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The school is a K-6 Christian school in the Anglican tradition with learning delivered through a Christian worldview. A bilingual immersion model operates with students taught in English and Mandarin. Teachers partner with parents to develop confident, enthusiastic and principled leaders of the future.
Neurodiverse learners are catered for. The school employed a staff member with knowledge of neurodiverse learning to support teaching. The school began implementing suggested strategies for neurodiverse learners.
The school teaches in English and Mandarin. Approximately 50% of the teaching week is delivered in Mandarin and 50% in English. The school uses a Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach to bilingual education.
The Welfare Policy governs student welfare and discipline. The Welfare Policy is read within the National Safe Schools Framework and reinforces the school's core values to provide a safe and supportive learning environment. The school does not permit corporal punishment of students.
The school has a Welfare Policy (incorporating behaviour management and discipline), a Child Protection Policy, a Dealing with Bullying Policy, and a Grievance Policy. The Welfare Policy is addressed within the National Safe Schools Framework to ensure safety and wellbeing. The Child Protection Policy addresses obligations under child protection legislation. The Dealing with Bullying Policy outlines bullying response, and the Grievance Policy provides a process for addressing grievances. The school does not permit corporal punishment of students.
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.
