St Spyridon College
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St Spyridon College is an independent
, co-educational situated in Sydney
, New South Wales
Australia
for students from Kindergarten
to Year 12. The school is mainly monocultural and its students are mainly Greek Australians, who come from a Greek Orthodox heritage.
The cultural college
was founded in 1983 by the St. Spyridon Parish of South East Sydney
, under the sponsorship of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
. The School had its first full complement from K-12 in 1993, making it the first Greek Orthodox College established in New South Wales.
The School is located in Maroubra, whilst the Junior School is located in Kingsford.
The Head of College is Mrs. Efrosini Stefanou-Haag, Mrs. Mary Hamer is the Principal of the Junior School, and Mrs. Amelia Katsiogiannis is the Principal of the Senior School..
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
, co-educational situated in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
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Australia
Australia
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for students from Kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
to Year 12. The school is mainly monocultural and its students are mainly Greek Australians, who come from a Greek Orthodox heritage.
The cultural college
College
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was founded in 1983 by the St. Spyridon Parish of South East Sydney
St. Spyridon Parish of South East Sydney
St. Spyridon is the Greek Orthodox precense in the area of South East Sydney. It functions through the authority of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, which derives its jurisdiction from the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. The parish has the vital responsibility for being the...
, under the sponsorship of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia is the Australian archdiocese of the Greek Orthodox Church, part of the wider communion of Orthodox Christianity. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia is a jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.- Archbishop of Australia...
. The School had its first full complement from K-12 in 1993, making it the first Greek Orthodox College established in New South Wales.
The School is located in Maroubra, whilst the Junior School is located in Kingsford.
The Head of College is Mrs. Efrosini Stefanou-Haag, Mrs. Mary Hamer is the Principal of the Junior School, and Mrs. Amelia Katsiogiannis is the Principal of the Senior School..