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Most Reverend Dr Glenn Davies, then Archbishop of the Sydney Diocese, was behind the original vision for establishing the International Chinese School. As Bishop of the North Region (2002–2013), he identified a need to serve Lower North Shore families with an Anglican Chinese bilingual school. Planning began with the support of St Paul's Anglican Church, Chatswood; the first registration was submitted to the NSW Board of Studies in 2011 for a 2012 opening, but site issues delayed the start. Renovation funds from the Anglo Australian Christian and Charitable Fund enabled a hundred-year-old timber hall at the church to become classrooms, and the school opened in January 2015 with a Kindergarten cohort; by 2022 it enrolled from Kindergarten to Year 6. In 2021 the School relocated to 211 Pacific Highway, St Leonards, with continued support from the Anglo Australian Christian and Charitable Trust.
The School uses a bilingual immersion model with English and Mandarin instruction. It is a K-6 Christian school in the Anglican tradition, delivering learning through a Christian worldview. Parents are welcomed and encouraged to be active contributors to their children's schooling; teachers partner with parents in guiding student growth, including activities such as reading groups and excursions. The Vine, the school newsletter, is published and distributed electronically to parents fortnightly during the school term.
The School fosters a vital partnership with parents, welcoming active contributions to children's schooling. Teachers partner with parents to develop confident, enthusiastic and principled leaders of the future through involvement in reading groups, excursions and other aspects of school life. The partnership emphasizes parental involvement as part of the school's educational nurture and ethos, reflecting the school's Christian foundation and value on family engagement.
International Chinese School is a bilingual K–6 Anglican primary in New South Wales, delivering half the NSW curriculum in Mandarin through CLIL. The school teaches in English and Mandarin, with Years 1–6 instructed by a specialist music teacher and access to private lessons and growing co‑curricular programs. It follows the Australian Curriculum within the NSW Key Learning Areas, from Early Stage 1 to Stage 3, with Mandarin as a core Languages strand. The school opened in 2015 with a Kindergarten cohort and expanded to Year 6 by 2022; it relocated in 2021 to 211 Pacific Highway, St Leonards. Adjacent to Gore Hill Oval, it offers an all‑weather synthetic grass surface and an external provider for weekly sport, plus swimming and gymnastics. Three sporting Houses, chess, and Hello Mandarin activities, together with cultural and language events, support a vibrant community focused on service, partnership with parents, and leadership development and values globally.
