News & Events

20 June 2025
Sydney College of Divinity renamed as the Australian University College of Divinity
One of Australia’s largest theological education providers, of which St Andrew’s Theological College has been a member institution since its own establishment in 1986, has officially changed its name from the Sydney College of Divinity (SCD) to the Australian University College of Divinity (AUCD),...
13 June 2025
Student Formation Program
On Friday morning, 6 June 2025, His Grace Bishop Iakovos of Miletoupolis, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of St George, Yellow Rock, served the Paraklesis Service in the College Chapel and then addressed the Bachelor of Theology students as part of their Formation program. His Grace’s reflections...
13 June 2025
Nicaea and the Church of the Third Millennium
Our Faculty Member, Dr Andrew Mellas, recently participated in the International Conference, ‘Nicaea and the Church of the Third Millennium: Towards Catholic–Orthodox Unity’ (Rome, 4-7 June 2025), which was convened by the International Orthodox Theological Association. The theme of the conference...
4 June 2025
Public Lecture
On Thursday 29 May 2025 the Very Rev’d Father Anastasios Bozikis, Church History Lecturer at St Andrew’s, presented a talk to the University of Sydney Orthodox Student Fellowship – SOFIA on the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. The Lecture entitled, “Better the Turkish Turban than the Papal Tiara:...
23 May 2025
Residential Formation Program
On Friday morning, 23 May, the Very Rev’d Father Miltiades Chryssavgis, a former lecturer of Byzantine Music and Church History at the College,  addressed the first year Bachelor of Theology students as part of their Formation program. He reflected on his nearly 70 years of ministry as a...
20 May 2025
Public Lecture
As part of the ‘Byzantine Month’ program at the Resurrection of Christ Church in Kogarah, Father Anastasios Bozikis, Associate Lecturer in Church History at St Andrew’s, offered a lecture on Thursday, 15 May on the legacy of the First Ecumenical Synod in Byzantium. By exploring the political and...
19 May 2025
Residential Formation Program
As part of their Formation Program, the first year Bachelor of Theology students visited St Ioannis Church in Parramatta where they were warmly received by the Parish Priest, Fr Dimitri Kokkinos. Father Dimitri led the group in a Paraklesis Service to the Theotokos before giving the students a...

Call for papers: 2025 Symposium

 

We invite proposals for 20-minute papers addressing topics on the theme of the Symposium.

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A COUNCIL FOR THE AGES?

Dean's Welcome

“Come O faithful, let us labour with zeal for Christ our God”

I take this opportunity to welcome all those who may be exploring possibilities for studying at St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College.

Studying at the College will pave the way for many opportunities: whether you are considering ordination to the priesthood or various types of lay diakonia, within the Church, for the building up of Christ’s body, you are most warmly invited to “come and see.” ...read more

Theology & Life: Faculty Reflections

Dear Friends of St Andrew's,

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Accreditation

St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College is a Member Institution of the Australian University College of Divinity Ltd (TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12045, CRICOS Provider: 02948J), a nationally recognised higher education provider, whose awards we teach. It is also approved by the Commonwealth Government for FEE-HELP loans to eligible students.

Financial Aid and scholarships

Most students are eligible for...

The FEE-HELP federal government loan scheme is available as a means of paying for your tuition. It may assist eligible students to pay for all or...

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