Mount Saint Patrick College

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Mount St Patrick College
Location
143 Murwillumbah Street, Murwillumbah, New South Wales Australia 28°19′34″S 153°23′38″E / 28.326030°S 153.393869°E / -28.326030; 153.393869
Information
Other name	Mt St Patrick College
Former name	Mt St Patrick Regional High School
Type	Independent co-educational secondary day school
Motto	Latin: In Hoc Signo Spes Mea (In this sign is my hope)
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Patron saint	Saint Patrick
Established	1926; 100 years ago (1926)
Founders	Presentation Sisters
Oversight	Roman Catholic Diocese of Lismore
Principal	Gavin Dykes
Years	7–12
Enrolment	900+
Colors	Blue and yellow
Website	http://www.mursclism.catholic.edu.au/

Mount Saint Patrick College, also known as Mt Saint Patrick College, is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school, located in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, operating within the system administered by the Lismore Catholic Education Office, a subsidiary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lismore.

History

Mt St Patrick caters to students in Year 7 to Year 12. It was opened in 1926 by the Presentation Sisters and was administered and staffed by them until 1989. It derives its name from St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, whose feast day is celebrated by both the college and local communities. In 1966, following the closure of other local Catholic secondary schools, the school became known as Mt St Patrick Regional High School, with 192 enrolled students. The appointment of the school's first lay Principal in 1990 ended 64 years of leadership by the Presentation Sisters, leading to the renaming of the school in 1998 to Mt St Patrick College. In 2011 the Australian Government's Economic Stimulus Package enabled the opening of the St Mary of the Cross Science and Language Centre. A record enrolment of 695 students was recorded in 2012. On 15 March 2013, the Gilbey Multipurpose Centre was officially opened, costing $6,230,256.

Notable alumni

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• Luke Covell, a former rugby league football player, in the NRL and New Zealand international codes
• PJ Hogan, an Australian film director
• Anthony Laffranchi, a former rugby league football player, in the NRL, Super League and Italian international codes
• Damien Quinn, a former rugby league football player, in the NRL, Super League code
• Kate Wilson, an Australian Paralympic swimmer

See also

• Catholic education in Australia
• List of non-government schools in New South Wales
• List of schools in the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast

References

External links

• Official Mt St Patrick's College Website