South Coast Baptist College

The South Coast Baptist College, formerly the Maranatha Christian College, is an independent Baptist school providing a Kindergarten to Year 12 education in Waikiki, Western Australia.

[4][5] The school opened in 1985 in the suburb of Waikiki as Maranatha Christian College with the support of Rockingham Baptist Church.

[8] The school received negative publicity in 2017 when it removed gay male relief teacher from the school’s relief teacher roster[9] after he declared publicly to be in a same-sex-relationship.

[10][11] As of 2022, the law permitting Campbell's dismissal was still under review, with the Western Australian Government in the process of drafting a new Equal Opportunity Act with the aim of strengthening protections for LGBTIQ+ people employed at religious schools.

[12] On 13 November 2024 the principal, under the direction of the board, announced the closure of the elite Gymsports Academy due to the extremely high operating costs of the Program.