St Andrews College is a dual-campus
independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary
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day school, located in , a
western suburb of
Sydney
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,
New South Wales, Australia. The school provides education for students from
Year 7 to
Year 12
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. Founded in 1998,
the
college is a school of the
Catholic Education Office of the
Diocese of Parramatta
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.
History
St Andrews College was established in 1998 from the amalgamation of
John Paul II Senior High School (founded in 1981) and Holy Family High School (1967–2010). The dual campus high school took its name from the local parish,
St Andrew the Apostle
Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...
.
At the
ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the college's Antonio Chiappetta won
Music Teacher of the Year.
Structure
The school consists of two campus located within a kilometre of each other. The Holy Family (Junior) Campus serves education for years 7-10 while the John Paul (Senior) Campus serves education for year 11 & 12.
Principals
The college has had a number of principals since 1998. Below is a list of principals beginning in 2007.
See also
*
List of Catholic schools in New South Wales
*
Catholic Education, Diocese of Parramatta
*
Catholic education in Australia
References
Catholic secondary schools in Sydney
Roman Catholic Diocese of Parramatta
Educational institutions established in 1998
1998 establishments in Australia
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