Christian Dimension

The spiritual and personal development of all members of the St Paul's community is built on a virtues based ethos including, but not exclusive to, those virtues of empathy, kindness, compassion, tolerance, helpfulness and service. The leadership programme of the school is built on the foundation of virtues.

As an Anglican School, St Paul’s Collegiate is deeply committed to delivering an holistic education as a central element in its curriculum, including a spiritual dimension.

At the same time the School is sensitive to the varied backgrounds of its students, who are drawn from all major Christian denominations and many other world faiths.

This fabric of cultural diversity is welcomed, enjoyed and celebrated within the school community.

The Chapel of Christ the King at St. Paul’s Collegiate School represents the heart of the school.  Whether for chapel services, school assemblies or music and drama performances, the Chapel is the place where the entire school community comes together on a daily basis.

State of the art audio-visual technology helps enable exciting, challenging, and thought-provoking chapel services.  Worship at St. Paul’s is dynamic, creative and interactive while maintaining its roots in the Anglican tradition and ethos.  

Each year four Chapel Prefects, who embody the values and ethos of St. Paul’s special Anglican character, are chosen to lead the student body in chapel life.  The Chapel Prefects are supported by a Chapel Team consisting of over 20 dedicated St. Paul’s students representing Years 9 to 13.

Chapel services at St Paul’s for the whole school, including staff, are held twice weekly  on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  On Sundays, boarders attend a service of Night Prayer at 7:30pm as part of boarding life at the school.  Over the course of the year, each house is expected to plan and lead at least one House Chapel Service.  Holy Communion is celebrated at the end of each term. In addition, there are a number of special services throughout the school year that reflect the community life at St. Paul’s. These include the Garden of Remembrance Service in March, Founders Service in May, and Leavers and Carol Services in December.

All members of the St Paul’s community are welcome in the Chapel of Christ the King at any time and at chapel services.

The Chaplain at St Paul’s, Mr Craig Luccock, occupies three distinct roles: Chaplain, teacher of religious education and counsellor.  These roles often overlap.  The Chaplain serves as the pastor to the school family, and as such provides a friendly listening ear, advice, guidance and spiritual support to students, staff, parents and families. 

As a teacher of religious education, the Chaplain provides a context in which students can learn about the spiritual dimensions of everyday life and living, as well as providing a rigorous academic approach to the subject of Religious Studies, in following a set syllabus covering a variety of topics.

Students in Years 9, 10 and 12 take part in the School’s religious education
programme and every student attends regular worship in the School Chapel.

The Chaplain is also a professional counsellor and works with all staff and students who need spiritual (or other) guidance or solace.  The Chaplain makes regular visits to boarding houses and a fortnightly visit to Tihoi, to keep in touch with each boarding house as a whole, and with individual students and staff across both campuses.