Mountain View Adventist College
Location
Doonside, Sydney, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°46′08″S 150°52′20″E / 33.7687909°S 150.8722031°E / -33.7687909; 150.8722031
Information
TypeIndependent co-educational primary and secondary day school
Religious affiliation(s)Australian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
DenominationSeventh-day Adventist
Established1968 (1968)
PrincipalJennifer M. Gibbons[1]
SloganNurture for today. Learning for tomorrow. Character for eternity.
Websitemvac.adventist.edu.au
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Mountain View Adventist College is an independent Seventh-day Adventist co-educational primary and secondary day school, located in the western Sydney suburb of Doonside, New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[3][4][5][6]

History

Mountain View Adventist College began in 1968 as a two-room primary school. It began to cater for Year 7–8 in 1983 and Year 10 by 1985. A Year 12 class was added in 1999. In 2004, the college began a pre-kindy class to cater for the needs of 4-year-olds.[7]

Curriculum

The schools' curriculum consists primarily of the standard courses taught at college preparatory schools across the world. All students are required to take classes in the core areas of English, Basic Sciences, Mathematics, a Foreign Language, and Social Sciences.

Spiritual aspects

All students take religion classes each year that they are enrolled. These classes cover topics in biblical history and Christian and denominational doctrines. Instructors in other disciplines also begin each class period with prayer or a short devotional thought, many which encourage student input. Weekly, the entire student body gathers together for an hour-long chapel service. Outside the classrooms there is year-round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement.

Sports

The College offers basketball, soccer, volleyball, rugby, netball, swimming, Austag, touch football, tennis, and table tennis.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Adventist Online Yearbook". Mountain View Adventist College. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Location" of Mountain View Adventist College, from the school's website. Accessed 25 June 2009
  3. ↑ Kido, Elissa (15 November 2010). "For real education reform, take a cue from the Adventists". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 23 April 2019. ...the Adventist Church runs a Christian school system second only in size to the Roman Catholic parochial schools.
  4. ↑ "Seventh-day Adventists – Christian Denomination | Religion Facts". Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  6. ↑ Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (1 April 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  7. ↑ "Historical Overview" of Mountain View Adventist College, from the school's website. Accessed 25 June 2009


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