Hills Adventist College
Hills Adventist College is an independent Seventh-day Adventist co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school, located across two campuses in Sydney's Hills District, New South Wales, Australia. Enrolments at the College during 2016 totalled 566 students.[1] The junior school, comprising an early learning centre and teaching facilities for students in Year K to Year 4 is located in Castle Hill; and the senior school, comprising teaching facilities for students in Year K and Year 5 to Year 12, is located in Kellyville. The College is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[2][3][4][5]
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| Coordinates | 33°44′08″S 151°00′21″E 33°41′47″S 150°57′23″E |
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| Type | Independent co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Australian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists |
| Denomination | Seventh-day Adventist |
| Established | 1961 |
| Principal | Malcolm Coulson |
| Employees | 56 |
| Grades | Early learning; and K-12 |
| Enrolment | 566 (2016) |
| Slogan | Nurture for today. Learning for tomorrow. Character for eternity |
| Affiliation | Independent Schools Association |
| Website | www |
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 Year K 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
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". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
...the Adventist Church runs a Christian school system second only in size to the Roman Catholic parochial schools.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (1 April 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 19 June 2010.