 | This article needs additional citations for verification .(January 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) |
| St Joseph's College, Lochinvar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| , | |
| Coordinates | 32°44′14.67″S151°33′33.49″E / 32.7374083°S 151.5593028°E Coordinates: 32°44′14.67″S151°33′33.49″E / 32.7374083°S 151.5593028°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Co-educational, Day school |
| Motto | Latin: Vigor in Ardius Crescat (May your strength increase in difficulties) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1883 |
| Principal | Paul Greaves |
| Assistant Principals | David Crawford Nicholas Wickham |
| Years offered | 7-10 |
| Enrolment | 705 |
| Website | lochinvarsj.catholic.edu.au |
St Joseph's Catholic College, Lochinvar is a coeducational secondary day school catering for years 7 to 10, in the village of Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia. St Joseph's Catholic College, Lochinvar was created in 1990 by the amalgamation of Catholic secondary schools in the area, St. Joseph's along with St. Peter's and St. Mary's in nearby Maitland. Beginning in 2018, the school is expanding to cater for years 11 and 12, with the first HSC year commencing in 2019. [1]
Lochinvar is a village in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, eleven kilometres west of the regional centre of Maitland. Lochinvar is within the boundaries of the City of Maitland local government area and is named after Lochinvar, a loch in southern Scotland. A historic home and property called "Windermere" (1827) is located near the town. There is also a locally famous country department store called "Aird's of Lochinvar" on the Maitland side.
New South Wales is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Tasman Sea to the east. The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. In March 2018, the population of New South Wales was over 7.9 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Just under two-thirds of the state's population, 5.1 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. Inhabitants of New South Wales are referred to as New South Welshmen.
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 25 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
Contents
St. Joseph's is one of the oldest schools in New South Wales, and in Australia.[ citation needed ] The Sisters of St. Joseph, founded by Father Julian Tenison-Woods, established their first school[ vague ] at Lochinvar in 1883. [2]
Julian Edmund Tenison-Woods was a Catholic priest and geologist, active in Australia. With Mary MacKillop, he co-founded the Congregation of Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart at Penola in 1866.
The first lay principal was Helen Hemphill (1990–1994) followed Michael Healy in 1995, who left the school at the end of 2004. Peter Hamill was the next principal until 2005. The current Executive is composed of a Principal, Paul Greaves and two Assistant Principals, Nicholas Wickham and David Crawford.
The Campus motto is the Latin phrase "Vigor in Ardius Crescat" which translates as "May your strength increase in difficulties".
Latin is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. The Latin alphabet is derived from the Etruscan and Greek alphabets, and ultimately from the Phoenician alphabet.
