Assisi Catholic College

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Assisi Catholic College
Location
Assisi Catholic College
Upper Coomera
,
Queensland

Australia
Coordinates 27°51′34.82″S153°18′5.34″E / 27.8596722°S 153.3014833°E / -27.8596722; 153.3014833
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School type Private
Motto'Shape Your Tomorrow' (formerly Pax et Bonum)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established2005
FounderDora Luxton
PrincipalJohn Frare
GradesP–12
Enrolment1,491 (2023)
Campus typeSuburban
Website http://www.assisi.qld.edu.au

Assisi Catholic College is a independent, Roman Catholic, co-educational, P-12, school, located on the Gold Coast in Upper Coomera, Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] It is administered by the Queensland Catholic Education Commission, with an enrolment of 1,491 students and a teaching staff of 103, as of 2023. [3] It was the first P-12, Catholic, co-educational, school to operate on the Gold Coast. [4]

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The Patron saints of the College are St Francis of Assisi and St Clare.[ citation needed ]

History

The school opened on 27 January 2005, [5] with 150 students in Prep to Year 3 and Year 8 students and 29 staff members. [6] By August 2007, the College had students from Prep to Year 5 and Year 8 to Year 10 students. [6] In 2009, the College ran all year levels from Prep to Year 12 for the first time.[ citation needed ]

It was one of five schools to open in Upper Coomera since the 1990s, due to significant growth within the region at the time. [7]

The school was christened by Archbishop John Bathersby and opened by Anna Bligh, the education minister, on 10 July 2005. [4]

The construction of the school library began in 2007 and was open by 2008. [6]

Dora Luxton was the founding principle, and John Frare is the current Principle, taking over from his predecessor in 2024.[ citation needed ]

Facilities

The name of the college; Assisi, came from a small town in the region of Umbria in Italy, due to two saints, St. Francis and St. Clare coming from the region. [4] As such, most of the buildings in the college are named after places in Italy, which were also of importance to St Francis of Assisi – Greccio, Gubbio, Bonaventure, Perugia, San Damiano, Orvieto, Cortona, La Verna, Chiara, Sostegno, Umbria and Bertoldi. The exceptions are that of Bertoldi and the Pope Francis centre, the former of which is named after the architecture firm of the same name which is responsible for all the designs and construction work of the buildings, and the latter is in reference to Pope Francis, serving as the spiritual centre of the College.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Assisi Catholic College (Upper Coomera) | Department of Education". schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Assisi Catholic College, Upper Coomera | Private Schools Guide". privateschoolsguide.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Minister opens Assisi College". The Catholic Leader. 23 July 2005. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Education. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 "Newsletter Vol. 46 No.4" (PDF). School Library Association of Queensland. November 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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