Clayfield College
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| Luceat Lux Vestra (Latin:"Let Your Light Shine") |
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| Established | 1931[1] |
| School Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day and Boarding |
| Denomination | Uniting Church and Presbyterian |
| Key People | Mr. Brian Savins (Principal) Rev. David Bernard (Chaplain) |
| School Fees | AU$8,920–10,380 p.a (Day) AU$22,578–24,038 p.a (Boarding)[2] |
| Location | Clayfield, Queensland, Australia  |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Enrolment | ~945 (P–12)[3] |
| Colours | Green, Gold and Blue |
| Homepage | www.clayfield.qld.edu.au |
Clayfield College is an independent, Uniting Church and Presbyterian, day and boarding school, predominantly for girls, located in Clayfield, an inner-northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Founded in 1931, the College has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 945 students from Prep to Year 12,[3] including 110 boarders from Years 5 to 12. Boys are enrolled from Prep to Year 5, and girls from Prep to Year 12.[1] It is operated by the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association, as a joint mission of the Uniting and Presbyterian Churches in Queensland.[4]
Clayfield is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[5] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[6] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),[1] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),[7] and has been a member of the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association (QGSSSA) since 1941.[8]
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[edit] History
Clayfield College grew out of the Brisbane Boys' College (BBC), which was founded in 1902. In 1906, BBC moved to Bayview Terrace, Clayfield, moving again in 1930, to its present location at Toowong, as the school had outgrown the campus. Subsequently, in 1931 Clayfield College was founded on BBC's former site, as the primary school department of Somerville House. The secondary school was established in 1935 and Clayfield was separated from Somerville House.
In 1939, Clayfield opened its boarding school and chose its motto Luceat Lux Vestra, which may be translated from Latin to "Let Your Light Shine". Clayfield began its house system in 1946, with four houses – Campbell, Gibson, Radcliffe and Youngman, with Henderson incorporated soon after. Ashburn house came later in honour of Clayfield's first Principal, Nancy Ashburn.
Clayfield's first Principal, Nancy Ashburn, retired in 1964. Opened the same year, the college library was named after her. A science building, a new boarding house, an assembly hall and a separate primary department were built in quick succession. Another boarding house, the music centre, and new classrooms were constructed in the 1970s and 1980s. The college Chapel was built in 1985. In 1997, Clayfield’s Physical Education Centre was built on the former site of the Savoy Theatre, and named after the school's second Principal, Ida Kennedy, who retired in 1990. The classrooms and boarding house were refurbished and expanded in the 1990s, and Clayfield bought the Turrawan Private Hospital and converted it into a boarding facility.
[edit] Curriculum
Year 8 students must study core subjects including German, Japanese, Information Technology, Art, Music and Drama. In Years 9 and 10, students choose two electives from language, arts and business courses as well as continuing to study most of these core subjects.
English and Mathematics are compulsory for all students in Years 11 and 12. In addition, students elect to study 4 other subjects ranging from Arts, Business, Languages, Sciences, Social Sciences, Physical Education and Technology. English as a Second Language (ESL) is offered throughout the Senior School to students from non-English speaking backgrounds.
[edit] Co-curriculum
[edit] Sport
Sports offered by Clayfield College include artistic gymnastics, athletics, badminton, cricket, cross country, hockey, netball, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, touch football, and volleyball.
[edit] Notable alumnae
- Academic
- Elizabeth Perkins OAM – One of the first women to reach the rank of Associate Professor at James Cook University; Member of the Literature Board of the Australian Council; Founding editor of Literature in North Queensland[9]
- Business
- Lesley Ann Brydon (née Barker) – Executive Director of the Advertising Federation of Australia[10]
- Media, entertainment and the arts
- Marilyn Ann Darling (née Skinner) – Chair of the National Portrait Gallery; Member of the Old Parliament House Governing Council; Deputy Chair of the Gordon Darling Foundation; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003[11]
- Medicine and science
- Elizabeth-Anne Stuart Abell OBE – Former Chief Nursing Officer of the Queensland Department of Health; Florence Nightingale Scholar 1960[12]
- Politics, public service and the law
- Tania Major – Youngest person elected to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission; 2007 Young Australian of the Year[13]
- Sen. Jan Elizabeth McLucas – Federal Shadow Minister for Ageing, Disabilities and Carers; Senator (ALP) for Queensland[14]
- Hon. Justice Margaret Anne Wilson QC – Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003[15]
- Sport
- Stephanie Rice – Swimmer; Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Olympian and world record holder
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Clayfield College. Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Fee Schedule 2008 (PDF). Applying to Enrol. Clayfield College. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
- ^ a b 2006 Annual Schools Report (PDF). Downloads. Clayfield College. Retrieved on 2007-08-16.
- ^ Ownership & Governance. Our College. Clayfield College. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Queensland. School Directory. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ JSHAA Queensland Directory of Members. Queensland Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Butler, Jan (2006). Member Schools. Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ A Brief History. (What is) QGSSSA. Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association (2005). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Ward, Daphne (June 2002). Elizabeth Perkins OAM - Teacher PGC (1958 - 61). Past Students Association. Scots PGC College. Retrieved on 2007-09-21.
- ^ "BRYDON Lesley Ann". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.
- ^ "DARLING Marilyn Ann". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.
- ^ "ABELL Elizabeth-Anne Stuart". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.
- ^ "MAJOR Tania". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.
- ^ "McLUCAS Jan Elizabeth, Sen.". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.
- ^ "WILSON Margaret Anne, Hon. Justice". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.
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