Matthew Flinders Anglican College

In 2011, the school's Overall Position and NAPLAN results put the school in the top 100 schools in Australia, top 10 schools in Queensland and highest-achieving school in the Sunshine Coast.^[3]

In 2012, the college completed its 600-seat performance centre.^[4]

The students are divided into four (primary) and eight (secondary) houses, each named after a notable Australian person:

Dean Carelse was a South African national and water polo coach.^[5] Carelse was employed at MFAC from ~2019-2020, as a middle school science and mathematics teacher and a water polo coach. He was dismissed from the college after allegations of grooming after contacting students on social media such as Facebook, and allegedly taking inappropriate photographs of students. Maroochydore Police raided his Moololabah home in early 2021 and discovered child exploitation content, in 2022 he pleaded guilty to 20 charges consisting of possessing child exploitation material and distributing child exploitation material.^{[6][better source needed]} Much of the child exploitation charges related to students at MFAC. Carelse was sentenced to 6 years in prison, but instead deported to South Africa. After an investigation conducted by the ABC, Carelse was discovered working at a water park in the United Kingdom and departed from there in 2024.^[7]

This controversy caused MFAC to implement more stringent and effective child protection policies, as well as the introduction of frequent school assemblies regarding child protection. School policies such as requiring teaching staff to maintain zero contact with students for at least 2 years after graduation were implemented to address the controversy and ensure child protection.^{[8][better source needed]}