Mount Saint Patrick College

Mount Saint Patrick College, also known as Mt Saint Patrick College, is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school, located in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, operating within the system administered by the Lismore Catholic Education Office, a subsidiary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lismore.

Mount St Patrick College
Location
143 Murwillumbah Street, Murwillumbah, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates28°19′34″S 153°23′38″E
Information
Other nameMt St Patrick College
Former nameMt St Patrick Regional High School
TypeIndependent co-educational secondary day school
MottoLatin: In Hoc Signo Spes Mea
(In this sign is my hope)
DenominationRoman Catholic
Patron saint(s)Saint Patrick
Established1926 (1926)
FoundersPresentation Sisters
OversightRoman Catholic Diocese of Lismore
PrincipalPaul Reidy
Years7–12
Enrolment900+
Color(s)Blue and yellow   
Websitehttp://www.mursclism.catholic.edu.au/

History

Mt St Patrick caters to students in Year 7 to Year 12. It was opened in 1926 by the Presentation Sisters and was administered and staffed by them until 1989. It derives its name from St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, whose feast day is celebrated by both the College and local communities. In 1966, following the closure of other local Catholic secondary schools, the school became known as Mt St Patrick Regional High School, with 192 enrolled students.[1] The appointment of the school's first lay Principal in 1990 ended 64 years of leadership by the Presentation Sisters, leading to the renaming of the school in 1998 to Mt St Patrick College. In 2011 the Australian Government's Economic Stimulus Package enabled the opening of the St Mary of the Cross Science and Language Centre. A record enrolment of 695 students was recorded in 2012. On 15 March 2013, the Gilbey Multipurpose Centre was officially opened, costing $6,230,256.[2]

Houses

Students are divided into eight houses. Each house is named after a person or place significant to the college and its establishment. The houses are; Lucan (Green), Nagle (Gold), Loreto (Blue), Lisieux (Red), Ignatius (Orange), Romero (Purple), Doyle (Pink) And Assisi (Aqua). The houses compete for the St Patrick's Champion House Trophy which is presented to the winning house on St Patrick's Day every year. The winning house is determined by the accumulated points each house receives through sporting and academic achievements of each of its students.

Notable alumni
  • Luke Covell, a former rugby league football player, in the NRL and New Zealand international codes
  • PJ Hogan, an Australian film director
  • Anthony Laffranchi, a former rugby league football player, in the NRL, Super League and Italian international codes
  • Damien Quinn, a former rugby league football player, in the NRL, Super League code
  • Kate Wilson, an Australian Paralympic swimmer
  • Ally Burnham, author and screenwriter, winner of 2022 AWGIE Awards for animation

See also

References
  1. "Mount St Patrick College, Murwillumbah – Our History". www.mursclism.catholic.edu.au. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011.
  2. "Mount St Patrick College, Murwillumbah – the Completion of the Gilbey Centre". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
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