Mary McConnel School is 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

Uniting Church in Australia

The Uniting Church in Australia was formed on 22 June 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union....

. It is 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 Forest Lake College

Forest Lake College

St. John's Anglican College 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....

, 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...

.

The Mary McConnel School provides an alternative educational program for students who, due to a high-support learning need, have difficulties accessing conventional education programs.

The School is named in honour of Mary McConnel http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/cdview?pi=nla.pic-an6300308-v who founded http://www.workingwonders.com.au/go/parents-and-kids/visit-the-hospital/visit-the-hospital? the Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane in 1878.

The Head of the Mary McConnel School is based at the College Avenue Campus of Forest Lake College and also manages the Mary McConnel operations at the Alpine Place Campus of Forest Lake College and at The Springfield College.

Curriculum

The School provides: early intervention programs; educational therapy

Educational Therapy

Educational Therapy is a form of therapy used to treat individuals with learning differences, disabilities, and challenges. This form of therapy offers a wide range of intensive interventions that are designed to remediate learning problems. These interventions are individualized and unique to the...

and emotional support for school-age children; and transition-to-work assistance, through the post-compulsory school program.

Students in Preparatory to Year Nine focus on literacy and numeracy for their individual programs, whilst programs for students in Senior Schooling (Years Ten to Twelve) take on a vocational education focus.

At the end of Year 12, students are able to undertake a 12 month Habilitation program, to provide them with the life skills needed to live independently in society.

The Associated Schools Sports

Mary McConnel School's sporting program is centred around the host College's membership of The Associated Schools (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	Volleyball Softball	Athletics

External links

• Mary McConnel School website