Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview

Saint Ignatius' College Riverview
Main building, St Ignatius' College
Location
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Sydney

Australia
Coordinates33°49′29″S 151°09′44″E / 33.82472°S 151.16222°E / -33.82472; 151.16222
Information
TypeIndependent, day and boarding school
MottoLatin: Quantum Potes Tantum Aude
English: "As much as you can do, so much dare to do" [1]
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Patron saint(s)Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Established1880; 144 years ago (1880)
FounderJoseph Dalton, SJ
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
RectorTom Renshaw, SJ
PrincipalPaul Hine (Mr Mark Tannock as of 2025)
ChaplainJoseph Dooley SJ
Staff~179[2]
Years512
GenderMale
Enrolment~1,560[2] (2006)
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Royal blue and white
  
Affiliations
AlumniOld Ignatians
Websitewww.riverview.nsw.edu.au

Saint Ignatius' College Riverview is an Australian independent single-sex primary and secondary day and boarding school for boys located in Riverview, a small suburb on the Lane Cove River on the Lower North Shore of Sydney.

Established in 1880 by Joseph Dalton SJ,[3] Saint Ignatius' is a Jesuit school in the tradition of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. It is part of the international network of Jesuit schools that began in Messina, Sicily in 1548. Saint Ignatius' College has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,560 students from Years 5 to 12, including 335 boarders in Years 6 to 12.

The College is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[4] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[5] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association,[6] and is a founding member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS).[7]

Numerous leading contributors to Australian politics, arts, law, religion and sport were educated at Riverview. Notable alumni include former Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott; former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Barnaby Joyce; the current Chief Justice of New South Wales, Tom Bathurst; the current Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher OP; former Premier of New South Wales Nick Greiner; seventeen former Wallabies,[8] nine Olympians and eight Rhodes Scholars; as well as the first Australian-born astronaut, Paul Scully-Power, and numerous writers including poet Christopher Brennan, art critic Robert Hughes, and playwright Nick Enright.

  1. ^ "Mission Statement". Prospectus. Saint Ignatius' College Riverview. 2007. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference AnnualReport was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "History of the Jesuits in Australia". Our History. Australian Jesuits. 11 February 2005. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
  4. ^ "AHISA Schools: New South Wales". Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. April 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
  5. ^ "JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members". Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
  6. ^ "St Ignatius' College – Riverview". New South Wales Schools. Australian Boarding Schools Association. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
  7. ^ "AAGPS History". Info. Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales. 2007. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2007.
  8. ^ Jim Lenehean – Player Profile; aru.com.au