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Building a community for eternity” through Christ-centred schooling in an atmosphere of love, respect, peace, and discipline, which will encourage students to achieve their full potential for God. Staines Memorial is an attractive, affordable schooling option for families in Ipswich. We are committed to working with families to help them discover God’s love and respond to His love. The first and most important school for a child is their family. We believe that the education of young people is a shared responsibility. Parents and teachers are role models, and so have the privilege and responsibility to be the best they can. This will involve staff and parents participating in learning to improve their understanding and skills. Our College has a non-denominational Christian ethos and caters to children from a wide variety of Christian backgrounds and traditions. It also caters to families who though not necessarily Christian themselves, desire a Christian school culture and educational experience for their children. All staff is committed to Christian people from various denominational backgrounds selected for their professional competence and their sense of calling to the ministry of a Christian school. We are a Christian Community Ministry (CCM) school and work closely with sister schools across Australia. Additionally, we benefit from relationships with a range of training organizations throughout Queensland and through our Independent Schools Queensland (IQS). We focus on training young people to learn to depend on God, give their best in all circumstances, and not limit their potential. In God’s kingdom, He needs professionals and tradespeople – one type of career is not more important than another. In 1 Corinthians 12, we read how even the least is most essential and that we all need each other. Our Vision is those who pursue righteousness and kindness, find life and honor. The essential and apparent characteristics of a community for eternity will be: Love for God Love for Others, as you love yourself. Our community values and priorities are best expressed in the 5 Rs. We value Relationships, Respect, Responsibility, Readiness, and Reasoning. Our Mission: Transforming Lives, Children who join us at Staines will: Discover more of God’s love for them and others. Be developed in Character. Be academically strengthened. We recognize that each child is an individual with different God-given talents that need to be nurtured by providing growth opportunities spiritually, physically, socially, emotionally, and intellectually. By observing, planning, and evaluating, we seek to provide for the child’s needs while allowing for the child’s individual, spontaneous, and creative interests to be explored. View full school