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single-sex secondary

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North Melbourne, Victoria North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at ...

, Australia. It was established by the

in 1000. The college was named after its patron saint - Aloysius Gonzaga. In 2020 the School announced that it would become co-ed in 2023, with the first classes of boys to commence that year in Year 7. The full transition to co-ed will be complete by 2028, as they move through the School, allowing for all current classes to be complete remaining girls only.
The four houses of the college are McAuley (blue), Fallon (gold), Verdon (green) and Scully (red).

Curriculum

St Aloysius College offers its senior students the

Victorian Certificate of Education The Victorian Certificate of Education (often abbreviated VCE) is one credential available to secondary school students who successfully complete year 11 and 12 in the Australian state of Victoria. The VCE is the predominant choice for students ...

(VCE). The College is recognised for its academic excellence, with a renowned STEM program and the application of Stanford University's

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program. Students at St Aloysius have the opportunity to study French, Japanese and Italian, and the College has sister schools in Geneva, Tokyo and Milan. In 2021, St Aloysius College received

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's ''Schools That Excel'' Award for the west. Beyond the core curriculum, students have the option to take part in Creative and Performing Arts opportunities and initiatives, chess clubs and compete against students from other schools in the Debaters Association of Victoria (DAV) Competition.

Sport

St Aloysius College is a member of the Association of Coeducational Schools (ACS), a weekly competition against other Catholic and Independent Coeducational schools in Melbourne. The College is a partner of the North Melbourne Football Club.

Notable alumnae

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Debbie Lee Deborah "Debbie" Lee (born 1974) is a former Australian rules football player and coach. She has campaigned for recognition of women's Australian rules football in Australia, giving up a WNBL career to focus on developing the sport. She was ...

, Athlete
Julia Ciccarone
Artist

References

External links

St. Aloysius School homepage
Catholic secondary schools in Melbourne Educational institutions established in 1887 Girls' schools in Victoria (Australia) 1887 establishments in Australia Buildings and structures in the City of Melbourne (LGA) {{VictoriaAU-school-stub