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Students and teachers met in the multi-Purpose Centre this morning to celebrate the diversity of cultures making up the BAC community. The idea was initiated by a group of students from the Class of 2022 and coordinated by Mr Greenwell-Smith (Primary) and Mrs Hassan (Secondary). Once an annual event known as Diversity Day, the new 'Multicultural Day' revives the artistic expression of our melting pot culture, and early feedback suggests it was a resounding success. The program included an…

In the 55th anniversary year of the school, Brisbane Adventist College embraced the future with the opening on Tuesday 7 December of eight newly refurbished general-purpose Secondary classrooms. The event celebrated the incredible fruition of three years’ worth of complex grant applications, planning, refining finer details, and the additional planning necessary to future-proof the new classrooms as much as possible. The expansion effectively doubles the learning area of the old classrooms with…

Next year’s graduating class is even more excited than usual about wearing the Year 12 jersey. Artwork created by Year 11 Noongar woman Shakana Foley will be featured on the armband of the 2022 design. As Shakana's Indigenous artwork began to take shape with the software on her computer, her friends watched in fascination. It was a pet project. Not for school—she doesn't even do Art at school—and certainly not intended for public consumption. But then as it developed and they were stunned by…

Proud BAC graduate Simon Leung has been a little busy since completing his studies in 2013. Recently, it all paid off when he represented Australia in badminton at the Tokyo Olympics. Simon has been playing competitive badminton since 2005 when he was just nine years old. Since then, he has practiced and played for countless hours to qualify for the Olympics. Just last week, Simon dropped by to speak to our Year 7 and 8 Athlete Development Program (ADP) students. He described the challenges…