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Mueller College
Private, christian school in Rothwell, Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mueller College is an independent, non-denominational Christian, co-educational, P-12, school, located in the suburb of Rothwell within the City of Moreton Bay in Queensland, Australia.[2][3][4] It is administered by Independent Schools Queensland, with an enrolment of 1,790 students and a teaching staff of 153, as of 2023.[4] The school is named in reference to George Müller, a Christian evangelist who established 117 schools and offered Christian education to more than 120,000 students.[1][5]
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History
The school opened on 30 January 1990,[6] as a ministry of the Mueller Community Church, which is a member church of Christian Community Churches of Australia.[5]
In 2009, the principal at the time, Colin Krueger, admitted the school still used the cane, but at the request of parents.[7] However, by 2011, the school had moved away from corporal punishment, due to community outrage.[8]
The school set the record in the University of Queensland’s annual sunflower competition in 2014.[9]
By August 2018, Mueller College had a total enrolment population of 1,575 students from Preparatory to Year 12.[1]
It was reported that a student was sexually assaulted by his fellow peers in 2022,[10] with the school captain being wrongfully identified as the culprit, an apology was issued by the Courier Mail for this mistake.[11]
In October 2024, it was reported that students of the school were being investigated by the police for sharing a "rape list" via social media.[12] According to the school, "immediate steps to discipline the students who were involved" was taken.[12]
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Vocational education
VET courses available to students include:
Extracurricular activities
Extracurricular activities available to students at Mueller College include:
- The MUROC Radio Controlled Plane Club, in which students learn how to design, build, fly and maintain model aircraft[14]
- The Infinity Program for academically advanced students[15]
- Mission trips through Australian Mission Outreach Support (AMOS)[15]
- Vella & Apphia development programs for students in Years 7–10[15]
- Music tours[15]
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