Covenant College (Geelong)

Last updated

Covenant College
Covenant College (Geelong) logo.png
Location
Covenant College (Geelong)
,
Coordinates 38°05′49″S144°19′05″E / 38.097°S 144.318°E / -38.097; 144.318
Information
Established1979 [1]
PrincipalSusan Cox
Enrolment439 [2]

Covenant College, formerly known as Geelong Christian School, is a Christian parent-controlled school in Bell Post Hill, Victoria. [1]

Established in 1979, the school's programs are academic. The college owns a farm and conducts agricultural and land management classes. In 2019, Covenant College was named the Schools that Excel non-government school winner for regional and rural Victoria. [3]

Related Research Articles

Geelong is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay and the left bank of Barwon River, about 65 km (40 mi) southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Werribee, Victoria</span> Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 32 km (20 mi) south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Wyndham local government area. Werribee recorded a population of 50,027 at the 2021 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deakin University</span> Public university in Melbourne, Australia

Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1974, the university was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Covenant College</span> Christian liberal arts college in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, U.S.

Covenant College is a private, liberal arts, Christian college in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, United States, located near Chattanooga, Tennessee. As the college of the Presbyterian Church in America, Covenant teaches subjects from a Reformed theological worldview. Approximately 1,000 students attend Covenant each year.

Newtown is an inner western suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Newtown had a population of 10,155. It is a primarily residential area occupying one of the highest points of urban Geelong. It has always been a desirable place of residence and is the location of many of Geelong's oldest and most valuable properties.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Highton, Victoria</span> Suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Highton is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. With views across Geelong, Corio Bay and the surrounding region, Highton is located along the banks of the Barwon River and across the rolling Barrabool Hills. The Barwon River straddles Highton to the north and east, while it is bordered by the hilly Ceres and Wandana Heights to the west, the former Kardinia Creek separates the suburb from Belmont to the south-east, and the Princes Highway and Pigdons Road to the south separate the suburb from Waurn Ponds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bell Post Hill, Victoria</span> Suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Bell Post Hill is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Bell Post had a population of 4,919.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Drysdale, Victoria</span> Town in Victoria, Australia

Drysdale is a rural township near Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located on the Bellarine Peninsula. The town has an approximate population of over 3,700. Drysdale forms part of an urban area, along with nearby Clifton Springs, that had an estimated population of 13,494 at June 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reformed Presbyterian Church of Australia</span>

The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Australia is a Reformed church in Australia. It is a small Presbyterian church numbering slightly over 200 persons with its largest congregation in the area of Geelong, Victoria. The first church, in Geelong, was started in 1858. It links itself historically with those in the Covenanter movement in Scotland who did not accept the settlement of Presbyterianism in that country in 1690, and has sister denominational relations with the Reformed Presbyterian churches of North America, Ireland, and Scotland. Fraternal relations exist with the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia.

The Christian Reformed Churches of Australia (CRCA), formerly known as the Reformed Churches of Australia (RCA) is a Christian denomination established in Australia belonging to the Reformed/Presbyterian tradition.

Andrew Paul Sheahan is a former Australian international cricketer who played 31 Test matches and three One Day Internationals as an opening and middle order batsman between 1967 and 1973.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Geelong College</span> School in Newtown, Victoria, Australia

The Geelong College is an Australian independent and co-educational, Christian day and boarding school located in Newtown, an inner-western suburb of Geelong, Victoria.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reformed Theological College</span> Theological college in Melbourne, Australia

The Reformed Theological College (RTC) is the theological college supported by the Christian Reformed Churches of Australia, the Reformed Churches of New Zealand, and the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Australia. It is located in the Melbourne CBD, Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1954.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Joseph's College, Geelong</span> Independent secondary school in Newtown, Victoria, Australia

St Joseph's College is an independent Catholic secondary school for boys, located in the inner Geelong suburb of Newtown, Victoria, Australia. The school was founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1935, who continue to run the school, and provides education from year 7–12, offering a broad range of curricular choices for its students in middle and senior schools including VCE, VET and VCAL.

Covenant College is a college on Lookout Mountain, in Georgia, near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the USA

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christian College, Geelong</span>

Christian College is a K–12 private school located over six campuses in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Paul's College, Ballarat</span> Independent, single-sex, day school in Ballarat, Australia, Victoria

St Paul's College, formerly St Paul's Technical College and St Paul's Technical School, was a Catholic boys school in Ballarat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Covenant Christian Academy (West Peabody, Massachusetts)</span> Private christian and classical school

Covenant Christian Academy (CCAQ) is a private Christian school and classical day school located in West Peabody, Massachusetts, USA, on the North Shore of Boston in Essex County. Founded in 1991, it is a college preparatory school, with over 380 students in pre-school through grade twelve, and draws students from over 45 cities and towns in Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Denby Taylor</span> Australian rules footballer

Denby Taylor is a retired Australian rules footballer who played with the Geelong Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

References

  1. 1 2 "History". Covenant College. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  2. "Covenant College - Geelong VIC". Good Schools Guide. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  3. Cook, Henrietta; Butt, Craig (24 March 2019). "The best-kept education secret that's a six-hour drive from the city". The Age . Retrieved 1 April 2019.