Hillcrest Christian College

Hillcrest Christian College

Excellence in Christ
Location
Reedy Creek, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
Information
School type Private
Established 1982
Headmaster Jeff Davis
Colour(s) Red, White and Blue
Website http://hillcrest.qld.edu.au/

Hillcrest Christian College is an independent Christian school located in Reedy Creek, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

The medium-size, co-educational, Christian school has approximately 1000 students enrolled in each semester with students ranging from Prep to Year 12. There is also an on-campus Kindy and Outside School Hours Care. Hillcrest Christian College is a member of the CSA (Christian Schools Organisation), which defines the school as a locally governed and not-for-profit organisation.[1]

History

Hillcrest Christian College (previously named Southern Gold Coast Christian Community School) was opened by Reedy Creek Baptist Church (previously named Palm Beach Baptist Church) in 1982. Starting with just 37 students from years 1-7 the school operated on the Church grounds before upgrading to Reedy Creek in 1986.[2]

The school has had four principals since its opening:

[3]

Academia

NAPLAN Results

Hillcrest Christian College has a reputation for students performing well above State and National benchmarks in the Years 3, 5, 7 & 9 NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy) tests.[4]

Year 3 2013 results indicate that:

Year 5 2013 results indicate that:

Year 7 2013 results indicate that:

Year 9 2013 results indicate that:

Year 12 Overall Position Results

The 2013 OP (Overall Position) results indicate that:

Partnerships with universities

Hillcrest Christian College has partnerships with Griffith University and Bond University. In 2013, 32% of Year 12 graduates completed vocational studies while in Year 12.[6] In addition, five scholarships and guaranteed entries were awarded to students in 2013 to these universities.[7]

Gifted & Talented

Hillcrest Christian College offers a Gifted & Talented program to cater for students who are have identified that they are significantly more advanced academically than their age group.[8]

Technology

Hillcrest Christian College encourage students in years 5-12 to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to school. The school aims to provide quality digital education as technology becomes more advanced.[9]

International

International enrolments make up 6% of the total student population at Hillcrest Christian College.[10] The school implemented its International Student Program in 1996 and teaches English as a Second Language (ESL) to students currently speaking:

Co-curricular

Sport (HCC)

Hillcrest Christian College provides a range of sporting activities to all students including:[11]

Arts (HCC)

Hillcrest Christian College offers an array of options for students wanting to pursue performing arts including:[12]

Student Leadership

Hillcrest Christian College has a leadership team for Early Years, Middle Years and Senior Years.[13]

The senior team is chosen after the Year 11 Personal Development Program and Leadership Camp. The team consists of:

Additionally, two students from each year level are chosen to represent their peers in the Student Representative Council (SRC).

House system

Hillcrest Christian College has four houses that each student represents in the swimming, cross country and athletics carnival. Each house is named after a Christian missionary throughout history.[14]

Carmichael (Red)

Amy Carmichael (1867-1951) was a Protestant Christian missionary in India who opened an orphanage and founded a mission in Dohnavur. She worked mostly with young ladies, some of whom were saved from forced prostitution and written and produced thirty-five published books.[15]

Flynn (Blue)

John Flynn (1880-1951) was an Australian Presbyterian minister who founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service (the worlds first air ambulance). After studying to at Ormond College in Melbourne, he was made the first superintendent of the Australian Inland Mission. Flynn quickly established the need for medical care for those living in the Australian outback and opened a number of hospitals in the bush.[16]

Greene (Green)

Betty Greene (1920-1997) used her love for flying for Christian mission work after serving with the Women Air Force Service in World War II. She served for 16 years in 12 different countries until her death in 1997.[17]

Taylor (Yellow)

Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China and founder of the China Inland Mission. During his 51 years in China he was responsible for bringing over 800 missionaries to China who opened 125 schools. Taylor was able to preach in several varieties of Chinese, including Mandarin, Chaozhou and the Wu dialects of Shanghai and Ningbo. He used these talents to prepare a written edition of the New Testament.[18]

References

  1. ↑ Christian Schools Australia. (2014). Hillcrest Christian College. Retrieved from http://www.csa.edu.au/schools-locator/search/?command=viewEntityContact&entityType=1&entitySerial=7632&membershipSerial=446
  2. ↑ Hillcrest Christian College. (2014). History. Retrieved from http://hillcrest.qld.edu.au/about/history
  3. ↑ Hillcrest Christian College. (2015). History. Retrieved from http://hillcrest.qld.edu.au/about/history
  4. ↑ Hillcrest Christian College. (2014). Academic Testing Results. Retrieved from http://hillcrest.qld.edu.au/news/2013-academic-testing-results
  5. ↑ Hillcrest Christian College. (2014). Academic Testing Results. Retrieved from http://hillcrest.qld.edu.au/news/2013-academic-testing-results
  6. ↑ Hillcrest Christian College. (2014). Academic Testing Results. Retrieved from http://hillcrest.qld.edu.au/news/2013-academic-testing-results
  7. ↑ Hillcrest Christian College. (2014). Past Scholarship Recipients. Retrieved from http://hillcrest.qld.edu.au/college-structure/senior-years-10-12/past-scholarship-recipients
  8. ↑ Hillcrest Christian College. (2014). College Structure. Retrieved from http://hillcrest.qld.edu.au/college-structure/echo/
  9. ↑ Hillcrest Christian College. (2014). Managing Technology. Retrieved from http://hillcrest.qld.edu.au/news/from-the-principal-managing-technology-18-june-2014
  10. ↑ Hillcrest Christian College. (2014). International. Retrieved from http://hillcrest.qld.edu.au/international/
  11. ↑ Hillcrest Christian College. (2014). Sport. Retrieved from http://hillcrest.qld.edu.au/sport/
  12. ↑ Hillcrest Christian College. (2014). The Arts. Retrieved from http://hillcrest.qld.edu.au/the-arts/
  13. ↑ Hillcrest Christian College. (2014). Student Leadership. Retrieved from http://hillcrest.qld.edu.au/about/pastoral/
  14. ↑ Hillcrest Christian College. (2014). Interhouse Carnivals. Retrieved from http://hillcrest.qld.edu.au/sport/interhouse-carnivals/
  15. ↑ Hillcrest Christian College. (2014). Hillcrest Houses Missionaries History. Retrieved from http://hillcrest.qld.edu.au/uploads/documents/HILLCREST-HOUSES-NAMES-MISSIONARIES-HISTORY1.pdf
  16. ↑ Hillcrest Christian College. (2014). Hillcrest Houses Missionaries History. Retrieved from http://hillcrest.qld.edu.au/uploads/documents/HILLCREST-HOUSES-NAMES-MISSIONARIES-HISTORY1.pdf
  17. ↑ Hillcrest Christian College. (2014). Hillcrest Houses Missionaries History. Retrieved from http://hillcrest.qld.edu.au/uploads/documents/HILLCREST-HOUSES-NAMES-MISSIONARIES-HISTORY1.pdf
  18. ↑ Hillcrest Christian College. (2014). Hillcrest Houses Missionaries History. Retrieved from http://hillcrest.qld.edu.au/uploads/documents/HILLCREST-HOUSES-NAMES-MISSIONARIES-HISTORY1.pdf

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