The Cathedral College, Rockhampton

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The Cathedral College, Rockhampton
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The Cathedral College, 2021
Location
The Cathedral College, Rockhampton
,
Australia
Coordinates 23°23′07″S150°30′23″E / 23.3853°S 150.5064°E / -23.3853; 150.5064
Information
Former name
  • St Joseph’s Christian Brothers College
  • Sisters of Mercy Our Lady of Good Counsel College (Range College)
Type Independent systemic secondary day and boarding school
MottoCome, live life in all its fullness
Religious affiliation(s) Catholicism
Established4 February 1991;33 years ago (1991-02-04)
Oversight Diocese of Rockhampton
HeadmasterRob Alexander
Years offered 712
Gender Co-educational
Enrolment940 (2014)
Website www.tccr.com.au

The Cathedral College is an independent Catholic systemic secondary day and boarding school for boys and girls, located in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. It was founded in 1991 as a Catholic co-educational college for students in Year 8 to Year 12, and included Year 7 students as of 2015.

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Prior to the establishment of the college, the Sisters of Mercy's Range College for girls and St Joseph's Christian Brothers' College for boys offered Catholic secondary education for the families of Central Queensland for nearly one hundred years until they were amalgamated to form The Cathedral College, located on the former St Joseph's College site. [1]

The school is administered by the Diocese of Rockhampton.

As of 2021, the current principal of The Cathedral College is Rob Alexander. [2]

Notable alumni

AFL Team Achievements

Senior Female (Years 10-12)

Gold medal icon.svg Champions: 2017
Silver medal icon.svg Runners Up: 2016
Bronze medal icon.svg Third Place: 2023
Gold medal icon.svg Champions: (6) 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024

Junior Female (Years 7-9)

Bronze medal icon.svg Third Place: 2022
Gold medal icon.svg Champions: (2) 2021, 2022

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References

  1. The Cathedral, Rockhampton College website Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved 9 November 2014)
  2. "Leadership". The Cathedral College. Catholic Education. Retrieved 17 October 2021.