Aquinas Catholic College, Menai is a

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in Menai,

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, Australia. It was established in 1993 and is located in the

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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,

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, 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

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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 Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ (15 January 1842 – 8 August 1909) was an Australian religious sister who has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church, as St Mary of the Cross. Of Scottish descent, she was born in Melbourne but is best known fo ...

and represented by the colour blue * LaSalle — named after

Jean-Baptiste de La Salle Jean-Baptiste de La Salle () (; 30 April 1651 – 7 April 1719) was a French priest, educational reformer, and founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. He is a saint of the Catholic Church and the patron saint for t ...

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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Jayden Brailey Jayden Brailey (born 9 April 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League. Backgr ...

, rugby league footballer *

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, professional footballer *

Chris Naumoff Christopher Naumoff (born 29 June 1995) is a retired Australian professional football (soccer) player who played as a winger for Sutherland Sharks in the NPL and for Sydney FC in the A-League. Born in Sydney, Naumoff played youth football for ...

, professional footballer *

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, rugby league footballer * Jordan Holmes, professional footballer

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