Good Samaritan Catholic College

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Good Samaritan Catholic College
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Good Samaritan Catholic College

Australia
Coordinates 33°55′32″S150°51′26″E / 33.9256°S 150.8573°E / -33.9256; 150.8573 Coordinates: 33°55′32″S150°51′26″E / 33.9256°S 150.8573°E / -33.9256; 150.8573
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Type Independent comprehensive co-educational secondary day school
MottoJourneying with Compassion
DenominationCatholic
Established1999;23 years ago (1999)
OversightCatholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Sydney
PrincipalJames Corcoran [1]
Teaching staff100
Years 712
Enrolmentc.1,300
Campus type Suburban
Colour(s)Maroon, green, white and black
    
Website www.goodsamaritan.nsw.edu.au
Good Samaritan Catholic College

Good Samaritan Catholic College is a Catholic comprehensive co-educational secondary day school, located in Hinchinbrook, a South-Western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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The school was founded in 1999 and named after the Bible passage of "The Good Samaritan".

The school caters for male and female students from Year 7 to Year 12.

Overview

Good Samaritan students are placed into Pastoral Houses upon enrolment, each representing a significant religious figure:

The school community gathers for events such as yearly retreats, years 7 and 9 camps, swimming carnivals, athletics carnivals, Good Samaritan Day, MISA sport, cross country and many other sporting, community and school or fund-raising events. The House that accumulates the most points at the end of the year win the House Cup.

Facilities

Good Samaritan Catholic College has been building onto its facilities to create schooling for students more accommodating for their needs. Its facilities include a hall, chapel, library, science laboratories, design and technology centre, photography and art facilities, computer rooms, hospitality kitchen and food technology centre, basketball courts, performance space and music centre, three ovals, and environmental seating arrangements for breaks.

Curriculum

Basic key learning areas

Basic key learning areas include Religious Education, English, Mathematics, Science, History and Geography, and Personal Development, Health and Physical Education.

Other subjects

Other subjects include Visual Arts (Year 7 to 8), Italian (Year 8), Music (Year 7 to 8), and Technology (Year 7 to 8).

Electives

For students in Years 9 and 10, they may select two of the following subjects to study during Year 9 to 10: Food Technology, Tech Metal, Tech Wood, Commerce, Work Education, Music, PASS, Graphics, Visual Arts, Visual Design, Photography, Drama, and Information Technology.

For students in Years 11 and 12, they may select the following subjects for the Higher School Certificate: English (Standard, Advanced, ESL, Fundamentals), Mathematics (General, Mathematics, Extension 1 and 2), Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Senior Science, Engineering Science, Ancient History, Business Studies, Economics, Legal Studies, Modern History, Studies in Catholic Thought, Studies of Religion, Music, Visual Art, Design and Technology, Software Design and Development, Business Services, Information Technology, Hospitality Operations, Personal Development, Health, Physical Education, Dance Sport Lifestyle, Community and Family Studies, Sport Lifestyle and Recreation, and Photography.

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References

  1. "Contact us". Good Samaritan Catholic College. Retrieved 2 April 2019.