Mission
Killian Hill Christian School, as a ministry of Killian Hill Baptist Church, exists to assist parents in their God-given responsibility of educating their student by providing a high-quality spiritual and academic program, enhanced by balanced fine arts and athletics, while encouraging them to live disciplined, Christ-centered lives.

Philosophy
Sound Christian Education is based on the following principles:

• Home Relations
• Christian Character Training
• Student Self-Discipline
• Strong Academics
• Extracurricular Activities

School Background
In the Fall of 1972 the Killian Hill Baptist Church started Killian Hill Kindergarten with a total of 15 students in two classes and 2 teachers.  The Church furnished the facilities and also paid the utilities.

In 1973 the K-3 and K-4 were added.  The K-4 was three days a week, and the K-3 was two days a week.  We had Kindergarten for 4 years before the school began.

In 1974 the pastor, Dr. John Kent, made plans to start the elementary classes with David Purvis as Principal.  Mr. Purvis and the men of the church worked hard to prepare the building to open in the fall of 1976.  The school opened with Kindergarten 3, 4, 5, and 1st through 3rd grades.  

Each year after that the school continued to grow and added classes, staff, secretaries, administrators and buildings as they were needed.  We reached a point that we had to make the commitment to the parents that we had then to add the High School.  The first senior class graduated in 1986 with 14 students.  The school is now housed on 26 acres with over 70,000 square foot of classroom and building space. The enrollment has grown to over 500 students.

Accreditation and Membership
Killian Hill Christian School is a member of the Georgia Association of Christian Schools (GACS), the American Association of Christian Schools (AACS). Killian Hill Christian School is accredited by the following associations: Georgia Association of Christian Schools and The Georgia Private School Accrediting Coun­cil (GAPSAC) which are recognized by the University system of Georgia and the Georgia board of regents. Our teachers are certified by the same agencies.

Standardized Testing
Stanford Achievement Test Scores: The Stanford Achievement Test is the nation's oldest and most widely recognized nationally standardized test. Students in K5 - 11th grade on average score at or above the 90th percentile of all students taking the test nationally (50th percentile is the national average).

College Entrance Testing: 100% of our graduating class take either the SAT or the ACT. The class of ’09 SAT average score is 1110 (1600 is perfect) or 1682 (2400 is perfect) including the writing portion. The ACT average was 24 (36 is perfect).

Curriculum
Our primary curriculum is published by Bob Jones University Press. This is a Christian curriculum that supports strong thinking skills. A Beka Books, ACSI and Merrill publishers are used selectively.

Program Highlights
Teachers and administrators are dedicated to providing an emotionally safe environment where stu­dents feel accepted and welcomed.  About 50% of our teachers hold Master's degrees. The average student/teacher ratio is 27/1. Our teachers have been at KHCS on average 12 years and been teaching on average 19 years.

Opportunities for extracurricular involvement include activities such as Student Class Officer positions, GACS Christian Honor Society, leadership groups, sports and fine arts.

Leadership DevelopmentStudents apply and are enrolled in a leadership training program which involves a three-day training session off-campus.  Once selected and trained student leaders return to campus to establish a mentoring program with 4-6 students in a small group. The student leader is responsible for mentoring these students throughout the school year. The student leaders are guided to become positive role models affecting change in younger students, our school and into the community. It will be the duty of the student leaders to encourage, motivate, and challenge each student put into their care. Mentoring students meet regularly to discuss strategies to help them with their groups.

Fine Arts
Fine arts opportunities include school level involvement as well as competitive involvement on the state and national level in all genres of speech, art, drama, group and individual instrumental, vocal, ensembles, choral, and forensics.
 
Varsity Sports
Girls: Volleyball, Golf, Cheerleading, Basketball, Soccer

Boys: Soccer, Golf, Basketball, Baseball

High School Profile (Grades 9-12)
Diploma Statistics: 95% of our graduates received College Prep diplomas with 5% receiving Tech Prep diplomas.

College Attendance: 90% of our graduates are attending a 4-year college and 10% are attending a 2-year college.

Electives:  Yearbook, Computer, Speech, Choir, Video Graphics, General Business Accounting, Anatomy & Physiology.

Advanced Placement Courses: Advanced Placement Calculus, Advanced Placement Physics, Advanced Placement European History, Advanced Placement US History, Advanced Placement Literature and Grammar.

College Prep Credit Requirements (through 2011)

*denotes core classes for HOPE.

College Prep Credit Requirements (beginning 2012)

*denotes core classes for HOPE.

Jr/Sr High Grading Scale

In the KHCS Jr/Sr High grading system, the following percentage values are equivalent for the letter grades used.

Students taking "AP" level courses are eligible to receive up to a "5.0" on a "4.0" scale.