Citipointe Christian College

Citipointe Christian College, previously known as Christian Outreach College Brisbane (COCB), is a K-12 Christian independent day school located in Carindale, Queensland.[4] The school has a population of around 1700 students from preparatory to Year 12, including students in the International College.[4] There are over 170 staff members employed by the school.[3]

Citipointe Christian College
Address
322 Wecker Road Carindale , Queensland , 4152 Australia
Coordinates	27°32′00″S 153°06′42″E
Information
Type	Independent
Motto	I Press Towards The Goal[1]
Established	1978[2]
Principal	Pastor Brian Mulheran
Employees	~170[3]
Years offered	P-12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrolment	~1700[4]
Colour(s)	Navy, yellow & white             [5]
Website	http://citipointe.qld.edu.au/

Christian Heritage College is a related tertiary education provider located on the same site.

History

• 16 June 1974: The day Christian Outreach College Brisbane was officially founded.[6]
• 16 May 1978: The day Christian Outreach College (West End) was officially founded and Pastor Ian Feeney was appointed headmaster.[6] This date is also considered to be the day the college was established.[2]
• 1982: During this year, the college was relocated from Kurilpa Street (West End) to its new and current location: Wecker Road, Mansfield.[6]
• 1982: During this year, the college showed noticeable growth when a building was opened and named, A Block.[6] In addition, the college went on to begin the construction of another new building called, B Block.[6]
• 1985: This year marked the appointment of the fourth headmaster of the college, Pastor Ron Woolley.[6][7]
• 1987–1988: B Block was expanded to cope with college growth.[6]
• 1990: Another new building was opened and named, Kurilpa.[6]
• 1991: In memory of Ian Feeney, a building was opened and named in his honour.[6] The building was called, The Ian Feeney Building.[6]
• 1993: The college opened its first arts building named, The Reformation Building (also abbreviated as R Block).[6]
• 1996: The first library at the college was opened in the secondary school and was called, The Ted & Margaret Linke Building.[6]
• 1998: The secondary school built a locker room to help support students currently attending.[6]
• 1999: The college began to focus more on the development of the primary area and opened a Year 1 centre called, The John & Kay Gagliardi Building.[6]
  • The college constructed its first oval after acquiring an adjoining property used for Tennis.[6]
• 2000: The college opened an administration building to be used for staff and the headmaster, which was named, Grace House.[6]
• 2002: An Integrated Technology Centre (also abbreviated as ITC) was completed to be used to help facilitate the increasing growth in the secondary school.[6]
• 2003: The first primary Art Centre was opened.[6]
• 2006: On 16 May, the secondary school opened its first Science Centre in conjunction with the college's Foundation Day 2006.[6][8] It was designed by a team of architects, led by Greg Kearney, who had the goal of ensuring that the building helped facilitate students actively involved in science education.[8] It was then built by a group led by John Maguire.[8] Finally, the Science Centre was declared open by Len Morris and his wife.[8] Len Morris is a long-standing member of Citipointe Church Brisbane and a former science academic at The University of Queensland.[8]
  • A primary Quad Shade Structure was constructed to help primary students stay sun safe.[6]
  • In accordance with the Governments Prep education requirements, a building was constructed and called PrepWorld.[6]
  • A multipurpose undercover area was constructed over the existing basketball court and swimming pool to provide students with greater sun protection because adequate sun protection did not already exist.[6]
• 2007: An extension was made to the primary's ESL Building, currently located beside the primary Art Centre.[6]
• 2008: The International College was fully constructed.[6]
• 2011: The New College Hall was fully constructed.
• 2017: New alfresco café began construction.[9]
• 2018: This year marked the appointment of the current principal of the college, Pastor Brian Mulheran.

Notable alumni

• Adrian Schrinner, Lord Mayor of Brisbane City Council

Campus

Citipointe Christian College stands on a 100-acre (0.40 km²) campus that is shared with Citipointe Church Brisbane, Citipointe ChildCare, and Christian Heritage College (a private tertiary).[10][11] It is situated in the south-eastern suburbs of Brisbane and is located between the suburbs of Carindale and Mansfield at the address: 322 Wecker Road, Carindale 4152.[10][11]

Principals

• Pastor Ian Feeney (1978–1980), first principal.[6]
• Pastor Lloyd Eastgate (1980–1982), second principal.[6]
• Pastor Brian Millis (1982–1985), third principal.[6]
• Pastor Ron Woolley (1985–2017), longest serving principal.[6][7]
• Pastor Brian Mulheran (2018–present) fifth principal.[12]

References

1. "COCB Prospectus 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
2. Citpointe Christian College (2010). "May 2007 COCB News. Page 2" (PDF). Retrieved 25 January 2010.
3. "Staff". Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
4. "About Citipointe Christian College". Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
5. "2008 CBSQ TEAM PLAYING COLOURS" (PDF). Retrieved 12 January 2009.
6. "History of Christian Outreach College Brisbane". Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
7. "A message from the Headmaster". Archived from the original on 26 December 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
8. "June 2006 COCB News" (PDF). Retrieved 12 January 2009.
9. Fitz-Payne, Glenda (26 June 2017). "ANNUAL APPEAL – Alfresco Cafe". citipointe christian college. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
10. "Introducing…Christian Outreach College Brisbane" (PDF). Retrieved 12 January 2009.
11. "Christian Outreach College Brisbane Promotional Visit to South Africa" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
12. "Principal's Welcome – Citipointe Christian College". Citipointe Christian College. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

External links

• Youtube – Brisbane Exchange Programme