Newman College, Perth

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Newman College
Newman College Logo.png
Newman College Grounds.jpg
Location
Floreat & Churchlands
,
Western Australia

Australia
Coordinates31°55′26″S 115°47′11″E / 31.9239°S 115.7865°E / -31.9239; 115.7865Coordinates: 31°55′26″S 115°47′11″E / 31.9239°S 115.7865°E / -31.9239; 115.7865
Information
TypePrivate, co-educational
MottoShine through All[1]
DenominationCatholic
Established1984
PrincipalJohn Orwell Finneran
Employees~75
GradesPK-Y12
Number of students561 (as of 7 Dec 2021)
CampusesMarian Campus (PK-2)

Lavalla Campus (3-6)

Marcellin Campus (7-12)
Colour(s)Royal blue and sky blue    
SloganEducating In the Marist tradition
Fight songThe Mystic Didgeridoo
Websitewww.newman.wa.edu.au

Newman College is a pre K–12 co-educational Catholic school which operates in the Marist tradition. It is currently a joint governed college with the governors being the Archbishop of Perth, Archbishop Barry Hickey, and the Provincial of the Marist Brothers of the Southern Province of Australia, Brother Paul Gilchrist. The college is a foundation member of the Association of Marist Schools of Australia (AMSA).

Name[]

The college name is derived from that of the English scholar and philosopher, Saint John Henry Newman (1801–1890), a man who spent half of his life an Anglican and the latter half a Catholic. His influence upon both churches continues to this day.

Location[]

As of 19 October 2019, the current college enrollment numbers are 1,859 and students are split across three campuses.[2] The Kindergarten to Year 2 students are located on the Marian Campus in Floreat, the year 3-6 students are located on the Lavalla Campus in Churchlands and the year 7-12 students on the Marcellin Campus in Churchlands.[3]

Primary[]

The Primary part of Newman College is situated on two campuses. Marian Campus, catering for students in pre-kindergarten to Year 2. The Lavalla Campus at Churchlands caters for years 3 to 6, is adjacent to the Marcellin Campus, years 7-12.

Secondary[]

Year 7 is the first year for students who move from primary to secondary. Along with those who come from the primary school are those who come from the multiple feeder schools. The secondary campus of Newman College is the Marcellin Campus. it is on the western side of the site on which both the Lavalla and Marcellin Campuses are located. The Marcellin campus is served by public transport and school buses.

The school started construction on a revamped learning Hub at the end of 2019 and was finished 2021 at the start of the school year.[4]

at the start of term 3 2021 the brand new Learning hub building was destroyed by flooding water due to poor construction and cheap material used in the building

The Hub has started repairs due to be finished in early 2022.

Academic status[]

Year % WACE graduation Median ATAR % Above 90 ATAR State ranking (WA)
2016 92% 84.5 13% 31
2017 96.2% 79.6 16% 77
2018 96.8% 80.2 17% 73
2019 97% 83.5 19% 68
2020 91% 82.7 11% 72
2021 89% 76.8 7% 98
2022 95% 80.6 15% 77

Notable alumni[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Newman College". Newman College. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  2. ^ https://apps.det.wa.edu.au/publicreports/SchoolsListGrouped0860.pdf
  3. ^ https://www.newman.wa.edu.au/our-school/college-maps/
  4. ^ https://www.newman.wa.edu.au/our-school/learning-hub/. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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