Calvin Christian School is a coeducational, private Kindergarten to Year 12 Christian school located 12 kilometres south of
Hobart
Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly hal ...
in
Kingston, Tasmania
Kingston is a town on the outskirts of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Nestled 12 km south of the city between and around several hills, Kingston is the seat of the Kingborough Council, and today serves as the gateway between Hobart and the ...
, Australia.
It is part of Christian Schools Tasmania, a network of four schools around Hobart. It is owned and managed by an association, whose members are parents and past parents of students. Although initiated and supported by members of the
Christian Reformed Churches of Australia, the Church has no controlling influence, and the school community now includes many families from other Christian backgrounds.
Calvin Christian School was the first Christian
parent-controlled school in Australia,
founded in 1962 by members of the Dutch Reformed community living in and around Kingston. The founders of the school were a group of Christian parents who shared a desire to educate their children in a Christ-centred environment. The school campus was built without any government funding, with many of the construction workers being parents of future students, who volunteered their time and resources to bring the school into existence.
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/ref> Calvin Christian School is named after the Protestant reformer John Calvin
John Calvin (; ; ; 10 July 150927 May 1564) was a French Christian theology, theologian, pastor and Protestant Reformers, reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of C ...
.
The school's annual fundraiser, held in September, is the Oliebollen
An (; plural ; or ; see more below) is a Dutch beignet, a variety of doughnut or fried dough that is traditionally eaten on New Year's Eve. People often eat it with raisins baked inside and with powdered sugar on top. Another variation ...
Festival, which is well attended by the local community.
Sister schools
* Emmanuel Christian School (1979)
* Channel Christian School (1988)
* Northern Christian School (1992)
Sport
Calvin Christian School is a member of the Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools
The Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools (SATIS) is a group of sixteen schools in Tasmania (Australia), Tasmania, Australia formed by AHISA Tasmania (Australia), Tasmania to conduct sporting competitions for member schools. NSATIS ...
(SATIS).
See also
* List of schools in Tasmania
Schools in the Tasmanian public education system include 123 primary schools (Kindergarten to Grade 6),
54 high schools (Grade 7 to 12), and 8 colleges (Grade 11 and 12). The public education system is run by the Department for Education, Chi ...
* Education in Tasmania
The education system in Tasmania comprises the education of children from their early years, through kindergarten, primary and high school, and tertiary education in universities and vocational education and training organisations. The system is ...
References
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Private schools in Tasmania
Private secondary schools in Hobart
Educational institutions established in 1962
Nondenominational Christian schools in Hobart
1962 establishments in Australia
High schools in Hobart
Private schools in Hobart
Kingston, Tasmania