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St Philip's Christian
College Gosford is a private, coeducational college catering for
students from Kindergarten to Year 12.
The International
Student Program at St Philip's Christian College Gosford aims to provide
International Students with a high quality academic education in
a Christian environment with Christian pastoral care and support
for those students wishing to
studyinaustralia. St Philip's Christian College has campuses at Newcastle, Port Stephens and Gosford that are registered with
the Australian Government to enrol International Students in:
- Primary K - 6
- Secondary 7 - 10
- Higher School Certificate 11 - 12
History
St Philip's Christian College Gosford's International
Program has been operating for close approximately 16 years.
Countries that have been represented over the years include Hong
Kong, Indonesia, Mainland China, Taiwan, Philippines, Korea, Thailand,
Japan, India, Malaysia, France, Austria, Brazi, Chile and Malawi, as well as short term stays from various European countries. The
student intake differs each year. At present our main intake areas
are China; Korea and Japan.
Achievements:
International Students have achieved the Highest Academic Achievement
Award (Dux of the School) in 1991; 1993; 1996; 1997;1998; 2003 and
2004.
Current Program and Market
There are three main facets of the International Program in Gosford:
- Long Term Program The Secondary School has
a maximum of a 10% ratio e.g. 500 students overall = 50 International
Students. The students are mostly in the senior years with a number of
other students studying at various levels. The aim of most of our
International students is to continue through our education system
and complete tertiary education in Australia. More and more International
Students are considering staying permanently in Australia. Education
ranks very highly in Australia's export markets.
- Short term Primary school placements
SISTER
SCHOOL RELATIONSHIPS In the year 2000 and in 2006 St Philip's Christian College Gosford
formed sister school relationships with a number of Schools
in South Korea. The longest standing
sister school is Keisung Primary School in DaeGu along with Kyunbok Girls High School in Seoul and
Keisung High School in DaeGu. There have been a number of visits undertaken
by both Schools' personnel.
In 2005 and 2006 student groups from St Philip's Christian College Gosford travelled to our sister schools
in a cultural exchange program.
- Study tours - St Philip's Christian College Gosford supports
a number of Study Tours during the year that allow short term
opportunities for International Students to gain social experience
and practice in conversational English.
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