St Pauls Catholic College, (colloquially as St Pauls), is an independent, fee-paying, Roman Catholic single-sex school for boys, located in Greystanes, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. The college is located on Old Prospect Rd. The college caters for students in years 7-12, with over 1000 students and over 120 teachers.
The college is noted in honour of the
Christian
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
patron,
St Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
. It was originally named St Simon Stock High School and Newman High School. It is behind the OLQP Parish in Greystanes and next to OLQP Primary School. Its vicinity becomes the host of the annual
Maltese Festival around September.
History
St Paul's Catholic College was founded in 1958, commonly referred to as the new Catholic School in the district of Pendle Hill. It was originally named St Simon Stock School.
The school took its motto ''Esto Vir'', which means "Be a Man".
Over the years, the school took on a new name and motto. The 19th-Century English convert and thinker
John Henry Newman
John Henry Newman (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English theologian, academic, intellectual, philosopher, polymath, historian, writer, scholar and poet, first as an Anglican ministry, Anglican priest and later as a Catholi ...
was the inspiration for the new name and the new motto was "Heart speaks to Heart". The school's library and resource centre adopted his name and named it 'John Henry Newman Library'.
Finally, the school was renamed again to St Paul's. The new motto for St Paul's is "Many Gifts - One Community"
Building
See also
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List of Catholic schools in New South Wales
Below is list of Catholic schools in the state of New South Wales. It is correct as of 26 September 2009.
Systemic primary schools
Systemic secondary schools
Systemic combined primary and secondary schools
Non-systemic schools
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Catholic education in Australia
Catholic education in Australia refers to the education services provided by the Roman Catholic Church in Australia within the Australian education system. From 18th century foundations, the Catholic education system has grown to be the ...
References
Boys' schools in New South Wales
Educational institutions established in 1958
1958 establishments in Australia
Catholic secondary schools in Sydney
Roman Catholic Diocese of Parramatta
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