Corpus Christi College, Perth
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| Latin: Sequere Dominium ("Follow The Lord")[1] |
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| Established | 1983 |
| School Type | Private, Co-educational, Day school |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Key People | Ms Payne (Principal) Simon Bowen (Chairman) |
| School Fees | AU$4,491 - $4,552/year[2] |
| Location | Bateman, WA, Australia  |
| Coordinates | 32°3′23″S 115°50′34″E / 32.05639°S 115.84278°ECoordinates: 32°3′23″S 115°50′34″E / 32.05639°S 115.84278°E |
| Enrolment | ~1,070 (8-12)[3] |
| Colours | Maroon, Navy & White |
| Homepage | www.corpus.wa.edu.au |
Corpus Christi College is a private, co-educational, Catholic, Secondary College, located in Bateman, a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
Established in 1983, the College has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,070 students from Years 8 to 12 (and year 7 students as of 2009). The majority of students attending the college are drawn from the local parishes of Bateman, Willetton, Applecross, Winthrop, Riverton and Canning Vale.[3]
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[edit] History
Corpus Christi College was officially opened as a co-educational Catholic College for secondary students by the Archbishop of Perth, Sir Lancelot Goody, and the Commonwealth Minister for Finance, Mr John Dawkins, on the 17th April, 1983. It was established as the first non-order owned co-educational Catholic Secondary College in the Archdiocese of Perth by the Catholic Education Commission. From its opening it had 128, Year 8 students and 7 teaching staff which has since grown into its present numbers of 1070 students from Years 8 to 12 and staff of 130 in 2008.[4]
[edit] Campus
Corpus Christi College is situated on a single, seven hectare campus, located in suburban Bateman.
The current facilities of the College include: a chapel; library; science laboratories; an auditorium with associated music and drama facilities; computer laboratories; specialist rooms for art, craft, food technology, fabrics and textiles, materials technology, technical graphics and information communication technology; a gymnasium; oval; playing fields; and hard courts.
The College also has an Education Support Centre, for 50 students in Years 8 to 12.[3]
The College recently added a year 7 block to it facilities, in preparation for 2009.
The school recently constructed a memorial rose garden, in honor of Brayden, James, Rosy, and 3 other students who died during their time at the College
[edit] House system
As with most Australian schools, Corpus utilises a house system. There are currently four houses:
- Bateman (Red) - House Co-ordinator : Simon Messer
- Forrest (Yellow) - House Co-ordinator : Isaac Ramshaw
- Murdoch (Blue) - House Co-ordinator : Lesley MacDonald
- Winthrop (Green) - House Co-ordinator : Nicholas Guard
[edit] Alumni
- Rove McManus - Host of Rove Live, owner of production company Roving Enterprises, multi Gold Logie Award Winner
- Charmaine Dragun - Co-anchor for Channel 10 news team 2003-2007
- Shaun McManus - Fremantle Football Club player
- Garrick Ibbotson - Fremantle Football Club player
- Chris Masten - West Coast Eagles player
- Simon Black - Brisbane Lions Football Club player, 2002 Browlow Medalist
- Josh Carr - Port Adelaide Football Club player
- Matthew Carr - Retired footballer
[edit] References
- ^ "College Crest". About Corpus. Corpus Christi College. http://www.corpus.wa.edu.au/index.php?pid=8. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ "Fee Information - 2008". Enrolments. Corpus Christi College. http://www.corpus.wa.edu.au/index.php?pid=15. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ a b c "Corpus Christi College". About Corpus. Corpus Christi College. http://www.corpus.wa.edu.au/index.php?pid=2. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ "Celebrating 25 Years". History Corpus. Corpus Christi College. http://www.corpus.wa.edu.au/index.php?pid=59. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
