Our Vision

Our Vision

Clayfield College will be a learning community where all are encouraged to grow, serve and develop their abilities in our Christian environment.

Our Operating Principles

Clayfield College is:

  • a Presbyterian and Uniting Church school owned and governed by the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association (PMSA)
  • a P-12 day and boarding school, providing quality education for girls and boys in Junior Schooling (P-5) and girls only in Middle and Senior Schooling (6-12)
  • a Christian learning community that welcomes students from diverse cultural backgrounds and ability levels
  • a school of no more than 1000 students, with a recognised family-oriented environment
  • a school that provides quality pastoral care for each individual, in a safe and supportive learning environment, where personal excellence is encouraged
  • a school that provides quality teaching and learning within a broad and engaging curriculum, including academic and vocational pathways
  • a school that provides extensive co-curricular and extra-curricular activities that encourage participation and service to others
  • a school that is well resourced with quality staff and physical infrastructure
  • a school that is located in the inner-north of Brisbane, Queensland, and serviced by excellent transportation networks
  • a school where education costs are comparable with other well-established independent schools
  • a member school of the Independent Schools of Queensland and the Independent Schools Council of Australia

Our Core Values

As a school community we value:

  • following the way of Jesus Christ in loving God and to love our neighbours as ourselves
  • a commitment to life-long learning
  • striving for personal excellence
  • acceptance and understanding in our world
  • our rights and responsibilities as citizens
  • care and compassion for fellow humans
  • honesty and integrity in character
  • the building and maintaining of relationships
  • opportunity and fairness for all
  • the active part we play in sustaining our environment