Clayfield College
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Clayfield College
| image = Clayfield College, Brisbane, circa 1947.jpg
| caption = Clayfield College, circa 1947
| logo = ClayfieldCollege.jpg
| logo_size = 150px
| motto = {{langx|la|Luceat Lux Vestra|links=no}}
| motto_translation = Let Your Light Shine
| type = Independent, day and boarding
| gender = Girls and Boys
| denomination = Uniting Church and Presbyterian
| slogan =
| principal = Dr. Andrew Cousins
| chaplain = Reverend Paul Yarrow
| key_people =
| city = Clayfield
| state = Queensland
| country = Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|27|25|11|S|153|3|10|E|display=inline,title}}
| enrolment = 582{{cite web|url=https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/48012 |title=My School |access-date=31 August 2024}}
| grades = PP–12{{cite web|url=http://www.clayfield.qld.edu.au/downloads/2006_annualschools_report.pdf |title=2006 Annual Schools Report |access-date=16 August 2007 |work=Downloads |publisher=Clayfield College |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831122100/http://www.clayfield.qld.edu.au/downloads/2006_annualschools_report.pdf |archive-date=31 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}
| num_employ =
| colours = Green, gold and blue
{{color box|#228B22}} {{color box|#FFD700}} {{color box|#000080}}
| website = [http://www.clayfield.qld.edu.au clayfield.qld.edu.au]
}}
Clayfield College is an independent, Uniting Church and Presbyterian, coeducational day and boarding school, located in Clayfield, an inner-northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The College is owned and governed by the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association.
Founded in 1931, the College has a non-selective enrolment policy and caters for approximately 500 students from Pre-Prep to Year 12, including boarders from Years 5 to 12.
Clayfield College is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),{{cite web|url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?site=ahisa&tabid=SchoolQLD |title=Queensland |access-date=31 January 2008 |year=2008 |work=School Directory |publisher=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213001739/http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?site=ahisa&tabid=SchoolQLD |archive-date=13 February 2008 |url-status=dead }} the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),{{cite web |url=http://www.jshaa.asn.au/queensland/directory/index.asp |title=JSHAA Queensland Directory of Members |access-date=31 January 2008 |year=2007 |work=Queensland Branch |publisher=Junior School Heads' Association of Australia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412150848/http://www.jshaa.asn.au/queensland/directory/index.asp |archive-date=12 April 2008 }} the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),{{cite web|url=http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=159 |title=Clayfield College |access-date=31 January 2008 |work=Schools |publisher=Australian Boarding Schools' Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117110355/http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=159 |archive-date=17 November 2007 |url-status=dead }} the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),{{cite web |url = http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Alpha=C |title = Member Schools |access-date = 31 January 2008 |last = Butler |first = Jan |year = 2006 |work = Members |publisher = The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928131331/http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Alpha=C |archive-date = 28 September 2007 }} and has been a member of the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association (QGSSSA) since 1941.{{cite web |url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-3802-0-0-0 |title=A Brief History |access-date=31 January 2008 |year=2005 |work=(What is) QGSSSA |publisher=Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association |archive-date=10 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210162122/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-3802-0-0-0 |url-status=live }}
History
Clayfield College grew out of the Brisbane Boys' College (BBC), which was founded in 1902. In 1906, BBC moved to Bayview Terrace, Clayfield, moving again in 1930 to its present location at Toowong, as the school had outgrown the Clayfield campus. Subsequently, in 1931, Clayfield College was founded on BBC's former site, as the primary school department of Somerville House (a girls' school). The secondary school at Clayfield was established in 1935 and Clayfield College was separated from Somerville House.{{cn|date=February 2022}}
In 1939, Clayfield College opened its boarding school and chose as its motto the Latin Luceat Lux Vestra ("Let Your Light Shine"). The college began its house system in 1946, with four houses – Campbell, Gibson, Radcliffe and Youngman, with Henderson incorporated soon after. Ashburn house came later in honour of Clayfield's first principal, Ida Nancy Ashburn who retired in 1964. Opened the same year, the college library was named after her.
