Mount Saint Patrick College Explained

Mount St Patrick College
Other Name:Mt St Patrick College
Motto:Latin: In Hoc Signo Spes Mea
Motto Translation:In this sign is my hope
Principal:Gavin Dykes
Country:Australia
Pushpin Map:Australia New South Wales
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Enrolment:900+
Grades Label:Years
Colors:Blue and yellow
Homepage:http://www.mursclism.catholic.edu.au/
Former Name:Mt St Patrick Regional High School
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Mount Saint Patrick College, also known as Mt Saint Patrick College, is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school, located in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, operating within the system administered by the Lismore Catholic Education Office, a subsidiary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lismore.

History

Mt St Patrick caters to students in Year 7 to Year 12. It was opened in 1926 by the Presentation Sisters[1] and was administered and staffed by them until 1989. It derives its name from St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, whose feast day is celebrated by both the college and local communities. In 1966, following the closure of other local Catholic secondary schools, the school became known as Mt St Patrick Regional High School, with 192 enrolled students.[2] The appointment of the school's first lay Principal in 1990 ended 64 years of leadership by the Presentation Sisters, leading to the renaming of the school in 1998 to Mt St Patrick College. In 2011 the Australian Government's Economic Stimulus Package enabled the opening of the St Mary of the Cross Science and Language Centre. A record enrolment of 695 students was recorded in 2012. On 15 March 2013, the Gilbey Multipurpose Centre was officially opened, costing $6,230,256.[3]

Houses

Students are divided into eight houses. Each house is named after a person or place significant to the college and its establishment.

HouseColour
AssisiAqua
DoylePink
IgnatiusOrange
LisieuxRed
LoretoBlue
LucanGreen
NagleGold
RomeroPurple
The houses compete for the St Patrick's Champion House Trophy which is presented to the winning house on St Patrick's Day every year. The winning house is determined by the accumulated points each house receives through sporting and academic achievements of each of its students.

Notable alumni

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schoolzine . Home - Mount St Patrick College Murwillumbah . 2024-07-21 . Mount St Patrick College Murwillumbah Website . en-US.
  2. Web site: Mount St Patrick College, Murwillumbah – Our History . mursclism.catholic.edu.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110822114014/http://www.mursclism.catholic.edu.au/pages/about/our-history.php . 2011-08-22.
  3. Web site: Mount St Patrick College, Murwillumbah – the Completion of the Gilbey Centre . 2013-11-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005163258/http://www.mursclism.catholic.edu.au/pages/home/the-completion-of-the-gilbey-centre.php . 2013-10-05 .