Inter-School Christian Fellowship (ISCF) or Inter-Scholastic Christian Fellowship is a Christian youth ministry that works with students within
high schools
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. ISCF groups are often supported by external
evangelical Christian organisations and churches – examples including the
International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, the
Scripture Union, and local churches. ISCF operates in countries including
Australia
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,
Canada,
Indonesia,
Philippines and the
United States of America.
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 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:
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Armidale High School
, motto_translation = Courage, Honesty, Happiness
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, type = Government-funded co-educaitonal comprehensive secondary day school
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Baulkham Hills High School
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Brisbane Boys' College
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Brisbane Grammar School
, motto_translation = Nothing Without Labour
, established = 1868
, type = Independent, day & boarding
, gender = Boys
, denomination = Non-denominational
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Caringbah High School
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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 ...
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Cheltenham Girls High School
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Cherrybrook Technology High School
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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
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Engadine High School
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Epping Boys' High School
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Figtree High School
, motto_translation = To Grow. To have faith. To stand firm
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, type = Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
, educational_authority = New South Wales D ...
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Hornsby Girls High School
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Heathcote High School
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James Ruse Agricultural High School
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Kingsgrove High School[High Schools](_blank)
Retrieved on 5 June 2012
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North Sydney Boys High School
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North Sydney Girls High School
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Moreton Bay College
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Normanhurst Boys High School
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Muirfield High School
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Ravenswood School for Girls
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Sefton High School
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Somerville House
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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
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St Margaret's Anglican Girls School
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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 ...
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Sydney Boys High School
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Sydney Girls High School
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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
See also
* International Sport Combat Federation of Mixed Martial Arts
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