Good Counsel College, Innisfail

Good Counsel College, Innisfail

:"Good Counsel College (disambiguation)"

Infobox Aust school
name = Good Counsel College


motto = "One Spirit In Christ"
established = 1975
principal = Alwyn Webb
captains =
type = Catholic
city = Innisfail
state = Queensland
country = Australia
campus = Innisfail central
enrolment = 632 (2006)
colours = Grey and Navy Blue
homepage = http://www.gcc.qld.edu.au/|www.gcc.qld.edu.au]

Good Counsel College (GCC) is a catholic co-educational secondary school located in Innisfail, Queensland, Australia. It is a parish school maintained by the parish of Innisfail and South Johnston / Mourilyan that also serves Innisfail's outlying regional areas, generally extending north to Babinda, south to Tully and Mission Beach and inland to Millaa Millaa. [cite web|url= http://www.gcc.qld.edu.au/about.html |title=Good Counsel Home Page |accessdate=2007-06-12]

ignificance of 'Good Counsel'

'Good Counsel' is a biblical reference to the instruction Mary gave to servants at the Wedding Feast of Cana:

"His mother said to the servants: 'Do whatever he (Jesus) tells you. John 2:5"' [cite web|url= http://www.boston-catholic-journal.com/mater_boni_consillii.htm |title=Boston Catholic Journal |accessdate=2007-06-12] [cite web|url= http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=John+2 |title=ESV Bible Online|accessdate=2007-06-12]

The school envisions that this advice be acted upon by members of the school community.

It should be noted however that the school contains and accepts students and teachers from a substantially diverse range of religious and socio-economic backgrounds. [cite web|url=http://www.ceo.cairns.catholic.edu.au/schools/good_counsel_college_innisfail.html |title=Catholic Diocese of Cairns: Good Counsel College |accessdate=2007-06-12]

History

Good Counsel College was established in 1975 as a result of the fusion of two separate single sex education institutes: The Sacred Heart Girls School conducted by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan and the Marist Brothers' Boys' School. Initially the school was organized catering only to students in years 8 to 10. However under guidance from the schools first principal Mr. Peter Albion the school was quickly established as an academic institute offering a full secondary education.

In recent years the school has undergone significant expansion both in terms of enrollments and infrastructure, having trebled the number of enrollments since its inception in 1975. [cite web|url= http://www.gcc.qld.edu.au/about.html |title=Good Counsel Home Page |accessdate=2007-06-12]

Uniform

Day Uniform

The day uniform is worn by students everyday except Thursday.

ee also

* Our Lady of Good Counsel
* List of schools in Queensland
* Education in Australia

References

External links

*http://www.ggc.qld.edu.au Good Counsel College Website


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