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Ignatius Park College
Ignatius Park College
Location
	Cranbrook, Townsville, Queensland; Australia
Coordinates	19°18′01″S 146°45′26″E / 19.3002°S 146.7572°E
Information
Type	Independent secondary school
Motto	Seek Truth
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholicism
Denomination	Congregation of Christian Brothers
Established	1969; 56 years ago
Founder	Congregation of Christian Brothers
Trust	Edmund Rice Education Australia
Principal	Shaun Clarke
Chaplain	Rod Ward
Years offered	7–12
Gender	Boys
Enrolment	c. 1000
Website	www.ipc.qld.edu.au

Ignatius Park College is an independent Catholic secondary school for boys, located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The school is affiliated with Edmund Rice Education Australia network that operates under the direction of the Congregation of Christian Brothers.^[1] The school was established in 1969 at its current location in Cranbrook, though it was built as a successor school to Our Lady's Mount, the former Catholic boys' secondary that was located in Stanton Hill.^[2] The college has a student population of 1000 boys from Years 7 to 12.

House system

Like many other Australian high schools, Ignatius Park is built upon a system of seven houses, with the introduction of the Putney House (named after Michael Putney) in 2014. Each house has one class per year level, which is divided into two separate homerooms from Year 7 through to Year 10, and combines as one through Year 12. These houses are the Baillie House, Carew House, Nolan House, Putney House, Reid House, Rice House and Treacy House.

Facilities

Ignatius Park College has over 40 pianos and 20 guitars, with the combined music room worth around $100,000.^{[citation needed]} It has around ten computer labs for student use.^{[citation needed]} The Edmund Rice Hall is used for assemblies, special events and community use. Ignatius Park is one of a handful of schools in Queensland with a 50-metre Olympic swimming pool.

Rugby league

Ignatius Park's rugby league program is offered from U/13s through to the First XIII with around 300 students involved in teams.

Australian Football Achievements

The college competes in the AFL Queensland Schools Cup, the premier Australian Rules Football competition for schools in Queensland, it is ran by AFL Queensland.

Senior Male (Years 10-12)

North Queensland Championships

Champions: 2017

Junior Male (Years 7-9

AFL Queensland Schools Cup

Third Place: 2017

North Queensland Championships

Champions: 2017

Basketball Team Achievements

Championship Men (Open)

Australian Schools Championships

Runners Up: 2015

Notable alumni

Tom Chester – professional rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys
Jason Clarke – actor, known for his work in Terminator Genisys and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Kyle Feldt – professional rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys
Aidan Guerra – professional rugby league player for the Sydney Roosters
Coen Hess – professional rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys and the Queensland Maroons
Valentine Holmes – professional rugby league player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Queensland Maroons
Corey Jensen – professional rugby league player for the Brisbane Broncos
Patrick Kaufusi – professional rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys
Joe Kelly – politician; Member for Greenslopes (Labor), Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Anthony Mitchell – professional rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys
Michael Morgan – professional rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys and the Queensland Maroons
Kayln Ponga – professional rugby league player for the Newcastle Knights and the Queensland Maroons
Scott Prince – professional rugby league player for the Gold Coast Titans

References

^ "Ignatius Park College". Education AUST. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
^ "IPC History". Ignatius Park College. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

[1] "Ignatius Park College". Education AUST. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

[2] "IPC History". Ignatius Park College. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

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