A Message from Key School Bodies
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A Message from Key School Bodies Principal’s Message Mr. John Haskal Principal Table of Contents -,2#,21 Message from Key School Bodies .......................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Board of Directors of Assyrian Schools Message............................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Principal’s Message ........................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Student Leaders Message .................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Contextual Information About the School ............................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. Academic Profile ................................................................................................................ Error! 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St Narsai Assyrian Christian College Annual School Report 2015 2 Discipline ............................................................................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. Child Protection ................................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Work Health Safety Policy ................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. The School's Responsibilities .............................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Your Responsibilities .......................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. General .............................................................................................................................. Error! 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St Narsai Assyrian Christian College Annual School Report 2015 3 Message from Key School Bodies Board of Directors of Assyrian Schools Message The Assyrian Schools Limited Board comprises of the Chairman and Director of Assyrian Schools, His Eminence Archbishop Mar Meelis Zaia, AM, and a body of directors including; parents, professionals and educationalists from the local community. The Assyrian Schools Board is the designated governing body that oversees the operations of the St. Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School located at the site of the St. Hurmizd Cathedral, Greenfield Park; the Saint Narsai Assyrian Christian College, Edensor Park; St. Hurmizd Early Learning Centre, Greenfield Park and Grace Early Learning Centre, Bossley Park. St. Narsai Assyrian Christian College, established in 2006, is a year 7 – 12 co‐ educational Christian independent College of the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East. St. Narsai Assyrian Christian College is considered a unique educational institution in many aspects. It is the first Assyrian College to be established in the Western World and came into existence as a fulfilment of His Beatitude, Archbishop, Mar Meelis Zaia’s (AM) dream. Only a short time after he was appointed Bishop of Australia and New Zealand, His Beatitude identified the need for members of the Australian Assyrian Community to preserve their Assyrian faith, language and culture. He believed that one way for the community to grow in these areas, was to establish independent Assyrian schools that would cater for the unique needs of all Assyrians in Australia. The dream of building an Assyrian school came to fruition when St. Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School was established in 2002. His Beatitude’s vision did not stop there. He also envisaged the development of a secondary education institution. This became a reality with the establishment of St. Narsai Assyrian Christian College in 2006. With the achievement of establishing our College to provide a continuum of quality education for students of our sister school, St. Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School and students from the wider community, our Archbishop has created history, and will be remembered and supported for his achievements by Assyrians around the globe for generations to come. Members of our Assyrian community in Australia should be proud of these achievements and thankful that future generations of Assyrians living in Australia will have the opportunity to learn about their faith, language and culture. The Assyrian Schools Board St Narsai Assyrian Christian College Annual School Report 2015 4 Principal’s Message The Annual School Report provides our parents and friends as well as all members of our school community with an overview of the 2015 school year. St Narsai Assyrian Christian College is growing rapidly from year 7 to year 12. At the end of 2015 our enrolment was 478. The College is expected to be over 500 for 2016. St Narsai is a school where we value the Gospel and teach the students the practices and doctrine of the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East. Another reason why this school was established was to preserve the Assyrian language and maintaining pride in their Assyrian history and culture St. Narsai Assyrian Christian College (SNACC) has an holistic approach