Central Coast Adventist School

Infobox Aust school private
name= Central Coast Adventist School


motto= _la. Nihil Sine Deo
("Nothing Without God")
established= 1969
type= Private
denomination= Seventh-day Adventist
slogan=
key_people= Dean Bennetts - Principal
John Hammond - Founder
fees=
city= Erina
state= New South Wales
country= Australia
enrollment= approx. 880 (2008)
num_employ= approx. 70
revenue=
products=
colours= Red, Navy, White
homepage= http://www.ccas.nsw.edu.au/|

Central Coast Adventist School is a co-educational, K-12 private day school located in Erina, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1969, the school is part of the international Seventh-day Adventist Church education system.

The school was established in 1969 by John Hammond with 18 students and has grown to approximately 880 students today. [cite news | url = http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/06/22/1056220477139.html | author = Linda Doherty | title = Adventists look outwards to grow | publisher = Sydney Morning Herald | date = 2003-06-23 | accessdate = 2006-04-11 |] . The mission of the school is "To acknowledge God as the source of love, life and wisdom. To develop in each student a sense of self worth in and beyond the classroom. To encourage and assist each student to achieve and enjoy their academic, physical, social and spiritual potential." This aligns with the school's vision which is "Caring for their tomorrow - today."

History

The school was established on former farm land which was gifted to the local church for the establishment of the school. Local church member, Kevin Chugg built two classrooms at a total cost of $16,000. [cite web
url=http://www.gosford.nsw.gov.au/library/local_history/Suburbs/documents/erina.html
title=History of Erina - Gosford City Council
accessdate=2006-05-27] The School buildings have also changed over time. As early as 1995 the school only had two building, the white building at the top of the school (which is due to be knocked down and a new set of classrooms built in a matter of months) and the old Primary school rooms (which are being knocked down in a matter of weeks, but since then has had major redevelopments done to it, and will continue to do so.

Extra-curricular Activities

Primary school students are encouraged to set their minds to work, including learning to play games such as chess. [cite news
url = http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=anh&an=SYD-4YIA9S2MU2CYHHOPO4F
title = Army of knights on move
date = 2002-11-22
accessdate = 2006-06-01
publisher = Newcastle Herald, The (includes the Central Coast Herald)]

The high school also has a choir, formerly called "Zealos". Led by two of the school's teachers, this choir has toured Queensland and Northern New South Wales as well as Victoria, and have even recorded there own album entitled "Better Way" which was put together entirely by the students.

See also

* List of Non-Government schools in New South Wales

References

External links

* [http://www.ccas.nsw.edu.au/ Official website]