St Francis Xavier's College

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is a

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located within the suburb of Hamilton,

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. Founded in 1985 by the Marist Brothers as a Year 7-10 boys high school, the school is now

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and offers a variety of subjects to students in

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and Twelve. The school's enrolment was about 850 in 1986 and exceeded 1,000 for the first time in 1994. The school's motto, "''Christus Lux Mea''", is Latin for "Christ My Light". The school primarily accepts enrolments from surrounding junior Catholic high schools in the area, including San Clemente, Mayfield and St Pius X. Until 2018, the college also provided Year 11 and 12 for students enrolled at St Mary's High School. The school has four houses: Champagnat (named after

Marcellin Champagnat Marcellin Joseph Benedict Champagnat (20 May 17896 June 1840), also known as Saint Marcellin Champagnat, was born in Le Rosey, village of Marlhes, near St. Etienne (Loire), France. He was the founder of the Marist Brothers, a religious congregat ...

), Dominic (named after

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), MacKillop (named after

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) and McAuley (named after

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Alma mater

Dave Gleeson, the

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singer, met his band members while attending St Francis Xavier's College. Australian rugby player

Paul Dan Paul "Diddy" Dan (born 1985) is a rugby union player hailing from Newcastle, New South Wales. Career Rising to prominence through St Francis Xavier College under the tutelage of Mark Wright, Dan played first grade for the Hamilton Hawks as a t ...

is both a former student and current staff member of St Francis Xavier's College. Other sports people to attend the College include

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and

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References

External links

Official website
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