Hillbrook Anglican School
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| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
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| Type | Co-Educational, Secondary |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 31 May 1986 |
| Enrolment | 600 |
| Colour(s) | Blue, Red, White, Green |
| Website | www.hillbrook.qld.edu.au |
Hillbrook Anglican School is a co-educational, Anglican independent school, in Brisbane, Australia. The school is one of the few Anglican schools in Brisbane which specialises in high school education only.
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[edit] History
Hillbrook was founded on 31 May 1986. The school officially opened for the 1987 school year, providing for three classes in 1991. The school's first two original buildings were an orphanage before becoming a school. This two buildings are now Home Economics and computer labs. Each year level now consists of four home classes, labeled by colour - red, white, blue, green.
The school's development has seen significant building activity, most significantly with the addition of a performing arts complex towards the end of 2003, and, in 2006, the Tree of Life Chapel, to coincide with the 20 year anniversary of the opening of the school.
The school now has a typical enrolment of approximately 600 students from Year 8 to Year 12.
The school was started by a small group of people, including past headmaster Norm Hunter, and his original co-principal, John Lindsay. Father Clarrie White was also part of this foundation group, along with Mrs Julie Lindsay and Mrs Rae Hunter.
In 2008, Mr Geoff Newton, the deputy principal of Hillbrook, took over the role of principal following the retirement of Mr Norm Hunter.
The current leadership team at Hillbrook consists of 1 principal, 2 deputy principals and 1 business manager.
Most of the buildings at the school were designed by Brand and Slater Architects.
[edit] Curriculum
The school offers a curriculum based on the syllabi offered by the Queensland Studies Authority (QSA). It does not offer vocational education subjects. Subjects peculiar to the school include PSD (Personal and Spiritual Development) and Global Studies (roughly equivalent to the QSA subject, Studies of Society and Environment, or SOSE).
The school has a significant Outdoor Education program, with students participating in a yearly camp and numerous activities throughout the year. These activities include: Rockclimbing, Canoeing, Various forms of Orienteering and a ropes course. The activities are designed to promote confidence and teamwork. The school typically does not participate in competitive team sports activities, although it does compete against other Queensland Anglican Schools in cross-country running, athletics and swimming.
[edit] Co-curricular
Hillbrook offers a range of co-curricular activities. Typically these are offered in an arrangement known as 'Project Active' which emphasises fitness and the opportunity to engage in less mainstream activities. The school offers dramatic options in the form of biennial school musicals and more informally as part of a drama extension program. Productions have included "Little Shop of Horrors" (2010), "The Wizard of Oz" (2008), "Biloxi Blues" (2007), "The Drought" (2007), "Peter Pan" (2007), "Away" (2006), "forget.me.never.after" (2006),"Grease" (2006)", The Insect Play" (2006), "The Crucible" (2005), "Pirates of Penzance" (2004), "Anything Goes" (2002) and "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" (2000), "The Mikado" (1998), "Sherwoodstock" (1995) and "Bugsy Malone" (1990). Other productions have included staff and past-students, including "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (2007), "The Importance of Being Earnest" (2005), "Cosi" (2004) and "Love Letters" (2003).
[edit] Governance
Hillbrook is governed by a School Council, consisting of 11 members. 9 of these members are democratically elected, 4 from the parent body and 5 from the teaching staff. 1 representative is appointed by the Archbishop, and the Principal is an ex-officio member.
The school emphasises a comparatively flat leadership structure, but responsibility for the school's day to day running rests with the school leadership team, consisting of the principal, deputy principals (2) and business manager.
Eight year 11 students are democratically elected each year to form the Student Representative Council Executive. A term in the SRC Executive lasts for two semesters, Semester II in year 11 and Semester I in year 12. The SRC Executive is responsible for leading the Student Representative Council which consists of two representatives from each homeclass in the school (excluding year 12 homeclasses).
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Coordinates: 27°24′57.27″S 152°59′21.25″E / 27.4159083°S 152.9892361°E
