St Aloysius Catholic College

St Aloysius Catholic College

"Strive, Believe, Achieve"
Location
Kingston Beach and Huntingfield, Tasmania
Australia Australia
Coordinates 42°59′26″S 147°19′22″E / 42.990517°S 147.322743°E / -42.990517; 147.322743Coordinates: 42°59′26″S 147°19′22″E / 42.990517°S 147.322743°E / -42.990517; 147.322743
Information
Type Private School
Denomination Catholic
Established 1960
Enrolment ~860(K-10)
Colour(s) Navy, Green & White
              
Website www.staloysius.tas.edu.au

St Aloysius Catholic College is a Catholic school in Kingston Beach and Huntingfield, southern Tasmania. It is a co-educational school providing education from Kindergarten to Grade 4 at the Kingston Beach campus and Grades 5 to 10 at the Huntingfield campus.

Campuses

Kingston Beach

Kingston Beach campus

The Kinder to Grade 4 campus, along with the Parish Church, Christ the Priest, is on a 4.5 hectare site at Kingston Beach.

Huntingfield

Huntingfield campus

The Grade 5 to 10 campus is situated at Huntingfield and was constructed during the years from 2008 - 2012 after Archbishop Adrian Doyle's acceptance of the school's proposal to extend into a Middle/Secondary School in 2007.

Vision

The College's stated vision is to provide a caring and supportive environment, where students are encouraged to grow in faith within a Catholic community and to develop their potential.[1]

History

St Aloysius Catholic College, founded in 1960 by the Sisters of Charity as St Aloysius Primary School, catered for Kindergarten to Grade 6 until 2009, when the educational capacity began expanding to cater for Grades 7 -10. The Sisters conducted the school until 2001.

In 2007, the Archbishop of Hobart, Adrian Doyle, gave approval for the primary school to extend its educational program to include Grades 7 -10 and for St Aloysius School to become St Aloysius Catholic College. The introduction of the Grades 5 -10 facilities at the Huntingfield Campus began in 2009.

The Kindergarten to Grade 4 Kingston Campus had its educational provision enhanced with the construction of the Sisters of Charity Centre, a large multi-purpose facility, and an extension to provide extra learning areas for Kindergarten staff and students. Further developments took place in early 2015.[2]

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