St George Christian School

Infobox Aust school private
name = St George Christian School


motto = "Mature In God"
established = 1981
type = Independent, Co-educational, Day school
denomination = Non-Denominational Christian
slogan = "Equipping your Child for life"
key_people = Mr. James Honor (Principal)
Mr. Bruce Meller (Chairman)
fees = AU$4,860 p.a - AU$6,630 p.acite web |url=http://www.sgcs.com.au/fees_07.pdf |title=2007 Fee Schedule |accessdate=2007-09-25 |year =2007 |format=PDF |work=St George Christian School]
city = Hurstville & Sans Souci
state = New South Wales
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
enrolment = ~770 (K-12)cite web |url=http://www.sgcs.com.au/annual_report06.pdf |title=Annual Report 2006 |accessdate=2007-09-25 |year =2007 |format=PDF |work=St George Christian School]
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revenue = AU$8,171,469 (2006)cite web |url=http://www.sgcs.com.au/financial_report06.pdf |title=Financial Report 2006 |accessdate=2007-09-25 |year =2007 |format=PDF |work=St George Christian School]
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homepage = [http://www.sgcs.com.au/ www.sgcs.com.au]

St George Christian School is an independent, non-denominational Christian, co-educational, day school, located in Hurstville and Sans Souci, both suburbs of southern Sydney, in the St George area of New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1981, the school has a non-selective enrollment policy and currently caters for approximately 770 students from Kindergarten to Year 12. Students come to St George Christian School mainly from the southern Sydney region.cite web |url=http://www.schoolchoice.com.au/find_a_school?cid=12447&pid=2816069 |title=St George Christian School |accessdate=2007-09-25 |work=School Choice New South Wales]

St George Christian School is a member of Christian Schools Australia.cite web |url=http://www.csa.edu.au/schools_res.php?school=07-052&region=All_&stater=All_&keywords= |title=St George Christian School |accessdate=2007-09-25 |work=Christian Schools Australia]

History

St George Christian School was founded by five local Christian families in February 1981, with nine students from Kindergarten to Year 4. By 1984 the school was operating out of two campuses, and the first Year 12 class graduated in 1989.cite web |url=http://www.sgcs.com.au/ |title=History |accessdate=2007-09-25 |work=St George Christian School]

Campus

St George Christian School is comprised of two campuses, the main school at Hurstville, and the Infants Department at Sans Souci.

Facilities at the main campus include a library, Science laboratories, Computer labs, a Gifted and Talented centre, and Music, Visual arts and TAS classrooms.cite web |url=http://www.sgcs.com.au/ |title=7-12 Hurstville Campus |accessdate=2007-09-25 |work=St George Christian School]

The school is currently undergoing plans to increase its property enabling the school to cater for more students and to provide a larger playground area.

Notable former students

* Timothy O'Brien - First student to attend St George Christian School and receive a Board of Studies UAI mark of 30*

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