Frequently Asked Questions
These frequently asked questions are designed to help you as you explore whether our community is the right fit for your family.
Wellbeing and Activities
How does Shire Christian School look after students' wellbeing?
Shire Christian School has a welfare team, including school counsellors, for both Junior and Secondary students. In the Secondary School, each student usually stays with the same Pastoral Care class and teacher from Year 7 to Year 12, meeting every day.
In the Junior School, students learn to be safe, be ready to learn and show respect, and a different Christian value is taught each week. Secondary Pastoral Care classes are single-gender, and every year group from Year 7 to Year 12 goes on camp. The school publishes an Anti-Bullying Policy, Anti-Bullying Procedures, a Student Code of Conduct and a Child Protection Policy. In the school's 2025 survey, 90% of parents said pastoral care met or exceeded their expectations.
What extracurricular activities does Shire Christian School offer?
Shire Christian School students compete in the Christian Schools Sports Association (CSSA) and the Combined Independent Schools Sports Council (CIS), and can join choirs, bands and orchestras, debating, robotics and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.
Recent results include the Stage 3 boys basketball team winning the CSSA State championship (November 2026) and a Year 7 team winning the Novice OnStage competition at the RoboCup National Championships (October 2026). Other activities include private music lessons, a school Production Program, a Year 10 Global Awareness Week with service trips to Vietnam and Cambodia, Brewarrina or Sydney, a three-day Year 10–11 snow trip to Perisher, library clubs such as chess, and the weekly CRU group.
What do parents say about Shire Christian School?
In an independent 2025 survey of 315 Shire Christian School parents, 98% said the school met or exceeded their expectations for Christian education, and 94% said the same for the school's values.
MMG Education ran the survey, which also covered 473 students and 125 staff. Parents' overall satisfaction was rated very high and above MMG's database average. The share of parents whose expectations were met or exceeded:
- Christian education: 98%
- The school's values: 94%
- Reputation: 91%
- A balanced education: 91%
- Pastoral care: 90%
- Management and leadership: 86%
- Range of subject choices: 83%
- Quality of teaching: 81%
- Quality education at reasonable expense: 76%
- Academic standards: 75%