Type Independent college Established 1988 Campus Wynn Vale (R-13) Motto Visio Fidei (Latin) | Denomination Baptist Principal Russell Eley Phone +61 8 8289 0222 Founded 1988 | |
Enrolment Selective, after interview Address 3 Keithcot Farm Dr, Wynn Vale SA 5127, Australia Similar Pedare Christian College, Tyndale Christian School, Dame Roma Mitchell C, Gleeson College, Cedar College | ||
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King's Baptist Grammar School is in Wynn Vale, a north eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, having moved from nearby Tea Tree Gully where it was known as Tea Tree Gully Christian School. The school is known throughout the region for numerous outstanding accolades. The school is also recognized for its annual musical production, held at the Shedley Theater in Elizabeth. In 2013, 950 students were enrolled at the school.
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History
Construction of the Wynn Vale site began in November 1988, as part of the Golden Grove development. On 7 February 1989 King's opened on its Wynn Vale Campus with 300 students. The oval and library are shared with the government Keithcot Farm Primary School.
The school's most recent addition was a new science and performing arts building (completed at the end of 2004) including four specialist laboratories, four instrumental teaching rooms, a keyboard lab, and amphitheatre, as well as an extension to the Design and Technology building, dedicated to CAD.
Facilities
The school's arts programs is a popular extra-curricular activity amongst students. The school has competed in the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge until 2003, after which it began producing and performing its own musical productions.
In 2011, the school completed construction on a new state of the art gym. This facility contains two basketball courts, two classrooms, a weights room, change rooms and plenty of storage space. In the same year, the school also completed construction on a library upgrade, pulling the once outdated building into an outstanding 21st century building. The new library contains ample space for students to read and work, as well as computers, tablets and laptops.