Masada College
| Masada College | |
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| Location | |
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St Ives/Lindfield, NSW Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°43′45.4″S 151°10′1.07″E / 33.729278°S 151.1669639°ECoordinates: 33°43′45.4″S 151°10′1.07″E / 33.729278°S 151.1669639°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, Jewish day school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Judaism |
| Established | 1966 |
| Years | P–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrolment | approx 580 |
| Slogan |
My Rock & My Fortress 2008 Slogan: Together One Voice 2009 Slogan: Jump On Board 2010 Slogan: Think Again Twenty10 2011 Slogan: Today's the day you lead the way 2012 Slogan: Your difference, makes the difference 2013 Slogan: Unity in CommUnity |
| Website | masada.nsw.edu.au |
Masada College is the only Jewish day school on Sydney's North Shore. The high school (Michael Faktor Campus) is located with Kehillat Masada Synagogue. The primary school campus is in Lindfield, next to the North Shore Synagogue. Masada College also maintains two preschools, Poppy Cottage (for 2–3-year-olds), located on the Secondary School campus, and Victor Smith (for 4–5-year-olds), located on the Primary School campus.
History
Masada was established in 1962 as the North Shore Jewish Kindergarten and became a primary school in 1966. In its first year it had only 14 pupils. The High School was established in 1982 and initially had 60 students in years 7 and 8.
Academic achievement
Masada has been in the top 20 for HSC in 18 out of the past 19 years. In 2008 Masada was placed 13th overall in NSW and 1st non-selective school on the North Shore. In the non-selective state rankings Masada placed 3rd with 1st in Mathematics and 5th in English.
In late 2008 the NSW Board of Studies found that in 2008 29.5% of students from Masada who sat the HSC did so with some form of special consideration.[1] A member of the Board of Studies' committee for processing special applications noted the ease with which schools and parents could arrange medical certification of minor ailments and use the certifications to gain special dispensations for students sitting the competitive final examinations.[2]
Notable alumni
- Gavin Fingleson, baseball player
- Adam Kellerman, Paralympic wheelchair tennis player
- Nathan Levy, Rabbi of Kazakhstan
References
- ↑ "Private schools accused of rorting HSC". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 December 2008.
- ↑ "In the know: debate rages over HSC leg-up". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 December 2008.