St Euphemia College is an

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and

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, located in

Bankstown Bankstown is a suburb south west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 16 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is located in the local government area of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, hav ...

, a south-western suburb of

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, Australia. Named in honour of

Saint Euphemia Euphemia ( el, Εὐφημία; "well-spoken f), known as the All-praised in the Eastern Orthodox Church, was a virgin, who was martyred for her faith at Chalcedon in 303 AD. According to tradition, Euphemia was arrested for refusing to offer ...

, the College commenced on 30 January 1989 with 29 students from

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. It is registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.

History

Archbishop Stylianos conducted the official opening of the College on 26 February 1989. The college's secondary school commenced in 1993 with 31 students. The school now provides a comprehensive and religious education for students from Kindergarten to

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. St Euphemia College was established by the community to preserve the Greek Orthodox culture and ethos in the local community. The Church which is part of the College Campus, was established in 1964. The College belongs to the Greek Orthodox Parish and Community of Bankstown. According to data from the

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, 54% of the students have a language background other than English. In 2013, St Euphemia received a $323,000 grant from the Federal Government’s Secure Schools Program "to install CCTV, fencing, intercom and Access Control". , the Principal was Rev Father Mavrommatis and the school had an enrolment of approximately 610 students.

Greek culture and history

Students from St Euphemia College participate in events commemorating events in Greek history, such as the bicentennial of

Greek Independence Day The celebration of the Greek Revolution of 1821 (Greek: Εορτασμός της Ελληνικής Επανάστασης του 1821, ''Eortasmós tis Ellinikís Epanástasis tou 1821''), less commonly known as Independence Day, takes place i ...

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, and OXI Day.

Primary school

St Euphemia College primary school caters for students from Kindergarten to

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. In addition to teachers, the staff includes a librarian, an

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teacher, a School Counsellor, an IT teacher and specialist teachers in Greek.

High school

St Euphemia High School was founded several years later than the primary school. The school first participated in the NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) in 1998. In 2019 ''The'' ''Daily Telegraph'' reported, "St Euphemia College, an independent school in Bankstown, has also enjoyed a stunning climb up the rankings." In 2020, ''The'' ''Daily Telegraph'' listed St Euphemia College among the "top performing high schools in Bankstown–Canterbury". In 2018, senior secondary certificates were awarded to 78 students, but the number of graduates declined to 48 in 2019 and 44 in 2020. During a November 2020 graduation ceremony,

Archbishop Makarios Makarios III ( el, Μακάριος Γ΄; born Michael Christodoulou Mouskos) (Greek: Μιχαήλ Χριστοδούλου Μούσκος) (13 August 1913 – 3 August 1977) was a Cypriot politician, archbishop and primate who served as ...

congratulated graduates on completing high school, "despite the challenges they faced due to the coronavirus pandemic". The high school curriculum subjects include

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s, design and technology, music and visual arts.

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