Aquinas Catholic College, Menai
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| name = Aquinas Catholic College, Menai
| logo = Aquinas Menai Logo.jpg
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| motto = Enlivened by the Spirit
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| address = Anzac Road
| town = Menai
| state = New South Wales
| postcode = 2234
| country = Australia
| coordinates = {{Coord|34|1|9|S|151|1|16|E|region:AU-NSW_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Australia Sydney
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of school in Sydney
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| type = Private, systemic high school
| religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic
| established = {{Start date|1993}}
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| oversight = Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
| principal = James Clancy
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| years = 7–12
| gender = Co-educational
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| enrolment = 1,094 (2018){{cite web |title=Aquinas Catholic College, Menai, NSW |url=https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/43492 |website=My School |publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority |accessdate=9 July 2019}}
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| houses = {{Unbulleted list|{{Color box|Blue}} MacKillop|{{Color box|Green}} LaSalle|{{Color box|Gold}} Nagle|{{Color box|Red}} Rice}}
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| website = {{URL|https://aquinasmenai.syd.catholic.edu.au/}}
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Aquinas Catholic College, Menai is a private, Roman Catholic, co-educational, systemic high school in Menai, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1993 and is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney.
Extracurricular activities
The school offers a range of extracurricular activities including cricket, Australian rules football, rugby league, oz-tag, rugby union, football, debating, public speaking, music, drama, athletics, swimming, basketball, netball, cross country running, waterpolo, chess and volleyball.
= House system =
The school has a house system of four houses which are named after a Catholic historical figure and represented by a colour.{{cite web |title=The house system |url=http://www.aquinasmenai.catholic.edu.au/the-house-system.html |website=Aquinas Catholic College, Menai |accessdate=10 March 2019}} Students are allocated to a house then placed into a vertically streamed pastoral class which is led by two elected year twelve senior house leaders. They compete for the House Cup in a variety of events.
The houses are:
- MacKillop — named after Mary MacKillop and represented by the colour blue
- LaSalle — named after Jean-Baptiste de La Salle and represented by the colour green
- Nagle — named after Nano Nagle and represented by the colour gold
- Rice — named after Edmund Ignatius Rice and represented by the colour red
Notable alumni
- Blayke Brailey, rugby league footballer
- Jayden Brailey, rugby league footballer
- Kyle Flanagan, rugby league footballer
- Jordan Holmes, professional footballer
- James Roumanos, rugby league footballer
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://aquinasmenai.syd.catholic.edu.au/}}
Category:Catholic secondary schools in Sydney
Category:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
Category:Educational institutions established in 1993
Category:1993 establishments in Australia
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