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The Whitsunday Anglican School (WAS) is an independent Anglican co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school, located in Beaconsfield, a suburb in Mackay, Queensland, Australia.
| Whitsunday Anglican School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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2/16 Celeber Drive, Mackay, Queensland Australia | |
| Coordinates | 21°6′11″S 149°10′25″E / 21.10306°S 149.17361°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school |
| Motto | Latin: Spiritus Scientiae (The Spirit of Knowledge) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1988 |
| Founder | The Right Reverend John Lewis SSM[1] |
| Chairman | Mr D Watts, BaG.Ec, CA |
| Headmaster | Andrew Wheaton |
| Key people | Mr. A Wheaton |
| Years | Early learning to Year 12 |
| Gender | co-ed |
| Enrolment | c. 847[2] |
| Colour(s) | Red, white & grey |
| Tuition | Varies by grade[3] |
| Affiliation |
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| Former pupils | Old Scholars |
| Website | www |
Established in 1988 by the seventh Anglican bishop of North Queensland, The Right Reverend John Lewis SSM,[3] Whitsunday Anglican is the leading academic institution in the Mackay region.[4] The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 900 students from early learning to Year 12, including 80 boarders from Years 5 to 12.[5] It has the highest percentage of students in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage in the region.[6]
The school is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA),[5] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[7] the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA),[8] Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ),[9] and the Commonwealth Registar of Institutes and Courses for Overseas Students.[10]
History edit
The school was established in 1988 by The Right Reverend John Lewis SSM.[11] The first boarding house (Booth Boarding House) was established in 1988.
International students edit
Whitsunday Anglican School is the only on-campus boarding school in the Mackay region. This allows WAS to cater to international students on campus. It is also a CRICOS verified school.[12]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Right Reverend Hurtle John Lewis". Monument Australia.
- ^ 2016 WAS Handbook
- ^ a b "Whitsunday Anglican School MacKay 2019 School Fees Schedule" (PDF). The Whitsunday Anglican School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Academic Results". Whitsunday Anglican School.
- ^ a b "WAS". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- ^ "Whitsunday Anglican School, Beaconsfield, QLD". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.
- ^ "AHISA Schools". Queensland. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. November 2007. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
- ^ "JSHAA Queensland Directory of Members". Queensland Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2007.
- ^ "Brisbane Grammar School". School Search. Independent Schools Queensland. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- ^ "The Australian Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS)". cricos.education.gov.au.
- ^ "History Of The School Crest". Whitsunday Anglican School.
- ^ "Institution Details - Whitsunday Anglican School Limited". cricos.education.gov.au.