St Andrews College, Marayong | |
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Australia | |
Coordinates | 33°44′57″S150°53′19″E / 33.7491199°S 150.8886418°E |
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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 |
Established | 1998 |
Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
Oversight | Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Parramatta |
Principal | Stephen Kennaugh |
Assistant Principal(s) |
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Staff | 109 [1] |
Years | 7–12 |
Enrolment | 1,053 [1] (2018) |
Campus |
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Campus type | Suburban |
Colour(s) | Navy blue, light blue, taupe and gold |
Website | www |
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]
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]
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.
The college has had a number of principals since 1998. Below is a list of principals.
Ordinal | Officeholder | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
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− | John DeCourcy | 1998 | 2006 | 7–8 years | |
− | Nicholas Vidot | 2007 | 2018 | 10–11 years | |
− | Stephen Kennaugh | 2019 | incumbent | 4–5 years |
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