Southern Cross Catholic College
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Southern Cross Catholic College (SCCC), opened 30 January 1995, is a co-educational school based in Redcliffe
in Queensland
, Australia
. The college was formed out of the amalgamation of several schools on the Redcliffe Peninsula; in particular: De La Salle College - both the Junior and Secondary College (located on Scarborough Road), Frawley College (located on Scarborough Road), Soubirous College, St Bernadette's of Scarborough, Our Lady Help of Christians (of Redcliffe) and Our Lady of Lourdes (Woody Point). The De La Salle Campus (years 7 to 12), is located in Scarborough, and three primary schools (prep to year 6) are located in Scarborough, Woody Point and Kippa-Ring
. The previous Headmaster was Mr Paul Woodcock and the current Headmaster is Robyn Killoran. The school is built on the old De La Salle College.
, and Mary MacKillop
. The four founders correspond to the four sports houses, Frawley (green dragons), La Salle (red lions), Delany (currently the blue dolphins but previously known as the Delany Smurfs), and MacKillop (currently known as the white polar bears but previously known as the MacKillop Warriors).
, Woody Point
, and Kippa-Ring
, and a secondary campus in Scarborough, De La Salle campus.
, basketball
, Australian rules football
and Gaelic football
, an unusual and uncommon sport in Australia.
, and Mary MacKillop
. The four founders correspond to the four sports houses: Frawley (green dragons), La Salle (red lions), Delany (currently the blue dolphins but previously known as the Delany Smurfs), and MacKillop (currently known as the white polar bears but previously known as the MacKillop Warriors ).
As it transpired, several students, teachers and parents supported the college in its current form and opposed any moves to destabilise the college and to consider de-amalgamation for purely financial objectives. With active support from the college principal at the time, Mr Paul Woodcock, it was decided by authorities that the college would remain in its amalgamated form.
The lower ovals on the De La Salle Campus have been seen the small, but beneficial, expansion of the Ballycara Nursing Home (which is an aged care facility that borders on the land with the old De La Salle Campus).
The site previously occupied by Frawley College was incorporated as part of the College in 1995 and became campus for the Senior Secondary students of Southern Cross Catholic College until it was developed in 2006 as the Australian Trade College North Brisbane.
Redcliffe, Queensland
Redcliffe is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in the north-east of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia...
in 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...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The college was formed out of the amalgamation of several schools on the Redcliffe Peninsula; in particular: De La Salle College - both the Junior and Secondary College (located on Scarborough Road), Frawley College (located on Scarborough Road), Soubirous College, St Bernadette's of Scarborough, Our Lady Help of Christians (of Redcliffe) and Our Lady of Lourdes (Woody Point). The De La Salle Campus (years 7 to 12), is located in Scarborough, and three primary schools (prep to year 6) are located in Scarborough, Woody Point and Kippa-Ring
Kippa-Ring, Queensland
Kippa-Ring is a residential and light industrial suburb of the Moreton Bay Region at the center of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.-History:...
. The previous Headmaster was Mr Paul Woodcock and the current Headmaster is Robyn Killoran. The school is built on the old De La Salle College.
History
The school has four founders, Monsignor Frawley, John Baptist de La Salle, Daniel DelanyDaniel Delany
Daniel Delany was the Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. He was born on the first of two sons into a farming family in January 1747...
, and Mary MacKillop
Mary MacKillop
Mary Helen MacKillop , also known as Saint Mary of the Cross, was an Australian Roman Catholic nun who, together with Father Julian Tenison Woods, founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart and a number of schools and welfare institutions throughout Australasia with an emphasis on...
. The four founders correspond to the four sports houses, Frawley (green dragons), La Salle (red lions), Delany (currently the blue dolphins but previously known as the Delany Smurfs), and MacKillop (currently known as the white polar bears but previously known as the MacKillop Warriors).
Academic
Southern Cross Catholic College consists of four schools throughout the Redcliffe peninsula: primary campuses in ScarboroughScarborough, Queensland
Scarborough is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Region at the northernmost of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia...
