Bundaberg Christian College is a Kindergarten to Year 12 school in
Bundaberg, Queensland
Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the List of places in Queensland by population, tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's Bundaberg Regional Council, regional area has a population of 70,921, and is ...
, Australia.
[Bundaberg Christian College](_blank)
Bundaberg Regional Council website.
The school was established in 1996 and has 100+ staff members and 800+ students.
In 2016 it installed the largest hybrid solar system in Australia with an 170KW panel system and additional batteries.
Cultural
Bundaberg Christian College has been involved in many cultural events including Eisteddfods and sporting events. The school has many bands including Junior, Senior, Year 5 and Stage, many choirs including Junior, Senior and Voiceworx and many orchestras including Junior, Senior, Year 4 and Year 8 Chamber.
A stringed instrument is compulsory in Year 4 and a brass or woodwind in Year 5. In Year 6+ students have the option of learning percussion instruments.
Discipline
The school had a policy of
corporal punishment until mid-2012, making it one of the last schools in Queensland to use this form of discipline.
Paddling
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or
caning
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was given for "serious verbal or physical abuse, theft or misbehaviour". In 2008 the school's paddle was used, with parental agreement, on 10 occasions.
See also
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Notes
External links
Bundaberg Christian College website
Private schools in Queensland
High schools in Queensland
Educational institutions established in 1996
Schools in Bundaberg
1996 establishments in Australia
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