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Simonds Catholic College is a
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school for boys located in
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. The school consists of one campus. The St Mary's campus (years 7-12) is in West Melbourne and is within walking distance of the
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History

Simonds was formed in 1996 through the amalgamation of
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and St Mary's Boys School. In 2010, the former St Brigid's Primary School in North Fitzroy was renovated, and a new senior campus of the college was opened there. The school is named after
Justin Simonds Justin Daniel Simonds (22 May 1890 – 3 November 1967) was an Australian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as the 5th Archbishop of Hobart from 1937 to 1942 and as the 4th Archbishop of Melbourne from 1963 to 1967. Early years B ...
, the first Australian-born Archbishop of Melbourne from 1963–67. He also served as parish priest of St Mary's where the years 7-9 campus is located.


Houses

Students at Simonds are placed into houses for the duration of their time at the school. The school’s houses; Goold, Knox,
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and Polding, are all named after previous Archbishops of Melbourne Throughout the year students earn points for their houses through house sports, co-curriculum activities, academic performance, etc. The main house competitions are the Swimming Carnival and the Athletics Carnival. High performing students in these events are selected to represent the school in the
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Swimming and Athletics Championships.


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External links


Simonds Catholic College Website
Catholic secondary schools in Melbourne Educational institutions established in 1996 Boys' schools in Victoria (Australia) 1996 establishments in Australia Buildings and structures in the City of Melbourne (LGA) Buildings and structures in the City of Yarra {{VictoriaAU-school-stub