St George Christian School Competitors

St Philip’s Christian College is a leading Christian independent school group in the Hunter Region catering for over 3800 students from babies and pre-school through to Year 12. The College spans across six schools and six early learning centres and prides itself in offering a high standard of education with innovative teaching techniques and state-of-the-art facilities. Staff at St Philip’s Christian College are dedicated to working alongside each student to draw out their God-given potential and equip them with the tools to succeed not only through their schooling career but through their life. Founded in 1982 with 2 staff and 25 students, St Philip’s Christian College now has schools located in Newcastle, Cessnock, Gosford and Port Stephens. Each school provides students with numerous opportunities to succeed be it through academic achievement, creative arts, information technology, vocational education or sport. St Philip’s Christian College has also established DALE Christian School, catering for students with emotional, behavioural or intellectual challenges along with DALE Young Parents School which offers parents the opportunity to complete their schooling studies while their children are cared for at the onsite childcare facilities. Both programs have been widely recognised for their success.

Reflecting our Christian foundations, St Andrew's Cathedral School is a strong and hopeful learning community that nurtures the individual strengths of each student in our care. We have extensive sporting and co-curricular opportunities. We also have an outstanding outdoor education programme based at our property, Kirrikee, in the NSW Southern Highlands. As an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, our Middle School students are taught the NSW school curriculum through the IB Middle Years framework. This framework encourages: global mindedness, higher order thinking, and builds interdisciplinary connections. IB approaches to learning skills (ATL) are taught explicitly in this framework, enabling students in the middle years to ‘learn how to learn’ and providing a common language on the process of learning for teachers and their students. With purposefully designed, light-filled learning spaces for Junior School, Middle School and a dedicated pre-tertiary environment for Senior College, we’re fully coeducational from Kindergarten to Year 12. Senior College students can choose to study either the HSC or the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma. Our school within a school, Gawura, is a highly regarded model, noted for its innovative approach to a First Nations-led education within a mainstream system and was named 2020 Australian School of the Year. Our teachers are experts in their chosen fields who very much enjoy the relational nature of teaching and who engage in the character development of each child, both within and outside the classroom. They are also passionate about developing their practice and benefit from a progressive professional learning programme. Many of our teachers are invited to present at state and national educational conferences and professional associations, and as an educational leader, we hold conferences, host international experts and encourage thought leadership.

Hills Grammar is a truly independent, intentionally co-educational, proudly diverse, and inclusive school located in the Hills District, providing an education for children from Pre-K to Year 12. We appreciate that every child and young person is different. Our aim is to identify, nurture and expand on each person’s passions, skills and capacity in order for them to graduate into the world as confident, accomplished and original. Our emphasis lies in the provision of a broad, liberal education and a commitment to a rigorous and challenging academic program, diverse co-curricular opportunities and a focus on knowing and developing the wellbeing of each child. Our student's journey sees them reach a destination, beyond our gates, that is captured in the words of our Graduate Aim which recognises that students will change careers many times in their lives. We promote thinking skills, encourage curiosity and strive to instill a deep love of learning because these qualities, above others are sustaining and will aid our graduates as they enter the world beyond our gates.