Xavier College

This article is about the school in Melbourne, Australia. For other schools using the name Xavier, see List of schools named after Francis Xavier.

Xavier College
Location
Map
Melbourne
,
Victoria

Australia
Coordinates37°48′44″S 145°1′54″E / 37.81222°S 145.03167°E / -37.81222; 145.03167
Information
TypePrivate Independent, Roman Catholic day and boarding Coeducational Basic education institution
MottoSursum Corda (Latin)
Lift up your hearts
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Established1878; 146 years ago (1878)
ChairmanAnthony Nunan
RectorFr. Chris Middleton SJ
PrincipalWilliam Doherty[1]
YearsP–12
GenderCo-educational (Kindergarten),
Boys (F–12)
Number of students1,802
Colour(s) Cardinal  and  Black 
AffiliationsIPSHA APS
AHISA ABSA
JACSA
AlumniOld Xaverians
Websitexavier.vic.edu.au

Xavier College is a Roman Catholic, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, founded in 1872 by the Society of Jesus, with its main campus located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Classes started in 1878.

The college is part of the international network of Jesuit schools begun in Messina, Sicily in 1548. Originally an all-boys school, the College now offers a co-education Kindergarten, and an all-boys environment from Foundation to Year 12. In 2011, the school had 2,085 students on roll,[2] including 76 boarders.[3]

The school is in the Archdiocese of Melbourne,[3] and is affiliated with the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA) formerly the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[4] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[5] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),[6] and the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS).[7]

In December 2010, The Age reported that, on the number of alumni who had received a top Order of Australia honour, Xavier College ranked equal tenth among Australian schools.[8]

Grant Thomas described the school as "the best-connected school in Melbourne".[9] Its notable alumni include one archbishop, two state governors, one deputy prime minister, one state premier, three deputy premiers, one High Court justice and numerous Supreme Court justices.

  1. ^ "Announcement of new Principal". Xavier College. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ^ "About Us". About Xavier. Xavier College. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Xavier College". Catholic Schools Victoria. Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Ltd. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Professional Development". Victorian Branch. Junior School Heads Association of Australia. Archived from the original on 4 December 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
  5. ^ "Victoria". School Directory. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
  6. ^ "Xavier College". Schools — Victoria. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
  7. ^ "Conclusions and further research" (PDF). Publications. The Australian Political Studies Association. p. 45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
  8. ^ Topsfield, Jewel (4 December 2010). "Ties that bind prove a private education has its awards". The Age. Melbourne. p. 11.
    The hard copy article also published a table of the schools which were ranked in the top ten places:
    1st (19 awards) Scotch College, Melbourne
    2nd (17 awards) Geelong Grammar School
    3rd (13 awards) Sydney Boys High School
    Equal 4th (10 awards each) Fort Street High School, Perth Modern School and St Peter's College, Adelaide
    Equal 7th (9 awards each) Melbourne Grammar School, North Sydney Boys High School and The King's School, Parramatta
    Equal 10th (6 awards each) Launceston Grammar School, Melbourne High School, Wesley College, Melbourne and Xavier College.
  9. ^ "The Xavier network". The Age. Melbourne.