Hillcrest Christian College

Hillcrest Christian College has a reputation for students performing well above State and National benchmarks in the Years 3, 5, 7 & 9 NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy) tests.[4]

Year 3 2013 results indicate that:

• 100% of Year 3 students achieved above the State and National average for numeracy, grammar, reading, spelling and writing.

Year 5 2013 results indicate that:

• 97.1% of Year 5 students achieved above the State and National average for numeracy, grammar, reading and writing.
• 94.2% of student achieved above the State and National average for spelling.

Year 7 2013 results indicate that:

• 98.6% of Year 7 students achieved above the State and National average for reading.
• 97.3% of Year 7 students achieved above the State and National average for grammar, spelling and writing.
• 97.2% of Year 7 students achieved above the State and National average for numeracy.

Year 9 2013 results indicate that:

• 98% of Year 9 students achieved above the State and National average for numeracy, reading and writing.
• 97.1% of Year 9 students achieved above the State and National average for grammar.
• 96.1% of Year 9 students achieved above the State and National average for spelling.

The 2013 OP (Overall Position) results indicate that:

• 98% of students in the 2013 cohort who applied for entrance to a university received an offer of place
• 71% of eligible students received an OP between 1 and 15[4]

Hillcrest Christian College has partnerships with Griffith University and Bond University. In 2013, 32% of Year 12 graduates completed vocational studies while in Year 12.[4] In addition, five scholarships and guaranteed entries were awarded to students in 2013 to these universities.[5]

Hillcrest Christian College offers a dedicated Gifted & Talented program to cater for students who have been identified as significantly more advanced academically than their age group.[6]

Hillcrest have four classes per year level but offer a dedicated composite Year3/4 class, a Year 5 and Year 6 classes called Lumos. Students in higher year levels are extended based on their subjective electives.

Hillcrest Christian College provide iPads for the Junior and for years 5–12 Hillcrest Christian College provides students with Surface Books through the One2One program.

Hillcrest Christian College provides a range of sporting activities to all students including:[8]

• Physical Education
• Aquatics Program
• Interschool Sport
• Outside School Hours Sport
• Interhouse Carnivals

Hillcrest run a very successful Basketball Excellence Program, which culminated in a 2016 senior boys state championship[9] and a third-place finish in the national championships.[10] The College also claimed the 2019 Junior Female AFL Schools Cup State Championship, coached by 251-game former AFL player Matthew Lappin.[11]

Hillcrest Christian College offers an array of options for students wanting to pursue performing arts including:[12]

• Dance Academy
• Drama
• Choral Program
• Choral Excellence Program
• College Musical
• Instrumental

Amy Carmichael (1867–1951) was a Protestant Christian missionary in India who opened an orphanage and founded a mission in Dohnavur. She worked mostly with young ladies, some of whom were saved from forced prostitution and wrote thirty-five published books.[15]

John Flynn (1880–1951) was an Australian Presbyterian minister who founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service (the world's first air ambulance). After studying to at Ormond College in Melbourne, he was made the first superintendent of the Australian Inland Mission. Flynn quickly established the need for medical care for those living in the Australian outback and opened a number of hospitals in the bush.[15]

Betty Greene (1920–1997) used her love for flying for Christian mission work after serving with the Women Air Force Service in World War II. She served for 16 years in 12 different countries until her death in 1997.[15]

Hudson Taylor (1832–1905) was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China and founder of the China Inland Mission. During his 51 years in China he was responsible for bringing over 800 missionaries to China who opened 125 schools. Taylor was able to preach in several varieties of Chinese, including Mandarin, Chaozhou and the Wu dialects of Shanghai and Ningbo. He used these talents to prepare a written edition of the New Testament.[15]

• Joe Davidson (Actor)[16]
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• Apollo Jackson (Reality TV star)[18]