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Redeemer Baptist School
Redeemer Baptist School, commonly known as Redeemer, is a Baptist private school in North Parramatta, Sydney, Australia. It was founded in 1981. History The school was founded in 1981 in the context of the Christian Community Schools movement, which began in the mid 1970s. Various Christian schools were set up as people felt there was a need for an alternative to the state school system and established schools as a ministry of a local church congregation. Families in the Redeemer Baptist Church left their jobs in business and education to commence working for the School and Church. Redeemer Baptist Church was influenced by the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Houston, United States, from which the church and school take their names. The School Crest In 1981, the school was situated on the grounds of St David’s Presbyterian (later St David’s Uniting Church) at Thornleigh. At the centre window of that church was a stained glass featuring the burning bush, which was sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baptists
Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only ( believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul competency (the responsibility and accountability of every person before God), ''sola fide'' (salvation by just faith alone), ''sola scriptura'' (scripture alone as the rule of faith and practice) and congregationalist church government. Baptists generally recognize two ordinances: baptism and communion. Diverse from their beginning, those identifying as Baptists today differ widely from one another in what they believe, how they worship, their attitudes toward other Christians, and their understanding of what is important in Christian discipleship. For example, Baptist theology may include Arminian or Calvinist beliefs with various sub-groups holding different or competing positions, while others allow for diversity in this matter within t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir James Burns
Sir James Burns KCMG (10 February 184622 August 1923) was a noted businessman, shipowner and philanthropist in Australia. In particular, he is known as the co-founder of Burns Philp and Company, a shipping and trading company, and for establishing the Burnside Presbyterian Homes for Children in North Parramatta (now known as UnitingCare Burnside), a children and family welfare organisation. Early life Burns was born at Polmont, Scotland, the son of a merchant, David Burns, and educated at Newington Academy and the Royal High School in Edinburgh. He migrated to Queensland in 1862 and worked for three years in Western Queensland as a jackaroo. In 1865 he formed a Brisbane store, Burns & Scott, in partnership with his brother, and established the first stores in Gympie and nearby One Mile Creek and Kilkivan in 1867, when gold was found there. He then sold his interests and returned to Scotland in 1870 after the death of his father. He briefly visited France as an observer an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Educational Institutions Established In 1981
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Various researchers emphasize the role of critical thinking in order to distinguish education from indoctrination. Some theorists require that education results in an improvement of the student while others prefer a value-neutral definition of the term. In a slightly different sense, education may also refer, not to the process, but to the product of this process: the mental states and dispositions possessed by educated people. Education originated as the transmission of cultural heritage from one generation to the next. Today, educational goals increasingly encompass new ideas such as the liberation of learners, skills needed for modern society, empathy, and complex vocational skills. Types of education are commonly divided into formal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schools In Parramatta
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools. The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the '' Regional terms'' section below) but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught is commonly called a university college or university. In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary (elementary in the U.S.) and secondary (middle school in the U.S.) education. Kindergarten or preschool provide some schooling to very young children (typically ages 3–5). University, vocational school, college or seminary may be availab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Establishments In Australia
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Private Secondary Schools In Sydney
Private or privates may refer to: Music * "In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorded by Ringo Sheena * "Private" (Vera Blue song), from the 2017 album ''Perennial'' Literature * ''Private'' (novel), 2010 novel by James Patterson * ''Private'' (novel series), young-adult book series launched in 2006 Film and television * ''Private'' (film), 2004 Italian film * ''Private'' (web series), 2009 web series based on the novel series * ''Privates'' (TV series), 2013 BBC One TV series * Private, a penguin character in ''Madagascar'' Other uses * Private (rank), a military rank * ''Privates'' (video game), 2010 video game * Private (rocket), American multistage rocket * Private Media Group, Swedish adult entertainment production and distribution company * ''Private (magazine)'', flagship magazine of the Private Media Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Non-government Schools In New South Wales
