Our Special Character

Vision Statement

Character ... through nurture, learning and service.

Mission Statement

Lilydale Adventist Academy provides Christ centred education. Our mission is to develop young people of character in a safe and nurturing environment that promotes academic excellence and a commitment to service.

Statement of Philosophy

The purpose of the educational activities of the Academy is to provide opportunities for all students to achieve their maximum development intellectually, spiritually, socially and physically.

The process of education involves the continued development of a set of values upon which all decisions depend. Christian Education seeks to enhance sensitivity to values that are in harmony with God's plan for our lives. The development of character through nurture, learning and service is based upon a love for God, unselfish concern for others and personal self-respect is basic to all curricular objectives. The concept that every child is a candidate for heaven and that education is a preparation not only for life in society today and the future but also for eternity, is implicit in the total curriculum.

As a Seventh-day Adventist school we believe in the reality of God the Creator, and that humanity was created in God's image. We have fallen from His original perfection through sin. The ultimate aim of Christian Education is the restoration of the image of God in people through the redemptive power of Jesus Christ.

We believe that an understanding of the world and ourselves is enhanced by an acceptance of the Holy Scriptures as a measure of reality and truth. Education is a search for truth and therefore is guided not only by reason, but also by the revealed will of God in the Bible. We are endowed with intelligent powers of choice and are accountable to God in every aspect of life.