St Joseph's College | |
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Address | |
135 Aphrasia Street , 3220 Australia | |
Coordinates | 38°9′2″S144°19′53″E / 38.15056°S 144.33139°E |
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Type | Independent secondary school |
Motto | Latin: Ad Alta Virtute (Striving for the highest) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholicism |
Denomination | Congregation of Christian Brothers |
Established | 1935 |
Founder | Christian Brothers |
Trust | Edmund Rice Education Australia |
Chairman | Wayne Tattersall |
Principal | Tony Paatsch |
Years offered | 7–12 |
Gender | Boys |
Enrolment | 1,600 |
Houses |
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Colour(s) | Black, gold, red |
Slogan | Compassion, Innovation, Integrity |
Song | Ad Alta Virtute |
Nickname | Joeys; SJC |
School fees | $6,087 |
Affiliation | Associated Catholic Colleges |
Website | www |
St Joseph's College (sometimes referred to colloquially as Joeys or SJC) is an independent Catholic secondary school for boys, located in the inner Geelong suburb of Newtown, Victoria, Australia. The school was founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1935, who continue to run the school, and provides education from year 7–12, offering a broad range of curricular choices for its students in middle and senior schools including VCE, VET and VCAL.
In 2014 the Year 9 Westcourt Campus began operation, and the Joseph Innovation Trade Training Centre also commenced classes offering a broad range of study options. The current principal is Tony Paatsch. The two Deputy Principals are Lisa Pope and Mark Kennedy.
Edmund Rice of Waterford, Ireland founded the congregation of Christian Brothers in 1802 for the Christian education of boys, particularly those from less affluent backgrounds. St Joseph's College Geelong was founded in 1935 by the Christian Brothers as a day school and, by 1940, had added a boarding school. Today it is a day school only, providing a comprehensive education for boys within the Geelong Region. The college's motto Ad Alta Virtute in Latin, translates as 'Strive for the Highest' in English.egg
St Joseph's College offers its senior students the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE).
Year | Rank | Median study score | Scores of 40+ (%) | Cohort size |
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2012 | 89 | 32 | 11.3 | 359 |
2013 | 99 | 32 | 10.9 | 412 |
2014 | 123 | 31 | 9.8 | 376 |
2015 | 91 | 32 | 11.6 | 374 |
2016 | 124 | 31 | 9.4 | 392 |
2017 | 119 | 31 | 10 | 387 |
2018 | 126 | 31 | 9.8 | 433 |
2019 | 118 | 31 | 11.4 | 491 |
2020 | 126 | 31 | 8.8 | 458 |
2021 | 133 | 31 | 8.3 | 440 |
2022 | 180 | 30 | 7.4 | 425 |
2023 | 203 | 30 | 5.2 | 489 |
2024 | 192 | 30 | 5.8 | 465 |
The Edmund Rice campus of St Joseph's College is located on Aphrasia Street, in the suburb of Newtown.
The Westcourt campus of St Joseph's College is located on Minerva Road, in the suburb of Herne Hill. The campus caters for Year 9 students and has a chapel on the campus, that opened in 2016.
St Joseph's College runs a house system which is based on points earned. There are four houses at St Joseph's College: Brophy, Butler, Foley and Jordan. Each house is named in honour of four Brothers who gave outstanding service to the college. Upon entering Year 7, all boys attending St Joseph's are assigned a house. There is a house captain and vice for each house. The houses compete for the Adam Bryant Memorial House Competition Shield, awarded in memory of Adam, a student between 1982–1992 and former House Captain at St Joseph's College, who died as a result of a car accident in 1993. Points are awarded for participation in a variety of activities and initiatives throughout the school year, including swimming and athletics days, Edmund Rice Day, Blood Bank, Peter Larkins Hill Run and many more. The houses are as follows:
House | Name origin | ||
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Colour | Name | Nickname | |
Brophy | Bees | Brother Brophy, Teacher 1935–1941 | |
Butler | Sharks | Brother Butler, Principal 1935–1940 | |
Foley | Falcons | Brother Foley, Principal 1942–1944 | |
Jordan | Redbacks | Brother Jordan, Principal 1940–1941 |
St Joseph's is a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges (ACC).
St Joseph's has won the following ACC premierships: [2]
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy.(August 2019) |
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