Waverley College | |
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Location | |
131 Birrell Street Waverley, Sydney Australia | |
Coordinates | 33°53′50″S 151°15′21″E / 33.89722°S 151.25583°E |
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Type | Independent early learning, primary and secondary school |
Motto | Latin: Virtus Sola Nobilitat (Virtue alone ennobles[1]) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholicism |
Denomination | Congregation of Christian Brothers |
Established | 27 January 1903 |
Trust | Edmund Rice Education Australia |
Chairman | Mark Davies[2] |
Head of College | Graham Leddie |
Chaplain | Bernie Thomas ofm[3] |
Years offered | Early learning and Year 5–Year 12 |
Gender | Boys |
Number of pupils | c. 1,400 (2016[4]) |
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Colour(s) | Royal blue and gold |
Affiliation | Combined Associated Schools |
Alumni | Old Boys |
Waverley College is a dual-campus independent Catholic early learning, primary and secondary day school for boys, located on Birrell and Henrietta Street in Waverley, in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The school was founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1903 and is operated in the tradition of Blessed Edmund Rice through its membership of Edmund Rice Education Australia.
The non-selective[5] College caters for approximately 1,400 students from early learning; and Year 5 to Year 12 across two campuses.
In 2023, the school celebrated 120 years of Catholic education.[6]