Aquinas College is an
independent
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Catholic
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secondary school, located in the
Gold Coast suburb of
Southport
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in
Queensland
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, Australia.
Aquinas College has a current enrolment of 1,200 students from Year 7 to 12.
Founded in 1964 by the
Congregation of Christian Brothers
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, the college is owned by the parish and is administered and staffed by
Brisbane Catholic Education. Aquinas College has four houses, Chisholm, Edmund Rice, McAuley and Romero.
Notable alumni
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Jesinta Campbell, TV personality/model
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Meaghan Scanlon, lawyer, politician, Member for
Gaven
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Samuel Van Grinsven, Film Director and Screenwriter
See also
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catholic education in Australia
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Lists of schools in Queensland
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aquinal College, Southport
Educational institutions established in 1964
Schools on the Gold Coast, Queensland
Private schools in Queensland
Former Congregation of Christian Brothers schools in Australia
1964 establishments in Australia
Catholic schools in Queensland
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane