St John Bosco College is an independent systemic Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school, located in Engadine, a southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
| St John Bosco College | |
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| Location | |
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1 Forest Road, Heathcote, New South Wales Australia | |
| Coordinates | 34°4′49.097″S 151°1′3.3268″E / 34.08030472°S 151.017590778°E |
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| Former name | St John Bosco High School |
| Type | Independent co-educational secondary day school |
| Motto | Latin: Gaudium et Spes (Joy and Hope) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Patron saint(s) | Saint John Bosco |
| Founded | 2023 |
| Educational authority | Sydney Catholic Schools |
| Principal | Jenny Fowler |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Houses | Chisholm, Tim, MrFreshAsian, Muscle Man |
| Colour(s) | Green and white |
| Feeder schools | Saint John Bosco Primary; Holy Cross Primary, Helensburgh |
| Website | sjbcengadine |
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The college was founded in 1978 under the name St John Bosco High School.
History
editSt John Bosco High School was originally founded in 1978 at the initiative of the parishioners of St John Bosco Parish, Engadine, as a systemic Years 7 - 10 school under the administration of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The school was built after many years of planning and effort by the Parish Priest, John Briffa SDB, and a group of parishioners.
Student numbers began to decline in the early 1990s as parents sought a continuous and unbroken secondary education for their sons and daughters. In response, the decision was taken to extend the school's educational programs to include Years 11 and 12. The school's name was changed to St John Bosco College in 1998 when the first Year 11 students were enrolled. The first class to graduate from St John Bosco College was in 1999. The inaugural College Captains were Ryan Della Ca and Elizabeth Favaloro.
Patron
editThe patron of the College is Saint John Bosco, an Italian saint from the 1800s who modelled his teaching methods on the practices of Saint Francis de Sales (therefore his pedagogy and charism are called Salesian).
Symbols
editBadge
editThe College badge has a plain white cross with the words "Bosco" (which the school is commonly referred to as) and "Gaudium Et Spes" (the school motto, "Joy and Hope"). The background is dark green.
House banners
editAs of 2008 new house banners were introduced to the school. These were chosen from a banner making competition and replaced the old house flags. Along with the new banners every student was given badges for their house with the image of their house's banner.
Construction work
editIn 2006 a new classroom block, the Ciantar Block, was completed and named after Fr Joseph Ciantar, who was the pioneer of the Salesian Mission in Engadine. A new basketball court was also completed, called the Reichel Court, which was named in memory of teacher Chris Reichel. The court was built using a sum of money Reichel left to the school.
During 2015 and 2016 a new hall and assembly area with an attached Fitness Studio were built, as well as a Technical & Applied Studies (TAS) block on the site of the old hall. During 2017 the old TAS rooms were converted into a Learning Centre, music & drama rooms plus general classrooms.
Notable alumni
edit- Emily Arthur – snowboarder
- Robbie Kearns – professional rugby league footballer
- Lindsay McDougall – musician and radio personality[1]
- Maryanne Stuart – politician
- Sarah Walsh – Paralympic athlete
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Early morning wake-up call". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 January 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2019.