St Philip's College is a private, coeducational school in

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, in the Northern Territory of

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. St Philip's is a Uniting Church co-educational Boarding and Day School for students in Years 7 - 12. The school motto is 'To Strive, To Seek, To Care'. The College is a member of the Round Square organisation and has a widely regarded

Outdoor Education Outdoor education is organized learning that takes place in the outdoors. Outdoor education programs sometimes involve residential or journey wilderness-based experiences in which students participate in a variety of adventurous challenges and out ...

and

Performing Arts The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which are the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. Perform ...

program. St Philip's also performs well in overall academic results, with most students successfully obtaining NTCE and TER rankings. Notably, Edward Tikoft, a senior student at St Philip's College, achieved the highest overall ranking out of all NTCE students in the state in 2008.

Facilities

The college is situated on a single

campus A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a college campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls, student centers or dining halls, and park-like se ...

(a short distance north of the

town centre and ANZAC Hill). St Philip's facilities include The Minnamurra Hall, Bruce Reid Sports Centre with a rock climbing wall, one polished wooden basketball court (including volleyball adaptability), two other courts for the primary use of tennis and volleyball and a cricket net equipped with a bowling machine. Other facilities include the Swag Chapel, Fred McKay Education Centre, School Library and the brand new Science and Food Technology building which includes the Rivergum Cafe.

House system

Students are grouped into six different pastoral care "Houses" which compete throughout the year in Interschool sporting events, academic results and other such competitive events. The six houses are: * McKay - Red * Rolland - Yellow * Flynn - Green * Partridge - Maroon * Griffiths - Blue * Topsy Smith - Purple

References

External links

St Philip's College Homepage

St Philip's College Outdoor Education Homepage

Round Square Homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Philip's College (Australia) Round Square schools Boarding schools in Australia Private secondary schools in the Northern Territory Schools in Alice Springs Educational institutions established in 1965 Uniting Church schools in Australia 1965 establishments in Australia

Location

Saint Philips is located next to an Aboriginal towncamp, commissioned by the Northern Territory government.