Frequently Asked Questions

The JPC application process​ involves a few easy steps. ​​

When you commence an online application, you will be sent an email outlining what documents you will need to provide. Please include these documents to help the process along. The admissions team are always available to help you complete your application if you need​. ​​

JPC has over 68 ensembles and choirs to choose from and 210 sports and activities to select. We also have a community service and outreach program available for interested students.

Yes, our Outside of School Hours Care (OSHC) program is available to students in Kindergarten through to Year Seven. Our program is the first nationally recognised program to achieve an ‘Exceeding’ rating for 3 consecutive years.

OSHC Hours

Before and After School Care – 7.00am – 6.00pm

​Vacation Care – 7.00am – 6.00pm ​

The platforms and strategies used to manage bullying JPC are different for both the Primary and Secondary School.

Primary School

Within the Primary School we use the Friendology program by URSTRONG. URSTRONG is an internationally recognised friendship program that empowers students in Years One to Six with the skills, language, and self-confidence to be better friends and develop healthier relationships. Our Academic Welfare Program incorporates the ACARA Personal and Social Capabilities which include understanding relationships and resolving conflict. Friendology provides a consistent language that can be used by the students, teachers and parents across the Primary School.

Secondary School

The Secondary School deploys several tools to manage bullying including:

• Our College Values and Expectations​ which must be adhered to by all students when starting at the College
• Learn more ​about our vigorous Academic Welfare Program​
• Integrated Stymie, an online anonymous reporting platform for students to complete about themselves of others to report feelings and behaviours they deem inappropriate or causing them harm.​

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At JPC, we pride ourselves on the inclusive community we have created which includes students from a wide variety of cultures and faiths. We have over 45 languages spoken at the College.

• We also have a Mother Tongue Club which celebrates the culturally diverse backgrounds of our students and encourages them to embrace and celebrate their ‘mother tongue’. Parents and students are invited to take a lead role. All Mother Tongue Club attendees are encouraged to communicate in their own home language while they are at the 45-minute sessions, which coincide with the College’s lunch break. Gatherings are often linked to culturally significant celebrations, in which parents and senior students from those communities take active organising and leading roles.
• Halal food is available from our Canteen and Prayer Rooms are readily available for those who require them.

A network of JPC specific bus services are available to students from suburbs in Logan, Brisbane and as far south as Ormeau on the Gold Coast.

Yes, we accept students from Kindy through to ​Semester 2, Year 10 four times a year ​at the start of each term, and Year 11 in Term 1.

​Our Primary and Secondary Schools have dedicated Academic Welfare (AW) programs which focuses on developing the whole learner. Our Deans of Academic Welfare in the Primary and Secondary School work alongside AW mentors, Heads of Year and all staff to support students as they require.

​Our Counsellors work alongside students, parents and staff in a partnership to support student wellbeing. Students may refer themselves to the school counsellor or consultation may be sought at the suggestion of a teacher, parent and carer or friend. Parents and carers often seek advice from school counsellors about their child’s wellbeing, educational options, behaviour, family situation, and for information about help available from other agencies.​

We have a unisex boutique boarding village which opened in 2015. The Village is nestled into native bushland neighbouring the Cec Munns Sports Complex, adjacent to the main College campus. Boarders are housed in villa accommodation which accommodates eight students in twin share rooms with ensuites. Fenton Village has its own vegetable gardens and citrus plantation, wireless networks, purpose-built contemporary buildings and recreation and dining halls that embrace the very essence of boarding – spending time with their boarding ​family.

We also have a homestay program​, which is provided 24hours a day, seven days a week to support students in homestay families. Students who live with a Homestay Provider are provided with three meals each day, have their own bedroom, including a bed and all bedding, a desk with appropriate lighting for study and Internet facilities. A bathroom is normally shared with other family members.

The John Paul College scholarship and bursary program is open to students entering JPC in Years 7 to 11​ and is designed to identify and celebrate students who have strengths and expertise in a variety of areas, providing opportunities for students to develop and be challenged in a nurturing environment.

Scholarships are available in:

- Academic Excellence

- Excellence Scholarships (Performing Arts and Sport)

- The Karen Spiller Leadership Scholarship

- Rural and Remote Scholarship

- Needs based bursaries.

We offer the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP)​ within our Primary School. The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) focusses on the development of the whole child, offering a framework to meet the academic, cultural, physical, social and spiritual development of each person. The inquiry-based approach equips students with a unique global outlook and promotes subject depth and breadth.