Aquinas Catholic College, Menai is a
private
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,
Roman Catholic
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,
co-educational
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,
systemic high school
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in
Menai,
New South Wales
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, Australia. It was established in 1993 and is located in the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
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.
Extracurricular activities
The 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
The school has a
house system
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of four houses which are named after a Catholic historical figure and represented by a colour.
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
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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
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and represented by the colour gold
* Rice — named after
Edmund Ignatius Rice
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and represented by the colour red
Notable alumni
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Blayke Brailey, rugby league footballer
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Jayden Brailey, rugby league footballer
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Kyle Flanagan, rugby league footballer
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Jordan Holmes, professional footballer
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James Roumanos, rugby league footballer
See also
*
List of Catholic schools in New South Wales
Below is list of Catholic schools in the state of New South Wales. It is correct as of June 2023.
Systemic primary schools
Catholic high and K–12 schools
Special schools
See also
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Catholic education in Australia
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References
External links
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Sutherland Shire
Catholic secondary schools in Sydney
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
Educational institutions established in 1993
1993 establishments in Australia
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