Masada College

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Masada College

Established	1962
School type	Private school, co-educational
Denomination	Orthodox Judaism
Slogan	My Rock & My Fortress
Key People	Jonathan Teperson - President Wendy Barel - Head of High school
School Fees	AUD $2,067-$5,328 per term
Location	St Ives, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Enrollment	aprox 800+^{[citation needed]}
Employees
Colours	blue
Homepage	masada.nsw.edu.au

Masada College is a Jewish primary and high school in St Ives, New South Wales, Australia. It runs from year K to year 12. Masada accepts and welcomes students of any faith or background, though the students are predominantly Jewish.

Masada consistently achieves outstanding marks in the HSC. It has been in the top 20 for HSC 18 out of 19 years.

It was established in 1962, as the North Shore Jewish Kindergarten, and became a primary school in 1966. In its first year, it only had 14 pupils. The High School was established in 1982, and initially had 60 students in years 7 and 8.

Masada College is the only Jewish day school on the North Shore. The high school campus (Michael Faktor Campus) is located with Kehillat Masada Synagogue. The primary school campus is in Lindfield, next to the North Shore Synagogue. Masada College also maintains two preschools, Poppy Cottage (for 2-3 year olds), located on the Secondary School campus, and Victor Smith (for 4-5 year olds), located on the Primary School Campus.