Moreton Bay College

Moreton Bay College is an independent Uniting Church, day school for girls, located in Manly West, an outer suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Established in 1901 as the Moreton Bay Girls' High School, by Alice J. Alison Greene and her sister Anne,[2] the college currently caters for approximately 1,257 students from Preschool to Year 12.

Christensen was the headmistress from 1946 to 1949 but family illness led to her absence, during which time Miss Popple was acting principal.

Eventually, in the early 1970s, Moreton Bay College withdrew from QGSSSA sport on the understanding that it could return when numbers increased sufficiently.

The faith of those who remained was staunch indeed and none were stauncher than Winchester who battled, with the aid of the parents and friends, to keep the college open.

Eventually, the Uniting Church assumed responsibility for the college and set up a new Board with a strong local content, under the Chairmanship of Mr John Mason.

At the beginning of 1980, following the retirement of Owen-Winchester, Mr Ken Waller was appointed headmaster, the first male principal in the college's history.

The languishing boarding house, down to fifteen in 1980 and so much the core of Moreton Bay College's tradition, was closed at the end of 1980.

During this time, a number of changes in curriculum emerged, including TAFE and school-based traineeships, expanding the curricular offerings.

In 2002, the college swim team won the much sought after QGSSSA Swimming title; the MBC Centre of Excellence in Gymnastics was established, and to complete a very good year, the Seniors of 2002 achieved the highest number and proportion of OP 1 and 2 (used for Tertiary Entry) on record.

In addition, the establishment of Moreton Bay Boys' College in collaboration with the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association (PMSA).

In 2007, Moreton Bay College won both the Mollie Gould Cup for Swimming and the Stephens Trophy for Athletics for the first time in MBC history.

The school's curriculum for Years Prep to 12, is based around eight main Learning Areas: English, Mathematics, Science, SOSE, Languages, Technology, Personal Development, and the Arts.

The school's basketball team in the early 1900s