At Carinya, we believe and affirm to every child that they matter because they are an individual, personally made by God, in His image, to know Him and to serve Him, and that their importance as a person is given by the Creator. It is not earned or lost! It is intrinsic to them as a person.
Read MoreTeaching children to ‘seek the reward in the task’ treats them with dignity and respect as learners, and shows that they are capable of valuing learning for its own sake. They do not have to be ‘bribed’ to learn, with prizes and public praise.
Read MoreOur approach to sport is one of the most common misunderstandings about Carinya. In sport at Carinya, we try to teach our children at any age to ‘leave it all on the field’, try your hardest and feel the pleasure of God as you use and enjoy the abilities He has given you.
Read MoreOne of our Carinya distinctives is Home and School working together. Sharing with parents in the education of their children is rightly seen as a privilege for all staff, and one which we take very seriously. This means that we consider our job as partnering with parents to create a healthy, vibrant, Christ-centred learning community.
Read MoreMartin Luther King said “Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of education.” With home and school together, we hope to develop young men and women of character; people who follow Christ and flourish not just in their vocation or academic results, but as a person.
Read MoreOn Wednesday 27th March Carinya Christian School Gunnedah officially opened its new Middle School. This was an exciting event for Carinya Gunnedah, as they welcomed the beginning of Secondary education.
Read MoreCarinya’s 2019 production of Ian Fleming’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang came together for, what ended up being, 4 incredible, energy-filled performances with huge effort from everyone involved!
Read MoreCarinya’s Year 12 Student Leaders were inspired to support our struggling farmers dealing with the devastating drought in our region and chose to support the R U AWARE WE CARE campaign through fundraising events conducted over the course of two days.
Read MoreOn Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th July hundreds of people from all over New South Wales flocked to Carinya for the very first LEGO Sales & Exhibition Event to ever be hosted in Tamworth!
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