St Philip's Christian College, Port Stephens, was established in 1995 and now has an enrolment of almost 700 students from K to 12 located on the beautiful Tomaree peninsula. The mission of College is to continue to provide quality education in a caring, secure and challenging learning environment based on Christian beliefs, values and practice. The five core values of the College are Christ First, Serve One Another, Strive for Excellence, Do what is Right and Build Community. The College seeks to acknowledge the potential and uniqueness of each student and aims to provide opportunities for all-round development - intellectual, social, cultural, moral, spiritual and physical. The College is passionate about the pursuit of excellence in all areas of school life, particularly academic achievement, performing arts, sporting events and Christian lifestyle. Curriculum strengths include high academic standards, learning support, gifted and talented, vocational education, innovation in ICT and thinking and information skills. Extra-curricular activities include sport, gala days, music groups, drama performances, academic competitions, camping activities and mission trips. The construction of a purpose-built 320 seat Performing Arts Centre will provide excellent opportunities in the Performing Arts and the College enjoys a stellar record on the sporting field as part of Hunter Region Independent Schools (HRIS). The College is committed to students' learning in pedagogies relevant to the 21st century. The introduction of the thinkSMART programme involves the provision of Macbook laptops to each student from year 5 to year 12 and a radically different approach to programme delivery. The Learning Support Team in the College is known for its outstanding efforts in providing programmes to support students with learning needs. As a result the College has become sought after by families in the area who can benefit from these services. The Little Saints programme provides an extended Kinder experience for four year olds to..