St Pauls Catholic College

St Pauls Catholic College
Location
198 Old Prospect Road, Greystanes, western Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°49′08″S150°57′06″E / 33.818764°S 150.95169°E / -33.818764; 150.95169
Information
Former names	St Simon Stock School Newman High School Newman College for Boys
Type	Independent single-sex secondary day school
Motto	Many Gifts – One Community
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	Saint Paul
Established	1958;67 years ago (1958) (as St Simon Stock School)
Sister school	Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta
Educational authority	New South Wales Department of Education
Oversight	Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Parramatta
Principal	Robert (Rob) Nastasi [1]
Staff	124
Teaching staff	89
Year	7-12
Gender	Boys
Number of students	1024 (2021)
Houses	Mackillop, Florey, Churchill, Greenway, Bennelong
Colour(s)	Red, navy blue and gold
Affiliations	Association of Independent Schools of NSW, Catholic Secondary Schools of NSW
Website	www.stpaulsgreystanes.catholic.edu.au

St Pauls Catholic College, (colloquially as St Pauls), is an independent, fee-paying, Roman Catholic single-sex school for boys, located in Greystanes, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. The college is located on Old Prospect Rd. The college caters for students in years 7-12, with over 1,000 students and over 120 teachers. Famous alumni from St Pauls include Lewis Ward, Ryan Bath, Anthony Alam, Chuck Smith, Anthony Melhem, Dylan Bragg, Harley Codd and Chrissy Craven.

The college is noted in honour of the Christian patron, St Paul. It was originally named St Simon Stock High School and Newman High School. It is behind the OLQP Parish in Greystanes and next to OLQP Primary School. Its vicinity becomes the host of the annual Maltese Festival around September.

History

St Paul's Catholic College was founded in 1958, built by Frank Cefai. It was commonly referred to as the new Catholic School in the district of Pendle Hill. It was originally named St Simon Stock School.

The school took its motto Esto Vir, which means "Be a Man".

Over the years, the school took on a new name and motto. The 19th-Century English convert and thinker John Henry Newman was the inspiration for the new name and the new motto was "Heart speaks to Heart". The school's library and resource centre adopted his name and named it 'John Henry Newman Library'.

In 1999, the school was renamed again to St Paul's. ^[2] The new motto for St Paul's is "Many Gifts – One Community".

See also

• Schools portal
• Catholicism portal

• List of Catholic schools in New South Wales
• Catholic education in Australia

References

1. "Schools welcome leaders". www.parra.catholic.edu.au. Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
2. "Our Story". www.stpaulsgreystanes.catholic.edu.au. Retrieved 11 March 2025.

External links

• Photo: administration building