- Mary McConnel School
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Mary McConnel School Location Forest Lake, QLD, Australia Information Type Independent, Co-educational Established 2003 Principal Pam Hall (Alpine Place Campus) Head of College Steve Croft Chaplain Rev. Michael Skinner (Uniting Church) Grades Prep – 12 Campus Urban (Forest Lake)
Urban (Springfield)Colour(s) Red and Navy Blue (and White) Affiliation Anglican Schools Office
Uniting Church in Australia
EDUCANG LimitedDeputy Head of College Neil Flottmann Chief Financial Officer Joe McMeniman Website www.marymcconnelschool.com.au Mary McConnel School (MMS) is a joint initiative of the Anglican Church of Australia and the Uniting Church in Australia. It is operated by EDUCANG Limited, along with Forest Lake College, The FLC International Centre, The Lakes College and The Springfield College.
The Mary McConnel School provides an alternative educational program for students who, due to a high-support learning need, have difficulties accessing conventional education programs.
The School is named in honour of Mary McConnel [1] who founded [2] the Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane in 1878.
The Head of the Mary McConnel School is based at the College Avenue Campus of Forest Lake College and also manages the Mary McConnel operations at the Alpine Place Campus of Forest Lake College and at The Springfield College.
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History
Mary McConnel School was established in 2003.
Curriculum
The School provides: early intervention programs; educational therapy and emotional support for school-age children; and transition-to-work assistance, through the post-compulsory school program.
Students in Preparatory to Year Nine focus on literacy and numeracy for their individual programs, whilst programs for students in Senior Schooling (Years Ten to Twelve) take on a vocational education focus.
At the end of Year 12, students are able to undertake a 12 month Habilitation program, to provide them with the life skills needed to live independently in society.
Sport
The Associated Schools Sports
Mary McConnel School's sporting program is centred around the host College's membership of The Associated Schools (TAS) for students in Years 8-12, and Junior TAS Competition (JTAS) for students in Years 4-7.
Apart from the core sports of Swimming, Cross-country and Athletics, all TAS sport is played on Saturdays over 3 trimesters. Each trimester is approximately nine weeks.
Boys Girls Carnival Trimester 1 Cricket
VolleyballBasketball
TennisSwimming Trimester 2 Rugby
TennisHockey
NetballCross Country Trimester 3 Basketball
SoccerVolleyball
SoftballAthletics External links
- Mary McConnel School website
Members of the Anglican Schools Office, Queensland, Australia Brisbane Metropolitan Anglican Church Grammar School • Cannon Hill Anglican College • Canterbury College • Forest Lake College • Hillbrook Anglican School • Mary McConnel School • St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School • St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School • St Paul's School • The Lakes College • The Springfield College • West Moreton Anglican CollegeQueensland Regional All Saints Anglican School • Coomera Anglican College • Djarragun College • Fraser Coast Anglican College • Matthew Flinders Anglican College • St Andrew's Anglican College • St Hilda's School • St Luke's Anglican School • The Cathedral School • The Glennie School • The Southport School • The Toowoomba Preparatory School • Trinity Anglican School • Whitsunday Anglican SchoolCoordinates: 27°37′18.37″S 152°58′16.64″E / 27.6217694°S 152.9712889°E
Categories:- Private schools in Queensland
- High schools in Queensland
- Uniting Church schools in Australia
- Anglican schools in Australia
- Schools in Brisbane
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