Sydney Adventist School Auburn

Sydney Adventist School Auburn (SASA) is a co-educational Christian school located in Auburn for students from pre-Kindy to Year 6. As part of the Adventist School System, SASA serves the wider community by offering enrolment to students irrespective of their religious affiliation.

Our unique size and structure allows us to focus personal attention on your child in a warm, nurturing learning environment. We uphold Christian values and believe that each individual is a child of God. We challenge students to discover their particular gifts and talents and help them build a strong foundation in key learning areas.

Welcome to the Sydney Adventist School Auburn community. This website will give you a brief overview of what our school is about. But it is always better to come in and see us so that you can get a true feel of what our school is about. Sydney Adventist School Auburn has been successfully operating for nearly 100 years. It is a small but nurturing school with happy, engaged students from grades Prep to 6.

Students who attend Sydney Adventist School Auburn follow the SASA Way, a set of 10 ideals unique to the growth of our students and school community. It is something to be proud of and is an expectation for all students at the school. You can read the SASA Way in the Values and Philosophy section of this website.

We love and respect god. We love learning and strive to achieve our best. We always ‘have a go’ and have a joyful and positive mindset. We respect each other, our school and our teachers. We are responsible and always help, support and include each other. We value safety and are part of our community.

We focus on building up each students' abilities and have a great learning support team to provide aid for students experiencing learning difficulties. We also provide structured technology practices with a full lab of computers, iPads and Interactive Smart projectors in each classroom.

Sydney Adventist School Auburn commenced on July 18, 1917, at the back of the Auburn Seventh-day Adventist Church on Macquarie Road. It had one teacher, Mr W J Gilson, and 27 students. At that time, it was known as Auburn Seventh-day Adventist Primary School.

In 1919, the first school building was erected at the cost of 450 pounds. It was made of red brick and consisted of two rooms. In that same year, it merged with the new Seventh-day Adventist High School in Concord to offer a K—Year 10 curriculum. In 1920, a second teacher was added to the staff at Auburn.

Nurture for today, Learning for tomorrow, Character for eternity. To model the love of God, inviting students to live life to the full. We seek to achieve this through a Christ-centred learning environment, which provides a balanced and holistic education, along with values, character development, citizenship and the pursuit of excellence.

Values Statements

• All people are treated fairly, with respect, kindness, care and compassion.
• Understanding, tolerance, acceptance and inclusion are our practice.
• Ethical behaviour is upheld. With responsibility, accountability and honesty we acknowledge the rights of all.
• We seek to develop good citizenship and serve our community.
• Perseverance, initiative, resilience and the pursuit of excellence are affirmed.  Scholarship is prized.
• We aim to model the love of God in the practice of Christian life.

Adventist education is Bible-based, Christ-centred, service-oriented and Kingdom-directed. It aims for a balanced development in the lives of students, encouraging them to choose a personal relationship with Jesus, serving Him in this world until He comes again. These features, infused through the schools’ policies, procedures and practices provide the Special Character of Adventist Education, based on the fundamental beliefs and values of the Seventh-day Adventist church.