St Paul's International College

St. Paul's International College
Location
Moss Vale, New South Wales
Australia Australia
Coordinates 34°32′58″S 150°22′06″E / 34.5495°S 150.3682°E / -34.5495; 150.3682Coordinates: 34°32′58″S 150°22′06″E / 34.5495°S 150.3682°E / -34.5495; 150.3682
Information
Type Independent, Co-education, Day school, Secondary, Day & Boarding
Motto Omnibus Omnia
All to All
Denomination Catholic
Established 1986
Director Angelina Fong
Heads of School Anne-Maree Scott, Andrew Laing, Sue Warburton
Grades 7-12, University Foundation Studies
Campus 8.1 hectares (20 acres)
Colour(s) Royal Blue, Grey & Light Blue
         
Website www.spic.nsw.edu.au

St. Paul's International College (formerly known as Aurora College) is a co-educational secondary, Roman Catholic independent day and boarding school located in the Southern Highlands town of Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia.

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 8.1 hectares (20 acres) of landscaped gardens in the central township of Moss Vale, 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

See also

References

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