What do Marriage at First Sight And Australian Cricket have in common? When cheating occurred, the general public made their position very clear; “It’s un-Australian!” I shared with students that doing the right thing (i.e….

Community; it’s great for our children’s education. The below caption made me smile. We love seeing our children supported. (We don’t have dogs on campus, but we may have a much smaller, college-pet in the…

Dear Parents, High aspirations; it’s contagious Last Newsletter, I shared coming into this year with a very strong sense of uplifting high aspirations for the educational journey for each of our students. We want our…

Welcome to a great year at South Coast Baptist College, ‘Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born to one’s youth.’ (Psalm 127:4) It is a delight to be engaging with your…

During the last 7 to 10 days, enrolments have increased by 17 additional students. South Coast Baptist College remains a faith-inspired community, where ministry and mission sets the framework for economy and cleverness. I was…

Education is about getting to higher ground. You can see more and gain perspective. On Sunday at Church, I was given a book called ‘Jungle Doctor’s Tug-of-War’, by Paul White. It was first published in…

Courage to be both compassionate and rigorous I’m very mindful that we have many Naval and ADF families at SCBC. Along with you, they help form our unique sense of community and a ‘shared togetherness’,…

Dear Parents, Our front desk helped say how we all feel about the last day for our Year 12’s. Below is an excerpt of what I shared with our Class of 2017. ‘There’s a well…

Dear Parents, So many reasons to be grateful. We’ve been advised our new STEM building will be at ‘lock-up’ stage within 3 weeks. The above picture represents a ‘1000 reasons’ to be grateful for this…

Dear Parents, When tense, complex issues (e.g. North Korea) make their way into our homes, I’m reminded of a book written for ‘global leadership’. ‘ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN’, by…

Dear Parents , ‘Is God dead and does it really matter to my child’s education? Last week’s Newsletter asked the question: ‘Would the world be better off without Christianity?’. It’s a reflection that ‘things have…

Would the world be better off without Christianity? This was the question posed by Dr John Dickson, founder of the Centre for Public Christianity. It arguably goes to the very heart of SCBC’s ‘reason for…

Dear Parents, Rigorous minds, when engaged, can do significantly important, and valuable work. At SCBC, we are inspired by God’s rich and creative excellence. We hope you are enjoying a great start to the new…

COMPASSION at SCBC  Teaching our children to be compassionate makes them happier and healthier. At SCBC, we hold a foundational viewpoint (i.e. a categorical imperative) that ‘optimal excellence is God’s love in action.’  Our school…

Dear Parents, Whether things are going well or not, our foundational beliefs matter. Uplifting and maintaining HOPE is profoundly important at SCBC. We teach it to your children; inside and outside the walls of the…