History

All Saints Catholic Senior College, is a co-educational secondary school

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Private

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 located at Casula

Casula, New South Wales

Casula is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Casula is located 35 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool....

, New South Wales

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, Australia

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. The school was founded in 1987.

The school is an extension of All Saints Primary, All Saints Catholic Boys College

All Saints Catholic Boys College

All Saints Catholic Boys College, is an all day Roman Catholic school founded in Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales in 1954.The college is adjacent to All Saints Catholic Girls College and primary school. The school was originally called Patrician Brothers College,Liverpool. The majority of the...

 and All Saints Catholic Girls College which are located in the Liverpool CBD. All Saints Catholic Senior College caters only to Higher School Certificate (New South Wales) students, Year 11 and 12 are the only grades taught at the school. The College motto is "Striving for Excellence".

Construction began in January 2007 on a multipurpose hall and five additional classrooms to meet increasing enrolment needs and an expected expansion of the school curriculum. The multipurpose hall was in part meant to allow for school assemblies and other large meetings indoors (the school had been holding those events in a covered, outdoor basketball court).

On Saturday 1 November 2003 (All Saint's Day) arson destroyed the main office and all staff rooms of the school. Five vehicles responded to the 1:30 a.m. report. Firefighters battled the flames for more than an hour.

College Patrons

The Patron Saints of the college are:

• Father Oscar Romero (1917–1980)
• Mother Teresa Of Calcuta (1910–1997)

Vision Statement

All Saints Catholic Senior College, in giving expression to Gospel values, exists to extend to the members of our College community the challenge to recognise and accept our potential.

• Spiritually
• Intellectually
• Socially

In so doing, we will, in all things, be " Striving for Excellence ".

Mission Statement

It is the mission of all members of our College community to create a school environment characterised by justice, hospitality, love, compassion, acceptance, good humour and generosity. To give expression to these values, we choose Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Father Oscar Romero as our primary patrons and models of Christian living.

In a spirit of affirmation and celebration, we are a community which daily creates a school climate of openness and friendship, all in the spirit of the Gospel values which were exhibited in the lives of Oscar Romero and Mother Teresa. A distinctive mark of our College is a commitment to those in need and our awareness of, and response to, the consequences of economic and social injustice.

Priorities

In order to fulfil our Mission, our priorities at All Saints Catholic Senior College are:

• Religious and Spiritual Dimension of the College
• Curriculum Development and Teaching Practice
• Students' Development and Academic Achievement
• Pastoral Care within the College
• Partnership between the College and Wider Community
• Facilities, Resources and Management

Science Blocks

In 2010, Construction started for a new science block, that will allow the students to pursue even greater paths in their career than the current science block. This science block was completed for use in the closing months of the same year.

The block consists of specialised 4 labs (L1, L2, L3, L4) for each of the science subjects taught; Senior Science, Physics, Biology, Chemistry but are not limited to these subjects where other courses such as Engineering are also taught.

The science block also contains of an Assistant's Lab where the Lab Assistant prepares and formulates the equipment and chemicals required by the students and teachers during the course. Within this "No Student Access" Lab houses the Storage Rooms/Areas where numerous cabinets and shelving units hold all the utilities utilised in these courses by the school.

External links

http://www.allsaintscasula.catholic.edu.au/home.htm

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