All Saints College, St Joseph's Campus
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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. Joseph's is one of the oldest schools in New South Wales, and in Australia
. The Sisters of St. Joseph, founded by Fr Julian Tension Woods, established their first school at Lochinvar
in 1883.
The first lay principal was H Hemphill (1990–1994) followed Michael Healy in 1995, who left the school at the end of 2004. Peter Hamill was the next principal until 2005. The current principal is Paul Greeves and the Deputies are Robert Seymour and Bryan Maher.
The Campus motto is "Vigor in Ardius Crescat" which in Latin
for "May your strength increase in difficulties".
. Up and coming Newcastle Knights forward Joel Edwards attended the school.
The Rugby League sides are quite successful as they are coached by a former NRL player, Scott Asimus.
New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
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. The school was created in 1990 by the amalgamation of Catholic secondary schools
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
in the area, St. Joseph's, St. Peter's and St. Mary's in 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...
.
St. Joseph's is one of the oldest schools in New South Wales, and in 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...
. The Sisters of St. Joseph, founded by Fr Julian Tension Woods, established their first school at 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....
in 1883.
The first lay principal was H Hemphill (1990–1994) followed Michael Healy in 1995, who left the school at the end of 2004. Peter Hamill was the next principal until 2005. The current principal is Paul Greeves and the Deputies are Robert Seymour and Bryan Maher.
The Campus motto is "Vigor in Ardius Crescat" which in Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
for "May your strength increase in difficulties".
School life
The school day at St Joseph's Lochinvar starts at 8:50 am and ends at 3:20pm. The students attend 6 periods from Monday to Thursday and only 4 on Friday as they attend sport every Friday afternoon. Every second Friday morning the school leaders hold a whole school assembly under the COLA (Covered Outdoor Learning Area) which was constructed in mid 2009.Sport
St Joseph's is renowned for its sporting programs, particularly in regards to Rugby LeagueRugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
. Up and coming Newcastle Knights forward Joel Edwards attended the school.
The Rugby League sides are quite successful as they are coached by a former NRL player, Scott Asimus.