- Athena School
The Athena School is an independent, co-educational school located in Newtown, an inner western suburb of
Sydney ,New South Wales, Australia .The school is notable for being the only
Study Tech school in the area that serves K-10 and claims a 1:15 (or below) teacher-to-student ratio. [http://www.athena.nsw.edu.au/service.htm]The school is affiliated with the
Church of Scientology Citation| publication-date=2000-11-10| year=2000| title=Senate | periodical=Official Hansard| series=Parliamentary Debates| publication-place=Canberra| publisher=Commonwealth of Australia| volume=39| issue=16| pages=p.19| url=http://www.aph.gov.au/Hansard/senate/dailys/ds101100.pdf| accessdate=2007-10-25.] cite news| first = Kelly | last = Burke| title = Scientology class suits shy Hindu| url = http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/06/23/1056220542333.html| work = Religion in Schools| publisher = The Sydney Morning Herald| date = 2003-06-24| accessdate = 2007-10-25] with teachings based on L. Ron Hubbard's philosophy of education, centred around the theory that children, like adults, need to "learn how to learn".See also
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Scientology in Australia
*List of non-government schools in New South Wales References
External links
* [http://www.athena.nsw.edu.au/index.html Athena School website]
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