Covenant College

The first meetings were partly business and partly prayer. It was surprising how much support there was to start up a Parent Controlled Christian School. Looking back, one can see that the Lord went before us. Many meetings and much fundraising bore fruit. It was decided to start up a primary school at one of those meetings, not a secondary school. One of the first fundraising activities was an orange drive. Many Saturdays were spent selling bags of oranges for one dollar, fifty cents of which was profit for the School. Many diehards sold oranges week after week, and the cents started rolling in.
Even before the School was opened, fundraising was done in the form of putting together a calendar. People with retail businesses could buy advertising space, and the calendars were given away free of charge. The Lord blessed these and many more efforts to raise funds for the School before there was even a building.
The first building was a rented and old schoolhouse in St David Street North Geelong, which needed to be cleaned, painted, refurbished, etc. The furniture was pre-loved and out of date, but with a lot of cleaning and a lick of paint, it soon all started to take shape. Supplies came from all over the place, and many people gave their time and energy free of charge.
In February 1979, Geelong Christian School (as it was then known) was officially opened. We have been on our current 23-acre site since 1983. The School has grown from four rooms to over 30 rooms, including all the specialist areas.
The School has continued developing its distinct Christian ethos over the 30 years by providing programs such as our' Year 9 Outback Program' promoting servanthood, the Christian Kickstart VET subject that caters to our students and our students and other Christian students in the Geelong region. Senior students also have the opportunity to participate in overseas missions trips. Covenant College has been blessed with dedicated staff with a deep conviction to serve the Lord in this ministry. Our strong alliance with Christian Education National (CEN) and the National Institute of Christian Education (NICE) continues to empower and encourage our staff to teach from an authentic Christian worldview.
Covenant College strives to be a vibrant Christ-Centred community where parents and teachers serve in partnership to nurture in each child a passion for learning and an uncompromising desire to live according to God's word.
The College's motto encapsulates this vision statement: "Christian Learning for Life" Our Values Christ Centredness ... a distinctive choice. At Covenant College, we believe the Bible is evident in its directive to parents about raising children – it is the parents' responsibility to educate their children, instructing them according to God's Word. Parents have established our College with these convictions, and this mandate guides everything we do today. We want to honor Christ in all we do, which drives our desire to achieve excellence in education.