St. Francis Xavier College, Beaconsfield

St Francis Xavier College
St Francis Xavier College
Information
Type	Independent co-educational secondary day school
Motto	I am the Way, the Truth and the Life (John 14:6)
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Established	1978
Principal	Vincent Feeny
Years offered	7–12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	2955
Houses	Burgess; Gallagher; McDonagh; McKenna; Schneider; Synan; Thomas; White;
Colour(s)	Navy blue, red, white, gold
Affiliation	Southern Independent Schools
Website	www.sfx.vic.edu.au

St. Francis Xavier College is a 7–12 Catholic co-educational school in Victoria, Australia. It has over 3,000 students and has campuses in Berwick, Beaconsfield and Officer.

Sport[]

St. Francis Xavier College is a member of the Southern Independent Schools (SIS).

SIS premierships[]

St. Francis Xavier College has won the following SIS senior premierships.^[1]^[2]

Combined:

Athletics (7) - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013

Boys:

Basketball (3) - 2003, 2009, 2019
Cricket (7) - 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2015, 2016
Football (12) - 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019
Soccer (6) - 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020

Girls:

Basketball (8) - 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018
Football (5) - 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018
Netball (11) - 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019
Soccer (3) - 2015, 2016, 2020

Controversy[]

A 2020 article by Herald Sun Australia reported that a 13 year old female student of the school received injuries including a concussion, ripped out hair and bruising after being beaten and stomped by a group of Sudanese students in a schoolyard attack which had been filmed by another student and since went viral on social media.^[3]

Notable former students[]

Steven Salopek-AFL footballer
Jake Aarts- AFL footballer
Tyanna Smith- AFLW player
Georgia Gee-AFLW player

References[]

^ "Archives". www.sis.org.au. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ "Carnival Archives". www.sis.org.au. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ Delibasic, Suzan (21 June 2020). "St Francis Xavier Beaconsfield College: Hampton Park teen bashed by group of Sudanese girls". Herald Sun Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

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[1] "Archives". www.sis.org.au. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[2] "Carnival Archives". www.sis.org.au. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[Herald_Sun_2020-3] Delibasic, Suzan (21 June 2020). "St Francis Xavier Beaconsfield College: Hampton Park teen bashed by group of Sudanese girls". Herald Sun Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

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