St John Bosco College
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St John Bosco College is a Roman Catholic, co-educational, secondary, day school, located in Engadine, a southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The college was founded in 1978 under the name St John Bosco High School.
| Saint John Bosco College | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Engadine Sydney, NSW, 2233, Australia |
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| Information | |
| Principal | Fr B. Graham SDB |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Houses | Chisholm, Savio, Mackillop, Dunlea |
| School type | Catholic, Private |
| Grades | 7 - 12 |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 6 |
| Motto | Gaudium et Spes |
| Patron saint(s) | Saint John Bosco |
| Nickname | Bosco |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Feeder schools | Saint John Bosco Primary |
| Homepage | http://www.bosco.nsw.edu.au/ |
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[edit] History
The school was built after many years of planning and effort by the Parish Priest, Fr John Briffa SDB, and a group of parishioners. The School principal has always been a Salesian Priest. The methods of teaching at the school are based on John Bosco's theories of education.
The school was a Years 7 to 10, co-educational school under the name St John Bosco High School until 1998 when the school accepted it's first year 11 students and was renamed St John Bosco College.
[edit] Patron
The patron of the college is Saint John Bosco.
[edit] Motto
The motto of the college is Gaudium et Spes ("Joy and Hope") The motto is an extract from the "Pastoral Constitution On The Church In The Modern World"
The joy and hope, the grief and anguish of the people of our time, especially of those who are poor or afflicted in any way, are the joy and the hope, the grief and anguish of the followers of Christ as well ... Nothing that is genuinely human fails to find an echo in their hearts.
[edit] Badge
The college badge has a plain white cross with the words "Bosco" which the school is commonly referred to and "Gaudium Et Spes" (The school motto Joy and Hope)
[edit] House Banners
As of 2008 new house banners were introduced to the school. These banners were chosen from a banner making competition and replaced the old house flags. Along with the new banners every student was given badges for their house with the image of their houses banner.
[edit] Construction work
In 2006 a new classroom block the Ciantar Block, named after Fr Joseph Ciantar who was the pioneer of the Salesian Mission in Engadine was completed as well as a basketball court called the Reichel Court which was named in memory of the late teacher Mr Chris Reichel which was built using a sum of money he left to the school.
