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Adventist Primary and Secondary Schools

Adventist Education has been offering quality education to the community for over 100 years.

Our primary and secondary schools provide a caring, Christian environment for your children to develop in. The programs and activities offered will help your child to personally develop and to reach their full potential.

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Outline of Schools in the South Pacific

The schools within the Education system in both Australia and New Zealand vary in both composition and size. Here is an outline of the primary schools, high schools and combined schools (a primary and high school on the same campus) with the number of students in each.

Table key:

  • P = Primary school
  • S = Secondary school
  • C = Primary & secondary schools combined
  • K = Kindergarten

Visit www.adventist.edu.au to locate a Seventh-day Adventist school in Australia.

AUSTRALIA 

Greater Sydney

YEARS

TYPE

No

Auburn

K--6

P

104

Castle Hill

K--6

P

156

Hurstville

K--6

P

94

Illawarra

K--6

P

25

Macarthur

K--8

C

134

Mountain View

K--12

C

231

SydneyAdventistCollege

7--12

S

353

Wahroonga

K--6

P

136

Northern Australia

YEARS

TYPE

No

Cairns

K--7

P

55

CarlisleChristianCollege

K--10

C

51

Darwin

K--6

P

16

RiversideChristianSchool

K--6

P

65

North NSW (website)

YEARS

TYPE

No

Adventist Primary-Toronto

K--6

P

28

AvondaleSchool

K--12

C

868

Blue Hills

K--10

C

183

CentralCoast

K--12

C

730

Hibiscus

K--6

P

10

Kempsey

K--6

P

30

MacquarieCollege

K--12

C

655

Manning District

K--6

P

20

Mullumbimby

K--6

P

18

Port Macquarie

K--6

P

60

TweedValley

K--12

C

161

South Australia

YEARS

TYPE

No

PrescottCollege

8--12

S

139

Prescott Northern

K--7

P

303

Prescott Southern

K--7

P

179

SNSW

YEARS

TYPE

No

BorderChristianCollege

K--10

C

157

Canberra

K--6

P

21

Narromine

K--6

P

14

Wagga Wagga

K--6

P

24

South Queensland

YEARS

TYPE

No

BrisbaneAdventistCollege

K--12

C

632

Bundaberg Adventist

K--7

P

32

Darling Downs

K--8

C

154

Gold Coast

K--7

P

124

Ipswich

K--7

P

112

Noosa

K--7

P

71

NorthpineChristianCollege

K--12

C

605

Tasmania

YEARS

TYPE

No

Hilliard

K--10

C

102

North West

K--10

C

84

Victoria

YEARS

TYPE

No

Edinburgh

K--6

P

97

GilsonCollege

K--12

C

446

HendersonCollege

K--10

C

129

HeritageCollege

K--8

C

121

Ironbark

K--6

P

54

NunawadingAdvCollege

7--12

S

210

Nunawading Primary

K--6

P

161

Oxford

K--6

P

33

Warburton

K--6

P

73

Lilydale

7--12

S

221

Western Australia

YEARS

TYPE

No

Armadale

K,PP--7

P

14

CarmelCollege Primary

K,PP--7

P

110

CarmelCollege Secondary

8--12

S

294

Esperance

K,PP--7

P

40

LandsdaleGardens

K,PP--7

P

55

Riverside Community

K,PP--7

P

58

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NEW ZEALAND

YEARS

TYPE

No

Auckland SDA High

9--13

S

315

Balmoral

K-8

P

113

Hamilton

K-8

P

62

New Plymouth

K-8

P

38

Palmerston Nth

K-8

P

79

Parkside

K-8

P

86

Rotorua

K-8

P

31

South Auckland

K-8

P

287

Tauranga

K-8

P

66

Wellington

K-8

P

62

Waitakere

K-8

P

41

Whakatane

K-8

P

43

Whangarei

K-8

P

29

Longburn

6--13

S

302

Christchurch

K--13

C

166

Southland

K-8

P

42

Mission Schools

YEARS

TYPE

No

Tiarama Primary

K--6

P

218

Tiarama Secondary

7--12

S

117

Papaaroa

K--10

C

90

Aitutaki

P--7

P

65

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Curriculum

Australia

Adventist education acknowledges an infinite, personal God who is the source of all life, truth, beauty and what is of value. It is founded on a belief that God has provided insights into His character through the life of Jesus, the Bible, and what He has created. As created beings, it sees humans as dependent on God for such insights and understandings in order to know how to grow, function and develop in keeping with His ideal for mankind - cognitively, morally, aesthetically, physically, socially and spiritually. This is important because of humanity's fall through sin, and the need for restoration.

The curriculum is seen as contributing to the restoration process. This is supported by a comprehensive range of key learning areas (or KLAs) covering knowledge and learning experiences designed to facilitate holistic development - mentally, spiritually, physically, emotionally, creatively and socially. These KLAs represent facets of God's creation, how each aspect functions, how the elements within them interrelate, or how humans might behave in response.

These learning areas represent "windows" in two senses - "windows" through which students may gain views of God's character and action, or "windows of opportunity" to respond to God in ways that reflect His character and the values that are part of His Kingdom. Although each KLA stands with its own distinctive form and character, it may be studied in its own right. On other occasions it may be integrated with others, thus acknowledging holism in God's created order.

Adventist schools teach the various KLAs required by state authorities, but they are contextualised in such a way to reflect the qualities and values described above.

The key learning areas are:

  • Bible (Growing in Faith)
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Technology
  • Studies of Society and the Environment
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Creative Arts
  • Languages Other Than English
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