Teachers and students from Suncoast Christian College in Woombye, Queensland, were the first to experience the school’s much anticipated new facility when they step inside its doors on Thursday 31st August 2023. 

Teachers and students from Suncoast Christian College  descended onto the primary school campus for a sneak peek of the new building and then experienced it for real at the official first day of use on Monday (4th September).  

Following the release of campus designs in 2021, Suncoast Christian College announced its move towards a more collaborative style of teaching. The new campus  offers the most advanced facilities on the Sunshine Coast, replacing classrooms with flexible environments designed to support the school’s ‘team-teaching’ pedagogy. 

The classrooms feature a range of functional design features, such as bleachers, breakout rooms, curtain and acoustic treatments throughout the facility to facilitate a wide variety of learning modes allowing teachers to modify and tailor lessons to the specific abilities and needs of individual students and varying group sizes.

Teachers and teacher’s assistants will work together over two levels with students in groups of five up to 75, in years 1 through 6. 

With an approach focused on stage rather than age, the new layout will provide flexible and collaborative environments where the school’s team of dedicated Christian teachers will provide the best in contemporary education. 

Heralded as a game-changer in educational design, the new building has been brought to life by renowned architects m3 Architecture who are known for pushing the boundaries when it comes to intuitive buildings and modern design. 

Anticipation for the new look campus has been slowly building since the designs were unveiled in 2021. Since then, the school has continued to draw attention when it announced plans to offer individuals and families the chance to have their names immortalised into one side of the new primary school building, through the use of stainless steel laser-etched discs.   

“It is an exciting time to see years of vision being brought to life in front of us, culminating in a state-of-the-art, intuitively designed building,” said Suncoast Christian College Principal, Greg Mattiske. 

“Now it is up to our wonderful educators to harness the building’s full potential for the benefit of each and every student.”

About the School

Founded on reclaimed farming land in 1979 as the Suncoast Christian Academy, the school’s first building was an old pineapple packing shed.

It has since become a prestigious educational facility with almost 1000 students, boasting amongst the most advanced school buildings on the Sunshine Coast. ]

The new campus is phase one of a 25-year master building plan as the school looks to add a further 100 students in response to a growing student population. 

Suncoast Christian College is a Prep to Year 12 Christian co-educational College with Pre-Kindy and Kindergarten, located in Woombye on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

Established in 1979, the College is known for its sense of community and true commitment to excellent Christian education for Sunshine Coast families. 

Every child’s educational journey is unique and Suncoast believes in guiding its students to achieve their personal best in an environment that values a love of learning.

Students benefit from a team of dedicated Christian teachers who believe in developing academic potential and character with high-quality pastoral care and attention given to the well-being of every student.