St Philip's College is a private,

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school in Alice Springs, in the

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of Australia. 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

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organisation and has a widely regarded Outdoor Education and Performing Arts program. St Philip's also performs well in overall academic results, with most students successfully obtaining NTCE and

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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 short distance north of the Alice Springs town centre and

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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.