Hope Christian College (formerly Craigmore Christian School until October 2014) is Christian co-educational, independent private school in Craigmore, a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the Playford district. It teaches students from Reception to Year 12.[1] The school now has about 920 students,[when?] with a capacity of up to 1000.
| Hope Christian College | |
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213 Yorktown Road , , 5114 | |
| Coordinates | 34°42′27.82″S 138°42′23.94″E / 34.7077278°S 138.7066500°E |
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| School type | Private, comprehensive, coeducational, joint campus primary school and secondary school |
| Motto | Hope, Opportunity, Promise, Excellence |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Established | 1980 |
| Principal | Warren Hall |
| Head of school | Phill Tarrant (Head of Senior School), Jannie Basson (Head of Middle School) |
| Grades | R–12 |
| Number of students | 920 |
| Houses | Fleming Saint Elliot |
| Colour(s) | Navy, teal and white |
| Affiliation | Christian Community Ministries |
| Website | www |
History
editThe Craigmore Christian School was established in 1980 as an affiliation of the Craigmore Christian Church. It changed its name to Hope Christian College on 29 October 2014.[2]
Principal George Sears served from 1981–2005. During this period, CCS was known to practise corporal punishment, and was one of the last schools in Australia to do so.[3] Students were punished for incidents including swearing, fighting, vandalism, disrespect and cheating.[4] The continuation of corporal punishment highlighted a loophole South Australian law, which inspired lobbying for legislation prohibiting the practice.[5]
Sandra Jesshope served as Principal from 2006–2010. In 2011, Dominic Hopps took over this role, and has reformed the school since. He has since left, and Warren Hall is currently serving as the Interim Principal.
In October 2023, the Board of Hope Christian College entrusted ownership and control of the College to Christian Community Ministries (CCM), increasing the number of students under CCM to more than 7,500.[6]
Logo and motto
editThe new logo from October 2014 has a shield with four quadrants separated by a cross. The open Word of God represents the hope of the Gospel; the key represents the opportunity to open closed doors; the Southern Cross represents Australia, the land of promise; the mortar board represents academic excellence.
The old school motto was "Educating for Eternity" and now is "Hope Opportunity Promise Excellence" (HOPE). The old emblem comprised a rising sun (meaning a brighter future), the Word of God as an open book (relating to Christian education), Crux (Australian heritage and the cross), skeleton key (relating to teachers finding the key for each student) and mortar board (education and graduation) with the words in a banner below "Hope, Opportunity, Promise".[7] A once-off school emblem was created in 2000 celebrating 20 years of the school and the old design was used up until 2014.
Sport
editThere are three communities (houses) derived from the names of Christian missionaries involved in efforts known as Operation Auca; Fleming (blue), Saint (green) and Elliot (red).
Academics
editCurriculum includes Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) for primary and middle school students, and Vocational Educational Program (VET) for Senior Students along with the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE). There has been involvement with various state and national competitions and initiatives such as Rostrum Voice of Youth, Tournament of Minds, Premier's Reading Challenge, Scholastic book club, and the South Australian Primary Schools Amateur Sports Association (SAPSASA) competition. The school won the Happy Little Vegemites Awards in 2000 as part of a Vegemite promotion, presented by James Blundell.[8]
All students in years 5–12 attend camps in various Australian locations such as Wellington, Wirraway Homestead, Port Hughes, Flinders Ranges, Kangaroo Island, Canberra, Victor Harbor and Aldinga Beach. Other locations for excursions include Adelaide Zoo, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, and the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.
See also
editNotes and references
edit- ^ "About Us". Hope Christian College. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ Cathy (29 September 2014). "Hope Christian College Launch - Open Day". Life FM. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ Corporal punishment in South Australian public schools banned in 1991; still open until 2019 to non-government sector Retrieved on 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Flinders University, Corporal Discipline information supplied by Craigmore Christian School". Flinders University. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Corporal punishment of children in Australia Retrieved on 2024-01-13.
- ^ "About Us | Christian Community Ministries". ccm-public. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ School emblem Retrieved on 2008-12-08.
- ^ Vegemite Timeline Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2009-01-02.