Masada College

Masada College
Location
St Ives, New South Wales , NSW Australia
Coordinates	33°43′45.4″S 151°10′1.07″E
Information
Type	Independent, Jewish day school
Motto	My Rock & My Fortress
Religious affiliation(s)	Judaism
Principal	Acting College Principal Martin Tait
Grades	ELC–12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrolment	approx 632
Slogan	The HIVE of Potential. Like the bees in a hive, a healthy society is made up of individuals who work together for the greater good. This is the foundation of Masada College ELC to Year 12, which nurtures Happiness, Inclusion, Values and Edge. H.I.V.E
Website	masada.nsw.edu.au

Masada College is an independent co-educational Jewish day school located in St Ives, on the upper north shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Masada College is Australia’s first Jewish international co-educational school. Students from all backgrounds are welcome to attend Masada College, which prides itself on inclusivity. The College's educational mission is to raise responsible individual thinkers with a strong sense of social justice and confidence in their ability to determine their own future.

Graduates win scholarships and awards and embark on a diverse range of career paths. Masada College takes great pride in hearing involvement from alumni in the community and their successes post-school.

History

In 1962, a group of Jewish parents on Sydney’s North Shore set up the North Shore Jewish Kindergarten. Four years later, in 1966, realising that the future of the North Shore Jewish community would depend on the existence of a Jewish Day School, they established Masada Primary School. The school began with just 14 students housed on the premises of the North Shore Synagogue in Lindfield and its growth was rapid and impressive. Within a few short years, the North Shore Jewish community boasted a thriving Jewish Primary School.

It soon became apparent that a high school was needed. This was established in 1982 and the following year, it was relocated to the newly-purchased campus in St Ives (now known as the Michael Faktor Campus). Initially, the high school had 60 students in years 7 and 8, and an early learning centre was also created. In addition, the campus also became home to the new Kehillat Masada Synagogue and in 1990 the Rachael and Reuben Pelerman Centre was added to the campus. The Sir Asher Joel Synagogue was extended and upgraded in 2003, along with the campus’s resource centre.

By 2014, Masada College farewelled its Lindfield site and consolidated on one campus in St Ives: a momentous event in our history.

Academic achievement

We pride ourselves on strong academic results in the Higher School Certificate, consistently placing in the top schools in New South Wales. However, our real success stories are not the ones published in the league tables. They are those students who exceed their own expectations thanks to the individual attention they receive here. Their enhanced performance comes down to the encouragement of their teachers, the smaller class sizes as well as the collaboration of teachers and parents.

Notable alumni

• Gavin Fingleson, South African-born Australian, Olympic silver medalist baseball player
• Adam Kellerman, paralympic wheelchair tennis player

See also

• List of Non-Government schools in New South Wales

External links

• http://www.masada.nsw.edu.au/