St Patrick's College, Strathfield

St Patrick's College
A view of St Patrick's College from Kessel Square, in 2007
Location
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Australia
Coordinates33°52′25″S 151°04′32″E / 33.873615°S 151.075632°E / -33.873615; 151.075632
Information
Other nameSPC; St Pats; Pats
TypeIndependent primary and secondary day school
MottoLatin: Luceat Lux Vestra
(Matthew 5:16: Let Your Light Shine)
Religious affiliation(s)Catholicism
DenominationCongregation of Christian Brothers
Patron saint(s)Edmund Ignatius Rice
Established1928; 96 years ago (1928)
FounderPatrick Ignatius Hickey
Sister schoolSanta Sabina College
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
TrustEdmund Rice Education Australia
ChairpersonCaroline Butler-Bowdon
PrincipalDr Vittoria Lavorato
ChaplainFr Jack Evans
Staff~140
Years offered512
GenderBoys
Enrolmentc. 1,450 (2020)
Houses
  • Berg (white)
  • Coghlan (gold)
  • Crichton (black)
  • Hanrahan (red)
  • Hickey (green)
  • Rice (blue)
Colour(s)Blue, black and gold    
Affiliations
Websitewww.spc.nsw.edu.au

St Patrick's College (known colloquially as SPC or St Pats) is an independent Catholic primary and secondary day school for boys located in Strathfield, an inner western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1928 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, the school operates in the tradition of Edmund Rice, and is administered by Edmund Rice Education Australia. As of 2007, the College enrolled approximately 1,430 students from Year 5 to Year 12.[1]

St Patrick's College is a member of the Independent Sporting Association, the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia,[2] and the Junior School Heads Association of Australia.[3]

  1. ^ Australian School Choice- St Patrick's College Archived 5 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine (accessed:27 June 2007)
  2. ^ "AHISA Schools". New South Wales. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. November 2007. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
  3. ^ "JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members". New South Wales Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.