St Patrick's Marist College
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St. Patrick's Marist College (abbreviated as SPMC), is a private Roman Catholic co-educational school located in Dundas, a suburb of Sydney, Australia.
St. Patrick's Marist College | |
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Location | |
Australia | |
Coordinates | 33°48′1″S 151°2′52″E |
Information | |
Type | Secondary school |
Motto | Latin: Esto Fidelis (Be Faithful[1]) |
Religious affiliation(s) | |
Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
Established | 8 April 1872; 152 years ago (1872-04-08) (in The Rocks) |
Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
Oversight | Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Parramatta |
Principal | Paul Ryan |
Years | 7–12 |
Enrolment | c. 1000 (2020) |
Colour(s) | Bottle green and gold[1] |
Affiliations | Metropolitan Catholic Schools |
Website | www |
The college was founded by the Marist Brothers as a primary school catering for boys at Harrington Street in The Rocks in 1872. This leaves the college with the distinction of being the oldest school in Australia under the charge of the teaching Brothers[2] and marks it as Australia's first Marist school. It is also one of the nation's oldest Catholic secondary schools.[3] The College moved to its current site in 1962[4] and as of today, it provides education for approximately 1,000 students from Year 7 to Year 12.
The college is a member of the Association of Marist Schools of Australia (AMSA)[5] and the Metropolitan Catholic Schools.[6] It is administered by the Catholic Education Office of the Diocese of Parramatta.