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| Bangor, New South Wales, Australia | |
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| Type | Independent, Christian, Co-educational, Day school |
| Denomination | Christian |
| Established | 1982 |
| Chairman | Geoff Standen |
| Principal | Tim Bowden |
| Employees | 75 |
| Enrolment | 895 (Kindergarten to 12) |
| Colour(s) | Blue & Gold |
| Website | http://www.inaburra.nsw.edu.au/ |
Inaburra School, is an independent school, co-educational, Christian, day school located in Bangor, a southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1982, Inaburra currently caters for approximately 895 students from Kindergarten to Year 12 and is one of two Christian schools in the Sutherland Shire (the other being Sutherland Shire Christian School, which has a Reformed theological orientation).
Inaburra is a project of the Menai Baptist Church, but is an independent Christian school with an open enrolment.
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The establishment of the Inaburra School can be credited to the Menai Baptist Church who originally wished to establish a Christian school in Menai. The church identified a need for a Christian school in the area due to its rapidly growing population and the lack of a Public High School.
A portable building was erected on the Billa Road site for the use of the preschool and church in 1980, and in 1982 Inaburra officially commenced as a secondary school in temporary accommodation in the Christian Education Centre at Gymea Baptist Church. The first Principal was Rev. Max Knight - fondly remembered by students for his kindness.
The name Inaburra was chosen as it is an Aboriginal word meaning 'dream'.
The Inaburra Board work closely with Parents, and engage in regular consultation. A spokeswoman for the school said the board had a "good relationship with the school community". She said this was because the board dealt directly with parents.
Inaburra School is a registered and accredited school, teaching the NSW Board of Studies Curriculum from Kindergarten to Year 12. Students undertake all NAPLAN tests, sit for the School Certificate Examinations in Year 10 and the Higher School Certificate in Year 12.
Inaburra has three sections:
Middle School & Senior School are together, but are both separated on the Inaburra Campus from the Junior School.
The Inaburra Middle School boys' uniform was worn by Simon Hall, a member of the Australian comedy trio Tripod during a skit on the Australian comedy show SkitHOUSE.