Xavier College
| Xavier College | |
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| Location | |
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Kew & Brighton, Victoria Australia |
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| Coordinates | 37°48′44″S 145°1′54″E / 37.81222°S 145.03167°ECoordinates: 37°48′44″S 145°1′54″E / 37.81222°S 145.03167°E |
| Information | |
| Type |
Independent, Day and Boarding |
| Motto |
Latin: Sursum Corda (Lift up your hearts) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic, Jesuit |
| Established | 1878 |
| Chairman | Frank Peck |
| Rector | Fr Chris Middleton SJ |
| Principal | Chris Hayes |
| Years offered | P–12 |
| Gender |
Co-educational (P-4), Boys (5-12) |
| Enrolment | 2,080 |
| Colour(s) | Cardinal and Black |
| Website | www.xavier.vic.edu.au |
Xavier College is a Roman Catholic, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, founded in 1872 by the Society of Jesus, with its main campus located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Classes started in 1878.
The college is part of the international network of Jesuit schools begun in Messina, Sicily in 1548. Originally an all-boys school, the College now offers co-education until Year 4, and an all-boys environment from then on. In 2011 the school had 2,085 students on roll, including 76 boarders.
The school is in the Archdiocese of Melbourne, and is affiliated with the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA), and the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS).
In December 2010 The Age reported that, based on the number of alumni who had received a top Order of Australia honour, Xavier College ranked equal tenth among Australian schools.
Grant Thomas described the school as 'the best-connected school in Melbourne'. Its notable alumni include, two State Governors, two Deputy Prime Ministers, one State Premier, two Deputy Premiers and numerous Supreme Court Justices.
What is now called "The Senior Campus" is located in Barkers Road, Kew, 8 kilometres (5 miles) from the centre of Melbourne. The foundation stone of the campus was laid in 1872 and the school began formally in 1878 on land known originally as Mornane's Paddock. Founded as a Jesuit school, it was originally named St Francis Xavier's College. Construction continued during the school's early years, with the main oval added in 1883, and the West Wing and Great Hall in 1890. In 1900, Xavier replaced St Patrick's College in East Melbourne as the only Catholic institution among the six Associated Public Schools at that time. A Memorial Chapel on the Senior Campus was constructed in memory of Old Xaverians killed in the First World War, opening in 1934.
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