Hills Adventist College

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School in Australia

Hills Adventist College

Location

Castle Hill and Kellyville, Sydney, New South Wales

Australia

Coordinates| 33°44′08″S 151°00′21″E﻿ / ﻿33.7355116°S 151.0057021°E﻿ / -33.7355116; 151.0057021﻿ (Junior Campus)
33°41′47″S 150°57′23″E﻿ / ﻿33.6964875°S 150.9564262°E﻿ / -33.6964875; 150.9564262﻿ (Senior Campus)
Information
Type| Independent co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school
Motto| Nurture for today. Learning for tomorrow. Character for eternity.
Religious affiliation(s)| Australian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Denomination| Seventh-day Adventist
Established| 1961; 63 years ago (1961)
Principal| Mrs Carlie Deppeler
Employees| 61
Grades| Early learning and K–12
Enrolment| 795 (2023)
Affiliation| Independent Schools Association
Website| www.hills.adventist.edu.au

Hills Adventist College is a co-educational independent Seventh-day Adventist school with two campuses in the Sydney's Hills district: Castle Hill (ELC and Primary) and Kellyville (K-Y12). Hills Adventist College Castle Hill is an ELC and Primary co-educational Christian school in the Sydney Hills district. Hills Adventist College Kellyville is a welcoming K-Y12 co-educational Christian school in the Sydney Hills district. Enrolments at the College during 2023 totalled 795 students.[1] The College is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[2][3][4][5]

## Spiritual aspects

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All students are required to take part in Bible classes from Kindergarten to Year 10, and then Studies of Religion (SOR) a 2-unit NSW HSC course is mandatory in Year 11 and 12. The Bible classes cover topics in biblical history and Bible characters and themes and other Christian doctrines. Weekly, the entire student body gathers together for a chapel service. Outside the classrooms there is year-round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement.

## Sport

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The College is part of the Independent Schools Association inter-school sports program and as such students have the opportunity to compete at local, regional, state and national levels depending on their abilities in sports of their choice and interest.

## See also

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* Schools portal
* New South Wales portal

* List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
* List of non-government schools in New South Wales

## References

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1. ^ "Hills Adventist College, Kellyville | School profile - 2016". My School. NSW Govt.
2. ^ 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."
3. ^ "Seventh-day Adventists – Christian Denomination | Religion Facts". Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
4. ^ "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
5. ^ Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (1 April 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 19 June 2010.

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Seventh-day Adventist schools in Australia

New South Wales|

* Avondale School
* Blue Hills College
* Border Christian College
* Central Coast Adventist School
* Hills Adventist College
* Macarthur Adventist College
* Macquarie College
* Mountain View Adventist College
* Sydney Adventist College
* Tweed Valley Adventist College

Queensland|

* Brisbane Adventist College
* Carlisle Adventist Christian College
* Darling Downs Christian School
* Gold Coast Christian College
* Noosa Christian College
* Northpine Christian College

South Australia|

* Prescott Schools

Tasmania|

* Hilliard Christian School
* North West Christian School

Victoria|

* Edinburgh College
* Gilson College
* Henderson College
* Heritage College
* Nunawading Christian College

Western Australia|

* Carmel Adventist College
* Karalundi Aboriginal Education Community

* Seventh-day Adventist education
* Australian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

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