St Philip's College | |
Streetaddress: | Schwarz Crescent |
City: | Alice Springs |
State: | Northern Territory |
Country: | Australia |
Pushpin Map: | Australia Northern Territory |
Pushpin Image: | Australia Northern Territory relief location map.png |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Northern Territory |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Principal: | Leslie Tilbrook |
Schooltype: | High School |
Established: | 1965 |
Enrolment: | 550 |
Grades: | 7–12 |
Hours In Day: | 08:20 – 14:55 |
Motto: | To Strive, To Seek, To Care |
St Philip's College is a private, coeducational high school in Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory of Australia.
St Philip's is a Uniting Church coeducational 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 Round Square organisation.[1] It has well-developed outdoor education and performing arts programs.
The college is situated on a single campus, a short distance north of the Alice Springs town centre and ANZAC Hill. St Philip's facilities include the Minnamurra Hall,the Bruce Reid Sports Centre with a rock-climbing wall, and facilities for basketball, volleyball, tennis, and cricket. Other facilities include the Swag Chapel, Fred McKay Education Centre, library, and the Science and Food Technology building which includes the Rivergum Cafe.
In 2023 Leslie Tilbrook became school principal, succeeding Roger Herbert.[2]
St Philip's performs well in overall academic results, with most students successfully obtaining Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (NCTET) and TER rankings.
Notably, Edward Tikoft, a senior student at St Philip's College, achieved the highest overall ranking out of all Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCE) students in the state in 2008.[3]
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: