(Let Your Light So Shine) , established = 1982 , type = Independent, co-educational, day school , denomination =

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

, Uniting Church , slogan = Learning That Matters , headmaster = Stephen McGinley , chairman = Dr David Moseley Governance (Beaconhills College)
(accessed:10-04-2010) , key_people = , years = K–12 , city = Berwick & Pakenham , state = Victoria , country = Australia , coordinates = , gender = Co-educational , enrolment = approx. 3000 (P-12)College History (Beaconhills College)
(accessed:10-04-2010) , num_employ = , colours = Navy blue & gold , affiliation =

Association of Coeducational Schools The Association of Coeducational Schools (ACS) was formed in 1997 and commenced midweek sporting competitions for Years 7 – 12 in 1998 with five founding member schools that are coeducational and shared similar philosophies and a commitment to ...

, website = Beaconhills College is a co-educational,

ecumenical Ecumenism (), also spelled oecumenism, is the concept and principle that Christians who belong to different Christian denominations should work together to develop closer relationships among their churches and promote Christian unity. The adjec ...

independent school An independent school is independent in its finances and governance. Also known as private schools, non-governmental, privately funded, or non-state schools, they are not administered by local, state or national governments. In British Eng ...

providing education from early learning to prep to year 12. The college has 2 campuses: One located in Pakenham and one located in Berwick, Victoria, Australia, each campus with a co-located a Little Beacons Learning Centre. Beaconhills was established in 1982 by the

and

Uniting Churches A united church, also called a uniting church, is a Christian denomination, church formed from the merger or other form of church union of two or more different Protestantism, Protestant Christian denominations. Historically, unions of Protest ...

to serve the education needs of the Christian community in the greater Pakenham area. The college celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2012.

College history

Inception

The idea to establish a local, independent, Christian school was conceived by a group of parishioners a
St. John's Anglican Church
in

Upper Beaconsfield Beaconsfield Upper is a town in Victoria, Australia, 45 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Beaconsfield Upper recorded a population of 2,997 at the 2021 cens ...

in 1980. By March 1981 a steering committee had been established with John McConchie appointed as chairperson. The steering committee called a public meeting at the Pakenham Hall on 11 March 1981 where the proposal to establish an ecumenical, co-educational, low-fee secondary school was ratified in the presence of some 250 people. In 1981, as the steering committee continued to hold public meetings seeking support for the new school, a site on Toomuc Valley Road, Pakenham was purchased and portable classrooms obtained from St. Catherine's School in

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, and Frank Millett was appointed as founding principal. On 3 February 1982 Beaconhills Christian College opened with 34 students and five staff. A dedication service was held at St. James Church on 28 March 1982. Frank Millet led the college as principal until 1988, by which time the college community had grown to include 388 students and a teaching staff of 30. John McConchie, having led the steering committee, was chairperson of the board until 1986.

Sport

Beaconhills is an associate member of the

(ACS).

Notable former students

* Tom Bugg - AFL Footballer *

Matthew Buntine Matthew Buntine (born 19 October 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer who last played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted with pick five in the 2011 national draft. Bunti ...

- AFL Footballer *

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- AFL Footballer * Pippa Black - Actress

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