Nudgee Junior College
| Nudgee Junior College | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 27°30′31″S 152°58′01″E / 27.50861°S 152.96694°ECoordinates: 27°30′31″S 152°58′01″E / 27.50861°S 152.96694°E ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Single-sex, Day school |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic, Christian Brothers |
| Established | 1938[1] |
| Principal | Mr. Michael Senior |
| Years offered | 4–7 |
| Enrolment | ~460 |
| Colour(s) | Blue and White |
| Website | www.njc.qld.edu.au |
Nudgee Junior College (in full, St Joseph's Nudgee Junior College) is an independent Catholic boy's primary (years 4 to 7) school in Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by Edmund Rice Education Australia, an organization established by the Congregation of Christian Brothers.
History[edit]
The college was opened in 1938 as a boarding school for primary-aged boys and began with a school population of 46 boarders and six day pupils. The first principal was Br W. Wynne. In 1942, as the result of World War Two breaking out, the college was taken over by the U.S. Army as a base hospital, and the students were moved to accommodations in Mt Tamborine. The decades following the end of the war saw many additions to both buildings and grounds. In 1994 a decision was made to close the boarding house and the school became a stand-alone day school. Shortly after this the school appointed its first lay principal and currently enjoys healthy growth and caters to a population of 465 pupils.
The college offers a dynamic curriculum catering to the learning styles of boys. Participation in sport and cultural activities is encouraged and the school offers competition in athletics; basketball; cricket; kayaking; soccer; rugby union; Australian rules football; swimming; tennis and cross-country. Boys are also able to experience choral singing; instrumental music ensembles which includes handbells; future problem solving; chess; public speaking and debating
Grounds[edit]
Nudgee Junior has 4 ovals, Harney, Regan, Hopgood and Jack Bowers.
Buildings and facilities[edit]
The original 1930s European Modernism building on the campus was designed by notable Brisbane architectural firm, Donoghue & Fulton. The architects won the 1940 RAIA Queensland Chapter, Annual Award for Meritorious Architecture, Category - Ecclesiastical and Institutional, including Educational Buildings and Hospitals built between 1933 and 1939. This award acknowledges the interest in this type of building by the architectural community of the time. This building is arguably one of the best 1930s buildings in the style of European Modernism in Brisbane.
In October 2000, the building was nominated for heritage listing by the Brisbane City Council Heritage Unit for place of local heritage significance.
It is significant; 1. as an excellent example of 1930s Modernism, it is important because of its aesthetic significance; and, 2. for its contribution to the development of 20th Century Brisbane architecture, it is important in demonstrating a high degree of creative or technological achievement at a particular period; and, 3. for its association with notable Brisbane architectural firm, Donoghue and Fulton, it has special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in the City's or local area's history.
Recent constructions include a pool and a childcare center.
In 2007, Fulton Trotter Architects (co-founded by Charles Fulton of Donoghue & Fulton in 1946) were appointed by the Christian Brothers Queensland to undertake a new Master Plan for the campus to encompass new facilities and an expanding student population. The Master Plan relates only to the Nudgee Junior College component of the site which is generally the same extent of land as the heritage listing.
The focus of the site is the original main school building (b. 1939) - a Modernist brick building constructed in 1939. At the time of the Master Plan, the heritage building was only partially occupied by the school as it also housed the administrative offices of the Christian Brothers organisation. The intention of the Master Plan was to maintain the main building as the focal point of the site and develop additional buildings - a new classroom building and a new learning centre (which includes a library, staff facilities and general teaching spaces) - to cater for the expansion of the school from 3 to 4 streams. The Master Plan also included removal of demountable buildings from the site. The removal of these demountables, as well as the demolition of the existing student amenities building and the existing hardcourt facilities, also allowed the school to better address the Brisbane River with landscaped seating and play areas, a boardwalk, an outdoor learning area and a covered function space.
Nudgee Junior College opened a new classroom building (stage 1) in 2009 to the eastern end of the campus which was designed by Fulton Trotter Architects. In late 2010 construction was well underway on the new Mt Sion Library. Other works to the campus included refurbishment to existing classrooms buildings (and flood repairs), new hardcourts joining the new classrooms building, Mt Sion Library, Cola and Hall. Refurbishments to the Hall were also carried out and some minor refurbishment to the existing heritage building included some new music classrooms and sport storage areas.[2]
2011 floods[edit]
The college was directly affected by the 2011 floods of the Brisbane River, with 3 classrooms underwater during the peak of the flooding.
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
- ↑ "General Timeline". Administration. Nudgee Junior College. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ↑ http://www.fultontrotter.com.au/
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