Welcome! Bruchim Habaim

We invite you to discover for yourself why more families are choosing King David.

With core values of community-mindedness, equityand social justice, King David students thrive in a warm and caring educational environment with a focus on academic excellence, strong Jewish identity, student wellbeing, and creative thinking skills for the future.

Principal's Welcome

Bruchim Habaim and welcome to The King David School.
Schooling is an integral part of our lives, establishing the foundation for our future success. I am proud that at King David, we prepare our students to thrive in the world they will graduate into, ensuring they are collaborative, critical and creative thinkers. Our values of community mindedness, equity, and social justice ensure that students develop emotional intelligence. Students are encouraged to use their achievements to create a better Australia.

From celebrating our Chagim (holidays) to debating Jewish ethics to researching Jewish history, our students experience Judaism as a rich and moving tradition that is relevant to their lives. Our Jewish Life team facilitates hands-on learning that strengthens our students' Jewish and Zionist identities.

As you look on the website, I encourage you to discover our educational philosophy and the extraordinary opportunities on offer both in and out of the classroom. From exceptional outdoor education, to musicals, debating, coding contests and more, our students are able to challenge themselves in a range of environments.

Our School's founders, Isador Magid AO and Rabbi Dr John Levi AC, stand as role models for our students and teachers alike by virtue of their dedication to learning and enlightenment. The school environment they created continues to this day, promoting critical inquiry, positive relationships and the embracing of difference.

It is a privilege to lead Australia's only Progressive Jewish school. I invite you to book a tour and learn more about the King David difference.

discover king david

On a blue to yellow ombre background, the words 'King's Carnival' are written in blue alongside the date and time of the Carnival - 24 November, 10am to 4pm.

King’s Carnival!

The King David School fete has been a beloved tradition across generations and is open to the entire community. This year King’s Carnival is on

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Year 4 students are on the ropes course at camp. They are looking down, concentrating on the ropes.

Year 4 Camp Adventure

Our Year Four camp to Wombat Corner was an unforgettable adventure, packed with excitement, new skills, plenty of laughter, and awesome food! Students had the chance to try a variety

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Principal's Blog

Each week our Principal, Marc Light shares his insights into current events and educational pedagogy, highlighting how these inform the educational programs and culture at The King David School.

Addressing the challenge of social media

In his global bestseller The Anxious Generation, acclaimed American author and social psychologist, Jonathan Haidt, opens with a powerful hypothetical. Haidt offers a fictional scenario where the reader’s 10 year old daughter has been selected for a spot on an exploratory mission to Mars. The reader does not recall consenting to

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A meaningful, uplifting and rewarding vocation

20 years ago at this time of year, I completed my teaching qualifications and embarked on what has proven to be a wonderfully fulfilling career experience. From the very beginning, I found teaching to be an enormously meaningful, uplifting and rewarding vocation.  You will, no doubt, have read of the

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Developing the art of teaching with WalkThrus

This week we were privileged to host renowned UK educator, Tom Sherrington, at our school. Tom is the author of the WalkThrus framework that we have adopted at Magid Campus. WalkThrus is a series of high impact, evidence-based teaching strategies that have been shown to increase the opportunities for learning for all students. Good

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