Groves Christian College


Groves Christian College is a coeducational independent Christian school based in the suburb of Kingston in the local government area of Logan City, south of the Brisbane metropolitan area in Queensland, Australia. The college consists of two school campuses, with the main campus located on Laughlin Street, which accommodates students in the Foundation Phase, Middle Phase and Senior Phase. A second campus is located on Velorum Drive, which accommodates students in the Intermediate Phase. Additionally, the college operates an Early Learning Centre at 44 Laughlin Street.

History

Groves Christian College initially opened in 1999 as the founding member school of Christian Community Ministries Limited, a ministry which now operates numerous Christian schools in Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia. The school was named in honour of English Protestant missionary, Anthony Norris Groves, who launched the first Protestant mission to Arabic-speaking Muslims in Baghdad, Iraq and later in southern India.

Sporting houses

Groves Christian College consists of four sporting houses, all of which are named in reference to Christian missionaries: