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The Masada College is an independent Jewish co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school, located in St Ives, on the upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Masada College is Australia’s first Jewish international co-educational school. Enrolment is also open to non-Jewish students.

History

In 1962, a group of Jewish parents on Sydney’s North Shore founded the North Shore Jewish Kindergarten. In 1966, Masada Primary School was opened. The school began with 14 students housed on the premises of the North Shore Synagogue in Lindfield. Within a few years, Masada Primary School expanded to over 50 students.

A high school was established in 1982, and the following year, it was relocated to the newly purchased campus in St Ives (now known as the Michael Faktor Campus). Initially, the high school had 60 students in years 7 and 8, and an early learning center was also created. In addition, the campus became home to the new Kehillat Masada Synagogue, and in 1990, the Rachael and Reuben Pelerman Centre was added to the campus. The Sir Asher Joel Synagogue was extended and upgraded in 2003, along with the campus’s resource center.

In 2014, Masada College consolidated its operations on one campus in St Ives, with all operations on the Michael Faktor Campus.

Academic achievement

Masada College consistently ranks in the top 150 schools in New South Wales. As of 2023, the school ranked 66th for its Higher School Certificate marks.

In late 2008, the New South Wales Board of Studies found that 29.5% of students from Masada who sat the Higher School Certificate (HSC), did so with some form of special consideration. 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.

Notable alumni

• Gavin Fingleson, South African-born Australian, Olympic silver medalist baseball player
• Adam Kellerman, Paralympic wheelchair tennis player
• Debbie Kruger, music journalist

See also

• List of non-government schools in New South Wales

References

1. "ASIS - Masada College - School Profile". asis.aeas.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
2. "Enrolment Policy" (PDF). Masada College. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
3. ^ "About Us". Masada College | Jewish Co-Educational School. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
4. "Trend of Masada College,2075 by HSC results". Better Education. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
5. "2017 High School Rankings". Matrix Education. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
6. "How your school ranked in the 2023 HSC". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
7. "Private schools accused of rorting HSC". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 December 2008.
8. "In the know: debate rages over HSC leg-up". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 December 2008.

External links

• http://www.masada.nsw.edu.au/

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