Arden is a vibrant, Christian-based school providing a positive learning and caring environment that inspires girls and boys to thrive. Arden is small enough to nurture and care for each child individually. Arden is big enough to challenge and foster the individual talents of each student to help them fulfil their potential. The school’s dedicated and caring classroom and specialist staff pay attention to the individual needs of every student, encouraging them to be the best they can be — ensuring that, when students complete their education at Arden, they will have positive attitudes, sound values and skills to equip them for the future.
The co-educational aspect of Arden ensures that learning is embedded in the everyday practices of the school. It is seen that girls and boys learning together exposes the children to the strengths of the other gender’s typical learning style. The children learn how they can support, complement and indeed enrich each other’s learning experiences.
The Christian ethos of the school is foundational to the pastoral care and nurturing of each student. Arden works in partnership with parents to create a learning community of respect and participation. Parents are the initial educators of the children and the school strives to inform and work with parents so they can support and encourage their child’s development and learning. Two-way communication is a feature of this partnership. The parent community is also very supportive and involved in the school’s activities. The school’s community atmosphere is a strong feature of Arden’s culture.
Welfare and personal development: Student wellbeing
Arden is a vibrant, Christian, co-educational school providing a positive learning and caring environment that inspires girls and boys to thrive. At Arden students are well known, well cared for and well taught. The School’s dedicated and caring classroom and specialist staff pay attention to the individual needs of every student, encouraging them to be the best they can be — ensuring that, when students complete their education at Arden, they are curious, courageous and compassionate young men and women who will help transform the communities in which they live and work.
Facilities: The Arden Junior Campus, located in Beecroft, is a charming blend of Federation-style heritage buildings and inviting classrooms. Large trees shade the many outdoor areas where students enjoy playing games at recess and lunch, expanding their imagination, learning social skills and building friendships that often last a lifetime.
The campus also has a dedicated computer lab, visual arts space, music centre, multi-purpose court and community garden. Before and after school services, as well as vacation care, are offered at the Junior Campus. A contemporary five-storey learning complex is at the centrepiece of Arden’s Secondary Campus, located in Epping. The building houses Science Laboratories, a Food Technology Kitchen, the Resource Centre (Library), Technology Workshops, Multimedia Design Laboratories and general classrooms. There’s a passive recreation area on the rooftop, and at the heart of the building, a magnificent Creative Arts Centre.
Both campuses are conveniently located within walking distance from the North-West train line.
Electives Years 9 and 10: Commerce, Design and Technology, Drama, Elective Geography, Elective History, Industrial Technology (Engineering), Food Technology, French, Graphic Technology, Information Software and Technology, Music, Physical Activities and Sports Studies, Visual Arts, other languages including Chinese (through NSW School of Languages).
Electives Years 11 and 12: Ancient History, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Community and Family Studies, Drama, Economics, Engineering Studies, English Advanced, English Extension 1, English Extension 2, English Standard, Food Technology, French Continuers, French Extension, Geography, History Extension, Investigating Science, Industrial Technology: Multimedia Technologies, Industrial Technology: Engineering, Legal Studies, Mathematics Advanced, Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Standard 2, Mathematics Extension 2, Modern History, Music 1, Music 2, Music Extension, Personal Development, Health and Physical Education, Physics, Science Extension, Software Design and Development, Studies of Religion I, Visual Arts.
Sport (Junior Campus): Representative involvement in the Hills Zone Competition and Hills Zone Gala Days for a variety of sports including swimming, athletics, cross-country, netball, football, basketball and touch football.
Sport (Secondary Campus): AFL Championship Day, athletics, basketball, cricket, cross-country, fencing, futsal, netball, touch football, soccer, swimming, triathlon, volleyball.
Co-curricular activities: Co-curricular activities: Junior Campus – Arden Singers, Beginner Band, Chess Club, Coding Camp, Concert Band, Crew Cru and Mini Cru, Da Vinci Decathlon, Dance Troupe, Debating, Design, Drawing Club, Garden Club, Guitar Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Junior Vocal Ensemble, Minecraft Engineers, Musical Theatre, Percussion Ensemble, Premier’s Reading Challenge, Racquet Sports, Robotics, Sinfonietta, Strings, a range of Sports fitness, skills development and team trainings, Tech Club, Theatresports, Tournament of Minds, Wind Ensemble and Write a Book in a Day.
Secondary Campus— Ad Altissima Enrichment Program, Art Club, Camps, Chapel Band, Chess Club, Concert Band, Da Vinci DecathlonDance Group, Debating, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Environment Group, Event Management and Catering, Indigenous Immersion, Jazz Ensemble, Maths Circle, Percussion Ensemble, Prayer Group Breakfast Club, Production Group, Science Club, Social Justice Group, Sound and Tech Crew, Stage Band, String Ensemble, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Students with a Mission, Symposium, Tech Club, Theatresports, Vine, Vocal Ensemble and Write a Book in a Day.
Welfare and personal development: Student wellbeing is an integral part of the policies and practices of the school with a Director of Pastoral Care (P-12), a Pastoral Care Team, School Chaplain and Junior School Chaplain, links to local parishes and three counsellors on staff. Careers guidance is offered for Years 8 to 12. Leadership opportunities commence from Kindergarten with leadership training provided from Year 5. There is an active Student Representative Council at both the Junior and Secondary Campuses.
Special features: Mid-range fees, student wellbeing programs, co-educational.
From the school: Students at Arden are well known, well cared for and well taught. Centred on the Christian faith and finding joy in God, Arden provides an exceptional co-educational learning experience which prepares students to become compassion, curious and courageous young men and women, who are ready to make a difference in their community.
Enrolment: Pre-school to Year 6: 385 students; Secondary School (Year 7 to Year 12): 654 students.
Annual Tuition Fees: $16,560 (Kindergarten) to $25,836 (Year 12).
Principal: Mr Justin Beckett, BA GradDipEd MA GradCertMgmt FAIM MACEL
Pre-school to Year 6: 39–43 Wongala Crescent, Beecroft 2119
Secondary School (Years 7 to 12): 6B Essex Street, Epping 2121
9484 1146
Email: enrolments@arden.nsw.edu.au
arden.nsw.edu.au