[13] The contract asked parents to agree that the college would make male/female distinctions on the basis of sex rather than gender identity (“inclusive of, but not limited to, for example, uniforms, presentation, terminology, use of facilities and amenities, participation in sporting events and accommodation”);[14] it also purported to enable the school to expel a student for actions that are non-compliant with these terms (or “doctrinal precepts”).

[25] The Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Adrian Schrinner, a former student and current parent at the school, said that he would be raising his concerns with the principal.

[18] On 3 February, Prime Minister Scott Morrison signalled his opposition in a radio interview, and said that his government's proposed Religious Discrimination Bill would make such contracts illegal under federal law.

Human rights lawyer and academic Matilda Alexander said that action against a student under the policy would be grounds for a case under Queensland's Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, and so suggested that the contract may therefore not be legally binding.

[32] Legal academic Liam Elphick speculated that the contract would likely be illegal under Queensland anti-discrimination law,[33] as did journalist Naomi Neilsen.

Neilsen also noted, however, that under the proposed federal Religious Discrimination Bill 2021, the contract would be legal,[34] which is also the understanding of Simon Rice.

[35] On 3 February, the school withdrew the contract,[36] after having "doubled down" the previous day in a defensive video sent to parents by Principal Mulheran.

[38] On 5 February it was reported that Mulheran would be stepping down from his role as principal to take "extended leave",[10][11] after being pressured to do so by some of the school's senior teachers, who had threatened to resign.

On 6 February, senior pastor of Citipointe Church Mark Ramsey apologised to the congregation for any hurt caused to them by the contract controversy, then led a standing ovation for Mulheran.

[40] In June of 2024 the school reached a settlement with parents, who referred it to Queensland Human Rights Commission, through mediation.

[45][46] The "Citipointe Campus" includes:[47] From 2012 to 2014, students at the college were picked as finalist in triple j's Unearthed High competition.