Christian Emphasis
SFS focuses on Christian values which are promoted in a variety of ways. The influence of Christianity originated in 1912 when missionaries first-founded the school and continues today. The school is however not affiliated with a particular denomination or with a particular church and the enrolled students come from different religious backgrounds. They have Christian Studies class but does not enforce the students to convert to Christianity.
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