Chisholm Catholic College (Cornubia)
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| Motto | Live Christ's Challenge |
| Established | 1992 |
| Highschool type | Brisbane Catholic Education (Private) |
| Principal | Mr Neville Feeney |
| Location | Cornubia, Q.L.D., Australia |
| Enrolment | Approx. 650 Students |
| Homepage | www.chisholm.qld.edu.au |
Chisholm Catholic College is a single campus co-educational catholic high school in Cornubia, 32km south-east of Brisbane with approximately 650 year 8-12 students. Established in 1992 it is administered by Brisbane Catholic Education.
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[edit] Background
Situated on an 11 hectare site, Chisholm opened with an initial enrolement of 60 year 8 students and 3 buildings. Since then the college has expanded with a number of new buildings.
[edit] Caroline Chisholm
Caroline Chisholm is commonly referred to as 'The Emigrant's Friend' because of her charity work in assisting english migrants, particularly females. She also assisted a number of homeless women in Sydney.
[edit] Houses
Chisholm Catholic College is divided up into five Houses, each named after a famous Australian. The four original House Names were chosen by the original year 8 students with Oodgeroo being added in 1994. The four houses are:
- Flynn, named after the Reverend John Flynn, founder of Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service. The house colour of Flynn is blue.
- Mackillop, named after Mary Mackillop, founder of the Sisters of Saint Joseph and likely to become Australia's first saint. The house colour of Mackillop is yellow.
- Namatjira, named after Albert Namatjira, the famous aboriginal artist. The house colour of Namatjira is red.
- Oodgeroo, named after Oodgeroo Noonuccal (aka Kath Walker), the famous aboriginal poet. The house colour of Oodgeroo is purple.
- Parer, named after Damien Parer, the Australian war-time correspondent and photographer. The house colour of Parer is green.
[edit] Buildings
Chisholm Catholic College is now home to 12 buildings, most named after Australian native flora.
- Acacia was one of the school's original buildings and is now the school's administration block.
- Banksia is a general use block with 4 classrooms.
- Cassia was the second of Chisholm's original buildings and now houses 4 science labs.
- The Chisholm Centre is a multipurpose building complete with kitchen which is used for a variety of events. It is often the location of hospitality functions, form meetings and liturgies.
- Eucalyptus was the third of Chisholm's original buildings. It now houses 2 junior and 1 senior art rooms along with a hospitality kitchen, dining room and textiles room.
- Grevillea is another general use block. It also houses the learning enrichment room and a class computer lab.
- Hakea contains 3 computer labs along with a graphics room, drama room and responsible thinking classroom.
- Ixora is the school's library and resource centre. It also has an AV Viewing Room and 20 computer workstations.
- Jasminium is another general use block. It also contains the school counsellor's office.
- Melaleuca is a large undercover area. It is used during lunch breaks and also for PE classes. It is also home to two music rooms and the school tuckshop.
- The Catering Block is Chisholm's newest addition and is a fully equipped restaurant style kitchen.
- Westringia is the school's manual arts block. It features 2 manual arts rooms, a graphics room and a smaller computer lab.
