Torrens Valley Christian School is a non-denominational Christian school providing a distinctive
Christian
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environment to approximately 600 reception to year 12 students. The school is situated in
Hope Valley, South Australia
Hope Valley is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Tea Tree Gully.
History
Hope Valley was more the result of random settlement than of actual town planning. Jacob Pitman first purchased an section (Section 824) in 1839. In the early 1840s he ...
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History
The school was founded by the parents from the Reformed Church of Adelaide, Campbelltown, in 1980.
Principals
Notable alumni
* Andrea Boyd: flight controller for International Space Station Flight control team in Europe
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Matthew Glaetzer
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: Australian Olympic track cyclist
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Daniel Gorringe
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: AFL footballer Gold Coast Suns 2011–2015, Carlton Blues 2016–
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Emily Hodgson: Adelaide United Westfield W-League 2016–2018 squad, Young Matildas Squad 2018
* Laura "Loz" O'Callaghan: Radio presenter on ''Triple M Breakfast with'' ''Roo, Ditz & Loz''
References
Sources
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* Brian Vaatstra
A Short History of TVCS 1975-1983 1 April 1984
* https://web.archive.org/web/20080718214920/http://tvcs.sa.edu.au/school.htm
Private schools in South Australia
Educational institutions established in 1980
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