The Anglican Schools Commission (ASC) was established in 1985, following the passage of a resolution by the
Perth Diocesan Synod of the
Anglican Church of Australia.
It was given the role of creating affordable Christian education in the Anglican tradition, and accessible to the disadvantaged and children with disabilities.
Since its establishment, the group has founded or acquired nine schools, initially in
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
. Each school is known as an "Anglican Community School" or "Anglican School" which is included in their name. However the Commission does not control the member schools, but rather each school has its own constitution, and is governed by its own School Council drawn from Church, parent and community sources. Instead, the ASC lays down policies and procedures in a wide range of areas, most of which relate to educational and management issues.
Since 1998, Anglican schools in
New South Wales
)
, nickname =
, image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates:
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
and
Victoria have becomes members of the Commission association.
Schools of the Anglican Schools Commission
, the schools of the Anglican Schools Commission were:
*
Cathedral College Wangaratta
Cathedral College Wangaratta is an independent Anglican co-educational primary and secondary day school, located in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia. Established in 2003, the school caters for students from Prep to Year 12. The motto of the coll ...
*
Cobram Anglican Grammar School
Cobram is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. It is on the Murray River which forms the border between Victoria and New South Wales. Cobram along with the nearby towns of Numurkah and Yarrawonga is part of Shire of Moira and is the admi ...
*
Esperance Anglican Community School
*
Frederick Irwin Anglican School
*
Georgiana Molloy Anglican School
*
John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School
John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School (commonly abbreviated as JSRACS or JSR) is an Independent school, independent Anglican Church of Australia, Anglican Mixed-sex education, co-educational Primary school, primary and Secondary education# ...
*
John Wollaston Anglican Community School
*
Peter Carnley Anglican Community School
*
Peter Moyes Anglican Community School
*
St George's Anglican Grammar School
*
St James' Anglican School
*
St. Mark's Anglican Community School
St Mark's Anglican Community School is an independent Anglican co-educational primary and secondary day school, located on an site on St. Mark's Drive, in the northern Perth, Western Australia suburb of Hillarys, Western Australia, on the f ...
*
Swan Valley Anglican Community School
Swan Valley Anglican Community School is a co-educational, prekindergarten to Year 12, day school located in Perth, Western Australia. The school, located in Perth's north-eastern suburb of Aveley, in the Swan Valley, was opened in 2006.
The s ...
*
Trinity Anglican College
The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the central dogma concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God the F ...
External links
Anglican Schools Commission HomepageAnglican Schools Commission International
References
{{coord, 31, 57, 23.68, S, 115, 46, 10.39, E, display=title, region:AU_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki