Launceston Christian School
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Launceston Christian School is a private
, co-educational day school
based in Riverside
, Launceston
, Tasmania
, Australia
. Established in 1976, the school is operated and controlled by the 'Association For Christian Parent Controlled Schools (Launceston) Inc.'.http://www.lcs.tas.edu.au/parent-info/lcs-prospectus "LCS Prospectus"], Launceston Christian School, 7 June 2008. Launceston Christian caters for around 570 students from Kindergarten through to Year 12. The principal is Erik Hofsink."Launceston Christian School", Association of Independent Schools of Tasmania, accessed 15 April 2009.
is "To glorify and honour God through Christ-centered education". The school is organised into a primary school (grades Kinder-Grade 6), middle school (Grades 7-9), and College (Grades 10-12). Grades 11-12 were added in 2001 and grade 10 was moved into the college branch in 2007. There are three sport-team houses; Barrow (Red), Tamar (Gold) and Melaleuca (Green)."LCS Overview".
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, co-educational 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...
based in Riverside
Riverside, Tasmania
Riverside is a residential suburb 4 kilometres north-west of the central business district of Launceston, Tasmania's second largest city. The West Tamar Highway runs through the suburb, adjoining Riverside to the West Tamar, which includes small towns: Beaconsfield, George Town and Beauty Point...
, Launceston
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Established in 1976, the school is operated and controlled by the 'Association For Christian Parent Controlled Schools (Launceston) Inc.'.http://www.lcs.tas.edu.au/parent-info/lcs-prospectus "LCS Prospectus"], Launceston Christian School, 7 June 2008. Launceston Christian caters for around 570 students from Kindergarten through to Year 12. The principal is Erik Hofsink."Launceston Christian School", Association of Independent Schools of Tasmania, accessed 15 April 2009.
School organisation
The school's mission statementMission statement
A mission statement is a statement of the purpose of a company or organization. The mission statement should guide the actions of the organization, spell out its overall goal, provide a path, and guide decision-making...
is "To glorify and honour God through Christ-centered education". The school is organised into a primary school (grades Kinder-Grade 6), middle school (Grades 7-9), and College (Grades 10-12). Grades 11-12 were added in 2001 and grade 10 was moved into the college branch in 2007. There are three sport-team houses; Barrow (Red), Tamar (Gold) and Melaleuca (Green)."LCS Overview".