John XXIII College, Perth
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| John XXIII College | |
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| Established | 1977 |
| School Type | Private, Co-educational |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Key People | Mrs Anne Fry (Principal) |
| School Fees | A$4,908 p.a.[1] |
| Location | Mount Claremont, W.A, Australia  Australia |
| Colours | Navy-Blue/Yellow |
| Homepage | www.johnxxiii.edu.au |
John XXIII College is a Catholic co-educational school in Perth, Western Australia. The school provides education from kindergarten to year twelve students.
The college is the result of the merger in 1977 of the Jesuit Saint Louis boys school spread over different campuses (first opened in 1938) and Loreto Convent girls school (first opened in 1897). In 1986 the school was relocated to its present site in Mount Claremont.
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[edit] School Sports
John XXIII College offers a wide range of sports. Annual sports carnivals include Athletics, Cross country and Swimming. John XXIII provide many sporting opportunities including; Rowing, Swimming, Rugby, Athletics, Football, Basketball, Soccer, Cross Country, Netball and many more. Among the school's alumni is Australian swimmer and world record holder Eamon Sullivan; this year John XXIII saw two students best three of Sullivan's school swimming records, one of them by one second, in the inter-house swimming carnival.[citation needed]
[edit] House System
There are six houses at John XXIII, they are named as follows;
- Campion House (Purple)
- Koolyangarra House (Green)
- Loreto House (Blue)
- Loyola House (White)
- St Louis House (Red)
- Ward House (Yellow)
[edit] Notable Alumni
Some of John XXIII's former students include:
- Eamon Sullivan: World Record Holder - 50m freestyle
- Matt Saraceni: Action Battle Team from Nova 93.7 FM
[edit] Student Representative Council
At John XXIII, there is a representative council for the students, built up of elected student body members. The head boy and head girl, house captains, and specialist captains make up this body.
