Chairo Christian School
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| Coordinates | 38°8′36″S 145°52′40″E / 38.14333°S 145.87778°E |
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| Type | Christian |
| Motto | Learning with God |
| Established | 1983 |
| Principal | Mr Simon Matthews |
| Enrolment | approx. 1300[1] |
| Campus | Balfour Road, Drouin, Victoria |
| Colour(s) | Blue, yellow, white |
| Website | www |
Chairo Christian School is a multi-campus Independent non-denominational Christian School with campuses in Drouin, Victoria (Years 5–12), Drouin East (Kindergarten – Year 4), Pakenham, Victoria (Kindergarten – Year 12), Leongatha, Victoria (Prep – Year 10) and Traralgon, Victoria (Prep - Year 8).
Chairo was founded in 1983 with 19 students and one teacher on the Drouin East Campus, which was the old Drouin East Primary School. This building is now located at Mill Valley Ranch in Tynong, Victoria. There is now more than 1,500 students within the campuses. The term "Chairo" means rejoice.
The Production is a very important part of the Chairo community. In the few years Chairo has had successes such as, Fiddler on the Roof, Sound of Music, Beauty and the Beast and Oliver!, each held at the Warragul Arts Centre.
Chairo Christian School - Pakenham Campus began its Senior School classes in 2008. The Pakenham Campus began its Music Curriculum in 2009 with its first production of Seussical the Musical, Peter Pan in 2010 and Barnum in 2011.
Chairo is part of the Gippsland Independent Schools network, competing in the GIS Sports and Cultural Round Robins.
According to a statement from its principal, the school teaches both evolution and creationism.[2]
References
- ^ Pearce, Rohan (16 December 2014). "Remote management delivers for West Gippsland school". Computerworld. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ Bachelard, Michael (25 February 2008). "Faith school boom 'creates division'". The Age. Retrieved 9 March 2015.