Our beliefs

What we believe

The educational program offered at Macquarie College is based on a Seventh-day Adventist Christian worldview and a number of philosophical positions:

• God is recognised as the personal Creator, Sustainer, and Redeemer of mankind, and therefore, the Source of all life, knowledge, wisdom and truth.
• God cannot be known by unaided human reason, but has revealed Himself, His nature and purposes through Jesus Christ, the natural world and the Bible.
• The standard of ethical behaviour is based upon the moral laws of God and His character of love, and leads to a commitment of unselfish and loving concern for all people.
• Beauty and creativity, although marred by the effects of sin, still reflect the handiwork of a Creator-God.
• Each person finds ultimate fulfilment through their relationship with God, other people and the environment.

We aim to create a learning environment which encourages students to…

• grow in their relationship with Christ through love, trust and fellowship
• grow in self-acceptance and understanding of oneself
• be accepting, tolerant and respectful of others and their needs
• profit spiritually, intellectually, aesthetically and practically from the natural world while acknowledging a responsibility for the care and
• protection of its resources and beauties.