Northern Beaches Christian School
| Northern Beaches Christian School | |
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Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°40′27″S 151°12′07″E / 33.674039°S 151.201874°E |
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| Type | Independent co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school |
| Motto | Anything but learing |
| Denomination | Non-denominational Christian |
| Established | 1981 |
| Educational authority | NSW Department of Education |
| Chair | Rosemary Johnson[1] |
| Principal | Tim Watson |
| Employees | 189[2] |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Enrolment | 1,151[2] (2020) |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue |
| Website | nbcs |
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Northern Beaches Christian School is an independent non-denominational Christian co-educational primary and secondary day school, located in Terrey Hills, Sydney, Australia.
Established in 1981, the school provides a general and religious education for approximately 1,200 students from Kindergarten to Year 12. The school is affiliated with Macquarie University.
Overview
[edit]The school completed its multi-purpose hall named after Australian actress Marina Prior and a shared learning space called 'SCIL' named after the school's educational enrichment project of the same name in 2009.[3] The two buildings were officially opened by the school's Board of Directors and local MP Bronwyn Bishop.
The school has a Global Opportunities Program which aims to build global bridges through community partnership, cultural understanding and shared learning. GO projects have involved sending teams of staff and students to Cambodia, Rwanda, Uganda and Moree. GO teams work in a range of contexts, including running children's programs, English literacy development, and professional development for local teachers.[4]
Sydney Centre for Innovation in Learning
[edit]The Sydney Centre for Innovation in Learning (SCIL) is both an online learning project run by NBCS and the name of the recently completed modern, learning environment whose design was based on the core ideas behind SCIL of online, technologically enriched learning.
NBCS provides online courses for students studying for their Higher School Certificate via their HSC Learn Online program. Courses are for students both in their final year (Year 12 in New South Wales) and students studying preliminary HSC courses in Year 11.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Callum Mills – Australian rules football player for the Sydney Swans[5]
- Jacob Preston – rugby league player for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. Former Year 6 School Captain.[6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "School Governance – Northern Beaches Christian School". 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Northern Beaches Christian School 2020 Annual Report" (PDF). 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "NBCS Annual Report 2010" (PDF). 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ "Learning in Secondary". www.nbcs.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Sydney Swans fast-track Callum Mills into leadership group". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Northern Beaches Christian School". facebook.com. Facebook. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
