Forest Lake College
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St. John's Anglican College (SJAC) classes from Prep to Year Six are conducted at the campus in Alpine Place, Forest Lake
, Queensland
. This campus operates in partnership with Education Queensland.
About a kilometre away is the purpose-built campus in College Avenue, which accommodates students from Years Seven to Twelve. This campus was officially opened in 1998. As at Alpine Place, this campus operates in partnership with Education Queensland. A $4.25 million state of the art Resource Centre was built in partnership with the Forest Lake State High School.
It was originally a joint initiative of the Anglican Church of Australia
and the Uniting Church in Australia and until 2009 was operated by EDUCANG Limited
along with Mary McConnel School
, The FLC International Centre, The Lakes College and The Springfield College
.
In October 2009, sole ownership of Forest Lake College (FLC) and The Springfield College (TSC) was assumed by the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane and a new board was appointed to EDUCANG Limited.
On 4 November 2010, a new entity FSAC Ltd (Forest Lake & Springfield Anglican Colleges) took over the governances of the two colleges from EDUCANG and renamed the colleges - St John's Anglican College and The Springfield Anglican College. "Rebranding" would commence immediately with the names to officially take effect on 1 January 2011.
St. John's Anglican College believes there are three discrete stages of a child's education:-
(TAS) for students in Years 8-12, and Junior TAS Competition (JTAS) for students in Years 4-7.
Apart from the core sports of Swimming, Cross-country and Athletics, all TAS sport is played on Saturdays over 3 trimesters. Each trimester is approximately nine weeks.
Forest Lake, Queensland
Forest Lake or "The Living Forest" as it is affectionately known, was the first Master Planned Community within the municipality of Brisbane, Queensland. It has won numerous awards for its design and had a population of 20,900 residents, as of February 2006. Delfin, the developer of Forest Lake,...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
. This campus operates in partnership with Education Queensland.
About a kilometre away is the purpose-built campus in College Avenue, which accommodates students from Years Seven to Twelve. This campus was officially opened in 1998. As at Alpine Place, this campus operates in partnership with Education Queensland. A $4.25 million state of the art Resource Centre was built in partnership with the Forest Lake State High School.
History
St. John's Anglican College was established in 1994 as Forest Lake College with 66 students. The College's enrolment has since expanded to 1,000 students.It was originally a joint initiative of the Anglican Church of Australia
Anglican Church of Australia
The Anglican Church of Australia is a member church of the Anglican Communion. It was previously officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania...
and the Uniting Church in Australia and until 2009 was operated by EDUCANG Limited
EDUCANG
EDUCANG Limited was originally an initiative of the Anglican Church of Australia and the Uniting Church in Australia.The name of the company reflected a partnership in independent schooling...
along with Mary McConnel School
Mary McConnel School
Mary McConnel School is a joint initiative of the Anglican Church of Australia and the Uniting Church in Australia. It is operated by EDUCANG Limited, along with Forest Lake College, The FLC International Centre, The Lakes College and The Springfield College.The Mary McConnel School provides an...
, The FLC International Centre, The Lakes College and The Springfield College
The Springfield College
The Springfield Anglican College is an independent, co-educational day school, located at Springfield, a suburb in South East Queensland, Australia...
.
In October 2009, sole ownership of Forest Lake College (FLC) and The Springfield College (TSC) was assumed by the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane and a new board was appointed to EDUCANG Limited.
On 4 November 2010, a new entity FSAC Ltd (Forest Lake & Springfield Anglican Colleges) took over the governances of the two colleges from EDUCANG and renamed the colleges - St John's Anglican College and The Springfield Anglican College. "Rebranding" would commence immediately with the names to officially take effect on 1 January 2011.
Curriculum
St. John's Anglican College curriculum includes individualized training in the academic, cultural, social, spiritual and physical domains. St. John's Anglican College academic curriculum offers a range of science, humanities and vocational subjects.St. John's Anglican College believes there are three discrete stages of a child's education:-
- the foundation studies of early childhood,
- the middle years of development and growth, and
- the final years of preparation for adult life.
Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin Chinese is the College's official Language Other Than English (LOTE) and is taught in all classes from Prep (pre-school) through to Year Eight and may be undertaken as an elective subject from Year Nine through to Year Twelve.Music
All St. John's Anglican College students from Prep (pre-school) onwards learn to play an orchestral musical instrument. As part of the core curriculum, all students receive instruction from String, Brass, Percussion or Woodwind specialist music teachers during classroom time.Other Activities
The College offers activities in cultural areas, as well as recreational and leisure activities such as public speaking, computer clubs and chess clubs. Students take part in debating competitions with other schools, fielding teams in the Queensland Debating Union schools' competition.The Associated Schools Sports
The St. John's Anglican College sporting program is centred around membership of The Associated SchoolsThe Associated Schools
The Associated Schools is an incorporated body involving fourteen co-educational independent Queensland secondary schools in a variety of sporting and cultural activities established in 1956 following the disbanded Metropolitan Secondary School Sports Association in 1955, which had been...
(TAS) for students in Years 8-12, and Junior TAS Competition (JTAS) for students in Years 4-7.
Apart from the core sports of Swimming, Cross-country and Athletics, all TAS sport is played on Saturdays over 3 trimesters. Each trimester is approximately nine weeks.
| Boys | Girls | Carnival | |
| Trimester 1 | Cricket Volleyball |
Basketball Tennis |
Swimming |
| Trimester 2 | Rugby Tennis |
Hockey Netball |
Cross Country |
| Trimester 3 | Basketball Soccer |
Softball Volleyball |
Athletics |