Christian College Geelong

Christian College is an P-12 independent school located over four campuses in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

Three campuses are located in suburban Geelong: the Senior Campus at Waurn Ponds (Year 10-12), the Middle School in Highton (Year 5-9), and the Junior School in Belmont (Prep - Year 4), while the Bellarine Campus in located in Drysdale (Prep- Year 9). There are also two other specialist campuses: "Back Creek" in Scotsburn (near Ballarat) is a dairy farm attended by Year 9 students, and a specialised Arts centre off campus in Waurn Ponds a short distance from the Senior School, where VCE Arts students have their classes. The future Surf Coast campus will be located in the coastal town of Torquay and is the process of planning.

Christian College students are from a number of different areas in Geelong, these areas include Torquay, Drysdale, Anglesea, Ocean Grove, Queenscliff and Winchelsea as well as a majority from Geelong itself. Notable people to have gone to Christian College Geelong include current AFL players Gary Ablett, Jr. and Nathan Ablett.

History

The college opened in 1980, in the suburb of Highton and has grown from its original 40 students to over 1900 students in 2007. The Middle School is housed in the former building of St. Augustine's Orphanage, while the Junior School uses the former Glastonbury Orphanage. The Senior Campus is located at a former campus of the Geelong Grammar School, which was purchased by Christian College in 1999 and opened to students in 2000. The Bellarine Campus is the former council offices for the Rural City of Bellarine which was amalgamated into the City of Greater Geelong in 1993. The school bought the property in 1995 and started classes in 1996 for students on the Bellarine Peninsula; this removed the burden of travelling to Geelong.