| St Francis Xavier’s College | |
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 Hebburn Street entrance of St Francis Xavier College | |
| Location | |
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| , , 2303 Australia | |
| Coordinates | 32°55′35″S 151°45′15″E / 32.9265°S 151.7543°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, secondary, Catholic |
| Motto | Christus Lux Mea |
| Patron saint(s) | Francis Xavier |
| Established | 1985[1] |
| Status | Open |
| Principal | Greg Ptolemy[2] |
| Teaching staff | 95 |
| Grades | 11–12 |
| Enrolment | 967[3] |
| Website | www |
St Francis Xavier's College Hamilton is a Catholic secondary school located in Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1985 by the Marist Brothers as a Years 7 to 10 boys high school, the school is now co-educational and offers a variety of subjects to students in Year Eleven and Twelve. The school's enrolment was about 850 in 1986 and exceeded 1,000 for the first time in 1994. The school's motto, "Christus Lux Mea", is Latin for "Christ My Light".
The school primarily accepts enrolments from surrounding junior Catholic high schools in the area, including San Clemente, Mayfield and St Pius X. Until 2018, the college also provided Year 11 and 12 for students enrolled at St Mary's High School.
The school has four houses: Champagnat (named after Marcellin Champagnat), Dominic (named after Saint Dominic), MacKillop (named after Mary Mackillop) and McAuley (named after Catherine McAuley).[4]
- ^ "School History". St Francis Xavier College. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton". Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "2013 Annual School Report" (PDF). St Francis Xavier College. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Overview". St Francis Xavier College. Retrieved 28 September 2016.