][3][4] It is administered by Independent Schools Queensland, with an enrolment of 760 students and a teaching staff of 73, as of 2023.[4] It was one of the last schools to use corporal punishment in Queensland.[5]
The school opened on 1 January 1996.[6]
In 2016, the school installed the largest hybrid solar system in Australia at the time, with exactly 740 solar panels, and approximately 170 batteries,[7] with 200KW battery storage.[8]
2022 saw the expansion of the Junior School, with the Prep to Year 6 cohort being designated in one section of the school, which had not occurred in 15 years.[9]
Cultural
Bundaberg Christian College has been involved in many cultural events including Eisteddfods and sporting events. The school has many bands including Junior, Senior, Year 5 and Stage, many choirs including Junior, Senior and Voiceworx and many orchestras including Junior, Senior, Year 4 and Year 8 Chamber. A stringed instrument is compulsory in Year 4 and a brass or woodwind in Year 5. In Year 6+ students have the option of learning percussion instruments.[citation needed]
Discipline
The school had a policy of corporal punishment until mid-2012, making it one of the last schools in Queensland to use this form of discipline.[5] Paddling or caning was given for "serious verbal or physical abuse, theft or misbehaviour".[10] In 2008 the school's paddle was used, with parental agreement, on 10 occasions, and 7 occasions the previous year.[11]
