Aquinas College Junior School
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| Aquinas College | |
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| Veritas Vincit (Truth Conquers) |
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| Established | 1963 |
| School type | Independent |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Key People | Steven Males |
| School Fees | AUD$7,100[1] |
| Location | Salter Point, WA, Australia |
| Enrollment | ~250 |
| Employees | ~25 |
| Colours | Red and black |
| Homepage | www.aquinas.wa.edu.au |
The Aquinas College Junior School is an Catholic independent school for boys situated in Salter Point, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The school is a member of the Junior School Heads Association of Australia.
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[edit] History
The Junior School was built in 1963, during the major expansion of the college's facilities in the 1960's.
Initially the junior school catered for years 5-7 in the Western Australian education system, but this was altered in 2000, when the college decided to cater for students from years 4-7.
[edit] Campus
The Junior School ()[2] is located on a 62.4 hectare (160 acre) property with 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) of water frontage along the north bank of the Canning River.[3] The area falls within the Manning ward of the City of South Perth. All of the land belongs to the school which manages and funds the entire area - including the Mount Henry Peninsula.[4]
The campus is comprised of a number of buildings and sporting facilities necessary for the day to day educational needs of the students. Some of these buildings are of historical significance - including the Chapel, which is listed with the Heritage Council of Western Australia.[5] Most of the buildings and sporting fields are named after significant people in the college's foundation and history.[6]
[edit] Student Life
The College is split into a three-tier education system comprising of; the junior school (years 4-7), middle school (years 8 and 9) and the senior school (years 10-12).[7] The junior school is located on the same site, but is completely separate from the middle and senior school.[8]
[edit] Academic studies
The college offers a range of academic pursuits for students, and also gives awards such as academic colours, subject awards and the dux award, which are given at an annual presentation night.[7]
The Monte Cassino program, an extension and enrichment program available to boys in years 6 and 7, was introduced in 2005.[9] The program is named after the monastery in Italy at which Saint Thomas Aquinas began his learning journey.[10]
[edit] Sport
Aquinas College along with nine other inderpendant schools in Perth, Western Australia was a founding member of the Junior School Heads Association of Australia]] in 1962.
Within the JSHAA the school competes in inter-school sport against other schools, which is typically made up of the junior schools of other Public Schools Association (PSA) schools. Once boys enter the senior school, they will discontine JSHAA sport, and move into PSA sport, which is generally regarded as the toughest sporting competition in Western Australia
[edit] House system
Aquinas College Junior School shares the same houses as the rest of Aquinas College. This comprises eight houses: Bryan, Clune, Edmund, Egan, Glowrey, Quinlan, Redmond and Treacy.
[edit] References
- ^ Aquinas College Day & Boarding Fees 2007 (accessed:14-02-2007)
- ^ Aquinas College. Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government. (accessed:17-03-2007)
- ^ City of South Perth - Municipal Heritage Inventory Listed Places in Precinct 13 (accessed:10-03-2007)
- ^ South Perth Council Meeting Agenda, September 26, 2006 (accessed:14-02-2007)
- ^ Heritage Council of Western Australia (accessed:14-02-2007)
- ^ Aquinas College Student Diary 2003
- ^ a b Aquinas College Annual 2004
- ^ Aquinas College Student Diary 2006 - Semester 2
- ^ The Aquinian Newsletter - 2004, Term 4, Week 7
- ^ Aquinas College Website - Junior School Education Page (accessed:14-02-2007)
[edit] Further reading
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Main Articles Related Organisations Previous Headmasters and Important Figures Campus Contribute to Aquinas College, Perth! Add to this section! |
- Florey, Cecil (2000), Canning Bridge to Clontarf: An Historical Journey Along Manning Road
- Florey, Cecil (1995), Peninsular City: A Social history of the City of South Perth
- Massam, Katharine (1998). On High Ground: Images of One Hundred Years at Aquinas College, Western Australia University of Western Australia Press ISBN 1876268050
