Swan Christian College

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Swan Christian College
Location
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Middle Swan, Western Australia

Australia
Coordinates31°51′29″S 116°00′42″E / 31.85806°S 116.01167°E / -31.85806; 116.01167
Information
Former names
  • Swan Christian High School
  • Midland Christian School
TypeChristian primary and secondary school
MottoWisdom is of God
Denominationdenominational
Established1983
PrincipalJoseph Carter
Staff~200
YearsKindergarten to Year 12
GenderCo-educational
Enrolment~1,500
Affiliations
Websitewww.swan.wa.edu.au
[1]: 48 [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Swan Christian College is a co-educational[6] Christian primary and secondary school located in the Swan Valley of Western Australia.[7] The college has over 1,500 students from Kindergarten to Year 12. Swan Christian College is part of the Swan Christian Education Association (SCEA),[8] and a member of the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia (AISWA).[6]

History[edit]

Swan Christian College was founded in 1983 (under the name of Swan Christian High School[1]) and first commenced operations on a vacated Seventh Day Adventist high school campus[1]: 50  in Victoria Park before moving to its newly constructed Middle Swan campus in 1986.[1]: 64 

In 1995, Midland Christian School moved from Midland to the Middle Swan campus,[1]: 82  and in 1997 the school officially changed its name to Swan Christian College to become a K-12 school with the Junior, Middle and Senior School campus that is in place today.[1]

Governance and structure[edit]

Swan Christian College is one of seven schools[10] that are part of the Swan Christian Education Association (SCEA).[8] The college's K-12 campus in the Swan Valley, WA includes an online school and Trade Training Centre.[6] Swan Christian College is registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) as an Australian education provider that recruits, enrols and teaches overseas students (CRICOS provider code: 00459J).[11]

Western Australian academic ranking[edit]

The following table summarizes Swan Christian College's Median Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) ranking in recent years:

WA school ATAR ranking
Year Rank Median ATAR No. Eligible Year 12 students No. Students with ATAR % students with ATAR
2018[12] 76 79.05 180 82 45.56
2017[13] 47 81.85 173 79 45.66
2016[14] 56 80.05 182 74 40.66

The following table summarizes Swan Christian College's WACE achievements in recent years:

Year 12 student achievement data
Year No. of F/T eligible Year 12 students % students achieving WACE[i]
2018[15] 179 98.32
2017[16] 172 96.50
2016[17] 179 94.40
2015[18] 179 100
  1. ^ Percentage of Year 12 cohort that graduated with a WACE certificate

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Morris, Adam D. (2012). The First 30 Years. Midland, WA: Swan Christian Education Association. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. ^ Grierson, Lynn (22 February 2018). "Swan Christian College introduces program to get students off mobile phones". The Advocate. Community Newspaper Group. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. ^ Mcinnes, Anita (10 May 2018). "College raises money for rehab". Echo Newspaper. Echo News. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Swan Christian College". LinkedIn. LinkedIn. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  5. ^ 2018 Annual Compliance Report (PDF). Swan Christian College. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d "AISWA Member Schools". www.ais.wa.edu.au. Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  7. ^ a b "ALPHABETICAL LIST OF WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS" (PDF). ALPHABETICAL LIST OF WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS. Department of Education. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "SCEA Our Schools". www.scea.wa.edu.au. Swan Christian Education Association. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  9. ^ "City of Swan Directory". City of Swan Directory. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  10. ^ "SWAN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION ASSN INC". The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC). Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  11. ^ "CRICOS registration details". Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students. Australian Government - Department of Education. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  12. ^ "WA School Ranking - 2018". Better Education. 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  13. ^ "WA School Ranking - 2017". Better Education. 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  14. ^ "WA School Ranking - 2016". Better Education. 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  18. ^ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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