- Covenant Christian School (Sydney)
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Covenant Christian School Sydney Location Belrose, NSW, Australia Coordinates 33°42′48.85″S 151°12′54.52″E / 33.7135694°S 151.2151444°ECoordinates: 33°42′48.85″S 151°12′54.52″E / 33.7135694°S 151.2151444°E Information Type Independent, Co-educational, Christian, Day Motto All knowledge through Christ. Established 1978 Principal Bill Rusin Grades Preschool – Year 12 Enrolment 800 Website www.covenant.nsw.edu.au Covenant Christian School is an independent co-educational, non-denominational, Christian day school located in Belrose on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school caters for 800 students from Preschool (3 & 4 year old) to Year 12 Higher School Certificate. Established in 1978 the school is a member of Christian Education National (formerly Christian Parents Controlled Schools). The school is also a member of the Christian Schools Sporting Association (CSSA) and the Combined Independent Schools (CIS).
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Covenant Christian School Belrose Sydney Australia is a Bible believing community of parents, students and all Christian staff.
Students represent 120 churches with over 85% of students coming from active Christian families. Parent involvement is an important aspect of the school community through the Parents in Partnership program. All staff must be active Christians and suitably qualified for their roles.
The school has well established facilities, comprehensive sports program, extra-curricular activities, broad electives including Hospitality VET course.
History
The pioneers of Covenant Christian School wanted an education for their children which was clearly and explicitly Christian in perspective.
- 1965 group of Christians began to discuss starting a Christian School
- 1966 land bought at Ingleside for the purpose of establishing a school
- 1970-73 various development applications refused by council
- 1975 applied to Council to start in a demountable building
- 1977 decision to start in a church hall while continuing to look for suitable location
- May 1978 classes started at St Paul’s Anglican Church, Terrey Hills, with one teacher and 19 children from Kindergarten to Year 5
- Sept 1978 purchased 212 Forest Way
- 1979 Primary in Cottage at Forest Way and Infants in Church hall at Terry Hills
- 1980 K-7 school all operating at Forest Way
- 1983 first Year 10 School Certificates
- 1986 first Year 12 HSC
- 2007 first transition (preschool)
Vision
"Our desire is to be part of God's plan to unite all things in heaven and on earth under the Lordship of Jesus Christ by... Mission: ... assisting parents in the nurture of their children, providing a Bible-based, Christ-centred, culturally engaging, academically rigorous education which equips the children to live for God's glory."
School logo
The School logo conveys a message. The Word of God is the basis upon which we develop the curriculum and life of our school. That is why it is central in our logo, represented by the cross of Christ, Jesus being the Word of Life, with the Bible as the horizontal bar, God’s written Word.
House teams
Aylward (Blue) Named after Gladys Aylward
Tenboom (Green) Named after Corey Tenboom
Lewis (Red) Named after C.S. Lewis
White (Yellow) Named after Paul White
See also
External links
Categories:- Schools in Sydney
- Private schools in New South Wales
- High schools in New South Wales
- Educational institutions established in 1978
- Christian schools in Australia
- 1978 establishments in Australia
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