Westside Christian College

Infobox Aust school private
name = Westside Christian College


motto = In Thy Light
established = 1977
type = Christian school
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key_people = Christopher Meadows (Principal)
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city = Goodna
state = Queensland
country = Australia
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homepage = [http://www.wcc.qld.edu.au www.wcc.qld.edu.au]

Westside Christian College is a Christian school located in Goodna, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It is coeducational and teaches students from prep to grade 12. The current principal is Christopher Meadows.

History

The school was opened as Goodna Christian School in 1977. [ [http://www.wcc.qld.edu.au/aboutus/history/index.html Our History] . Westside Christian College. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.] The name was changed in 2002, because the name "Goodna", which means "dung" in the native Aboriginal language, was deemed inappropriate. In 2005 the Australian Government's Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations awarded the school $A115,000 for premises improvement and in 2006 over $A125,000. [ [http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:o77Q9S4BgPcJ:www.investinginourschools.dest.gov.au/documents/approved_non_government_grants_2005/qld_2005_approved_aug06_rtf.htm+%22Westside+Christian+College%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=25&gl=uk "Queensland 2005 Approved Non-Government Schools"] , Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, 2005] [ [http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:xNfZbQI1GwAJ:www.investinginourschools.dest.gov.au/documents/approved_non_government_grants_2006/qld_2006_approved_nongovernment_rtf.htm+%22Westside+Christian+College%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=26&gl=uk "Queensland 2006 Approved Non-Government Schools"] , Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, 2006]

Timeline

* 1957 - The Reformed Churches of Australia began a campaign to promote Christian education in the form of Christian Parent-Controlled Schools.
* 1962 - The Multi-denominational "Association for Parent-Controlled Christian Schools" (APCCS) of Brisbane was founded.
* 1965 - The "National Union of Associations for Christian Parent-Controlled Schools" (NUACPCS) was founded.
* 1965 - Organizational structure of APCCS was revised to include an elected board of directors with subordinate subcommittees.
* 1972 - Land was purchased for Goodna Christian School.
* 1976 - Construction for firts phase completed.
* 1977 - February, official opening as primary school.
* 1977 - March, Dedication Service
* 1981 - Adjacent lot of land purchased for planned expansion; grade 8 added, each year another grade added to grade 12.
* 1985 - First college (In Australia, this means what some other countries call "high school") class graduation.
* 1992 - More land purchased for additional expansion.
* 1995 - Preschool classes added and located in new building with grades 1 to 3.
* 1995 - Name changed to Westside Christian College.
* 2002 - 25th anniversary celebration and special reunion was held.

Programs

Westside Christian College is registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students.

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