St John's College, University of Queensland
Encyclopedia
St John's College is a co-educational college situated within the St Lucia Campus of the University of Queensland
, Brisbane
, Australia
. The college is affiliated with the University of Queensland with whom the college co-sponsors The Australian Institute of Ethics and the Professions (see external links). The college was founded in 1911, the same year the University of Queensland accepted its first students.
The college models itself on an adapted Oxbridge model, whereby all students are encouraged to regularly attend tutorials offered and encourage academic achievements. Students must maintain a certain Grade Point Average (GPA) to be eligible for re-entry into the college.
In 2005, a building was burned down in a fire apparently caused by unattended electrical devices left on by a student over the Easter break. The college provided portable buildings to house students from the affected building, and has since completed rebuilding.
group which focuses on stage performance. The college maintains an auditioned chamber choir consisting of approximately 12 choral scholars. The chamber choir regularly performs during chapel services and various cultural events, as well as occasionally at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane
.
The college has established an orchestra
which complements the pre-existing auditioned string quartet
.
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
, Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, 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 is affiliated with the University of Queensland with whom the college co-sponsors The Australian Institute of Ethics and the Professions (see external links). The college was founded in 1911, the same year the University of Queensland accepted its first students.
The college models itself on an adapted Oxbridge model, whereby all students are encouraged to regularly attend tutorials offered and encourage academic achievements. Students must maintain a certain Grade Point Average (GPA) to be eligible for re-entry into the college.
In 2005, a building was burned down in a fire apparently caused by unattended electrical devices left on by a student over the Easter break. The college provided portable buildings to house students from the affected building, and has since completed rebuilding.
Culture
The Niggles is an auditioned all-male Collegiate a cappellaCollegiate a cappella
Collegiate a cappella ensembles are student-run and -directed singing groups that perform entirely without instruments. Such groups can be found at many colleges and universities in the United States, and increasingly worldwide....
group which focuses on stage performance. The college maintains an auditioned chamber choir consisting of approximately 12 choral scholars. The chamber choir regularly performs during chapel services and various cultural events, as well as occasionally at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane
St John's Cathedral, Brisbane
St John's Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral of Brisbane and the metropolitan cathedral of the ecclesiastical province of Queensland, Australia...
.
The college has established an orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
which complements the pre-existing auditioned string quartet
String quartet
A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group...
.
External links
- St John's College (UQ) website - note: information may not be current