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Aquinas Catholic College, Menai is a private, Roman Catholic, co-educational, systemic high school in Menai, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1993 and is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney.
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Anzac Road , , 2234 Australia | |
| Coordinates | 34°1′9″S 151°1′16″E / 34.01917°S 151.02111°E |
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| Type | Private, systemic high school |
| Motto | Enlivened by the Spirit |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1993 |
| Oversight | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney |
| Principal | James Clancy |
| Teaching staff | 79[1] |
| Years offered | 7–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrolment | 1,094 (2018)[1] |
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| Website | aquinasmenai |
Extracurricular activities
editThe school offers a range of extracurricular activities including cricket, Australian rules football, rugby league, oz-tag, rugby union, football, debating, public speaking, music, drama, athletics, swimming, basketball, netball, cross country running, waterpolo, chess and volleyball.
House system
editThe school has a house system of four houses which are named after a Catholic historical figure and represented by a colour.[2] Students are allocated to a house then placed into a vertically streamed pastoral class which is led by two elected year twelve senior house leaders. They compete for the House Cup in a variety of events.
The houses are:
- MacKillop — named after Mary MacKillop and represented by the colour blue
- LaSalle — named after Jean-Baptiste de La Salle and represented by the colour green
- Nagle — named after Nano Nagle and represented by the colour gold
- Rice — named after Edmund Ignatius Rice and represented by the colour red
Notable alumni
edit- Jayden Brailey, rugby league footballer
- Jordan Holmes, professional footballer
- James Roumanos, rugby league footballer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Aquinas Catholic College, Menai, NSW". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "The house system". Aquinas Catholic College, Menai. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
External links
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