St Andrews College (Marayong)

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St Andrews College, Marayong
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St Andrews College (Marayong)

Australia
Coordinates 33°44′57″S150°53′19″E / 33.7491199°S 150.8886418°E / -33.7491199; 150.8886418
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Type Independent co-educational secondary day school
Motto"Faith in Christ" / Doing more, Going Beyond
Denomination Roman Catholicism
Patron saint(s) St Andrew the Apostle
Established1998;26 years ago (1998)
Educational authority New South Wales Department of Education
Oversight Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Parramatta
PrincipalStephen Kennaugh
Assistant Principal(s)
  • Patrick Finnerty (Systems, Data and Professional Learning)
  • Josilin Kalifa (Teaching, Learning and Wellbeing)
  • Nick Thrum (Assistant Principal- Wellbeing and Learning)
Staff109 [1]
Years 712
Enrolment1,053 [1]  (2018)
Campus
  • 116 Quakers Road
    (Junior campus)
  • 50 Breakfast Road
    (Senior campus)
Campus type Suburban
Colour(s)Navy blue, light blue, taupe and gold     
Website www.standrewscmarayong.catholic.edu.au
St Andrews College (Marayong)

St Andrews College is a dual-campus independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school, located in Marayong, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school provides education for students from Year 7 to Year 12. Founded in 1998, [2] the college is a school of the Catholic Education Office of the Diocese of Parramatta. [3]

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History

St Andrews College was established in 1998 from the amalgamation of John Paul II Senior High School (founded in 1981) and Holy Family High School (1967–2010). The dual campus high school took its name from the local parish, St Andrew the Apostle. [4] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the college teacher, Antonio Chiappetta won an Music Teacher of the Year. [5]

Structure

The school consists of two campus located within a kilometre of each other. Junior Campus serves education for years 7-10 while the Senior Campus serves education for year 11 & 12.

Principals

The college has had a number of principals since 1998. Below is a list of principals.

OrdinalOfficeholderTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
John DeCourcy199820067–8 years
Nicholas Vidot2007201810–11 years
Stephen Kennaugh2019incumbent4–5 years

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References

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  2. "Annual School Report 2005" (PDF). Links. St Andrews College. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
  3. "St Andrews College". Our Schools. Catholic Education, Diocese of Parramatta. 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
  4. "St Andrews College Marayong Co-educational Catholic College - Diocese of Parramatta - About Us".
  5. "2019 ARIA Award Winners Announced". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 27 November 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2021.