Ignatius Park College

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Ignatius Park College
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Location
Ignatius Park College
Cranbrook, Townsville
,
Queensland

Australia
Coordinates 19°18′01″S146°45′26″E / 19.3002°S 146.7572°E / -19.3002; 146.7572 Coordinates: 19°18′01″S146°45′26″E / 19.3002°S 146.7572°E / -19.3002; 146.7572
Information
Type Independent secondary school
MottoSeek Truth
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholicism
Denomination Congregation of Christian Brothers
Established1969;54 years ago (1969)
FounderCongregation of Christian Brothers
Trust Edmund Rice Education Australia
PrincipalShaun Clarke
ChaplainRod Ward
Years offered 7–12
Gender Boys
Enrolmentc. 1000
Website www.ipc.qld.edu.au

Ignatius Park College is an independent Catholic secondary school for boys, located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The school is affiliated with Edmund Rice Education Australia network that operates under the direction of the Congregation of Christian Brothers. [1] The school was established in 1969 at its current location in Cranbrook, though it was built as a successor school to Our Lady's Mount, the former Catholic boys' secondary that was located in Stanton Hill. [2] The college has a student population of 1000 boys from Years 7 to 12.

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House system

Like many other Australian high schools, Ignatius Park is built upon a system of seven houses, with the introduction of the Putney House (named after Michael Putney) in 2014. Each house has one class per year level, which is divided into two separate homerooms from Year 7 through to Year 10, and combines as one through Year 12. These houses are the Baillie House, Carew House, Nolan House, Putney House, Reid House, Rice House and Treacy House.

Facilities

Ignatius Park College has over 40 pianos and 20 guitars, with the combined music room worth around $100,000.[ citation needed ] It has around ten computer labs for student use.[ citation needed ] The Edmund Rice Hall is used for assemblies, special events and community use. Ignatius Park is one of a handful of schools in Queensland with a 50-metre Olympic swimming pool.

Rugby league

Ignatius Park's rugby league program is offered from U/13s through to the First XIII with around 300 students involved in teams.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Ignatius Park College". Education AUST. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "IPC History". Ignatius Park College. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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