Whitsunday Anglican School

School in Australia
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The Whitsunday Anglican School (WAS) is an independent Anglican co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school, located in Beaconsfield, a suburb in Mackay, Queensland, Australia.

Established in 1988 by the seventh Anglican bishop of North Queensland, The Right Reverend John Lewis SSM,[3] Whitsunday Anglican is the leading academic institution in the Mackay region.[4] The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 900 students from early learning to Year 12, including 80 boarders from Years 5 to 12.[5] It has the highest percentage of students in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage in the region.[6]

The school is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA),[5] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[7] the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA),[8] Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ),[9] and the Commonwealth Registar of Institutes and Courses for Overseas Students.[10]

History

The school was established in 1988 by The Right Reverend John Lewis SSM.[11] The first boarding house (Booth Boarding House) was established in 1988.

International students

Whitsunday Anglican School is the only on-campus boarding school in the Mackay region. This allows WAS to cater to international students on campus. It is also a CRICOS verified school.[12]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Right Reverend Hurtle John Lewis". Monument Australia.
  2. ^ 2016 WAS Handbook
  3. ^ a b "Whitsunday Anglican School MacKay 2019 School Fees Schedule" (PDF). The Whitsunday Anglican School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Academic Results". Whitsunday Anglican School.
  5. ^ a b "WAS". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
  6. ^ "Whitsunday Anglican School, Beaconsfield, QLD". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.
  7. ^ "AHISA Schools". Queensland. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. November 2007. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
  8. ^ "JSHAA Queensland Directory of Members". Queensland Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2007.
  9. ^ "Brisbane Grammar School". School Search. Independent Schools Queensland. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
  10. ^ "The Australian Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS)". cricos.education.gov.au.
  11. ^ "History Of The School Crest". Whitsunday Anglican School.
  12. ^ "Institution Details - Whitsunday Anglican School Limited". cricos.education.gov.au.

External links

  • The Whitsunday Anglican School website