Servite College

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Servite College
Location
Servite College
134 Cape Street, Tuart Hill, Perth, Western Australia

Australia
Coordinates 31°54′10″S115°49′59″E / 31.90278°S 115.83306°E / -31.90278; 115.83306
Information
Former nameSt Phillip's Regional High School for Boys
Type Independent co-educational secondary day school
MottoBecoming all we are created to be [1]
Religious affiliation(s)The Servite Order
Denomination Roman Catholicism
Patron saint(s)
Established1958;66 years ago (1958)
(as St Phillip's Regional High School for Boys)
FounderThe Servite Order
Educational authority WA Department of Education
PrincipalSilvana Vicoli
Officer in chargeMarcus Allen
Years offered 7–12
GenderMale, female
Age range12–18
Student to teacher ratio33:1
ScheduleHomeroom – 8:50am

P1 – 9:03am P2 – 9:55am Break – 10:47am P3 – 11:17am P4 – 12:09pm Break – 1:01pm P5 – 1:31pm P6 – 2:23pm End of Day – 3:15pm

Hours may vary depending on events held

Contents

Hours in school day6h 25m
Houses
  •   Annunziata
  •   Our Lady of Sorrows
  •   San Clemente
  •   Senario
  •   St Anthony's
  •   St Mary's
Colour(s)Green, gold, black and white     
SongServite's Unite
Athletics
  • Northern Associated Schools
  • Associated and Catholic Colleges
Annual tuitionvaries depending on year level
Website www.servite.wa.edu.au

Servite College is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school, located in the Perth suburb of Tuart Hill, Western Australia. The school is operated by the Servite Order.

History

Servite College was founded by members of the Servite Order, who arrived in Perth in late 1951. [5] In 1958 the Servite Friars established St. Philip’s Regional High School for Boys in Tuart Hill. It was named after St. Philip Benizi, an early leader of the Servite Order, and one of the College's patron saints. [2] [6] : 4  The school opened with 95 students in two classrooms, educating boys in years 5 and 6. [6] : 6, 9  In 1968 the name was changed to Servite College, [6] : 47  and in 1973 the College became the first co-educational Catholic secondary school in Western Australia, [7] [6] : 70  accepting female students from neighbouring St Kieran, [6] : 69  now a Catholic primary school. [8]

For the school's first two years, all teachers were priests or brothers. In 1960 the first lay teacher was employed; [5] [6] : 15  the first lay principal was Jack Shanahan, [9] in 1976. [6] : 95 

Operations

School structure

The College is led by the College Council and College Executive. The Council provides strategic leadership and represents the diverse Servite community, including parents and business leaders. The Executive has oversight for all aspects of the school’s operations. Students are represented through a Student Executive, including the head boy and head girl, and leaders from Years 7 to 12 of community, sport, culture, ICT and ministry.

As of 2023, there are just over 1,050 students attending Servite College.

Upon enrolment students are assigned to one of six priories (or factions): [10]

Each played a role in the history of the Servite Order that was founded in Florence in the 13th century by the Seven Holy Founders. Students are further divided into vertical homerooms of about 25 students from all year groups, along with their siblings.

Campus

The campus is located between Cape Street and Morgans Street in Tuart Hill, and comprises:

The College has undergone major works since 2015. In 2016 the Alexis Research Centre was remodelled to create a library space. In 2020 the central courtyard was excavated to provide a new piazza between classrooms and some original buildings refurbished. The Seven Holy Founders Centre hosts a gymnasium with rock climbing wall, a dance studio, weights room and a 200 seat auditorium drama and musical productions.

2020 also saw the opening of a new Learning Diversity Centre to replace the Blessed Joachim Centre, a purpose-built space for students with different needs and abilities, including specific learning disorders. It has facilities to teach practical skills for independent living.

The central area of the campus is a landscaped space for students to gather and socialise. A large arts space is located in a separate building on the northern side of Cape Street catering for visual and fine arts, design technologies (woodwork, cooking, fabrics) and applied information technologies.

The College has access to nearby Grenville Oval for sporting activities, and recently acquired the adjacent 25m outdoor swimming pool.

Servite College carnival days, usually the first Friday of August, is usually held at the State Athletics Centre.

In 2020 the College purchased a 55 acre rural campus near Nannup, the south west of Western Australia. Known as the Southern Campus, the site is used for camps and retreats, and sleeps 60 students.

Education

The College offers programs for both university entry and vocational education and training.

The college offers choices of electives including The Arts (Media, Fine & Visual, Performing), Computer Studies (Digital Creator, Computer Studies, Rise of the Hackers + More), Sport (Outdoor Education), Business and Accounting, Wood Technologies, Food Science and more.

Servite offers more complicated electives for years 11 & 12 including Human Biology.

Athletics

Servite College competes in the Northern Associated Schools (NAS) league and the Associated Catholic Colleges' annual swimming and athletic carnivals. Its NAS competitors include Sacred Heart College, Chisholm College, Newman College and John XXIII College in Perth. [11]

Controversy

In September 2010 a Servite College teacher of religion, Aaron Patrick Baker, was sentenced in the Perth District Court after pleading guilty to counts of possessing 2,176 images and 102 videos of child pornography. Servite College terminated Baker's employment. Baker was given a custodial sentence of 15 months, with a nine month non-parole period and was ordered by the court to be put through psychological counselling and a sex offender treatment program. [12] [13]

In March 2019, Arthur Frank Mowle, was jailed for five years after pleading guilty to five charges resulting from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Mowle was working at Servite College when in 1986 he abused a Year 9 student on two occasions. The student suffered from migraines; Mowle placed his hand inside the boy's underwear, telling him: "It’s OK. Sometimes migraines are caused by issues in this area." [14]

Notable alumni and staff

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "The Legenda: Faith Story Witness". Servite College. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "From the Principal - Feast of Saint Philip Benizi OSM". Servite College. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ministry - Feast of Saint Juliana Falconieri OSM". Servite College. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  5. 1 2 Christopher M. Ross OSM (12 January 2001), Servites in Australia - Part One (PDF), retrieved 21 June 2023
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Of Dreams and Realities, A history of the origins and development of Servite College (1958-1983).
  7. ↑ "First co-ed Catholic girls mark 40th". The Record. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "St Kieran Catholic Primary School" . Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Congratulations", Voice of St Denis, St Denis Parish, 7 December 2019
  10. ↑ "Priory history". Servite College. 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Schools". Associated & Catholic Colleges of Western Australia (Inc). Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  12. ↑ "Perth father, teacher Aaron Patrick Baker guilty of downloading child pornography". The Sunday Times. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
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