Southern Vales Christian College Explained

Southern Vales Christian College
Established:1980 (Morphett Vale campus)
1991 (Aldinga campus)
Type:Independent, Christian, co-educational
Denomination:Nondenominational
Principal:Jenny Nelson
Chairman:Pastor Martyn Manuel
Campus:Morphett Vale
Aldinga
City:Adelaide
State:South Australia
Country:Australia
Homepage:www.svcc.sa.edu.au
Coordinates:-35.1125°N 138.5357°W

Southern Vales Christian College is a Christian school located across two campuses in South Australia. It is a ministry of Harvest Church. The original campus is located in Morphett Vale with a second campus opened in Aldinga.

Southern Vales Christian College first opened in September 1980 as Morphett Vale Christian Community School operating as a ministry of the Morphett Vale Baptist Church (today known as Harvest Church). A second campus in Aldinga was opened in early 1991. Both campuses are promoted as having extensive experience with special needs students.[1]

Controversy

On 27 August 2021, Nine News Adelaide reported that Southern Vales Christian College has a policy against hiring homosexual teachers.[2] While the college defended the policy based on Australia's religious discrimination laws, South Australian Premier Steven Marshall said, "South Australia has always been a diverse, accepting, respectful state and we don’t want to have discrimination here in our state."[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southern Vales Christian College. The National Education Directory of Australia.
  2. Web site: 9News - Latest news and headlines from Australia and the world .
  3. Web site: Adelaide Christian School Defends Policy Not To Hire Gay Staff - Star Observer. September 2021.