The school's second principal, Ida Kennedy, who retired in 1990, saw the establishment of a science building, a new boarding house, an assembly hall, separate primary department, a second boarding house, the music centre and new classrooms during the 1970s and 1980s. The college chapel was built in 1985.{{cn|date=February 2022}}
Mrs Carolyn Hauff AM became the third principal in 1991, retiring in 2006. Mrs Hauff saw the refurbishment and expansion of classrooms and boarding house during the 1990s. In 1997, Clayfield's Physical Education Centre was built on the former site of the Savoy Theatre, and named after Ida Kennedy, the schools second principal. The development included a tunnel under Sandgate Road providing safe access to the east. Clayfield College continued expansion to the east of Sandgate Road by buying the Turrawan Private Hospital and converting it into a new boarding facility.{{cn|date=February 2022}}
From 2007 to 2014, Brian Savins served as the fourth principal of the college. In 2009, Clayfield introduced middle schooling to link junior and senior schooling in a continuous P–12 learning environment. At the same time, the opportunity was taken to adopt the six pastoral houses across the whole college. In October 2010, Clayfield built a new junior schooling building incorporating ten classrooms and administration centre. {{cn|date=February 2022}}
In September 2021, the College transitioned to be fully coeducational using the Parallel Learning model that sees girls and boys learning together from Pre-Prep to Year 6, then learning in single-sex classrooms for Year 7 through to Year 9. In Year 10 students come together for selected classes, and then coeducational classes in Years 11 and 12.{{cite web |date=13 September 2021 |title='Clayfield College Fully Transitions to Coeducational Learning' |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/education-queensland/schools-hub/brisbane-private-school-set-to-transition-to-coeducational-learning/news-story/ebf7b576d51136c19dbe4f5a0451960f |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309132850/https://www.couriermail.com.au/education-queensland/schools-hub/brisbane-private-school-set-to-transition-to-coeducational-learning/news-story/ebf7b576d51136c19dbe4f5a0451960f |archive-date=9 March 2022 |access-date=2021-10-04 |website=www.google.com}}
=Principals=
- 1934–1964: Ida Nancy Ashburn
- 1964–1990: Ida Kennedy
- 1991–2006: Carolyn Hauff
- 2007–2014: Brian Savins
- 2015: Melissa Powell
- 2016–2019: Kathy Bishop
- 2020–present: Andrew Cousins{{Cite web|url=https://www.clayfield.qld.edu.au/explore/history|title=History|publisher=Clayfield College|access-date=26 May 2024}}
Curriculum
Students in Years P–10 study a core curriculum based on the Australian curriculum key learning areas. In Year 9, and again in 10, students may choose electives from within languages, the arts and technology as well as continuing to study in the other core learning areas.
English and Mathematics are compulsory for all students in Years 11 and 12. In addition, students elect to study four other subjects ranging from Arts, Business, Languages, Sciences, Social Sciences, Health & Physical Education and Technology. English as a Second Language (ESL) is offered throughout the Senior School to students from non-English speaking backgrounds.
Co-curriculum
=Sport=
Sports offered by Clayfield College include artistic gymnastics, athletics, badminton, cricket, cross country, hockey, netball, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, touch football, and volleyball.
Notable alumnae
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- Tania Major – youngest person elected to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission; 2007 Young Australian of the Year{{cite encyclopedia|editor=Suzannah Pearce|encyclopedia=Who's Who in Australia Live!|title=Major, Tania|date=17 November 2006|publisher=Crown Content Pty Ltd|location=North Melbourne, Victoria}}
- Mallrat – Artist who has appeared within the top 3 of the Triple J Hottest 100, 2020, with her song Charlie.
- Jan McLucas – from 23 March 2013, federal Minister for Human Services; Senator (ALP) for Queensland{{cite encyclopedia|editor=Suzannah Pearce|encyclopedia=Who's Who in Australia Live!|title=McLucas, Jan Elizabeth, Sen.|date=17 November 2006|publisher=Crown Content Pty Ltd|location=North Melbourne, Victoria}}
- Stephanie Rice – swimmer; Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Olympic gold medallist
- Karin Schaupp – classical guitarist
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Clayfield College}}
- {{official website|http://www.clayfield.qld.edu.au|Clayfield College website}}
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Category:Educational institutions established in 1931
Category:Private schools in Brisbane
Category:Presbyterian schools in Australia
Category:Former Methodist schools in Australia
Category:Uniting Church schools in Australia
Category:Boarding schools in Queensland
Category:Girls' schools in Queensland
Category:Junior School Heads Association of Australia Member Schools
Category:Clayfield, Queensland