Christian community

CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY

The King’s School is more than merely a school, it is a community of families, Kingsmen, teachers, staff, Old Boys and past parents. This is, in reality, our starting point.

For The King’s School the community is the heart of the village. We are the sum of our traditions, our history, and of all who have gone before us. We embody an aspiration for humanity, grounded in our biblical understanding as a christian community and realised in human flourishing and wellbeing.

Through the 360 acres in Parramatta and 170 acres in the Southern Highlands in which we live and learn, we also exist in a unique village that provides the environmental context for the Christian community that cares for each and every student. The pastoral care of our students is provided in the context of dedicated houses, Day and Boarding Houses, in which each student develops a strong attachment and identity. The Day and Boarding Houses are a unique feature of pastoral care at The King’s School and offer the best facilities of any school in the world. The Houses are supported with Health Care Facilities and Dining Facilities.

The sharing of a meal continues to mark our mateship. Meal times are important at King’s, for it is around a meal that relationships are formed and grow, conversations spark and trust develops. The School is committed to ensuring that meal times are not merely a time for a feed, but a time for forming friendships, growing and being educated. Meals are provided for more than 1,600 students every day, a feat unique in Australia. Most of our boys will become fathers and husbands, with families who will depend on them for their wellbeing and human flourishing. Our world needs courageous and faithful men, and The King’s School will continue to develop its unique Boys to Men program to give every boy the opportunity to explore and confirm his commitment to serving others.

Our Christian community is committed to growing young men of Christian character and integrity. Chaplaincy ensures the inclusive nature of our community – humble, hopeful and wonderfully egalitarian, Kingsmen have always sought to live lives of excellence for the sake of others, and always will.