Bayside Christian College
Encyclopedia
Bayside Christian College is an Independent
, Co-educational (Primary), (Secondary), day school
located in Langwarrin South, Victoria (Australia)
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in Melbourne's south east. Located between Port Phillip and Westernport Bays, it provides comprehensive Christian Education for all abilities and age levels. The college belongs to a group of schools throughout Australia known as Christian Education National created to partner with parents in providing an education that embraces Christian values and is based on a Christian worldview.
. At the beginning of 1982, a small group of thirty-eight primary students and two teachers gathered in the playground, about the size of a suburban back yard to witness the opening of a parent-controlled Christian school to service the Christian community of Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula.
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 (Primary), (Secondary), day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
located in Langwarrin South, Victoria (Australia)
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
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About the school
Bayside Christian College is located on the Mornington PeninsulaMornington Peninsula
The Mornington Peninsula is a peninsula located south-east of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is surrounded by Port Phillip to the west, Western Port to the east and Bass Strait to the south, and is connected to the mainland in the north. Geographically, the peninsula begins its protrusion...
in Melbourne's south east. Located between Port Phillip and Westernport Bays, it provides comprehensive Christian Education for all abilities and age levels. The college belongs to a group of schools throughout Australia known as Christian Education National created to partner with parents in providing an education that embraces Christian values and is based on a Christian worldview.
History
Bayside Christian College began life as Frankston Christian School in temporary buildings on Beach Street, FrankstonFrankston, Victoria
Frankston is a suburb within the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia. It is located 40 km southeast of the state capital Melbourne at the southernmost edge of Greater Melbourne, near the beginnings of the Mornington Peninsula...
. At the beginning of 1982, a small group of thirty-eight primary students and two teachers gathered in the playground, about the size of a suburban back yard to witness the opening of a parent-controlled Christian school to service the Christian community of Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula.