St Francis College, Crestmead

St Francis College, Crestmead
St Francis College, Crestmead
Location
	Crestmead, Queensland; Australia
Coordinates	27.6920°S 153.0827°E
Information
Type	Private, co-educational, secondary, day school
Motto	In Simplicity and Harmony
Established	1988
Principal	Tricia Kennedy
Colour(s)	Blue and white
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Website	www.sfcc.qld.edu.au

St Francis College (SFCC) is a private, co-educational, Catholic, combined, school, located in Crestmead in City of Logan, Queensland, Australia.[1][2][3] It is administered by the Queensland Catholic Education Commission, with an enrolment of 873 students and a teaching staff of 76, as of 2023.[3] The school serves students from Prep to Year 12.[1][2][3] The College Patron is St Francis of Assisi.[4]

History

The school opened on 28 February 1988.[5] It had a name change from 'St Francis' College (Marsden)' to 'St Francis College (Crestmead)' on 12 September 2019.[5]

Sport

The school currently participates in inter-school sporting competitions in futsal, rugby league, and netball.[6]

Family Groups

St Francis College has four Family Groups: Jagun, Kurrawa, Wimulli and Yaraay.

The Family Group names were borrowed, with permission, from the languages of the traditional owners of the land covering South East Queensland, the Yugambeh and Yuggera people.[7]

House	Jagun	Kurrawa	Wimulli	Yaraay
Colour	Green	Blue	Red	Yellow
Mascot	Earth	Water	Fire	Sun

Notable alumni

Nick Cummins – former Australian Rugby Union international and Bachelor Contestant[8]

References

"St Francis College (Crestmead) | Department of Education". schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
"St Francis' College - Crestmead QLD | Private Schools Guide". privateschoolsguide.com. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
"ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
Zenit (19 June 2014). "St Francis right for Crestmead". The Catholic Leader. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
"Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Education. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
"Sporting Life". St Francis College Crestmead. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
"College Family Groups". St Francis College Crestmead. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
Otto, Tyson (27 August 2015). "Wallaby Nick Cummins explains how he became the Honey Badger". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

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[:1-1] "St Francis College (Crestmead) | Department of Education". schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

[:2-2] "St Francis' College - Crestmead QLD | Private Schools Guide". privateschoolsguide.com. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

[:3-3] "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

[4] Zenit (19 June 2014). "St Francis right for Crestmead". The Catholic Leader. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

[:0-5] "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Education. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

[6] "Sporting Life". St Francis College Crestmead. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

[7] "College Family Groups". St Francis College Crestmead. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

[8] Otto, Tyson (27 August 2015). "Wallaby Nick Cummins explains how he became the Honey Badger". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2024.