Noosa Christian College
| Noosa Adventist College (NAC) | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
20 Cooroy Belli Creek Road
Cooroy, QLD Australia | |
| Coordinates | 26°25′36.8″S 152°54′12.07″E / 26.426889°S 152.9033528°E |
| Information | |
| Former name | Noosa Christian College (NCC) |
| School type | Independent School/Private School |
| Motto | Nothing Without God |
| Religious affiliation | Australian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists |
| Denomination | Seventh-day Adventist |
| Established | 2003 |
| Sister school | Northpine College |
| Principal | Mrs Jeanette Martin |
| Chaplain | Pr Jacob Ugljesa |
| Grades | Kindergarten, Prep, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12 |
| Enrolment | 280 |
| Houses | Sports Houses: Bradman, Frazer, Newcomb, Freeman |
| Colours | Maroon and navy blue |
| Slogan | Nothing Without God |
| Website | https://nac.qld.edu.au/ |
Noosa Adventist College (NAC), formally Noosa Christian College from 2003-2026, is a co-educational primary and secondary independent and/or private school, located in Queensland (QLD), Australia; more specifically, the Queenslander town of Cooroy; 20 Cooroy Belli Creek Rd, Cooroy QLD; near Noosa, Queensland.
NAC owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church; its sister college, Northpine Christian College, is located in Dakabin QLD; one hour south of Cooroy.
It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[1][2][3][4]
History
Principal Ross Reid established the school in 2003. It has grown into a Kindergarten to Year 12 school with a one-to-one laptop program for the Secondary College (Years 7 to 12).[5] In 2011, the school celebrated its first graduation of a year 12 class.[5]
During the 2011 year, the Hon John Hogg, Senator for Queensland and President of the Australian Senate, officially opened a new A$2 million library funded entirely by the Australian Government Building Education Revolution (BER) scheme.[5] Noosa Christian College is one of 55 Adventist schools in Australia. These Adventist schools have received A$100 million as part of the Australian government's education modernisation program.[6]
See also
- Seventh-day Adventist education
- List of schools in Queensland
- List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
References
- ^ Kido, Elissa (15 November 2010). "For real education reform, take a cue from the Adventists". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
...the Adventist Church runs a Christian school system second only in size to the Roman Catholic parochial schools.
- ^ "Seventh-day Adventists - Christian Denomination | Religion Facts". Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (1 April 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- ^ a b c Dobson, Neroli (12 January 2012). "First graduating class for NCC". Record, Online Edition. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ Tan, Melody (16 June 2009). "Adventist schools benefit from stimulus". Record, Online Edition. Retrieved 3 February 2012. This is part of the A$14.7 billion total economic stimulus strategy that was available to all 9,540 state and private schools in Australia.