La Salle College, Perth

La Salle College
Location
Middle Swan, WA
Australia  Australia
Coordinates 31°52′44″S 116°00′17″E / 31.8790°S 116.0046°E / -31.8790; 116.0046Coordinates: 31°52′44″S 116°00′17″E / 31.8790°S 116.0046°E / -31.8790; 116.0046
Information
Type Catholic, Co-educational
Motto Deo Duce God our Leader
Established 1954
Principal Wayne Bull
Enrolment 1400
Colour(s) red, green and gold
Website lasalle.wa.edu.au

La Salle College is a Roman Catholic co-educational secondary school in Middle Swan, Western Australia, an eastern suburb of Perth. It caters for approximately 1400 Year 7-12 students, including about 40 Aboriginal boarding students from regional and remote Western Australia.[1]

History

From humble beginnings in 1954, with only 61 male students, three De La Salle Brothers from the Eastern Australian states opened De La Salle College.

La Salle College - Crest

Faced with declining vocations, the Brothers returned to the Eastern States at the end of 1971. A College Board of Management was appointed by the Archbishop and Brother Fitzhardinge, a Christian Brother, was appointed Headmaster. The name of the school was changed to La Salle College. In 1973 the girls from St Brigid’s Convent were relocated to the College resulting in La Salle becoming one of the first co-educational schools within Catholic education in WA.

Uniform

The La Salle College Uniform is compulsory for all students attending the college. During term one and four, students are expected to wear their full college summer uniform, whereas in term two and three, students are expected to wear their full college winter uniform.

The full college winter and summer uniform incorporates the school colors - red, green and gold.

The winter uniform consist of grey trouser pants for boys and a grey pleated skirt with grey tights for girls. Both genders are expected to wear the white button down college shirt with the red, green and gold striped tie and the dark green college blazer. The red jumper is optional for students.

The La Salle College summer uniform for boys and girls. This uniform is expected to be worn throughout term one and four, during the school year.

As seen in the image on the right, the summer uniform consists of grey shorts for boys with the white button-down college shirt (tie optional) and for the girls, a dark green, pleated dress.

All students must wear black leather lace up shoes, have neat and tidy hair that is kept off the collar, one simple stud-earring, no visible tattoos and all skirt lengths must be on/just above the knee.[2]

The College Prayer

The College prayer was written by Daniel Webb, Daniel Ryan and Emily Webb in 2008. The College prayer is an important aspect of La Salle College, and is spoken at every mass, assembly, special event and the annual college presentation night. The prayer focuses on the four foundations upon which the college is built. These include, a strong sense of community, a rich pastrol care system, a nurturing spiritual environment and a commitment to excellence. [3]

Facilities

La Salle College is made up of buildings that were constructed in the 1950s and the 21st century. Today the original buildings coexist with contemporary facilities. Facilities include:

The College is fully resourced with modern technologies and equipment to assist students in building their skills and abilities.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "La Salle College". Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ↑ La Salle College (2013). "Uniform Regulations" (PDF). La Salle College - Parent Resources. La Salle College.
  3. ↑ "The College Prayer". www.lasalle.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  4. ↑ "Facilities". www.lasalle.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
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