Thomas Hassall Anglican College is an

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early learning,

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, Australia. The College provides a religious and general education to approximately 1,700 students from early learning, through

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Foundation

The College was founded in late 1999 by the Sydney Anglican Schools Corporation. Rapid growth in the area demanded the need for a new independent school, with nearest independent schools including

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. The school began operation on its current Middleton Grange campus in 2000. Initially the school operated Kindergarten to

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classes, with an additional year being added each calendar year, until 2006 when both early learning and Year 12 began operation. Today, Thomas Hassall Anglican College provides a high quality Christian education for more than 1,800 young people of the Western Sydney region, upholding both strong moral and religious values.

Principals

The following individuals have served as principals (headmasters) of Thomas Hassall Anglican College:

The school crest and motto

The school crest, worn by students on the front of the blazer, male students' shirts, and student sports uniforms is based on the cross schools motto: "A More Excellent Way".

School facilities

Thomas Hassall Anglican College is located on a large campus in the suburb of Middleton Grange, in Sydney's South West. The school contains a 250-seat chapel, which can be used for performances and meetings. Two libraries are located on Campus, one in Primary and one in Secondary areas, both holding a large collection of resources, both digital and printed. An auditorium was opened in 2005, and along with new the athletic fields, basketball and tennis courts. The school also features a new administration block, science laboratories, a canteen (part of the Auditorium complex), and many classrooms including 7 computer rooms as well as a state of the art Apple Macintosh lab. WI-FI student access is available throughout the college. All of the college's facilities are also air conditioned, providing a stable environment for the student to learn. A new gymnasium was opened on 22 August 2018, called the Rawdon Middleton VC Sports Complex, in honour of Rawdon Middleton , the namesake of the suburb.

References

{{Reflist 2000 establishments in Australia Educational institutions established in 2000 Anglican primary schools in Sydney Anglican secondary schools in Sydney City of Liverpool (New South Wales)