St Patrick's College, Sutherland

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St Patrick's College, Sutherland
Image of the Grounds at St. Patrick's College, Sutherland
Location
551 President Avenue, Sutherland, Southern Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	34°02′00″S 151°03′40″E / 34.033287°S 151.061142°E / -34.033287; 151.061142
Information
Type	Independent co-educational secondary day school
Motto	Seek Wisdom in Christ
Religious affiliation(s)	Christian Brothers [[the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary]
Denomination	Roman Catholicism
Patron saint(s)	Saint Patrick
Established	1956
Founder	Congregation of Christian Brothers (CBC) Presentation Sisters (MIC)
Educational authority	New South Wales Department of Education
Principal	James Corcoran
Years	7–12
Colour(s)	Blue, white, and maroon
Feeder schools	St Patrick's Primary School
Website	www.stpatscoll.nsw.edu.au

St Patrick's College is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school, located in Sutherland, Southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The college provides a general and religious education for students from Year 7 to Year 12.

The school traces its founding to Christian Brothers College, established as an upper primary school in 1956 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers.^[1] In 1992, it merged with Mary Immaculate College, which had been founded in 1959 by the Presentation Sisters of Wagga Wagga.^[2] The school takes its name from St. Patrick's School, a primary parochial school, which had been founded in 1924 by the Sisters of Mercy of Cronulla, and of which Mary Immaculate College had been established as a secondary department.^[3]

St Patrick's College is connected to St Patrick's Catholic Parish Sutherland and St Patrick's Primary School.

There are eight college houses – Nagle (blue), Leary (gold), Rice (green) and Wiltshire (red) MacKillop! (purple), Gilroy (silver), Dunlea (orange), O’Connor (pink). The houses are named after important members of college history

Oconnor all the way

The school hymn is sung to the tune of Gustav Theodore Holst's "Jupiter" theme from The Planets (also known as "I Vow to Thee, My Country").

This includes sporting events, band, debating, public speaking, the Duke of Edinburgh Award, Social Justice and Youth Ministry.

Many students participate in internal, grade and representative sport. Various internal and grade sport includes soccer, basketball, softball, AFL, water polo, cricket, surfing, tennis, swimming, life saving, rugby, hockey, oztag, golf and many more. Representative sport is a major part of college culture with the college competing in various prestigious sporting competitions such as the SCCC (Shire Combined Catholic Colleges), SSCCC (Southern Sydney Combined Catholic Colleges) and the NSWCCC (NSW Combined Catholic Colleges). Sports such as football, AFL, rugby league, rugby union, touch, hockey, waterpolo, netball, soccer, tennis, softball, baseball, basketball and cricket are representative sports the college competes in on a yearly basis.

The St. Patrick's College bands include the Marching Band, Junior and Senior Band, Stage Band, Guitar Ensemble and Drum Squad.

The college encourages students to participate in Debating and Public Speaking. Junior and Senior teams participate regularly in the Catholic Schools Debating competition which provides students with the challenge of competing against students from a number of other Catholic Colleges.

In addition, teams have been involved in a Shire Debating competition organised by the Sutherland Rotary Club and a History Debating competition organised by the NSW Department of Education.

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award program involves three progressive levels which, when successfully completed, lead to a Bronze, Silver or Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award. There are four sections at Bronze and Silver level and five at Gold. With assistance from adult Leaders, participants select and set objectives in each of the following areas: Volunteering, Physical, Skills, Expedition and, at Gold level, Residential. Each section must be done for a minimum period of time. It must be monitored and then assessed by someone with knowledge of that particular activity to achieve an Award.

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award it has become a significant program to develop the skills of college students. Currently the college has of the largest programs on offer in NSW with an increasing demand for places each year. Students of the college may apply to commence the program in Year 9, with the opportunity to continue through to Year 12.

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  St. Patrick's College Campus
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  St. Patricks College hall foyer
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  St. Patrick's Church Sutherland
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  St. Patrick's Church Sutherland
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  St. Patrick's Church Sutherland

• Chris Downy, NSW state politician – NSW Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing 1993–1995, Liberal MP for Sutherland 1988–1997
• Alex Gersbach, professional footballer
• Kimberlee Green, netballer

• List of Catholic schools in New South Wales
• Catholic education in Australia

• Official website