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St George Christian School (SGCS) is a K-12 co-educational Sydney School with a reputation for strong academic outcomes, intentional pastoral care and a disciplined and warm environment. Our devoted staff strive to make a difference in the life of their students.

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HURSTVILLE CAMPUS

Junior, Middle & Senior Schools (Years 3 – 12)
70 Bellevue Parade

SANS SOUCI CAMPUS

Infants (Kindergarten – Year 2)
Cnr Rocky Point Road & Hillview Street

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INFANTS BELL

In the playground of our Sans Souci campus, a bell marks the beginning and end of little lunch and big lunch and rings out to signal the start and finish of activities.

The Infants’ bell became synonymous with former Head of Infants, Mrs Megan Powys.

Ms Megan Powys commenced at SGCS in 1992 and was promoted to Head of Infants in 1997. Under her stewardship she inspired a generation of children and their families.

Mrs Powys was instrumental in many foundational SGCS activities and events including fundraising.

This bell was auctioned at every opportunity to the highest bidder, and the next day the bell would be returned for use on campus until the next fundraiser.

ROBOTICS

The SGCS Robotics Program commenced in 2008 under the leadership of Mrs Karen Binns, IT Teacher/Integrator.

The Robotics Club for Middle School led the way followed by a lunchtime Design Lab/Studio for Junior School. Coding and computational thinking is now embedded across the curriculum for Kindergarten to Year 6 students. Higher grades have the opportunity to pursue their interests through speciality subjects.

SGCS has a strong track record of performing well in robotics competitions. Murray Mellor, Alumni Class of 2015 won the Australian National RoboCup Championship for Open Rescue. Murray along with his brother Ben, represented Australia at the RoboCup Junior International Competition in Germany in 2016.

Peter Tyas Alumni Class of also won the Australian National RoboCup Championship for Open Rescue in 2016 before pairing with Tommy Ramsey and winning the Teams event.

In 2019, 17 of our robotics students qualified for the RoboCupJunior Australian National Championships in Melbourne. Two of our teams took 2nd and 3rd place in the Championships qualifying them to apply to represent Australian at the RoboCup International Championship in Bordeaux, France in 2020. However due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, competitions were rescheduled. During 2020 and 2021competitions moved online. Our students continue to perform well, with Eveleigh Cassell winning her division (Stages 1 and 2) with her helper robot entry in the RoboCup Junior NSW Virtual Competition. In the same competition a Team made up of 5 Year 5 students won their division (Stages 3 and 4) for designing a digital scarecrow called “Rob”.

In the 2019/20 Wonder League Robotics Competition Elektra Joseph and Iris Qin from Year 4 were announced as Top 5 in the world in the 9-11 yeas age group.

SUPPORT
A work from Oil Trauma: Series of 8 works, bitumen and oil paint on paper painted with pelican feathers by Louise Lisle, Class of 2011Painting

This work is representative of the support SGCS offers to all its students. In the words of former long-time staff member Mrs Elizabeth Hughes, Our students will find advocacy, encouragement and facilitation. SGCS aims to equip students to work towards their potential..… Most students shine in some area of skill or learning and they learn to build on these strengths while focusing on improving areas of weakness.

Louis Lisle, Class of 2011, produced these incredible, large scale works for her HSC Major Work. Louise went on to study at TAFE NSW Design Centre, Enmore, fulfilling her dream to become an illustrator. Louise’s works are displayed Café12 and in several offices throughout SGCS.

CULTURE
Terracotta Warrior Statues  2000h x 700w x 450d

Two life-sized Terracotta Warrior statues stand guard at the entrance of our Languages Rooms. They are representative of our School’s commitment to languages. The statues also symbolise the diversity of cultures represented within our school community. In 2021, more than twenty-five languages were recorded in the School’s census including: Arabic, Cantonese, Creole French, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Kannada, Korean, Macedonian, Mandarin, Marathi, Nepalese, Nepali, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swiss German, Thai, Vietnamese and Yoruba.

