h ob oth ▁Christian ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁History ▁Re h ob oth ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁Christian ▁school ▁movement ▁having ▁its ▁orig ins ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁brought ▁to ▁Australia ▁by ▁post - World ▁War ▁II ▁migr ants . ▁Its ▁distinct ive ▁parent - g overn ance ▁model ▁was ▁innov ative ▁in ▁an ▁era ▁when ▁most ▁Christian ▁schools ▁were ▁run ▁by ▁churches . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁an ▁association ▁of ▁parents , ▁The ▁Association ▁for ▁Christian ▁Education ▁( Per th ) ▁Inc ., ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁school ▁of ▁its ▁type ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia ▁when ▁it ▁opened ▁its ▁doors ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁Its ▁main ▁distinct ive ▁by ▁comparison ▁with ▁the ▁church - oper ated ▁schools ▁was ▁an ▁intent ▁to ▁relate ▁Christian ▁belief ▁to ▁all ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁curr icul um . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁teaching ▁was ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁main stream ▁curr icul um , ▁and ▁the ▁school ▁cons ci ously ▁avoided ▁pack aged ▁curr icul um ▁materials ▁such ▁as ▁Acc eler ated ▁Christian ▁Education . ▁The ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁parent ▁was ▁param ount , ▁both ▁in ▁school ▁govern ance ▁and ▁in ▁taking ▁final ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁education ▁of ▁the ▁child , ▁of ▁which ▁school ing ▁was ▁considered ▁only ▁a ▁part . ▁ ▁The ▁College ▁comm enced ▁as ▁a ▁primary ▁school ▁only , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁another ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁before , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁a ▁secondary ▁campus ▁was ▁established ▁in