History

Kingsway Christian College was established in 1984 by four families who were seeking an education for their children based upon strong Christian beliefs and values.

In 1983 a Constitution was drafted and an Association of interested parents was established. As news of the proposed school spread, a steering committee was formed to investigate the establishment of the new Christian school. In February 1984 (on the site of a Baptist church at Craigie) a Year 1-10 school was established with six teachers and one hundred and ten students.

After purchasing eight acres of land in an area zoned light industrial twenty five kilometres north of Perth, the foundations were laid on 23 November 1984 and the first buildings erected. The buildings consisted of three permanent classroom blocks, a canteen, and undercover area and a transportable from the original Craigie site. Over the next two decades, a three-stage building programme was developed and implemented. A neighbouring property was purchased in 1986 which increased the site to seven hectares (approximately fifteen acres) and provided sufficient land for expansion. The College was expanded to offer Year 1-12 programmes, with the first students graduating in 1988.

In 1991 the first multi-purpose built Primary block, comprising eight classrooms and a new canteen was constructed. Work in 1992 included an additional Science block in the Secondary school and refurbishment of the home economics area. In 1993 the Education Support Unit and an additional classroom were built.

Year 2000 saw the Kingsway Centre building programme draw to a close with the completion of a multi-million dollar administration, music, drama and gymnasium complex.

Today the College provides education from Kindergarten to Year 12, has an enrolment of over a thousand students and employs more than one hundred and thirty staff.

In 2004 the College purchased an additional 6.53 hectares of adjacent land to facilitate further expansion and in 2009 the next major building project, the Isaac Newton Centre, is due to commence.