Moriah College
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 33°53′58″S 151°14′38″E / 33.89944°S 151.24389°E |
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| Type | Independent, Co-educational, Day school |
| Motto | To Learn, To Heed, To Act |
| Denomination | Modern Orthodox Judaism |
| Established | 1942 |
| Founder | Abraham Rabinovitch |
| Headmaster | John Hamey |
| Staff | ~112[1] |
| Enrolment | ~1,618 (K-12)[1] |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue & Sky Blue |
| Website | www.moriah.nsw.edu.au |
Moriah War Memorial College is an independent, Modern Orthodox Jewish, co-educational, day school in Queens Park, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The College is a member of the Jewish Communal Appeal,[2] and the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA).[3]
History
Founded in 1942 by Abraham Rabinovitch, Moriah started as a small school by any standards and was constantly underfunded. Harold Nagley, the first principal of Moriah, travelled door to door in an attempt to gain pupils. However in recent years it has grown immensely and is now situated on the huge Queens park campus.
Extracurricular
The school's Symphonic Wind Ensemble won the NSW Junior band championships in May 2012[4] building on the work of a number of band tours.[5]
Notable alumni
- Ben Lee, musician
- Joshua Goot, fashion designer
- Henry Roth, fashion designer
- Jonathan Daddia, MasterChef contestant
- Shannon Gaitz, Australia's Next Top Model contestant
- Jarrod Basger, Australia national futsal team
- Camilla Freeman-Topper and Marc Freeman, Fashion Designers
See also
References
- ^ a b Moriah College Annual Report 2006 (accessed:26-07-2007)
- ^ Jewish Communal Appeal: Moriah College (accessed:18-08-2007)
- ^ JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members (accessed:26-07-2007)
- ^ Moriah Wind Ensemble wins NSW title (accessed:1-07-2012)
- ^ Moriah Band in Israel (accessed:1-07-2012)
External links
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