The Southern Cross Catholic College (SCCC) is a co-educational

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day school located in the suburb of Scarborough on the Redcliffe peninsula north-east of

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, Australia.

History

The college opened 30 January 1995 after the amalgamation of several schools on the Redcliffe Peninsula; in particular: De La Salle College - both the Junior and Secondary College (located on Scarborough Road), Frawley College (located on Scarborough Road), Soubirous College, St Bernadette's (Scarborough), Our Lady Help of Christians (Redcliffe) and Our Lady of Lourdes (Woody Point). The De La Salle campus (years 7 to 12), is located in

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and three primary schools (prep to year 6) are located in Scarborough, Woody Point and

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, respectively. The previous Headmasters were Paul Woodcock, Robyn Killoran Greg Myers and Brett Horton, the current principal is Chris Campbell. The school is built on the old De La Salle College site.

Sport

The school currently participates in inter-school sport and is strong in

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and Australian rules football.

Houses

The school has four sporting and cultural house groups to which the students are assigned. They are:

Land development

Since the amalgamation in 1995, several developments have taken place involving land and buildings that previously were occupied by the college. The former site of Soubirous College and St Bernadette's of Scarborough (including the chapel) have since been developed into residential housing. The lower ovals of the De La Salle Campus have been used for an expansion of an aged care facility that adjoins the school. The site previously occupied by Frawley College was incorporated as part of the College in 1995 and became campus for the senior secondary students of Southern Cross Catholic College until it was developed in 2006 as the Australian Trade College North Brisbane.

Notable alumni

Petero Civoniceva Petero Civoniceva ( (Thee-vo-nee-thee-vah); born 21 April 1976), is a Fijian-Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representa ...

– Penrith Panthers captain *

Blake Cochrane Blake Cochrane, (born 25 January 1991) is a retired Australian Paralympic swimmer. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, two gold medals at the 2012 London Paralympics, a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, and a silve ...

– Australian Paralympic swimmer * Mick Crocker – Australian rugby league player *

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– Australian Olympic swimmer *

David Hala David Hala (Born 25 October 1989) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup. He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos and the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL. He made his NRL ...

– Brisbane Broncos player * Luke Howarth- Federal LNP Member for Petrie *

Geoff Huegill Geoffrey Andrew Huegill (born 4 March 1979) is an Australian swimmer and dual Olympian who won seventy-two international medals, including two medals in Olympics and six world champion titles, throughout his career. He held eight world records, i ...

– Australian Olympic swimmer * Ben Jones - former NRL Player with Canberra Raiders *

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– Australian Olympic swimmer *

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– Australian lawyer, educator and former politician * Linda Mackenzie – Australian Olympic swimmer *

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– Brisbane Roar FC W-League player * Clinton O'Brien – rugby league player, represented Queensland in the 1997 State of Origin * Sam Obst - former NRL Player with Sydney Roosters, ESL Player with Wakefield Trinity, Hull FC *

Tracey Spicer Tracey Leigh Spicer is an Australian newsreader, Walkley Award-winning journalist and social justice advocate. She is known for her association with Network Ten as a newsreader in the 1990s and 2000s when she co-hosted ''Ten Eyewitness News'' ...

– journalist *

Ryan Phelan Ryan Phelan is an Australian television journalist, media personality and presenter. Phelan has previously presented news updates on ''The Morning Show'' and was co-host of '' The Daily Edition''. Career Phelan’s television career starte ...

- television journalist, media personality and presenter *

Tarnee White Tarnee Renee White, OAM (born 17 October 1981), also known by her married name Tarnee Southwell, is an Australian breaststroke swimmer who won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Coming from the Red ...

– Australian Olympic swimmer *

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– actress, model

References

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