Moreton Bay Boys' College is an independent school for boys located in
Manly West, a suburb of
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Enrolment numbers are currently around 487.
[Presbyterian and Uniting Church, it opened in 2003 on the grounds of its sister school, Moreton Bay College, with years Prep and Year 1. In 2004 it moved to its permanent location.][
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History
In 2003, Moreton Bay College and the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association (PMSA) entered into an agreement, establishing Moreton Bay Boys’ College. A separate, not-for-profit company, Moreton Bay Boys’ College Ltd (MBBC Ltd), which owns and operates the College, was incorporated on 10 April 2003.
The school opened in 2003 on vacant land at MBC, running Prep and Year 1 classes.
In 2004, MBBC added Year 2 classes and moved to its permanent home at 302 Manly Road, Manly West, located a few minutes away from Moreton Bay College.
Years 3 to 5 were added in 2005, Years 6 to 9 in 2006, Year 10 in 2008, and Year 11 in 2009, with the first Year 12s graduating from the College in 2010. The College has a maximum capacity of between 750-800 students.
House system
Moreton Bay Boys' College has four houses:Sir Douglas Nicholls
Sir Douglas Ralph Nicholls, (9 December 1906 – 4 June 1988) was a prominent Aboriginal Australian from the Yorta Yorta people. He was a professional athlete, Churches of Christ pastor and church planter, ceremonial officer and a pioneering ...
; house colour: yellow
* Flynn House named after Reverend John Flynn
John Flynn (25 November 18805 May 1951) was an Australian Presbyterian minister who founded the Australian Inland Mission (AIM) which later separated into Frontier Services and the Presbyterian Inland Mission, as well as founding what becam ...
; house colour: red
* Dunlop House named after Sir Edward Dunlop; house colour: blue
Campus
References
External links
Moreton Bay Boys' College website
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Methodist schools
Presbyterian schools in Australia
Private secondary schools in Brisbane
Boys' schools in Queensland
Educational institutions established in 2003
2003 establishments in Australia
Educational institutions established in 2004
2004 establishments in Australia
Uniting Church schools in Australia