Hills Adventist College
| Hills Adventist College | |
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Sydney , Australia  | |
| Coordinates | 33°44′08″S 151°00′21″E / 33.7355116°S 151.0057021°E 33°41′47″S 150°57′23″E / 33.6964875°S 150.9564262°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Co-educational |
| Denomination | Seventh-day Adventist |
| Established | 1961 |
| Principal | Malcolm Coulson |
| Employees | 56 |
| Enrolment | 566 in 2016 |
| Slogan | Nurture for today. Learning for tomorrow. Character for eternity |
| Website | Hills Adventist College |
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Hills Adventist College is a K-12 Christian school with an Early Learning Centre (Preschool). It is split across two campuses in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and educated 566 students for 2016.[1] The junior school (ELC, Years K-4) is in Castle Hill and the senior school (Years 5-12) is in Kellyville. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[2][3][4][5]
Curriculum
The schools curriculum consists primarily of the standard courses taught at college preparatory schools across the world. All students are required to take classes in the core areas of English, Basic Sciences, Mathematics, a Foreign Language, and Social Sciences.
Spiritual aspects
All students are required to take part in Bible classes from Kindy to Year 10, and then Studies of Religion (SOR) a 2 unit NSW HSC course is mandatory in Year 11 and 12. The Bible classes cover topics in biblical history and Bible characters and themes and other Christian doctrines. Weekly, the entire student body gathers together for a chapel service. Outside the classrooms there is year-round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement.
Sport
The College is part of the Independent Schools Association inter-school sports program - and as such - students have the opportunity to compete at local, regional, state and national levels - depending on their abilities - in sports of their choice and interest.
See also
- List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary and elementary schools
- List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities
- List of Seventh-day Adventist hospitals
- List of Seventh-day Adventist medical schools
- List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
- Seventh-day Adventist education
- List of Non-Government schools in New South Wales
References
- ^ "Hills Adventist College, Kellyville | School profile - 2016". My School. NSW Govt.
- ^ Kido, Elissa (15 November 2010). "For real education reform, take a cue from the Adventists".
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"Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
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Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (1 April 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
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