St. Philips Christian College - Newcastle

at st. philip's the aim is to provide an enriching and liberating education; an education that not only teaches, but transcends the discipline of learning and the acquisition of competencies, to the acquiring of a deep sense of the greatness of life and learning. attention is given to the development of the whole child through a balanced curriculum involving the academic, social, physical and spiritual areas. nurture in the christian faith is seen as vital to a student forming strong values, purpose and integrity. the college believes that students need to be taught to gain their motivation, their desire to achieve, from noble purposes, for '..whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the lord..', (colossians 3:23), and not to be limited by the 'status quo' or the pursuit of selfish ambitions. the college has a record of high academic achievement and students are daily encouraged to strive for the very best in all that they do. every student is seen as a unique