Cornerstone Christian College, Busselton WA

Enrolment Link

https://www.cornerstone.wa.edu.au/enrolment-process-steps

Principal

Garry Maynard

School Type

Primary School
Secondary School
Primary - Year 12 School

Campus Anatomy

Multiple School Locations

School Character

Christian

Year Levels

K - Year 12

Religion

Christian

International Students (CRICOS registered school)

No

Main Gender

Co-ed

Drama

Cornerstones Drama program is unique as our passionate Drama teacher takes our students on a journey beyond acting and plays into production, script writing and set design. This culminates in our drama performance at the end of each year.

Each performance is unique as it is written, produced, and designed by the students.

Bush Ranger Cadets & Outdoor Education

In partnership with the Department for Communities, Cornerstone offers our Bush Ranger Cadets program. Cadets' links into General and ATAR Outdoor Education, providing students an excellent opportunity to extend their learning in leadership development. With a wide range of resources and equipment such as paddleboards, surfboards, canoes, mountain bikes and camping equipment, students are given extensive opportunities to put their leadership and outdoor education learning into practice with multiple excursions and day trips.

Students choose Cadets as an elective for a semester, and it is a critical component to enable completion of a Certificate II in Outdoor Education.

Our outdoor education program provides an exceptional opportunity for young people to learn important theory and practical skills in the outdoors, as well as leadership development, teamwork, and environmental management.

Several of our past students have achieved excellent results in our Outdoor Education program, including top Outdoor Education student in Western Australia.

Test Results

ATAR

Cornerstone offers ATAR programs which provide students with direct university entry. Qualified and skilled teachers support students through the tough senior secondary years.

We are in partnership with the School for Isolated & Distance Education (SIDE) to provide a wider range of ATAR courses for students to choose from.

General Courses

Run in Years 11-12 our general courses are still academic in nature but do not have external examinations associated with them. Most students selecting general courses supplement them with certificate courses. Students who would like to pursue a traineeship or an apprenticeship normally do this in Year 11 or 12.

Principal's Message

Welcome to Cornerstone

In 1984 a group of parents got together around a vision to provide quality Christian education for their children. As a result, Cornerstone Christian College was founded in 1986 with a total of 17 students enroled.

Today Cornerstone is a fully integrated co-educational K-12 Christian college with approximately 400 students and campuses in Busselton and Dunsborough.

Cornerstone delivers a proven academic program by combining a Christ centred curriculum with high quality education; developing award winning students and strong leaders with character and integrity that are critical thinkers, able to serve others, engage with their community, critique their world, and make a positive difference to society.

Since its founding in 1986, there has been a strong focus on the importance of working in partnership with parents, based on a mutual understanding of a shared responsibility for the education of the children. Cornerstone has likewise been very intentional in fostering and sustaining a close-knit community, reflected in a keen sense of connectedness and ownership. Today this is one of the great hallmarks of the College.

Since 2003 Cornerstone has operated with an open enrolment policy, meaning that anyone can enrol and attend the College: regardless of gender, religious beliefs, and socio-economic, ethnic and/or cultural background. However, as a Christian College, Cornerstone was founded upon and continues to operate according to a strong Christian ethos. The Christian worldview and faith are part of our very DNA and as such, this is a non-negotiable element.

Cornerstone joined the Christian Community Ministries group in 2019, providing collaboration opportunities and resource sharing, whilst still maintaining the unique southwest flavour that the college is renowned for.

I look forward to meeting you and having Cornerstone Christian College partner with you in the education of your children.

Garry Maynard

Principal