Amity College

Amity College
Auburn campus
Location
Illawarra, Auburn and Prestons, New South Wales
Information
Type	Independent
Motto	Inspire. Explore. Achieve.
Established	1994
Gender	Boys and girls
Colour(s)	Light blue, navy blue, grey, white, red
Website	Amity College

Amity College, previously called Sule College, is an independent, non-denominational school that is currently operating in three different campuses in Prestons, the Illawarra, Auburn and Leppington

Description

The main Prestons campus commenced its operation in 1996 with only 33 students; and it now consists of primary, secondary boys’ and secondary girls’ sections. Amity College has been offering a K–12 program at the Main Campus since 2002. The Illawarra campus commenced operation in 1999 with K–2 classes. As of 2018^[update], the school caters for students from years K–10. The Auburn campus commenced operation in 2001 with K–2 classes. Currently, the school caters for students from years K–12, with a separate girls and boys high school.

Academics

Amity College was ranked 127th in the Academic School Year of 2017.[1]

Principals

Amity currently has six principals, five being campus principals and one being the executive principal;

• Hasan Dagli – Amity College Boys High School Principal[2]
• Ahmet Cimen – Amity College Auburn Primary Principal[3]
• Ferhat Gurkhan – Amity College Illawara Principal[4]
• Nazan Polat – Amity College Prestons Primary Principal[5]
• Omer Ayvaz – Amity College Girls High School[6]
• Deniz Erdogan – Executive Principal[7]

Extracurricular activities

Sport

Sporting activities include:

• Soccer
• Cricket
• Rugby
• Basketball
• Chess
• Oztag

The school also organises Sports Camps such as a yearly Ski camp, this is offered to high school students.

Volunteer/charity

Amity College makes contributions to various different charities and all senior students are offered to partake in a project. Furthermore, the school runs various charity events such as the Worlds Greatest Shave, daffodil and harmony day. All the proceeds have been donated to charity organisations.

The current Year 12 Students are now raising funds to open a Health Clinic in Battambang, Cambodia.[8]

Campuses

• 34°34′24″S 150°51′50″E - Illawarra
• 33°51′09″S 151°01′57″E - Auburn
• 33°56′30″S 150°52′25″E - Prestons

References

1. "2017 HSC school rankings".
2. "Prestons Primary – Amity College". www.amity.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
3. "Auburn Primary – Amity College". www.amity.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
4. "Illawarra K–10 – Amity College". www.amity.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
5. "Prestons Primary – Amity College". www.amity.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
6. "Girls High School – Amity College". www.amity.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
7. "Executive Principal's Message – Amity College". www.amity.nsw.edu.au. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
8. "Battambang Health Clinic". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

External links

• Natalie Pilato (12 February 2013). "Sule College in Prestons changes name". Liverpool City Champion.
• Natalie Pilato (14 January 2014). "Top marks go to local students". Liverpool City Champion.
• Amity College Annual Report (9 February 2018) https://web.archive.org/web/20171115195707/http://www.amitycollege.nsw.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/AM0070-Annual-Report-2016-WB.pdf
• Amity College Website (9 February 2018) http://www.amity.nsw.edu.au