Heritage Colleges Australia is a group of five
private
Private or privates may refer to:
Music
* " In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation''
* Private (band), a Denmark-based band
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Christadelphian schools in
Australia
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situated in
Sydney
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,
Cooranbong
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The ...
,
Adelaide
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,
Perth
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and Melbourne.
The name "Heritage College" comes from the Bible passage "Behold, children are a ''heritage'' from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward" (
Psalm 127:3) and is indicative of the Colleges' belief that parents and guardians are 'caretakers of the precious children that God has 'lent' them', which is the motivation behind the Heritage Colleges' aim to 'assist
arentsin raising and saving these children for Christ and his coming Kingdom on Earth'.
There are other Christadelphian schools around the world in, for example,
Ontario (
Canada), and
California (
USA
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).
See also
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Heritage College Sydney
Heritage College Sydney is a Christadelphian school located in Kemps Creek, New South Wales, Australia. As well as offering education on site the school also offers distance education courses for students in years 11 and 12.
Heritage College Sydn ...
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Heritage College Lake Macquarie
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Heritage College Adelaide
Heritage College Adelaide is an R-12 school founded in 1996 by the Christadelphians who wanted to create a learning environment where the Bible
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Heritage College Perth
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Heritage College, Melbourne (Heritage College Knox)
References
External links
Heritage Colleges Australia ">Colleges (Australia),
Christadelphian organizations
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