St Philip's College (Australia)

St Philip's College is a private, coeducational school in Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory of Australia. St Philip's is a Uniting Church co-educational Boarding and Day School for students in Years 7 - 12. The school motto is 'To Strive, To Seek, To Care'.

The College is a member of the Round Square organisation and has a widely regarded Outdoor Education and Performing Arts program. St Philip's also performs well in overall academic results, with students consistently scoring highly in the NTCE and TER rankings. Notably, Edward Tikoft, a senior student at St Philip's College, achieved the highest overall ranking out of all NTCE students in the state in 2008.^[1]

Facilities

The college is situated on a single campus (a short distance north of the Alice Springs town centre and ANZAC Hill). St Philip's facilities include The Minnamurra Hall, Bruce Reid Sports Centre with a rock climbing wall, one polished wooden basketball court (including volleyball adaptability), two other courts for the primary use of tennis and volleyball and a cricket net equipped with a bowling machine. Other facilities include the Swag Chapel, Fred McKay Education Centre and the brand new Science and Food Technology building which includes the Rivergum Cafe.

House system

Students are grouped into six different pastoral care "Houses" which compete throughout the year in Interschool sporting events, academic results and other such competitive events. The six houses are:

• McKay
• Rolland
• Flynn
• Partridge
• Griffiths
• Topsy Smith

References

External links

• St Philip's College Homepage
• St Philip's College Outdoor Education Homepage
• Round Square Homepage