St Paul's International College
St. Paul's International College | |
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Location | |
Moss Vale, New South Wales Australia | |
Coordinates | 34°32′58″S 150°22′06″E / 34.5495°S 150.3682°ECoordinates: 34°32′58″S 150°22′06″E / 34.5495°S 150.3682°E |
Information | |
Type | Independent, Co-education, Day school, Secondary, Day & Boarding |
Motto |
Omnibus Omnia All to All |
Denomination | Catholic |
Established | 1986 |
Director | Angelina Fong |
Headmaster | Anthony Kenna |
Grades | 7-12 |
Campus | 20 acres |
Colour(s) |
Royal Blue, Grey & Light Blue |
Website | http://www.spic.nsw.edu.au/ |
St. Paul's International College (formerly known as Aurora College) is a secondary, private, day and boarding school.
St. Paul's International College caters to Australian and overseas students, with the majority of students coming from Asian countries.
History
Built in 1878, Elm Court House was purchased in 1891 by the Dominican Nuns of West Maitland, who opened an all girls school on 2 February 1891 known as Mount St. Mary's Convent School. Later becoming known as the Dominican Convent school.
On 22 October 1984 it was purchased by the Sisters of St Paul de Chartres opening in 1986 as Aurora College. In 1997 Sister Angelina Fong arrived as School Director and changed its name from Aurora College to St Paul’s International College.
St Paul's was initially a senior secondary school catering for years 11 and 12 (ages 17 and 18). In 2009 enrolment was open for years 9 and 10 (aged 15 and 16), and in 2012 for years 7 and 8 (ages 13 and 14).
Campus
St. Paul's International College is situated on 20 acres of landscaped gardens in the central township of Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 1.5 hours south of Sydney.
Subjects
The College has a range of subjects :
- Religion
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- History
- Language (Chinese)
- Geography
- Commerce
- Technology and Applied Studies
- Creative Arts (Visual Arts & Music)
- Personal Development, Health & Physical Education
- Economics
- Business Studies
- Legal Studies
- Information Technology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Visual Arts
- Chinese for Background Speakers
- Chinese for Beginners