Our School
Where students flourish
‘The great thing is to enable young adults to find their place in the world with real confidence in their own powers of discernment. Thus, they will sense their real humanity because their education has been completely human-centred.’
-Rudolf Steiner
Vision
Our vision is a school that provides a contemporary education, empowering students to meet their future with clarity, courage, compassion and creativity.
Mission
Our mission is to provide an educational pathway that inspires an intrinsic love of learning and a capacity for imagination. In protecting the beauty of childhood, we offer a healthy foundation for the unfolding of individual potential.
Ethos
Reverence for the human being underpins all that we do at Central Coast Steiner School. We show respectful kindness to others and take pride in both the quality and purpose of our work.
Our Principal
Rosemary Michalowski began studying primary education in 1983 at Sydney University. After her studies, she completed the Certificate in Rudolf Steiner Education in 1987. Rosemary taught in Steiner Schools in Australia for several years before moving to Germany where she studied German at Heidelberg University.
Our Deputy Principal
Adam Carron joined Central Coast Steiner School in 2023 as Deputy Principal. He brings a profound connection to Steiner education cultivated during his early years at a Steiner school in Ireland. Adam’s admiration for Steiner’s holistic approach, fostering a genuine love for learning and nurturing imaginative capacities, has been a guiding force throughout his educational journey.
Our leadership team
Jarrod Harridge
Business Manager
Paul McLoughlin
Operations Manager
Maree Mackintosh
Coordinator
Lisa Evans
Coordinator
Georgia Kingshott
Coordinator
Our history
Central Coast Steiner School began its journey from humble beginnings in 1995. A mudbrick cottage provided a simple school setting for a Kindergarten of eight children and Patricia Dodman, a dedicated Steiner teacher with a dream to bring Steiner education to the Central Coast. Our journey has seen the school move from the mudbrick house in Holgate to the Ourimbah campus of Newcastle University and then to North Gosford. Finally in 2006, we moved into our permanent home – seven acres of rural land in beautiful Fountaindale.
Governance
The Central Coast Steiner School Board is responsible for the proper governance and strategic direction of the School. The Central Coast Steiner School’s Governance Manual guides the conduct of Board members by providing a clear and comprehensive overview of the Board’s role and responsibilities. The Board consists of a Chair, a Secretary, and up to five Ordinary Directors.
– Marie Steiner
We stand in footsteps formed by the oldest continuum, a culture birthed from the Dreaming. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this Land, the Darkinjung people, whose culture and customs have nurtured this Land since man, woman and child were awoken from the Dreaming. We honour and pay our respects to all First Nations people. We honour and pay our respects to the presence of the ancestors who reside in the imagination of this Land and whose spirituality flows through all creation.
