Shalom College is an

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secondary school, located in

Bundaberg Bundaberg () is the major regional city in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of the state of Queensland, Australia. It is the List of cities in Australia by population, ninth largest city in the state. The Bundaberg central business district is situa ...

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, Australia. The college was established in 1984 by merging the Christian Brothers' College for Boys and the Loyola College for Girls. The school's current principal is Dan McMahon. In 2023, there were 1529 students enrolled at the school, as well as approximately 240 staff members.

Campus

The main campus is set amongst of bushland off of Fitzgerald Street, Bundaberg. Shalom College welcomes students of other faiths. The school requires parents to agree to actively support its religious education program and Christian ethos. Shalom College's Chaverim campus of is located at South Bingera, south-west of Bundaberg. Students can use its facilities for camps and are offered activities such as canoeing, rock-climbing or archery. The land on which the school is built was donated by Walter Adams. Adams is buried in the Catholic cemetery, adjacent to the school grounds on Fitzgerald Street. The college house "Adams" was named for him.

Pastoral houses

The ten pastoral

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are as follows: Each house has two house leaders: traditionally one male and one female.

Sports

A range of sports and extra-curricular activities are offered. These activities include soccer, basketball, softball, netball, rugby league, rugby union, rowing, surfing and tenpin bowling. SCASA, (Shalom College After School Activities) run 4 afternoons a week with students receiving afternoon tea.

Notable alumni

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Australian 1500m men's champion 1990 *

Felise Kaufusi Felise Kaufusi (born 19 May 1992) is a professional rugby league footballer from New Zealand who plays as a or forward for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL), and Tonga and Australia at international level. He previously playe ...

rugby league footballer for Melbourne Storm and Queensland

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