St Virgil's College

St Virgil's College
St Virgil's College, 1911
Location
Map
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Australia
Coordinates42°46′30″S 147°15′05″E / 42.77500°S 147.25139°E / -42.77500; 147.25139
Information
TypeIndependent primary and secondary school
MottoBy Deeds not Words Alone
Religious affiliation(s)Catholicism
DenominationCongregation of Christian Brothers
Established24 January 1911; 113 years ago (1911-01-24)[1]
OversightArchdiocese of Hobart, Tasmanian Catholic Education Office
TrustEdmund Rice Education Australia
PrincipalJon Franzin
Years offeredKindergartenYear 11
GenderBoys
Enrolmentc. 750 (2008[2])
Colour(s)Royal blue, green and gold
   
SloganBy deeds not words alone
Affiliations
AlumniOld Virgilian
Websitewww.stvirgils.tas.edu.au

St Virgil's College is an independent Catholic primary and secondary day school for boys, located over two campuses in Austins Ferry and Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1911 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, the College has a non-selective enrolment policy and caters for approximately 680 students, from Years 3 to 11, with 120 at the junior campus and 480 at the senior campus.[2]

St Virgil's is affiliated with the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[3] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[4] and is a member of the Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools (SATIS). Oversight of the school is administered by the Archdiocese of Hobart, Tasmanian Catholic Education Office, and the school is a member of Edmund Rice Education Australia.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference History was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "St Virgil's College". Schools. Catholic Education Office Hobart. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
  3. ^ "JSHAA Tasmanian Directory of Members". Tasmania Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
  4. ^ "Tasmania". School Directory. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
  5. ^ "Affiliated organisations". St Virgil's College. n.d. Retrieved 5 July 2021.