Woodcrest State College

Woodcrest State College is a co-educational public Prep to Year 12 school located in the City of Brisbane suburb of Springfield in Queensland, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of 1,719 students in 2022.

Woodcrest State College
Location
38 Nev Smith Drive Springfield , Queensland Australia
Coordinates	27.658°S 152.92°E / -27.658; 152.92
Information
Type	Public, college
Motto	Discover, Achieve, Succeed
Established	1998
Executive Principal	Deborah Hansen
Secondary Principal	Kelsey Oakes
Primary Principal	Pamela Kondys
Grades	P–12
Enrolment	1,719 (2022)[1]
Colour(s)	Black, green and gold
Website	woodcrestsc.eq.edu.au

Between 1998 and 2022, Pat Murphy was the Executive Principal of Woodcrest State College. In 2022, Jeff Jones was the Executive Principal of the school.^[2] Since 2023, Woodcrest State College's role of Executive Principal has been held by Deborah Hansen.^[3] The school also consists of a Dean of the College, a Business Manager, 2 Deputy Primary Principals and 3 Deputy Secondary Principals.^[4]

Sporting houses

Woodcrest State College includes the following four sporting houses with their respective colours:^[5]

House name	Colour(s)
Bandicoots	Green
Falcons	Red
Kingfishers	Blue
Wallabies	Yellow

Facilities

Facilities at Woodcrest State College include:

• Primary Resource Centre (Prep to Year 6 library facility)
• Secondary Resource Centre (Year 7 to Year 12 library facility)
• The Hangar; a technology hub located in the Secondary School precinct
• The Nest; a catering facility
• Primary sports hall
• Secondary sports hall & gymnasium
• Dance & Drama studio
• Auditorium
• Manual Arts facilities
• Science laboratories
• Two sports ovals
• Multipurpose sports courts
• Tennis courts^[6]
• Homework Centre (Year 7 to 12 learning facility)^[7]
• iThrive (Year 7 to 12 student wellbeing hub)^[8]
• Secondary Basketball Courts^[9]

Curriculum

Signature programs

Catalyst Program

The Catalyst Program is a four-year program that enables students to engage in academically rigorous, inquiry-based learning in order to attain academic excellence. These students have opportunities to engage in innovative learning experiences in which they solve real-world problems with the aid of emerging technologies.^[10]

Academy Sports Programs

Woodcrest State College includes the Academy Sports Programs of the Basketball Academy, the Volleyball Academy and the AFL School of Excellence. Students selected in one of these programs are offered high-level coaching with access to elite competitions.^[10]

WesTEC Trade Training Centre

The WesTEC Trade Training Centre is a national Trade Training Centre operated by Woodcrest State College in partnership with Forest Lake State High School, Redbank Plains State High School and Springfield Central State High School. WesTEC's training partner, TAFE South West, provides industry standard training to Years 11 and 12 students in a range of training areas including automotive, construction, engineering, hairdressing, health support services and logistics.^[10]

Vocational Education & Training

Vocational Education & Training (VET) courses available to students in Years 11 and 12 include:

Certificate II in Hospitality (SIT20207) Certificate II in Music Industry (CUA20615) Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways (FSK20113) Certificate II in Sport & Recreation (SIS20115)

Certificate II in Visual Arts (CUA20715) Certificate III in Business (BSB30115) Certificate III in Fitness (SIS30315)[11]

Notable alumni

• Ashleigh Barty, former tennis player and cricketer