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| Whitsunday Anglican School | |
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| Location | |
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2/16 Celeber Drive, Mackay, Queensland Australia | |
| Coordinates | 21°6′11″S 149°10′25″E / 21.10306°S 149.17361°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school |
| Motto | Latin: Spiritus Scientiae (The Spirit of Knowledge) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1988 |
| Founder | The Right Reverend John Lewis SSM[1] |
| Chairman | Mr D Watts, BaG.Ec, CA |
| Headmaster | Andrew Wheaton |
| Key people | Mr. A Wheaton |
| Years | Early learning to Year 12 |
| Gender | co-ed |
| Enrolment | c. 847[2] |
| Colour(s) | Red, white & grey |
| Tuition | Varies by grade[3] |
| Affiliation |
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| Former pupils | Old Scholars |
| Website | www |
The Whitsunday Anglican School (WAS) is an independent Anglican co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school, located in Beaconsfield, a suburb in Mackay, Queensland, Australia.
Established in 1988 by the seventh Anglican bishop of North Queensland, The Right Reverend John Lewis SSM,[3] Whitsunday Anglican is the leading academic institution in the Mackay region.[4] The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 900 students from early learning to Year 12, including 80 boarders from Years 5 to 12.[5] It has the highest percentage of students in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage in the region.[6]
The school is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA),[5] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[7] the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA),[8] Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ),[9] and the Commonwealth Registar of Institutes and Courses for Overseas Students.[10]
The school cohort is divided up into four houses for competitions like house choir and sports events. The houses include, Ambrose, Barnabas, Charles and Trinity, all named after Christian saints.
History
[edit]The school was established in 1988 by The Right Reverend John Lewis SSM.[11] The first boarding house (Booth Boarding House) was established in 1988.
International students
[edit]Whitsunday Anglican School is the only on-campus boarding school in the Mackay region. This allows WAS to cater to international students on campus. It is also a CRICOS verified school.[12]
See also
[edit]
- List of boarding schools in Australia
- List of schools in Queensland
- List of Anglican schools in Australia
- List of schools in North Queensland
- List of boarding schools in Australia
References
[edit]- ^ "Right Reverend Hurtle John Lewis". Monument Australia.
- ^ 2016 WAS Handbook
- ^ a b "Whitsunday Anglican School MacKay 2019 School Fees Schedule" (PDF). The Whitsunday Anglican School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Academic Results". Whitsunday Anglican School.
- ^ a b "WAS". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- ^ "Whitsunday Anglican School, Beaconsfield, QLD". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.
- ^ "AHISA Schools". Queensland. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. November 2007. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
- ^ "JSHAA Queensland Directory of Members". Queensland Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2007.
- ^ "Brisbane Grammar School". School Search. Independent Schools Queensland. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- ^ "The Australian Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS)". cricos.education.gov.au.
- ^ "History Of The School Crest". Whitsunday Anglican School.
- ^ "Institution Details - Whitsunday Anglican School Limited". cricos.education.gov.au.