, Woody Point
Woody Point, Queensland
Woody Point is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Region at the south-east of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It was formerly a banana plantation.-Attractions and features:...
, and Kippa-Ring
Kippa-Ring, Queensland
Kippa-Ring is a residential and light industrial suburb of the Moreton Bay Region at the center of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.-History:...
, and a secondary campus in Scarborough, De La Salle campus.
Sport
The school currently participates in inter-school sport and is strong in rugby leagueRugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
and Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
, an unusual and uncommon sport in Australia.
Houses
The school has four sporting and cultural house groups in which the students are divided into. They are as follows:| House | | Delany | | Frawley | | La Salle | | Mackillop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colour | Blue | Green | Red | White |
| Named after | Daniel Delany Daniel Delany Daniel Delany was the Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. He was born on the first of two sons into a farming family in January 1747... |
Monsignor Frawley | John Baptist De la Salle | Mary MacKillop Mary MacKillop Mary Helen MacKillop , also known as Saint Mary of the Cross, was an Australian Roman Catholic nun who, together with Father Julian Tenison Woods, founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart and a number of schools and welfare institutions throughout Australasia with an emphasis on... |
| Mascot | Dolphins (previously the Smurfs) | Dragons | Lions | Polar Bears (previously the Warriors) |
Founders
The school has four founders: Monsignor Frawley, John Baptist de La Salle, Daniel DelanyDaniel Delany
Daniel Delany was the Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. He was born on the first of two sons into a farming family in January 1747...
, and Mary MacKillop
Mary MacKillop
Mary Helen MacKillop , also known as Saint Mary of the Cross, was an Australian Roman Catholic nun who, together with Father Julian Tenison Woods, founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart and a number of schools and welfare institutions throughout Australasia with an emphasis on...
. The four founders correspond to the four sports houses: Frawley (green dragons), La Salle (red lions), Delany (currently the blue dolphins but previously known as the Delany Smurfs), and MacKillop (currently known as the white polar bears but previously known as the MacKillop Warriors ).
Threat of Split
During the school year in 1999, concern had spread amongst the college community that the school was to be split up on the basis that the school could prove more economical to run in a different fashion. This caused some concern and angst amongst the school community given the fairly recent amalgamation of several schools on the Peninsula. Indeed, only four years had passed since the school had come into being. Some had concerns that the college was to be split back into the initial schools which had been amalgamated to form the college; whilst others saw that a split between the High School and Primary School as more likely. The entire episode escalated to a stage that it engulfed the local Parish Priest at the time, Father John McKeon, who was seen as the protagonist in the threat to have the college de-amalgamated. However, as is common practice within the Catholic Church hierarchy, such a decision was never within the remit of the Parish Priest and any decision to split the college would thus have emanated from much a much higher authority within the Brisbane Catholic Archodiocese.As it transpired, several students, teachers and parents supported the college in its current form and opposed any moves to destabilise the college and to consider de-amalgamation for purely financial objectives. With active support from the college principal at the time, Mr Paul Woodcock, it was decided by authorities that the college would remain in its amalgamated form.
College/Land Development
Since the amalgamation in 1995, several developments have taken place in the college history as to the development of land and buildings that previously was occupied by the college. The former site of Soubirous College and St Bernadette's of Scarborough (including the chapel) have since been developed into residential housing.The lower ovals on the De La Salle Campus have been seen the small, but beneficial, expansion of the Ballycara Nursing Home (which is an aged care facility that borders on the land with the old De La Salle Campus).
The site previously occupied by Frawley College was incorporated as part of the College in 1995 and became campus for the Senior Secondary students of Southern Cross Catholic College until it was developed in 2006 as the Australian Trade College North Brisbane.
Notable alumni
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- Journalist - Rupert McCall - Journalist, actor and poet
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- Australian Olypmpic Swimmer - Mick CrockerMichael CrockerMichael Crocker is an Australian professional rugby league footballer with the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the NRL...
- Australian Rugby League Player - Lincoln Hill - Professional Australian Rules Football Player
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