For the Sydney Jewish Day School, see Masada College
| Massada College | |
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| Location | |
South Australia Australia | |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent co-educational early learning and primary day school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Modern Orthodox Judaism |
| Established | 1976 |
| Grades | Kindergarten - Grade 7 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Website | massadacollege |
Massada College was an independent Modern Orthodox Jewish co-educational early learning and primary day school, located in Glenside in Adelaide, South Australia. It shared a suburban campus with Adelaide Hebrew Congregation. The school served students from Orthodox and Progressive Jewish backgrounds, as well as non-Jewish students. The school opened in 1976 and closed in 2011, it was the only Jewish school in South Australia. [1]
Victor Ades Memorial Kindergarten, a Jewish kindergarten, was founded in 1972 and later co-existed with Massada on the same campus. [2] Massada was founded in 1976, when Adelaide's Jewish population was around 2, 000. [1] The school began with an enrollment of 3 students and by 1982 had 56 students and 25 in Victor Ades. [3] The school and kindergarten were based located in Walkerville, before relocating to a purpose-built campus with Adelaide Hebrew Congregation in Glenside in 1990. [4] The school had hoped to expand with a high school within three years of their move to Glenside. [5]
The school received financial support from a number of benefactors over the years, such as Rabbi Joseph Gutnick. [1] In 1994, the school launched a campaign to raise $1 million and overcome its bank debt. [6] Yehuda Avner, Israeli ambassador to Australia, delivered the keynote address for the school's 18th anniversary, held at the Hilton Hotel in Adelaide. [7] At this time, a third of students came from the former Soviet Union. [8]
In 1996, the school expanded by opening a second stream of classes. At the time, the school was becoming increasingly popular with non-Jewish students, who accounted for 30% of all enrollments. [9] In the same year, South Australia's governor, Roma Mitchell and Shmuel Moyal, Israel's ambassador to Australia, attended the launch of the school's fundraising appeal. [10] In 1996, Massada also became the first Jewish school in the world to begin offering the International Baccalaureate, by offering the IB Middle Years Programme. [11]
In 1998, the Australian Jewish pianist David Helfgott visited the school and performed. Helfgott was the subject of the 1996 film Shine , in which several Massada College students appeared as extras. The school's principal, Ronnie Figdor, has also served as advisor on the film for its Jewish content. [12]
The school reached a point of financial crisis in 1998, but received support from the National Bank of Australia. [13] By the time of the school's closure in 2011, Adelaide's Jewish population had halved in size since the school was founded. The school went into voluntary administration. [1]
Residential redevelopment has been proposed for the school site and former synagogue. [14] [15]
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