Choosing a school for your children is clearly one of the most vital decisions you will ever make. Our community has many fine schools to choose from. A major blessing in Australian communities is the very fact that parents have a choice of schools. Your choice will focus on many issues. Maranatha has been providing young people with an education that acknowledges Jesus as Lord over all of life for more than 30 years. Over these years, hundreds of students have experienced the benefit of the close partnership between their Christian home, their Christian church and their Christian school. Caring teachers who are fully committed to serving Christ in education at Maranatha have, by the grace of God, been able to nurture many young people into a closer relationship with Christ.

We want to work together with parents to provide the best possible environment in which young people can develop their God-given abilities, to discern Gods plan and purpose for their lives. Our curriculum is taught from a Christian worldview. We acknowledge that this is Gods world and that we are to love Him and our neighbour. This love comes to expression in service. Our students are encouraged to develop leadership skills and to grow spiritually as well as academically.

I invite you to consider some of the benefits and distinctives our school offers students and families.

We are a multi-denominational Christian school

We aim to provide quality Christian education with Primary and Secondary students being encouraged to achieve academic excellence and fully use their God-given talents. We are a Christian Parent Controlled School.

We Seek to Serve the Lord

We seek to prepare students to be effective servants of Christ in todays society, to attain their full potential with pathways to University, TAFE destinations and the world of work.

We are a Prep to Year 12 Family
We are a medium sized school of around 1150 students on two campuses. Our Junior Primary campus at Doveton caters for boys and girls from Prep to Year 4.  Primary Grades 5 and 6 and our Secondary School Years 7 to 12 are located at the Endeavour Hills Campus.  Our Officer Campus currently caters for Prep to Year 9 and will rapidly grow to accomodate an Early Learning Centre (Kindergarten) to Year 12.

We deliver a Christ-centred Curriculum
Maranatha offers a variety of curriculum choices as well as the normal core curriculum, students have an opportunity to choose from a selection of subjects according to their individual interests and needs. From Prep to Grade 6, our students are taught by Art, Music and Physical Education specialists who seek to nurture our students gifts in these areas. This offering is extended in Junior Secondary and prepares students for selecting a course of study in Senior Secondary that matches their career pathways.

Senior School provides a wide range of VCE subjects and students attain outstanding results. An extensive VET program is in place. We partner parents in helping students discern Gods plan and purpose for them

The Middle Years, Years 5-9 provides a vibrant, challenging and adolescent specific integral curriculum assisting students to make the transition from primary school to secondary school.

Primary Schooling at Maranatha Christian School is joyful, fun and encourages achievement of a broad range of values and skills.

Extra Curricular Activities
We offer many choices including clubs, sporting teams in local competitions, musical and dramatic productions, musical ensembles, instrumental tuition, outdoor education and camps at all levels, overseas tours, extension, work experience, and special needs programs. A special program involves a group of students, staff and parents supporting a Christian orphanage in Thailand each year in January.

We are a Low Fee School
We seek to provide quality Christian education to a wide range of families with fee remissions available where needs arises.

We are a Pastoral Community
Pastoral care and compassion for our students is at the heart of all programs. The school is a place of joy and care, discipline, hard work and direction, within small classes.

We Offer a Great Choice in Independent Education
Outstanding levels of academic achievement are attained at all levels.

I warmly invite you to visit our school. Your student(s) would be welcome to spend a trial day or two with us. Please browse our Website carefully. Ask us hard questions! Please take time to visit us at your convenience. After all, you will likely entrust many years of your childs future to the school of your choice.

Yours in the Service of the Lord

VERNON CLARK

Principal