About Us

Our PURPOSE:

To reveal Jesus.

 

Adventist Education exists because we believe in the profound love of Jesus and the hope, peace and joy that comes from knowing Him, and living with Him and for Him. We want to share this good news in our school community. We are intentional in everything we do – from our attitudes, words, and actions to reflect Jesus to our students, young children, families, and wider community.

Our VISION:

To be a thriving,  Christ-centred, Learning Community.

 

Our desire is to build a dynamic, nurturing inclusive community so that our school will be a lighthouse in our community – shining for Jesus, serving with care and excellence. Every level of our school is committed to working in harmony to build a vibrant culture of excellence.

Our MISSION:

To enable every student to flourish.

 

Our belief is that students will truly flourish when their spiritual, mental,
physical, and social needs are met. We want to inspire and care holistically for each person –
equipping them with the beliefs, values, and skills to live a life of purpose, hope, joy, and peace as a global citizen for Christ.

Welcome to Hope Adventist School

A vibrant co-educational Primary School that provides a comprehensive academic, spiritual and physical program from Prep to Year 6. Families of all faiths and ethnic backgrounds are welcome.

Spread out on five acres of grassy fields next to the beautiful Botanic Gardens, Hope Adventist School is especially loved for its warm ‘family’ feel, dedicated staff, and small class sizes. With the newly renovated classrooms, Hope Adventist School provides Flexible Learning Spaces that are natural, comfortable and home-like in order to create a more effective learning environment for students to thrive in.

Hope Adventist School offers a convenient door to door private bus service for students.

The school was established in 1983 and thereby became part of the worldwide education system of the Seventh day Adventist Church. The school’s motto is “A thriving, Christ-centred, learning community.” The primary purpose of this school is to provide opportunities for each student to reach their potential and become the person God and society needs them to be.

School Bus Service

Hope Adventist School provides a personal, professional door to door school bus service. With morning and afternoon runs in the Bundaberg and Bargara region our bus service is a convenient and safe way for your child to arrive at school and home again each day.

Please contact the school administration for more information about the school bus service.

Our History

Hope Adventist School originally began as the Bundaberg Seventh Day School in 1983. The land was purchased by the Bundaberg Seventh-day Adventist Church with the aim of starting a church school.

Money was raised by dedicated church members through various projects, including growing crops of watermelon.

The builder was a local church member, Mr Geoff Smith. For the first few weeks, the school was a rather dusty place, because the newly cleared and levelled ground had not yet grown a covering of grass.

The enrolments for the first year remained at about 28 students,  from grade 1-7. In the second year a second teacher was employed as the enrolment had grown to about 40.

Tanya Barbuto

Tanya Barbuto

Principal

Tanya has a background in HR and has been teaching at the school since the middle of 2018. She brings an energetic enthusiasm to her school and values the importance of making learning a fun experience.  Tanya’s motivated to bring “Kids to the Kingdom!”  She is passionate about the outdoors and enjoys gardening, bushwalking, paddle boarding, swimming in the ocean, and healthy cooking.

Angela Sen

Angela Sen

Business Manager

Angela (Angie) has over 40 years’ experience in banking and finance and has held various management roles. She recently joined our Conference and brings many transferrable skills to our school.  Angie is also the Business Manager for Ipswich Adventist School. She enjoys spending time in her garden and with her grandchildren.  Angie is passionate about service and reflecting Jesus to others.

Brianna Wills

Brianna Wills

Office Administrator

Rachel Johnson

Rachel Johnson

Prep - Year 1 Teacher

Rachel Johnson has 13 years’ experience as a classroom teacher and in recent years worked as a specialist teacher in classroom music. While her children were young she took time out of the classroom and worked as a fitness instructor teaching aerobics. Rachel believes positive relationships and respect are the key to creating an effective learning environment and is very excited to be a part of the Hope teaching staff. Rachel enjoys bushwalking, kayaking, camping and spending time with her family.

Helen van Eyssen

Helen van Eyssen

Year 2 - 4 Teacher

Danielle Smith

Danielle Smith

Year 4 - 6 Teacher

Before working full time at Hope, Danielle enjoyed gaining valuable teaching experience through relief teaching in and around Bundaberg. Her passion for teaching has grown from her passion for sharing Jesus’ love. Danielle loves spending her days with children and watching them develop into young people who understand God’s love and care for them. Children are a gift from God and a reflection of Heaven. In her spare time, Danielle spends time with her family and in serving her community. 

Jody-Lea McKechnie

Jody-Lea McKechnie

Teacher Aide

Jody is passionate about helping children grow and develop having worked for 23 years with children from 0- 15 years old. She enjoys spending time outdoors and with her family. As Jody only moved to the area at the end of 2021, she is looking forward to exploring the Bundaberg area. Jody says, “I haven’t been with Hope very long, I have being warmly welcomed into the Hope community by staff, students and families. I look forward to a long and rewarding relationship with such a wonderful group of people.”

Amber Porter

Amber Porter

Teacher Aide

Leanne Jensen

Leanne Jensen

Teacher Aide

Leanne is our lovely teacher aide in our year 2-6 classroom. She has a passion for working with children to help them flourish. Having been a part of the Hope staff for a number of years, Leanne loves the supportive community environment the school has to offer.  She has lived in the area most of her life and enjoys spending time with her family. 

Karen Stewart

Karen Stewart

Japanese and Art Teacher

Karen has taught Japanese and Art at Hope Adventist School since January 2020. She has many years’ experience teaching in both Victoria and Queensland and currently undertakes relief teaching at some of the non-government schools in Bundaberg as well as teaching at Hope. Literacy and reading are a two of Karen’s great passions as well as craft and gardening.

Matthew De Rossi

Matthew De Rossi

Bus Driver

Matthew has been doing community transport since 2017. He has passion to make people smile and encourage those around him to be the best they can be.  In his spare time Matthew enjoys fishing, cars, motorbikes, camping, and spending time with family and friends

Pr Luke Robinson

Pr Luke Robinson

Chaplain

Luke joined the team in 2023 and provides chaplaincy services for Hope Adventist School. As a local church minister with decades of experience in spiritual leadership and pastoral care, he loves promoting student and family wellbeing. Luke enjoys spending time at the beach with his family, playing sports and reading a good book.

Michael Mulvena

Michael Mulvena

Groundsman

Michael has been instrumental in keeping the grounds beautiful for over ten years. He is able to fix most things at school. Michael is a proud father who will do anything for his children.

Zina Sutherland

Zina Sutherland

Teacher

Zina has worked part time at the school for 13 years. She left Russia over 20 years ago and has enjoyed creating wonderful gardens and renovating her house in Australia. Zina is passionate about her faith and is very involved in her local SDA church.

Annual Reports

For your convenience, you will find our recent annual reports below.

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2023 Annual Report - Published June 2024

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2022 Annual Report - Published June 2023

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2021 Annual Report - Published June 2022

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2020 Annual Report - Published June 2021

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2019 Annual Report - Published June 2020

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Policies

Interested in our school policy documents? Download them here.

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Child Safe Program (Policy & Procedures)

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Child Safe Code of Conduct

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Child Safety Risk Management

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Bullying Prevention and Intervention Policy and Procedures

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Complaints Handling Policy and Procedures

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Disability Discrimination Policy and Procedure

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Sun Protection (Students) Policy and Procedure

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Whistleblower Policy

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Sexual Harassment Policy

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Equity Contact Officer Policy

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Vaccination Policy

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Notifiable Data Breaches Policy

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Staff Code of Conduct Policy

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Anti-Discrimination Policy

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