, motto_translation = Follow The Lord , established = 1983 , type = Private,

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, slogan = , principal = Jeff Allen , key_people = , address = 50 Murdoch Drive , city =

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, website
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. Established in 1983, the

has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,755 students from Kindergarten to Year 12. The majority of students attending the college are drawn from the local parishes of Bateman, Willetton,

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, Winthrop, Riverton and Canning Vale.

History

Corpus Christi College was officially opened as a co-educational Catholic College for secondary students by the Archbishop of Perth, Sir Lancelot Goody, and the Commonwealth Minister for Finance,

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, on 17 April 1983. It was established as the first non-order owned co-educational Catholic Secondary College in the Archdiocese of Perth by the Catholic Education Commission. From its opening it had 128 Year 8 students and 7 teaching staff which has since grown into its present numbers of 1755 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, after amalgamating with Yidarra Catholic Primary School on 1 January 2022. The school has produced one Rhodes scholar: Travers McLeod (2007).

Campus

Corpus Christi College is situated on a single, seven hectare campus, located in suburban Bateman. The current facilities of the College include: a Theatre; Education Support Centre;

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laboratories; an

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with associated music and drama facilities; computer laboratories; specialist rooms for art, craft, food technology, fabrics and textiles, materials technology, technical graphics and information communication technology; a

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nasium; oval; playing fields; year 7 block; multipurpose hall; hard courts. Officially opened in August 2019, the Caroline Payne Theatre caters to the needs of drama, dance and music disciplines, while also being suitable for assemblies and presentations. The College is currently in the process of building an Aquatic Centre. The centre will feature a covered and heated 25m, eight-lane indoor lap and water polo pool, a separate 12m learn-to-swim pool, and terrace seating for 180 people. Construction commenced in November 2019, with the project slated for completion at the end of 2020.

House system

As with most Australian schools, Corpus utilises a house system. As of 2011, there are eight houses:

Notable alumni

* Emma Biss -

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cricketer *

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- Brisbane Lions Football Club player, 2002 Brownlow Medalist * Josh Carr - Port Adelaide Football Club player * Matthew Carr - Retired footballer, brother of Josh *

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- Australian journalist *

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- Co-anchor for Channel 10 news team 2003-2007 * Garrick Ibbotson - Fremantle Football Club player *

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- Perth Glory Football Club player * Minjee Lee - Professional and Olympic golfer (also attended

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) * Chris Masten - West Coast Eagles player *

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- Retired Fremantle Football Club player and radio breakfast show host on Nova 93.7 from Monday to Friday *

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- Animator, voice actor, and co-host of ''Steam Train'' * Chris Piechocki - actor, Reef Doctors, Ms Fisher's Murder Mysteries *

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- Host of ''

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, multi Gold Logie Award winner * Jaeger O'Meara - Hawthorn Hawks player

References

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History

Campus

House system

Notable alumni

See also

References