St Paul's College, Kempsey

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St Paul's College
Location
Sea Street, West Kempsey, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	31°03′40″S 152°49′24″E / 31.061039°S 152.823261°E / -31.061039; 152.823261Coordinates: 31°03′40″S 152°49′24″E / 31.061039°S 152.823261°E / -31.061039; 152.823261
Information
Type	Independent co-educational secondary day school
Motto	Let Your Light Shine
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Established	1965; 57 years ago (1965)
Principal	David Johns
Years	7-12
Enrollment	c. 1,000
Colour(s)	Light and dark blue
Website	www.kmpslism.catholic.edu.au

St Paul's College is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school, located in West Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia. The school caters for students in Year 7 to Year 12.

History[]

St. Paul's College Kempsey was established in 1965 after 30 years of planning. Classes commenced at St. Paul’s on the 8th of February, 1965, with 87 boys from classes 5, 6 and 1st form. In 1968 the school was established for students from Year 5 to fourth form.

In 1973 St Pius X Regional High School was built on the eastern side of the St Paul's site. The two schools were administered separately but shared a library and other facilities. In 1980 the two schools were amalgamated and became Macleay Regional Catholic High School. In 1985, the name of the school was reverted back to its original name, St. Paul’s College, and the motto "Let Your Light Shine" was adopted.

1991 marked the first Year 11 students and in 2000 the first four stream Year 7 class began.

School badge[]

The badge incorporates features of the former St Pius X and St Paul's badges. A shield with two tone blue and the Macleay Valley. In the upper right section there is a small replica of the St Paul's badge with the Chi Rho, the Southern Cross and Mary's emblem.

Sport houses[]

At St Paul's College there are four sporting houses:

Notable achievements[]

• Australian Training Awards – School Pathways to VET Award, 2020
• First place HSC Investigating Science, 2020

Notable school community members[]

• Joe Robinson, Guitarist and winner of Australia's Got Talent, Season 2. Former student of St Paul's
• Albert Kelly, Rugby League player (Hull Kingston Rovers). Kelly also attended Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown
• Aiden Tolman, Rugby League player (Canterbury Bulldogs)

See also[]

• List of Catholic schools in New South Wales
• Catholic education in Australia

References[]

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