St Andrews College (Marayong)

St Andrews College, Marayong
Location
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Marayong, western Sydney, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°44′57″S 150°53′19″E / 33.7491199°S 150.8886418°E / -33.7491199; 150.8886418
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TypeIndependent co-educational secondary day school
Motto"Faith in Christ" / Doing more, Going Beyond
DenominationRoman Catholicism
Patron saint(s)St Andrew the Apostle
Established1998; 27 years ago (1998)
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
OversightCatholic Education Office, Diocese of Parramatta
PrincipalStephen Kennaugh
Assistant Principal(s)
  • Patrick Finnerty (Systems, Data and Professional Learning)
  • Josilin Kalifa (Teaching, Learning and Wellbeing)
  • Nick Thrum (Assistant Principal- Wellbeing and Learning)
Staff109[1]
Years7–12
Enrolment2123[1] (2024)
Campus
  • 116 Quakers Road
    (Junior campus)
  • 50 Breakfast Road
    (Senior campus)
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Navy blue, light blue, taupe and gold     
Websitewww.standrewscmarayong.catholic.edu.au
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St Andrews College is a dual-campus independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school, located in Marayong, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school provides education for students from Year 7 to Year 12. Founded in 1998,[2] the college is a school of the Catholic Education Office of the Diocese of Parramatta.[3]

History

St Andrews College was established in 1998 from the amalgamation of John Paul II Senior High School (founded in 1981) and Holy Family High School (1967–2010). The dual campus high school took its name from the local parish, St Andrew the Apostle.[4] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the college teacher, Antonio Chiappetta won Music Teacher of the Year.[5]

Structure

The school consists of two campus located within a kilometre of each other. Junior Campus serves education for years 7-10 while the Senior Campus serves education for year 11 & 12.

Principals

The college has had a number of principals since 1998. Below is a list of principals.

Ordinal Officeholder Term start Term end Time in office Notes
− John DeCourcy 1998 2006 7–8 years
− Nicholas Vidot 2007 2018 10–11 years
− Stephen Kennaugh 2019 incumbent 5–6 years

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "St Andrews College". School Locator. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Annual School Report 2005" (PDF). Links. St Andrews College. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
  3. ^ "St Andrews College". Our Schools. Catholic Education, Diocese of Parramatta. 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
  4. ^ "St Andrews College Marayong Co-educational Catholic College - Diocese of Parramatta - About Us".
  5. ^ "2019 ARIA Award Winners Announced". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 27 November 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2021.


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