Saint Stephen's College (SSC) is an

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, P-12

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, located in the Gold Coast suburb of Coomera, in

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. It is administered by

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, with an enrolment of 1,291 students and a teaching staff of 99, as of 2023. The school serves students from

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History

The school was established 1 January 1996, initially struggling "with money woes and accusations of financial mismanagement." In 2018, seven students were taken to hospital after a drug overdose; they were all expelled after the last student was released from hospital. Another two students suffered an overdose and subsequently taken to hospital the following year in 2019. In 2020, a

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student impaled himself on a javelin.

Notable alumni

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, a New Zealand racing car driver. * Monika Wejnert, a former professional tennis player. *

References

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