Redeemer Baptist School
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North Parramatta, NSW Australia |
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| Type | Independent |
| Motto | To hear is to obey |
| Established | 1981 |
| Principal | Mr. Jonathan Cannon |
| Grades | Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12 |
| Enrolment | 420 |
| Campus | 10 hectares |
| Colour(s) | Navy and White |
| Affiliations | Redeemer Baptist Church, Association of Independent Schools NSW, Australian Association of Christian Schools |
| Website | www.redeemer.nsw.edu.au |
Redeemer Baptist School, commonly known as Redeemer, is a private school in North Parramatta, Sydney, Australia. It was founded in 1981.
The school was founded in 1981 in the context of the Christian Community Schools movement, which began in the mid 1970s. Various Christian schools were set up as people felt there was a need for an alternative to the state school system and established schools as a ministry of a local church congregation. Families in the Redeemer Baptist Church dedicated their lives to the Christian God in the ministry of Redeemer Baptist School. The pattern of ministry that the Redeemer Baptist Church followed was influenced by the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Houston, United States, from which the church and school takes its name.
In 1981, the school was situated on the grounds of St David’s Presbyterian (later St David’s Uniting Church) at Thornleigh. At the centre window of that church was a stained glass featuring the burning bush, which was subsequently given to the School. The stained glass window, now situated in the N F Cannon Library, served as a basis for the crest as a reminder of the school's roots and as an inspiration for the life of faith that the school seeks to foster.
The School has two campuses. The main campus is in North Parramatta. A range of subjects and extra-curricular activities is offered for all students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12, including vocational education options in the Senior School. The School also has a vocational campus, the historic Castle Hill House at Castle Hill.
The main campus is located on 10 hectares of parklands in North Parramatta, about 30 km from the centre of Sydney. This campus is bounded by James Ruse Drive, Pennant Hills Road and Masons Drive. The campus is located on property formerly owned by Sir James Burns who founded the Burnside Presbyterian Homes in 1910 on land which has now become the campus of a number of education institutions including Redeemer Baptist School, The King's School, Tara Anglican School for Girls, Burnside Public School, Garfield Barwick School for hearing impaired children, Alan Walker College of Evangelism, and Uniting Theological College.
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