St Francis Xavier's College Hamilton is a

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located in

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, Australia. Founded in 1985 by the Marist Brothers as a Years 7 to 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

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), Dominic (named after

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), MacKillop (named after

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) and McAuley (named after

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Notable alumni

Dave Gleeson, the

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singer, met his band members while attending St Francis Xavier's College. Australian rugby player Paul Dan is a former student and also a staff member as of 2022. Other sports people to attend the College include rugby league players:

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, Anthony Tupou, Owen Craigie and

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. Actress

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graduated from the school in 1986.

References

External links

Official website
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