St George Christian School

St George Christian School is a multi-campus independent non-denominational Christian co-educational primary and secondary day school, located in Hurstville and Sans Souci, both suburbs of southern Sydney, in the St George area of New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1981, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy, and currently caters for approximately 850 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, however students that start school at St George Christian School from Year 7 to Year 12 can only attend the schools St George Campus as the schools Sans Souci Campus is only for Kindergarten to Year 6 Students. Students come to St George Christian School mainly from the southern Sydney region. St George Christian School is a member of Christian Schools Australia. Overview St George Christian School was founded by five local Christian families in February 1981, with nine students from Kindergarten to Year 4. By 1984 the school was operating out of two campuses, and the first Year 12 class graduated in 1989. The first teacher was Hazel Burns. The school moved to double streaming in 1995 and triple streaming from Year 7 in 2003. The school implemented a Middle School in 2008 to cater for the specific needs of early adolescence. From 2009, there are four departments representing the particular educational needs of each stage of development. Infants School – Kindergarten to Year 2 Junior School – Years 3 to 5 Middle School – Years 6 to 8 Senior School – Years 9 to 12 Principals The following men have served as Principals of St George Christian School: Campus St George Christian School has two campuses: the main school at Hurstville (Junior, Middle and Senior Schools and the School Office), and the Infants at Sans Souci. Co-curricular Infants School Individual Piano Lessons Percussion Sensory Integration Program Specialist Music Teacher Specialist Sports Teacher Speech and Drama Interschool Hockey Competition with local private and public schools. Junior School Students are encouraged to be involved in a wide range of activities including: Junior Band Choir Interschool Hockey Competition with local private and public schools. Individual and Small Group Music Lessons Jump Rope Team Musical Performance Percussion Speech & Drama Specialist Sports Teacher Student Representative Council Leadership Training Middle school Students are encouraged to be involved in a wide range of activities including: Year 6 combine with Junior School students for interschool sports teams and carnivals Years 7 and 8 combine with Senior School students for interschool sports teams and carnivals. Senior School Students are encouraged to be involved in a wide range of activities including: 'Pulse' – Senior School fellowship group which meets weekly and is run by Year 12 Prefects Band & Percussion – Private Tuition and band leadership provided during school hours Senior School Music Ensembles: String Group, Senior Band and Chapel Band 'Beyond Ourselves' – Outreach group that meets regularly to plan the schools outreach vision of 'Beyond Ourselves' Robotics Club – Running weekly, with a beginners club running on Thursdays and an advanced club running on Fridays Sport Sport undertaken include: Swimming, Athletics, Cross Country Running, Netball, Tennis, Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball and Rope Skipping. House system Upon entry to the school, each student is allocated, according to age and gender, or family tradition, to one of the four Houses: Houses form the basis for sporting and cultural competitions or interactions within the School, including: Athletics Carnivals Cross Country Carnivals Swimming Carnivals 'House Day' – students from Years 6–12 are involved in a Gala Day of various sporting tournaments. Notable alumni Marc Fennell - journalist Tim Tszyu - boxer Nikita Tszyu - boxer See also List of non-government schools in New South Wales References External links St George Christian School Website Google Maps