Inter-School Christian Fellowship (ISCF) or Inter-Scholastic Christian Fellowship is a Christian youth ministry that works with students within

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. ISCF groups are often supported by external

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organisations and churches – examples including the

International Fellowship of Evangelical Students The International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) is an interdenominational association of 170 evangelical Christian student movements worldwide, encouraging evangelism, discipleship and mission among students. The headquarters is in Oxf ...

, the

Scripture Union Scripture Union (SU) is an international, interdenominational, evangelical Christian organization. It was founded in 1867, and works in partnership with individuals and churches across the world. The organization's stated aim is to use the Bible t ...

, and local churches. ISCF operates in countries including

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and the

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. ISCF groups are often voluntarily led by senior students and usually have the support and guidance of an older mentor, youth pastor, or a patron teacher. ISCF groups mainly meet during lunchtime.

Australia

Activities

Some typical activities of an ISCF program include: *Talks by students and guest-speakers (e.g. Pastors) *Bible studies *Singing *Games *Barbecues *Camps *Combined gatherings and socials with ISCF groups from other schools In supporting students wishing to be better equipped for serving in ISCF, there are various training programmes available, for instance the annual "ISCF Leadership Conference" (Scripture Union NSW), or "Rising Leaders" (part of the Next Generation conference, hosted by the Katoomba Christian Convention Center).

Schools in Australia

Through the post-war (WWII) period ISCF operated in several government high schools, including

Balwyn High School Balwyn High School is a state-run high school (years 7–12) in the Melbourne suburb of North Balwyn, in Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1954. As of February 2013, it had 1948 students, making it the fourth largest secondary school in ...

in Victoria, where it was particularly active through the 1960s. The numbers of government schools with an ISCF declined with a general decrease in religious activities in government schools. Some Australian high schools with ISCF groups include: *

Armidale High School , motto_translation = Courage, Honesty, Happiness , established = , closed = , status = Closed , type = Government-funded co-educaitonal comprehensive secondary day school , educational_authority = New South Wales Depa ...

Baulkham Hills High School Baulkham Hills High School (colloquially known as Baulko) is a government-funded academically selective co-educational secondary day school, located in Baulkham Hills in the Hills District of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The princi ...

Brisbane Boys' College (Let Honour Stainless Be) , established = 1902 , type = Independent, single-sex, day and boarding , denomination = Presbyterian and Uniting Church , slogan = , headmaster = André Casson , city = Toowong , state = Queensland , country ...

Brisbane Grammar School , motto_translation = Nothing Without Labour , established = 1868 , type = Independent, day & boarding , gender = Boys , denomination = Non-denominational , slogan = , key_people = , ci ...

Caringbah High School , motto_translation = Diligence conquers all , established = , grades = 7- 12 , grades_label = Years , principal = Alan Maclean , students = , type ...

Carlingford High School Carlingford High School is a comprehensive school, comprehensive, co-educational government high school located in Carlingford, New South Wales, Carlingford, Sydney, Australia. The school has approximately 1180 enrollments and has achieved top ...

Cheltenham Girls High School Cheltenham Girls High School, is a public, comprehensive, high school for girls, located in Cheltenham, a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1957 and operated by the New South Wales Departme ...

Cherrybrook Technology High School Cherrybrook Technology High School is a purpose-built government technology high school located at 28–44 Purchase Road, Cherrybrook NSW, Australia. The school was built in the late 1980s to support the rapid growth of the north-west sector i ...

Chatswood High School , motto_translation = Through Hard Work We Prosper , established = , type = Government-funded co-educational bi-modal partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school , prin ...

* Engadine High School * Epping Boys' High School *

Figtree High School , motto_translation = To Grow. To have faith. To stand firm , established = , type = Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school , educational_authority = New South Wales ...

Hornsby Girls High School Hornsby Girls' High School is a government-funded single-sex academically selective secondary day school for girls, located in Hornsby, a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1930, the school' ...

Heathcote High School Heathcote High School, established in 1960, is set in grounds near the Royal National Park on the southern side of Sydney, Australia. It is a Government comprehensive co-educational high school. Parliamentary mentions Geoff Dodds In a debate ...

James Ruse Agricultural High School , motto_translation = Deeds not words , established = , type = Government-funded co-educational academically selective and specialist secondary day school , educational_authority = NSW Departm ...

Kingsgrove High School Kingsgrove is a suburb in Southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Kingsgrove is south of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, Bayside Council and the Geo ...

High Schools
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North Sydney Girls High School , motto_translation = Towards Higher Things , established = , type = Government-funded single-sex academically selective secondary day school , gender = Girls , oversight = New South Wales Department of Education , principal = Megan Co ...

Moreton Bay College , motto_translation = With Courage and Hope , established = 1901 , type = Independent, single-sex, day school , denomination = Uniting Church , slogan = , chair ...

Normanhurst Boys High School Normanhurst Boys' High School (colloquially known as Normo) is an academically selective secondary day school for boys, located in the suburb of , on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Consistently ranked as one of ...

Muirfield High School Muirfield High School is a public, co-educational, secondary day school located in North Rocks, a north-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1976 and operated by the New South Wales Department of Education, Muirf ...

Ravenswood School for Girls , motto_translation = Always towards better things , established = 1901 , type = Independent, day and boarding , denomination = Uniting Church , slogan = Ravenswood widens her world , principal = Anne Johnstone , founder ...

Sefton High School Sefton High School is a government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school, located in Sefton, a suburb in western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1962, t ...

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St George Girls High School , motto_translation = God and Right , location = Victoria Street, Kogarah, St George region, Sydney, New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = ...

St Margaret's Anglican Girls School St Margaret's Anglican Girls School is a private, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls. The school is located in Ascot, an inner-northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The school was founded in 1895 by the Sisters of the S ...

St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School is an independent, Anglican, day school for girls, located in Corinda, a western suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was named after Aidan of Lindisfarne, an Irish saint. Founded in 1929 by the Siste ...

Sydney Boys High School Sydney Boys High School (”SBHS”), otherwise known as The Sydney High School (“SHS”) or High, is a Education in Australia#Government schools, government-funded Single-sex school, single-sex Selective school (New South Wales), academically s ...

Sydney Girls High School , motto_translation = Work Conquers All , location = Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = Australia Sydney#New South Wales#Australia , established = , type = Governmen ...

Sydney Technical College The Sydney Technical College, now known as the TAFE New South Wales Sydney Institute, is a technical school established in 1878, that superseded the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts. The college is one of Australia's oldest technical education i ...

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Sydney Technical High School
Retrieved on 24 October 2011

References

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External links

Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship (Canada)

ISCF CanadaISCF JamaicaScripture Union International

Scripture Union NSW
Christian youth organizations Christian organisations based in Australia Christianity in Jamaica Student societies in Australia Student societies in Jamaica Evangelical parachurch organizations Christian education in Australia

Australia

Activities

Schools in Australia

See also

References

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