Over the years, St George Christian School has offered French, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish. Other languages have been available to students through distance education.

Some of the languages our students have undertaken for the HSC include: Chinese Beginners, Chinese in Context, Chinese Continuers Extension, French Continuers, Heritage Korean, Indonesian Beginners, Japanese Beginners, Modern Greek Beginners and Spanish Beginners. Our Year 12 students have been represented in the New South Wales Education Standards Authority HSC Distinguished Achievers Lists in all of these Language subjects.

The Terracotta Warrior statues were purchased in Xián by Mr Honor, during the Year 9 and Year 10 language excursion to China in 2012.

ADVENTURE LAND

Adventure Land is a key feature of the Sans Souci Campus. This beloved playground equipment is a joyous springboard to creative play. Countless children have slid down its slide, climbed its ladder, walked the bridge and rested in its bow. It has been a prop for film and photo shoots, a wayfaring device, and a wonderful introduction to Infants for new students.

It came to SGCS second-hand c.2002. At the time SGCS parent, Mr Steve Payne collected it from its former owner and installed it on site.

During the redevelopment of the San Souci Campus in 2017, due to popular sentiment and the evident educational and physical benefits of Adventure Land, it was decided that the playground equipment would be refurbished rather than replaced. Adventure Land was taken apart and sent to a contractor for refurbishment, then reinstalled onsite, looking brand new.

Adventure Land has played a key role in the creation of childhood memories for so many. Our hope is that it will continue to do so for the next generations of our Infants students.

SKIPPING ROPE

Jump Rope is synonymous with SGCS. It is a sport that has little restriction to where it can be practised. It is a feature of the Junior School and Middle School Sports Program.

Mrs Karen Binns, SGCS Jump Rope Coordinator started a SGCS Demonstration Jump Rope Team for the Heart Foundation in 1999. But her personal involvement with the Heart Foundation dates back to 1983.

SGCS Jump Rope Team entered its first competition in 2009. Within 5 years they were competing on the world stage. Members of our Jump Rope Team represented Australia in the 2014 World Rope Skipping Championships in Hong Kong, the 2016 World Rope Skipping Championships in Malmo, Sweden and the 2018 World Rope Skipping Championships in Shanghai, China. The Team have consistently placed in the Top 10.

In 2020, our skippers were on track to compete in the World Championships in Ottawa Canada before the global COVId-19 pandemic delayed the competition for a year, and then forced it online. Members of the Jump Rope Team continued to train individually and prepare team routines via Zoom. Unfortunately, the Sydney lockdown of July - August 2021, prevented our teams from meeting together and filming their routines for submission and judging.

Our Jump Rope Team undertake an annual tour of regional New South Wales in collaboration with the Hearts Foundation’s Jump Rope for Heart Program. The Program aims The Jump Rope Team also perform at School events like Open Day, Junior School Heart for Heart Day, Mother’s Day events, V-Day, as well as performing at external events like football games.

VISION & VALUES

St George Christian School was established in 1981 with nine students and one teacher, Mrs Hazel Burns. The first parents had a vision to offer an education that was firmly based on Biblical principles, perspectives and values.

St George Christian School continues to hold firmly to Christ. Essential Christian doctrines underpin the education on offer and the operations of the School. The following statements are an expression of the School’s ongoing Christian and education commitment.

VISION & VALUES
Our vision is that each person in the school community will:
• know Christ, growing in relationship with God and with one another
• gain wisdom, learning how to live in the world
• develop their spiritual, academic, social and physical gifts
• establish a lifestyle that honours God and serves others

Our values as a Christian School are we:
• acknowledge the absolute authority of God as our Creator Father
• trust Jesus Christ as our Saviour and serve Him as our Lord
• depend on God’s indwelling Spirit as our enabler
• hold on to God’s Word as our standard
• value all people as created in God’s image

Our mission is to develop each person’s character and gifts, for serving God and His people by promoting:
• joy in learning
• excellence in teaching
• personal Christian faith and growth towards maturity

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