History
Northpine Christian College has experienced many major changes since it first commenced with just 26 students in January 1940. Conditions were primitive back then, and the school actually began in the hall at the back of the Albion Seventh-day Adventist Church here in Brisbane.
As enrolments grew, a small school was then established at Zillmere in 1953. Mr Fred Brown was the first school Head Master.
Unfortunately, in February 1978 a fire completely destroyed the school building at Zillmere. The cause of the fire was never ascertained, however, it was suspected to have started in the sports equipment room. The only item saved from the fire was the school bell, which remains on display in the front office of the current College administrative block. Mr Mel Olsen was Head Master at the time, and, following the fire, for almost two years the school was then conducted in the 'sheds' of the Watson Park Seventh-day Adventist Convention Centre.
In August 1980, the new school buildings were officially opened at the current site. The school continued as a primary school until January 1984, when the junior secondary school commenced. Since then, the College has continued to expand with the Resource Centre opening in July 1991 and the addition of Years 11 and 12 in 1996. In 2007, the College added a Childcare & Early Learning Centre, and in 2008 the Performing Arts centre was completed and soon after, a new classroom block.
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