Aquinas Catholic College, Menai is a

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, Roman Catholic, co-educational,

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high school in Menai, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1993 and is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney.

Curriculum

Subjects offered for the Higher School Certificate include English, general mathematics, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology, science, religion, geography, legal studies, modern history, ancient history, history extension, economics, business studies, dance, drama, earth and environmental science, music, visual arts, Italian, Japanese, personal development, health and physical education, industrial technology, design and technology, community and family studies, food technology, information processes and technology, software design and development. For students not interested in general studies of religion, a non-

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subject, Catholic studies are available. In addition, the school offers several vocational education courses including construction, hospitality and retail operations. For years nine and ten, the school offers a variety of elective courses to students, including music, drama, visual arts, commerce, design and technology, information software technology, multimedia and photography, wood technology, food technology, sport science, Italian, Indonesian and Japanese.

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

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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 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 Venerable Honora Nagle ( – 26 April 1784), known informally as Nano Nagle, was a pioneer of Roman Catholic education in Ireland despite legal prohibitions. She founded the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (PBVM), com ...

and represented by the colour gold * Rice — named after

Edmund Ignatius Rice Edmund Ignatius Rice ( ga, Éamonn Iognáid Rís; 1 June 1762 – 29 August 1844) was a Catholic missionary and educationalist. He was the founder of two religious institutes of religious brothers: the Congregation of Christian Brothers and t ...

and represented by the colour red

Notable alumni

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, radio personality, music journalist and blogger *

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, rugby league footballer *

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, professional footballer *

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, professional footballer *

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, rugby league footballer *

Jordan Holmes Jordan Thomas Holmes (born 8 May 1997) is an Australian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Rochedale Rovers. He previously played professionally for Brisbane Roar in the A-League Men. Holmes has represented Australia at national level for ...

, professional footballer

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