Xavier High School, Albury

School in Albury, New South Wales, Australia

Xavier High School

Location

294 Fallon Street

Albury

New South Wales

Australia

Coordinates| 36°03′47″S 146°56′04″E﻿ / ﻿36.06306°S 146.93444°E﻿ / -36.06306; 146.93444
Information
Type| Independent systemic secondary co-educational day school
Motto| The truth will set you free
Religious affiliation(s)| Catholicism
Denomination| Congregation of Christian Brothers (1885–2002)
Patron saint(s)| Francis Xavier
Established| 1983; 41 years ago (1983)[1]
Founder| Brother John Henry Thornber, Sister Gwenda Livermore[1]
Status| Open
Educational authority| New South Wales Department of Education
Oversight| Diocese of Wagga Wagga
Principal| Nicole Morton[2]
Teaching staff| 66
Years offered| 7–12
Gender| Co-educational
Enrolment| c. 900
Colour(s)|

* Green
* Gold

Website| www.xhsww.catholic.edu.au

Xavier High School, Albury is an independent Catholic secondary day school for boys and girls, located in Albury, New South Wales, Australia.

Xavier High School is supported and partially funded by the Catholic School's Office of the Diocese of Wagga Wagga and accommodates approximately 900 students between Year 7 and Year 12.[1] The school's motto is taken from verse 8:32 of the Gospel of John, which reads, "the truth will set you free."

## History

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Catholic schooling in the Albury region dates back to 1868, when the Sisters of Mercy established St Brigid's College on a small plot of land owned by St Patrick's Parish, in South Albury. In 1885, the Patrician Brothers opened a school for boys in an adjacent block in Olive Street, also owned by St Patrick's Parish. This school for boys was re-inaugurated by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1917, the same year St Brigid's College was redeveloped and renamed as St Joseph's Ladies College. All teaching was performed by clergy of the Church.

In 1959, a northern campus of the Boys College was established in Fallon Street, North Albury, named Aquinas College. In 1983, the boys and girls schools were merged to create the present-day Xavier High School, named after Saint Francis Xavier. The campuses remained separate until January 2001 when the school moved to the Northern Campus.[3][4] Today, the school employs over 60 teaching staff.[5]

## Sports and extra-curricular

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Xavier High School is represented in a number of sporting activities, including school based Athletics, Swimming and Cross-country and individual and team sports. Extracurricular activities include Musical Performance evenings, Art Exhibitions, Stage Productions and involvement in ANZAC day services.

## Notable alumni

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* Ward Austin – radio DJ

## See also

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* New South Wales portal
* Schools portal
* Catholicism portal

* Albury High School
* List of non-government schools in New South Wales
* Catholic education in Australia

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Brief history of Xavier High School". Xavier High School. 2012. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
2. ^ "Xavier High School Albury – School Executive". Retrieved 13 November 2014.
3. ^ "Xavier High School Albury – Timeline". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
4. ^ "Xavier High School Albury – Pastoral". Retrieved 19 November 2012.
5. ^ "Xavier High School Albury – School Structure". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.

## External links

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* Official website

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Christian Brothers schools in Australia

Christian Brothers' schools administered by
Edmund Rice Education Australia|

* Aquinas College, Perth
* Ambrose Treacy College
* Christian Brothers College, Adelaide
* Christian Brothers College, Fremantle
* Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham
* Ignatius Park College
* Parade College
* Rostrevor College
* St Bernard's College, Melbourne
* St Brendan's College, Yeppoon
* St Dominic's College, Penrith
* St Edmund's College, Ipswich
* St Edmund's College, Canberra
* St Edward's College, East Gosford
* St James College, Brisbane
* St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
* St Joseph's College, Geelong
* St Joseph's College, Nudgee
* St Kevin's College, Melbourne
* St Laurence's College
* St Mary's College, Melbourne
* St Mary's College, Toowoomba
* St Patrick's College, Ballarat
* St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe
* St Patrick's College, Strathfield
* St Paul's College, Adelaide
* St Pius X College, Sydney
* St Virgil's College
* Trinity College, Perth
* Waverley College

Former Christian Brothers' schools
operating under a different entity|

* Aquinas College, Southport
* Cathedral College, East Melbourne now Catholic Theological College, Melbourne
* Gilroy Santa Maria College, Ingham
* Good Shepherd Catholic College, Mount Isa
* McAuley Catholic Primary School
* Nagle Catholic College
* Our Lady of the Southern Cross College, Dalby
* Shalom Catholic College, Bundaberg
* St Augustines Primary School, Yarraville
* St Columban's College, Caboolture
* St George's School, Carlton now Corpus Christi Seminary, Melbourne
* St. Joseph's Flexible Learning Centre, Melbourne
* St Joseph's Technical College, South Melbourne now Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School
* St Leo's Catholic College
* St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney
* St Mary's Regional College, West Melbourne now Simonds College, West Melbourne
* St Patrick's College, Gympie
* St Patrick's College, Mackay
* St Paul's Catholic College, Manly
* St Teresa's College, Abergowrie
* The Cathedral College, Rockhampton
* Xavier High School, Albury

Former Christian Brothers' schools
closed and defunct|

* Castledare Boys' Home
* Chanel College
* Christian Brothers School, Balmain
* Christian Brothers College, Bondi Beach
* Christian Brothers College, Burwood
* Christian Brothers College, Manly
* Christian Brothers' College, Perth
* Christian Brothers College, Rose Bay
* St Augustine's College, Yarraville
* CBC St Joseph's College, North Melbourne
* St Joseph's Technical College, Abbotsford
* St Leo's College, Box Hill
* St Patrick's College, Geraldton
* St Patrick's College, Goulburn
* St Patrick's Boys' School, Perth
* St Paul's College, Ballarat

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