Port Macquarie Adventist School is in many ways like a diamond. It's small and often hard to find, but the rewards are fantastic once you discover it. Port Macquarie Adventist School is a caring learning community committed to developing personal excellence through academics and leading students into a personal relationship with Jesus. Our school provides nurture, promotes excellence, and instills values. For many, school is about classes, homework, and academic standards. Our aim at Port Macquarie Adventist School is to provide quality, individualized education and support students in developing skills to cope with life, find where they belong, and understand how they can make a difference in their world. Our focus is to go above and beyond this practical dimension to a higher purpose – assisting students in developing a balanced life where personal skills and talents are nurtured, friendships are enjoyed, and positive attitudes are developed.
We understand that you want the best for your child. We also understand that children learn differently. For this reason, we focus not only on what your child learns but how they learn. With enviable student-to-teacher ratios, we can meet children's individual needs and optimize their academic achievement. We also recognize that learning goes beyond the classroom that it extends to building confidence and resilience, taking responsibility, and engaging with others. These aspects of learning, plus more, are explored through our pastoral care program.
The supportive environment at Port Macquarie Adventist School facilitates spiritual, academic, and social growth in all school community members. By choosing Port Macquarie Adventist School for your child, you will be placing them in a safe and intimate learning environment that supports their learning, nurtures their talents, and encourages their development into confident and capable citizens of their community.
Port Macquarie Adventist School is a co-educational Adventist school owned and operated by Seventh-day Adventist Schools (NNSW) Ltd, a member of Adventist Schools Australia (ASA). ASA is a part of the world-wide Adventist education system, one of the world's largest Protestant education systems. Also, Port Macquarie Adventist School is a member of the Association of Independent Schools (AIS) of NSW.
Port Macquarie Adventist School provides an approved program of education for students from Pre-Kindy to Year 6. We are registered and accredited by the NSW Board of Studies, a body that regulates all independent schools in NSW and prescribes the NSW Curriculum guidelines and outcomes.
The local administration of the school is delegated to a School Council appointed by the Board of Directors. The School Council generally meets every month during school terms. Port Macquarie Adventist School aims to provide a balanced education to meet each child's academic, physical, social, spiritual, and emotional needs. Opportunities are provided for children to:
- Achieve personal best in academic achievement
- Develop physical, musical, and cultural skills
- Build sound, healthy peer relationships
- Develop positive social skills
- Learn problem-solving strategies
- Find where they belong and understand how they can make a difference
- Develop and adopt Christian values
- Assume a sense of pride in themselves and their school
- Feel valued, safe, and cared for.
