Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Principal Paul Clohesy Mascot N/A Phone +61 2 6672 2340 Color Blue, Yellow, Red, Green | Established 1926 Enrolment 600+ Number of students 723 Founded 1926 | |
Type Private Co-Educational Catholic School Address 143 Murwillumbah St, Murwillumbah NSW 2484, Australia Motto In Hoc Signo Spes Mea (In This Sign Is My Hope) Similar MT ST Patrick Primary S, Sathya Sai Primary School, Murwillu Public School, Murwillu High School, Wollumbin High School | ||
Mount Saint Patrick College is a co-educational Secondary College in Murwillumbah, Australia, operating within the system administered by the Catholic Education Office.
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History
Mt St Patrick is a co-educational Secondary College operating within the system administered by the Catholic Education Office. It caters to grades 7-12. It was opened in 1926 by the Presentation Sisters and was administered and staffed by them until 1989. It derives its name from St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, whose feast day is celebrated by both the College and local communities. In 1966, following the closure of other local Catholic secondary schools, the school became known as Mt St Patrick Regional High School, with 192 enrolled students. The appointment of the school's first lay Principal in 1990 ended 64 years of leadership by the Presentation Sisters, leading to the renaming of the school in 1998 to Mt St Patrick College. In 2011 the Australian Government's Economic Stimulus Package enabled the opening of the St Mary of the Cross Science and Language Centre. A record enrolment of 695 students was recorded in 2012. On the 15th of March 2013, the Gilbey Multipurpose Centre was officially opened, costing $6,230,256.
College Houses
Students are divided into four houses. Each house is named after a person or place significant to the college and its establishment. The houses are; Lucan (Green), Nagle (Gold), Loreto (Blue) and Lisieux (Red). The houses compete for the St Patrick's Champion House Trophy which is presented to the winning house on St Patrick's Day every year. The winning house is determined by the accumulated points each house receives through sporting and academic achievements of each of its students.