John XXIII College | |
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Mount Claremont, WA, Australia | |
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Type | Private, Co-educational |
Motto | Seek justice |
Denomination | Catholic |
Established | 1977 |
Principal | Anne Fry |
Colour(s) | Navy-Blue/Yellow |
Website | 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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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, and netball. Among the school's alumni is Australian swimmer and world record holder Eamon Sullivan. In 2008, John XXIII students beat two of Sullivan's school swimming records in the inter-house swimming carnival.[1]
There are six houses at John XXIII, named as follows:
Some of John XXIII's former students include:
John XXIII's sister schools are:
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