Sheldon College

Sheldon College is a private day school located in Sheldon in Redland City, Queensland, Australia. The school admits students from 15 months of age through to Grade 12.[2]

Sheldon College
Location
Redlands
,
Queensland

Australia
Coordinates27°34′13″S 153°14′3″E
Information
TypeIndependent, mixed-gender, day school
MottoLove, Laughter and Learning
Established1997
PrincipalLyn Bishop
Employees200+
Years offeredEarly learning-Yr 12
Enrolment1500[1]
CampusSheldon
Websitesheldoncollege.com
Entrance, 2014

History

Lyn Bishop first entered the Education industry as a classroom teacher. She became Principal of Alexandra Hills State High School, then Deputy Executive of Education Queensland, before starting up a school at Sheldon in 1997. Beginning with a staff of 6 and approximately 100 students, Sheldon College has become one of the largest schools in Redland City.[3]

Facilities

The layout of Sheldon College currently includes: Junior and Senior Learning Centres (libraries); the Convention and Entertainment Centre, a multi-purpose venue encompassing conference rooms and sporting facilities;[4] and the LINQ Precinct (Learning and Innovation for a New Queensland) study and teaching facility.[5] Sheldon College also have fantastic gardens, with black trees and Tricolour Lilly Pilly's a common plant throughout their gardens.[6]

Australian School of the Arts
Main article: Australian School of the Arts

Founded and run by Sheldon College since 2006, the Australian School of the Arts (ASTA) conducts vocal, instrumental, performance, media, and visual art studies at the College campus. School musicals, held at the Redland Performing Arts Centre,[7] are an annual highlight of this program.

In sport, under partnership with Triathlon Australia, Sheldon College has become a Triathlon School of Excellence[8] and a State Performance Centre.[9]

Academically, the school is a regular competitor at the Australian Space Design Competition, having won four straight national titles from 2011 to 2015. Sheldon has also represented the Australian national team participating in the International Space Settlement Design Competition from 2012 to 2014, being part of the winning team, Rockdonnell in 2012.[10]

Through its Australian School of the Arts, 62 Sheldon College instrumentalists performed as part of the concert band at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[11] A number of artists, including jazz musician James Morrison, beatboxer Joel Turner, and singer-songwriter Mark Sholtez have held concerts and workshops at the school.[12][13] Student exchange programs have been established with Elmhurst College, Chicago, and the Osaka School of Music.

Criticism

Clint Acworth made national headlines during his 2011–2012 enrolment as a Sheldon College teacher. The school received significant negative publicity due to Acworth's online claims, lying about his salary, occupation, charity work, his partner's identity and her death. All of this was unknown to Sheldon College at the time of his employment.[14][15]

Houses

Sheldon College includes the following four sporting houses[16]

House Name Colour(s)
Valeo      Purple
Spiro      Yellow
Qualitas      Green
Integra      Red

Notable students and staff

Students

Alumni

Staff

Board members
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References
  1. "Sheldon College, Sheldon, QLD". Australia Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  2. "About Sheldon College". Sheldon College. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  3. "The Journey Begins" (PDF). Sheldon College. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  4. "Facilities". Sheldon College. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  5. "AGM & Sheldon College's LINQ Precinct Tour". CEFPI Australasia. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  6. "Facilities". Sheldon College. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  7. "West Side Story – Sheldon College Musical". RPAC. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  8. "Sheldon College launches Australia's first Triathlon School of Excellence Program". Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  9. "TRIATHLON AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES FIVE NEW STATE PERFORMANCE CENTRES". Trizone.com.au. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  10. "Make space for more gold". Bayside Bulletin. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  11. Daniel Viles (22 July 2008). "Big Band in Little China". 612 ABC Brisbane. ABC. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  12. "ASTA E-News". ASTA. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  13. Shannon Holloway (7 June 2012). "Sheldon students dig the boxing beat". Bayside Bulletin. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  14. Kelmeny Fraser (8 January 2012). "Queensland teacher Clint Acworth angers police and charity with fake postings". The Sunday Mail. news.com.au. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  15. "Clint Acworth: Teachers Behaving Badly Online". Social Media News Australia. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  16. "Cleveland District State High School Sports Program". Cleveland District State High School. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  17. Ruth McCosker (16 March 2016). "Exodus Lale wins Best Performance in Live Theatre award at Young Artists Awards". Quest Community Newspapers. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  18. Lyn Uhlmann (20 March 2015). "Governor-General opens new era in education at Sheldon College: Video". Redland City Bulletin. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
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