All Saints College, Maitland
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All Saints College is a Catholic
co-educational secondary
day school
situated in the Hunter Region NSW Australia
. It is a Systemic
Catholic School and part of the Catholic Schools Office of Maitland-Newcastle. The college has three campuses:
and St Peter’s were to be Years 7-10 and St Mary’s Years 11-12. The three schools began to operate in their current co-educational format in 1992.
The St Mary's and St Peter's Campuses are situated in the heart of Maitland
whereas the St Joseph's campus is situated 8 km from Maitland
in the rural area of Lochinvar
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Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
co-educational secondary
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
situated in the Hunter Region NSW Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is a Systemic
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
Catholic School and part of the Catholic Schools Office of Maitland-Newcastle. The college has three campuses:
- St Mary's Campus Maitland (Years 11-12)
- St Peter's Campus Maitland (Years 7-10)
- St Joseph’s LochinvarAll Saints College, St Joseph's CampusAll Saints College. St. Joseph's Campus is a coeducational secondary day school catering for years 7 to 10, based in New South Wales, Australia. The school was created in 1990 by the amalgamation of Catholic secondary schools in the area, St. Joseph's, St. Peter's and St. Mary's in Maitland.St....
(Years 7-10)
History
In September 1990 Bishop Leo Clarke (The Bishop of the Diocese of Maitland Newcastle Diocese) announced that the three local single sexed Catholic High Schools would become co-educational, and united under the banner of All Saints College. St Joseph’sAll Saints College, St Joseph's Campus
All Saints College. St. Joseph's Campus is a coeducational secondary day school catering for years 7 to 10, based in New South Wales, Australia. The school was created in 1990 by the amalgamation of Catholic secondary schools in the area, St. Joseph's, St. Peter's and St. Mary's in Maitland.St....
and St Peter’s were to be Years 7-10 and St Mary’s Years 11-12. The three schools began to operate in their current co-educational format in 1992.
The St Mary's and St Peter's Campuses are situated in the heart of Maitland
Maitland, New South Wales
Maitland is a city in the Lower Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council, situated on the Hunter River approximately by road north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle...
whereas the St Joseph's campus is situated 8 km from Maitland
Maitland, New South Wales
Maitland is a city in the Lower Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council, situated on the Hunter River approximately by road north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle...
in the rural area of Lochinvar
Lochinvar, New South Wales
Lochinvar is a small town in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia in Maitland City Council. It is named after Lochinvar, a loch in southern Scotland....
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