Southern Cross Catholic College


Southern Cross Catholic College is a co-educational Catholic day school located in the north-eastern Brisbane suburb of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. The college opened 30 January 1995 after the amalgamation of several schools on the Redcliffe Peninsula; in particular: De La Salle College - both the Junior and Secondary College, Frawley College, Soubirous College, St Bernadette's of Scarborough, Our Lady Help of Christians and Our Lady of Lourdes. The De La Salle campus, is located in Scarborough, and three primary schools are located in Scarborough, Woody Point and Kippa-Ring. The previous Headmasters were Paul Woodcock, Robyn Killoran and Greg Myers, the current principal is Chris Campbell. The school is built on the old De La Salle College site.

History

The school has four founders, Monsignor Frawley, John Baptist de La Salle, Daniel Delany, and Mary MacKillop. The four founders correspond to the four sports houses, Frawley, La Salle, Delany, and MacKillop.

Academic

Southern Cross Catholic College consists of four schools throughout the Redcliffe peninsula: primary campuses in Scarborough, Woody Point, and Kippa-Ring, and a secondary campus in Scarborough, De La Salle campus.

Sport

The school currently participates in inter-school sport and is strong in futsal, volleyball, rugby league, basketball and Australian rules football.

Houses

The school has four sporting and cultural house groups to which the students are assigned. They are:
HouseColourNamesakeMascot
DelanyBlueBishop Daniel DelanyDolphin
FrawleyGreenMonsignor Bartholomew FrawleyDragon
La SalleRedJohn Baptist de La SalleLion
MacKillopWhiteMary of the Cross MacKillopBoomer

Land development

Since the amalgamation in 1995, several developments have taken place involving land and buildings that previously were occupied by the college. The former site of Soubirous College and St Bernadette's of Scarborough have since been developed into residential housing.
The lower ovals of the De La Salle Campus have been used for an expansion of an aged care facility that adjoins the school.
The site previously occupied by Frawley College was incorporated as part of the College in 1995 and became campus for the senior secondary students of Southern Cross Catholic College until it was developed in 2006 as the Australian Trade College North Brisbane.

Notable alumni