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St George Christian School is an independent
Independent school

An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the investment yield of an financial endowment....
, non-denominational Christian
Non-denominational Christianity

In Christianity, the term non-denominational refers to those churches that have not formally aligned themselves with an established religious denomination, or remain otherwise officially autonomous....
, co-educational, day school
Day school

A day school is - as opposed to a boarding school - an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children return to their homes....
, located in Hurstville
Hurstville, New South Wales

Hurstville is a suburb in Southern Sydney Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hurstville is located 16 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George, New South Wales area....
 and Sans Souci
Sans Souci, New South Wales

Sans Souci is a Southern Sydney Sydney suburb in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sans Souci is 17 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and lies across the Local Government Areas in Australias of the City of Rockdale and the Municipality of Kogarah....
, both suburbs of southern
Southern Sydney

Southern Sydney is a general term which is used to describe the southern metropolitan area of Sydney, in the state of new South Wales, Australia....
 Sydney, in the St George
St George, New South Wales

St. George Area is an unofficial name applied to a group of Southern Sydney in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The area includes all the suburbs in the Local Government Areas of Australia of the City of Hurstville, the City of Rockdale and the Municipality of Kogarah....
 area of New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
.

Established in 1981, the school has a non-selective enrollment policy and currently caters for approximately 770 students from Kindergarten
Kindergarten

is a form of education for young children which serves as a transition from home to the commencement of more formal schooling. Children are taught to develop basic skills through creative play and social interaction....
 to Year 12. Students come to St George Christian School mainly from the southern Sydney region.

St George Christian School is a member of Christian Schools Australia.

eorge Christian School was founded by five local Christian families in February 1981, with nine students from Kindergarten to Year 4.






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St George Christian School is an independent
Independent school

An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the investment yield of an financial endowment....
, non-denominational Christian
Non-denominational Christianity

In Christianity, the term non-denominational refers to those churches that have not formally aligned themselves with an established religious denomination, or remain otherwise officially autonomous....
, co-educational, day school
Day school

A day school is - as opposed to a boarding school - an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children return to their homes....
, located in Hurstville
Hurstville, New South Wales

Hurstville is a suburb in Southern Sydney Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hurstville is located 16 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George, New South Wales area....
 and Sans Souci
Sans Souci, New South Wales

Sans Souci is a Southern Sydney Sydney suburb in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sans Souci is 17 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and lies across the Local Government Areas in Australias of the City of Rockdale and the Municipality of Kogarah....
, both suburbs of southern
Southern Sydney

Southern Sydney is a general term which is used to describe the southern metropolitan area of Sydney, in the state of new South Wales, Australia....
 Sydney, in the St George
St George, New South Wales

St. George Area is an unofficial name applied to a group of Southern Sydney in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The area includes all the suburbs in the Local Government Areas of Australia of the City of Hurstville, the City of Rockdale and the Municipality of Kogarah....
 area of New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
.

Established in 1981, the school has a non-selective enrollment policy and currently caters for approximately 770 students from Kindergarten
Kindergarten

is a form of education for young children which serves as a transition from home to the commencement of more formal schooling. Children are taught to develop basic skills through creative play and social interaction....
 to Year 12. Students come to St George Christian School mainly from the southern Sydney region.

St George Christian School is a member of Christian Schools Australia.

History

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.

Campus

St George Christian School is comprised of two campus
Campus

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es, the main school at Hurstville, and the Infants Department at Sans Souci.

Some of the long time serves of St. George are Robert Archer, James Honor and Patricia Allum.

Facilities at the main campus include a library
Library

A library is a collection of information, sources, resources, books, and services, and the structure in which it is housed: it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual....
, Science
Science

In its broadest sense, science refers to any systematic knowledge or practice. In its more usual restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on scientific method, as well as to the organized body of knowledge gained through such research....
 laboratories, Computer lab
Computer lab

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s, a Gifted and Talented centre, and Music
Music

Music is an art form whose media is sound organized in time. Common elements of music are pitch , rhythm , dynamics , and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture ....
, Visual arts
Visual arts

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 and TAS classrooms.

The school is currently undergoing plans to increase its property enabling the school to cater for more students and to provide a larger playground area.

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