Calderwood Christian School

Calderwood Christian School is an independent, co-educational Christian school located at Calderwood Valley in the Illawarra Region of New South Wales, Australia. The school currently caters for 300 students from preparatory school to Year 12 and is divided into 3 sections: P-4, 5-8 and 9-12.

Calderwood Christian School
Address
234 Calderwood Road

Calderwood, NSW

Australia
Coordinates34.556951°S 150.754943°E / -34.556951; 150.754943
Information
TypeCo-educational, independent, Christian school
MottoIn Christ's Service
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Established1989
ChairmanAndrew Spence
PrincipalDarren Hutton
GradesPrep – Year 12
Enrolment300 approx[1]
Color(s)         Green and red
Websitecalderwoodcs.nsw.edu.au

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History

Calderwood Christian School was founded in 1989 as Tongarra Christian School operating out of All Saints Church in Albion Park, New South Wales with 14 students.

In 1994, the school amalgamated with Illawarra Christian School to form one association with two campuses and was referred to as Illawarra Christian School - Tongarra Campus.[3] The first year 7 class commenced at Tongarra in 1995 and in 2000 the first Year 12 students graduated from the campus.

In 1996, the school moved to its current location from Albion Park. It wasn't until 2017 that the Tongarra campus was registered with NESA as an individual school now known as Calderwood Christian School. One of the main people responsible for this change was Annette Holmes, one of the board. She brought in the hat rule and she organised so much more. She was one of the two or three main people who went to look at the land in the first place. At the time, she had 2 children who went to the school and she had a very hard time trying to keep it a secret from them. Since then, Annette's work has grown and many people have joined the school and there are more to come.[4]

Governance

Calderwood Christian School is governed by Illawarra Christian Education. They also operate Calderwood Prep.

School structure

Calderwood Christian School currently has three learning communities:[5]

  • P-4: Foundations & Growth
  • 5-8: Collaboration & Experimentation
  • 9-12: Specialisation and Launching

The school was accepted to the Elevate project in 2015 run by Australian Independent Schools (AIS) in partnership with the Innovation Unit, and the Australian Insititue for Teaching. The program supports educators to collaboratively design and implement powerful practices to lift learning outcomes for high potential learners.[6]

Activities
  • Movember: students and staff grew moustaches to raise awareness for health issues faced by men.[7]
  • Sprout Hub Library: students were involved in painting the street library at the Sprout hub in Calderwood Valley in preparation for its launch.[8]
  • Wollongong Homeless Hub: students donated hampers to the hub with the school's Student Representative Council visiting and assisting.[9]

Associated schools

Calderwood Christian School currently has a sister school operated by Illawarra Christian Education:

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References
  1. MySchool: Calderwood Christian School (accessed::2018-03-7)
  2. "Principal's Welcome". calderwoodcs.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  3. Calderwood Christian School: History (accessed::2018-02-27)
  4. NSW Education Standards Authority: Non-Government Registered Schools (accessed::2018-02-27)
  5. Calderwood Christian School: Our Learning Communities (accessed::2018-02-28)
  6. Elevate: Agile Design for High Potential Learners (accessed::2018-03-7)
  7. Movember unites Calderwood school teachers and students (accessed::2018-03-7)
  8. Sprout Hub Calderwood Valley (accessed::2018-03-7)
  9. Wollongong Homeless Hub (accessed::2018-03-7)
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