GCC 40th Anniversary
“God’s Purpose, Our Future—40 Years Strong”
You are warmly invited to join us in our Thanksgiving Service and Family Fun Day!
Join us for a Momentous Celebration!
You and your family are warmly invited to a special event marking a significant milestone in the life of Greenacre Christian College — 40 years of God’s faithfulness, growth, and achievements.
Theme: “God’s Purpose, Our Future—40 Years Strong”
All are welcome to join us in this joyful celebration!
We would be especially delighted to have the presence of past and present staff, alumni, current families, former students, parents, carers, community members, and everyone who holds Greenacre Christian College close to their heart.
Date: Saturday, 22nd March 2025
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Greenacre Christian College, 38–42 Shellcote Road, Greenacre NSW 2190
Program:
Thanksgiving Service
Join us for a heartfelt gathering filled with gratitude, reflections, and moments of praise as we give thanks to God for His guidance over the past four decades. This will be a special time to connect, reflect on our journey, and look forward with hope and purpose.
We would greatly appreciate it if you can RSVP your attendance to the thanksgiving service.
Family Fun Day
The celebration doesn’t end with the service—stay for an afternoon of fun and fellowship! Enjoy:
Shared Multicultural Lunch
Exciting Activities: Giant slide, obstacle courses, petting zoo and more!
Refreshing Treats: Drinks, gelato,tea and coffee and sweet surprises!
We’d Be Honoured by Your Presence
Let’s come together as one community—giving thanks for the past, celebrating the present, and looking forward to the future.
We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
To Our Valued Parents Community
We are hopeful that you can share this moment of thanksgiving together. We have a wonderful parents community here at Greenacre Christian College and are thankful for your continued support and invaluable contributions.
If you are willing to take part and contribute to our multicultural lunch for this special 40 years anniversary, please fill out the form below.
School History
Way back in the early 1980s, Greenacre Baptist Church decided that they had the vision and the facilities to start a primary school to be a feeder school to Christian Community High School which had been operating since 1975. In February 1985, GCC opened its doors under the leadership of Mrs Kathleen Toussaint who would be principal for two years.
Mr Ross Crothers led the school for an amazing twenty years in which the school grew to become a single stream primary school of around 200 students. Mr Crothers retired at the end of 2006. He oversaw the development of new buildings for all classes and a library that catered for the school’s needs. With ESL and Support staff, the school looked after a range of student needs to a high level, resulting in excellent NAPLAN results and a very positive reputation.
In January 2007, Mr Ken McCarron, commenced at GCC. Mr McCarron had previously been the foundation principal of Christian Schools in Swan Hill (Victoria) and in Grafton where the school continued from its initial primary school beginnings to be a flourishing K-12 school during his tenure.
In 2011, parents made a request to commence a secondary school that would allow students to continue their education in the same wonderful culture of the primary school. Eighteen months later, in January 2013, the school commenced its first secondary classes. In the subsequent years, the school has grown by one grade each year to the first Year 12 group in 2018.
Despite a great academic record, the strongest feature of the school is its Christian focus. The spiritual traditions of the primary school such as daily devotions and a weekly chapel service have continued into the high school and these are a feature of weekly school life. This has culminated in the school offering a mission-based trip to Cambodia for Year 10 students which started with the first cohort going to that country in March 2016. It has been a wonderful success as students work hard to serve the people of the town of Siem Reap and nearby villages. In just under two weeks, the students have a life-changing experience but also help change the lives of others.
The coming years will see the establishment of a whole new range of special features as the skills and interests of a great staff become part of GCC culture.