At Orange Christian School, our staff team is dedicated to helping students prepare for their future while actively engaging in their present learning. Through a unique educational experience that blends biblical truth with academic rigor, students can develop a strong understanding of the world in which they live and their place in contemporary society.
The school looks to build on the family context through strong parent partnerships, meaningful engagement, and honoring the educational community's family unit. There is a focus on equipping students to develop positive and thoughtful solutions to complex problems, encouraging students to engage with broader community projects actively, and consider reflectively issues of social justice and equity. Our vision statement identifies our crucial purpose: To raise influential leaders of godly character who will blend academic achievement and biblical truth to influence society for God's glory. To achieve school's vision, our three key focus areas are:
- Christian education for lifelong discipleship
- A strong academic focus and
- An emphasis on creative and performing arts.
This year OCS has added a fourth focus area, with the inclusion of a Sports Development plan. This includes an identified agenda, a plan, and a team facilitator to guide this early but vital development phase.
Christian education seeks to support each child's child's individual development to glorify God, and meaningfully serve each other. The school seeks to align all school life areas with Biblical principles, including administration, curriculum, governance, and welfare. By developing a faithful approach to education, OCS strives to offer excellent academic, physical, spiritual, communal, and emotional growth for our students.
Orange Christian School is registered by the NSW Board of Studies, which allows us to receive Government funding (except for Prep/Pre Kinder). Our curriculum and policies are inspected by the Board of Studies, enabling the school to offer the School Certificate and Higher School Certificate. The school is divided into four sections based on the NSW Curriculum and good teaching practice. These are Prep, the Junior School, the Middle School, and the Senior High School preparing for their Higher School Certificate.
