Xavier High School, Albury

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Xavier High School
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Xavier High School, Albury
294 Fallon Street

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Australia
Coordinates 36°03′47″S146°56′04″E / 36.06306°S 146.93444°E / -36.06306; 146.93444
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Type Independent systemic secondary co-educational day school
Motto The truth will set you free
Religious affiliation(s) Catholicism
Denomination Congregation of Christian Brothers (1885–2002)
Patron saint(s) Francis Xavier
Established1983;41 years ago (1983) [1]
FounderBrother John Henry Thornber, Sister Gwenda Livermore [1]
StatusOpen
Educational authority New South Wales Department of Education
Oversight Diocese of Wagga Wagga
PrincipalNicole Morton [2]
Teaching staff66
Years offered 712
Gender Co-educational
Enrolmentc.900
Colour(s)
  •   Green
  •   Gold
Website www.xhsww.catholic.edu.au

Xavier High School, Albury is an independent Catholic secondaryday school for boys and girls, located in Albury, New South Wales, Australia.

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Xavier High School is supported and partially funded by the Catholic School's Office of the Diocese of Wagga Wagga and accommodates approximately 900 students between Year 7 and Year 12. [1] The current principal is Gavin Dykes. [3] The school's motto is taken from verse 8:32 of the Gospel of John, which reads, "the truth will set you free."

History

A tradition of Catholic schooling in the Albury region dates back to 1868, when the Sisters of Mercy established St Brigid's College on a small plot of land owned by St Patrick's Parish, in South Albury. In 1885, the Patrician Brothers opened a school for boys in an adjacent block in Olive Street, also owned by St Patrick's Parish. This school for boys was re-inaugurated by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1917, the same year St Brigid's College was redeveloped and renamed as St Joseph's Ladies College. All teaching during this time period was performed by clergy of the Church.

In 1959, a northern campus of the Boys College was established in Fallon Street, North Albury, at the site of the present day Xavier High, named Aquinas College. In 1983, the boys and girls schools were merged to create the present-day Xavier High School, named after Saint Francis Xavier. The campuses remained separate until January 2001 when the school moved to the redeveloped Northern Campus. [4] [5] Today, the school employs over 60 teaching staff. [6]

Sports and extra-curricular

Xavier High School is represented in a number of sporting activities, including school based Athletics, Swimming and Cross-country carnivals and state-level and national individual and team sports. Sports focused on at Xavier High School primarily include Soccer, Basketball, Swimming, Athletics, Cross-country running, Hockey and Cricket. Extracurricular activities include Musical Performance evenings, Art Exhibitions, Musicals/Stage Productions and involvement in ANZAC day services.

Notable alumni

Notable staff

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References

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