This is a list of non-government schools in the state of New South Wales, current as of August 2017. {, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; width:100%;" , - style="background:#efefef; text-align:center;" !width=40% , School !width=13% , Suburb or town !LGA !width=7% , Enrolment(as of 2016) !width=7% , Years !width=7% , M/F/co-ed !width=12% , Category !width=6% , Founded , - , Abbotsleigh , Wahroonga , Ku-ring-gai , style="text-align:center;", 1415 , style="text-align:center;", K-12 , style="text-align:center;", F , style="text-align:center;", Anglican , style="text-align:center;", 1885 , - , Aetaomah School , Terragon , Tweed Shire , style="text-align:center;", 51 , style="text-align:center;", K-8 , style="text-align:center;", Co-ed , style="text-align:center;", Rudolf Steiner , style="text-align:center;", 1991 , - , AGBU Alexander Primary School , Duffys Forest , Northern Beaches , style="text-align:center;", 39 , style= ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnside Public School
Burnside Public School is a co-educational public primary school located in the North Parramatta in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school was built and began in 1922, to aid the Burnside Presbyterian Homes (or Burnside Homes) children who walked to North Parramatta School every day. The school buildings and grounds remain the property of Uniting Care, while maintained by the Department of Education and Communities. History Founding In 1919, there were 270 children of majority primary school age living in Burnside Homes, which was established by James Burns. Logistically, marching the students back and forth from Parramatta North School every day was a challenge, which led to an offer by Sir James Murdoch, chairman of the Burnside Board from 1923 to 1937, to building a school on the Burnside site (Murdoch donating the school). He contributed 18,000 pounds in total towards the school, and it was named Murdoch School for a period of time. Under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Anglican School For Girls
Tara Anglican School for Girls (commonly referred to as Tara) is an independent Anglican single-sex early learning, primary, and secondary day and boarding school for girls, located in North Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1897, Tara has a non-selective enrollment policy and currently caters for approximately 800 students from early learning, through Year K to Year 12, including 60 boarders from Year 5 to Year 12. The school is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (IGSSA), the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association, the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia, and is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS). Tara's 2010 HSC results ranked the school the number one non-selective school in Sydney's west. In the 2007 NSW Higher S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King's School, Parramatta
The King's School is an Education in Australia#Non-government schools, independent Anglican Church of Australia, Anglican, Pre-school education, early learning, primary school, primary and secondary school, secondary day and boarding school, boarding school for boys, located in North Parramatta, New South Wales, North Parramatta in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1831, the school is Australia's oldest independent school, and is situated on a suburban campus. The School has about 2,100 students from kindergarten to Year 12 and about 430 boarders from Years 5–12, making it one of the largest boarding schools in Australia. It is Australia's oldest boarding school. The school is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), and the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA). It is a G30 Schools, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennant Hills Road
Pennant Hills Road, a section of Cumberland Highway, is a major urban highway located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The road links the suburb of Wahroonga in the northeast, to the major central business district of Parramatta in the southwest. It is part of route A28. In 2015 NRMA members voted the Pennant Hills Road as the second worst road in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, with approximately 5,000 heavy vehicle movements per day. NorthConnex, a motorway tunnel opened on 31 October 2020, runs parallel to Pennant Hills Road and links the M2 Hills Motorway at with the Pacific Highway and Pacific Motorway at Wahroonga. The NorthConnex aims to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow along part of the Pennant Hills Road, reducing air and traffic pollution. Route The road begins in the northern suburb of Wahroonga at Pearce's Corner, the intersection with Pacific Highway, north-west of the Sydney CBD, and south-east of Hornsby. The southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent School
An independent school is independent in its finances and governance. Also known as private schools, non-governmental, privately funded, or non-state schools, they are not administered by local, state or national governments. In British English, an independent school usually refers to a school which is endowed, i.e. held by a trust, charity, or foundation, while a private school is one that is privately owned. Independent schools are usually not dependent upon national or local government to finance their financial endowment. They typically have a board of governors who are elected independently of government and have a system of governance that ensures their independent operation. Children who attend such schools may be there because they (or their parents) are dissatisfied with government-funded schools (in UK state schools) in their area. They may be selected for their academic prowess, prowess in other fields, or sometimes their religious background. Private schools r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
