Hills Adventist College
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| Hills Adventist College | |
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| 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 |
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| Type | Independent co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school |
| Motto | Nurture for today. Learning for tomorrow. Character for eternity. |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Australian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists |
| Denomination | Seventh-day Adventist |
| Established | 1961 |
| Principal | Mrs Carlie Deppeler |
| Employees | 61 |
| Grades | Early learning and K–12 |
| Enrolment | 795 (2023) |
| Affiliation | Independent Schools Association |
| Website | www |
Hills Adventist College is a co-educational independent Seventh-day Adventist school with two campuses in the Sydney's Hills district: Castle Hill (ELC and Primary) and Kellyville (K-Y12). Hills Adventist College Castle Hill is an ELC and Primary co-educational Christian school in the Sydney Hills district. Hills Adventist College Kellyville is a welcoming K-Y12 co-educational Christian school in the Sydney Hills district. Enrolments at the College during 2023 totalled 795 students.[1] The College is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[2][3][4][5]
Spiritual aspects
[edit]All students are required to take part in Bible classes from Kindergarten to Year 10, and then Studies of Religion (SOR) a 2-unit NSW HSC course is mandatory in Year 11 and 12 (Unless they take the 1-unit course Mathematics Extension 1, in which they take the 1-unit version instead). The Bible classes cover topics in biblical history and Bible characters and themes and other Christian doctrines. Weekly, the student body gathers for a chapel service. Outside the classrooms there is year-round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Seventh-day Adventists – Christian Denomination | Religion Facts". Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. 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.
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