Calamvale Community College is a co-educational, state run, day school based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
The College opened in 2002 with 1150 students ranging from Preschool to Year 8. In 2003, Year 9 was added and the enrolment was 1540. In 2006, Calamvale Community College became Preschool to Year 12 with an estimated final enrolment of around 2200.
Background
The Junior School consists of the preschoolers , Lower Juniors and the Upper Juniors . The scheduling of break times means that these groups are out of class at different times and do not have to compete for space in the playground and at the canteen. Children and staff feel as though they are working in a small close-knit community while still accessing the rich set of resources provided through the large enrolment base. Middle School caters for 600 students and Senior School for 600 students. It has an excellent MUSICAL program. in 2007, the performance THE WIZ was put on production. everyones favorite story about a girl named dorothy lost in the land of oz.
Prime Minister's Visit
Former Prime Minister of Australia John Howard and Federal Member for Moreton Gary Hardgrave paid a special visit to tour Calamvale Community College on Tuesday 17 May 2005. Flanked by security and the media, the Prime Minister had been invited by Mr Hardgrave to visit the college to see firsthand the wonderful advances in education the school is making. He was particularly interested in the progress of the exciting Senior School, which he said he had heard much about.
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