- Moriah College
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Moriah War Memorial College To Learn, To Heed, To ActLocation Queens Park, New South Wales, Australia Coordinates 33°53′58″S 151°14′38″E / 33.89944°S 151.24389°ECoordinates: 33°53′58″S 151°14′38″E / 33.89944°S 151.24389°E Information Type Independent, Co-educational, Day school Denomination Modern Orthodox Judaism Established 1942 Founder Abraham Rabinovitch Headmaster Kimble Fillingham Staff ~112[1] Enrolment ~1,618 (K-12)[1] Colour(s) Navy Blue & Sky Blue Website www.moriah.nsw.edu.au Moriah War Memorial College is an independent, Modern Orthodox Jewish, co-educational, day school in Queens Park, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The College is a member of the Jewish Communal Appeal,[2] and the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA).[3]
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History
Founded in 1942 by Abraham Rabinovitch, Moriah started as a small school by any standards and was constantly underfunded. Harold Nagley, the first principal of Moriah, travelled door to door in an attempt to gain pupils. However in recent years it has grown immensely and is now situated on the
the huge Queens park campus.Notable alumni
- Ben Lee, musician
- Juanita Stein, musician
- Joshua Goot, fashion designer
- Henry Roth, fashion designer
- Jonathan Daddia, MasterChef contestant
- Shannon Gaitz, Australia's Next Top Model contestant
See also
Shannon Gaitz - Australia's Next Top Model contestant
References
- ^ a b Moriah College Annual Report 2006 (accessed:26-07-2007)
- ^ Jewish Communal Appeal: Moriah College (accessed:18-08-2007)
- ^ JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members (accessed:26-07-2007)
External links
Categories:- Educational institutions established in 1942
- Private schools in New South Wales
- Schools in Sydney
- Modern Orthodox Jewish day schools
- Junior School Heads Association of Australia Member Schools
- Judaism in Australia
- Jewish schools in Australia
- 1942 establishments in Australia
- Australian school stubs
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