Aquinas Catholic College, Menai

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Private, systemic high school in Menai, New South Wales, Australia

Aquinas Catholic College, Menai

Location

Anzac Road

Menai

New South Wales

2234

Australia

Coordinates| 34°1′9″S 151°1′16″E﻿ / ﻿34.01917°S 151.02111°E﻿ / -34.01917; 151.02111
Information
Type| Private, systemic high school
Motto| Enlivened by the Spirit
Religious affiliation(s)| Roman Catholic
Established| 1993 (1993)
Oversight| Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
Principal| James Clancy
Teaching staff| 79[1]
Years offered| 7–12
Gender| Co-educational
Enrolment| 1,094 (2018)[1]
Houses|

* MacKillop
* LaSalle
* Nagle
* Rice

Website| aquinasmenai.syd.catholic.edu.au

Aquinas Catholic College, Menai is a private, Roman Catholic, co-educational, systemic high school in Menai, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1993 and is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney.

## Extracurricular activities

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The school offers a range of extracurricular activities including cricket, Australian rules football, rugby league, oz-tag, rugby union, football, debating, public speaking, music, drama, athletics, swimming, basketball, netball, cross country running, waterpolo, chess and volleyball.

### House system

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The school has a house system of four houses which are named after a Catholic historical figure and represented by a colour.[2] Students are allocated to a house then placed into a vertically streamed pastoral class which is led by two elected year twelve senior house leaders. They compete for the House Cup in a variety of events.

The houses are:

* MacKillop — named after Mary MacKillop and represented by the colour blue
* LaSalle — named after Jean-Baptiste de La Salle and represented by the colour green
* Nagle — named after Nano Nagle and represented by the colour gold
* Rice — named after Edmund Ignatius Rice and represented by the colour red

## Notable alumni

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* Blayke Brailey, rugby league footballer
* Jayden Brailey, rugby league footballer
* Kyle Flanagan, rugby league footballer
* Jordan Holmes, professional footballer
* James Roumanos, rugby league footballer

## See also

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* List of Catholic schools in New South Wales
* Catholic education in Australia

## References

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1. ^ a b "Aquinas Catholic College, Menai, NSW". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
2. ^ "The house system". Aquinas Catholic College, Menai. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

## External links

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* Official website

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