A.B. Paterson College is a private, non-denominational, co-educational school in Arundel, in the northern Gold Coast region of Queensland, Australia. The school is named after the Australian bush poet A. B. "Banjo" Paterson. Its current principal is Dawn Lang. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges, gifts, and perhaps the investment yield of an endowment. ... A non-denominational church (usually Christian) is a religious organization which does not necessarily align its mission and teachings to an established denomination. ... This article is about the town in England. ... Gold Coast is a city and local government area in the southeast corner of Queensland, Australia. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of November 2006)  - Population  4,164,590 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... Gold Coast is a city and local government area in the southeast corner of Queensland, Australia. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of November 2006)  - Population  4,164,590 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... Andrew Barton Banjo Paterson (February 17, 1864 – February 5, 1941) was a famous Australian bush poet, journalist and author. ...

The college has four Houses, also named after Australian poets each corresponding to one of the primary colours:

• Henry Lawson - Red
• Judith Wright - Yellow
• Dorothea Mackellar - Blue
• Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis "C. J. Dennis" - Green

The college was the first school in Australia to introduce Teaching for Understanding, which was developed at Harvard University. In July 2006 the school hosted a TFU conference attended by participants from across Australasia. Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ...

It also was the major sponsor for the Grades 4 to 11 Mathematical Modelling Challenge in 2004-2006, Hosted at the Griffith University (Gold Coast Campus). Griffith University is an Australian public university with five campuses in Queensland between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. ...

A.B.Paterson's 2006 Grade 12 OP score rankings were published in the QSA annual school OP achievements table. This ranked A.B. Paterson College as the 3rd highest achieving school in Queensland^[1].

College Captains

2006: Tidar Kidner. - National Senior Champion in the Rostrum Voice of Youth speaking competition 2006.

2007: Josh Underwood - Finalist in the LIONS Youth of the Year national competition.

History

A.B. Paterson College was established in 1990 by founder Rob Nicholls.

Recent events

The Year 12 formal took place on the 10th March 2007. It was held at The Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast between 6.30pm and Midnight.

Notable Alumni

Sophie Monk, an Australian actress and singer.^{[citation needed]} Sophie Charlene Akland Monk (born December 14, 1979) is an Australian pop singer, actress and occasional model. ...

References

External links

• Official Site