St Augustine's College, Sydney
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St Augustine's College, Sydney is an independent Roman Catholic single-sex primary and secondary day school for boys, located in Brookvale, on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school caters from approximately 1,200 boys in Year 5 to Year 12 with an education ethos of Augustinian. It was founded by the Priests of the Order of St. Augustine[1] and is situated directly opposite Brookvale Oval.
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Former name | St Augustine's College, Brookvale |
Type | Independent single-sex primary and secondary day school |
Motto | Latin: Vincit Veritas English: Truth conquers |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Order of Saint Augustine) |
Patron saint(s) | Augustine of Hippo |
Established | 1956; 68 years ago (1956) |
Founder | Fr. Thomas Alphonsus Hunt, OSA |
Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
Principal | Jonathan Byrne |
Chaplain | Senan Ward OSA |
Years | 5ā12 |
Gender | Boys |
Enrolment | 1,200[1] (2019) |
Campus | 5 hectares (12 acres) |
Colour(s) | Green Gold Red |
Affiliation | Independent Schools Association Manly-Warringah Football Association |
Website | www |
From its founding until 2003, the college was known as St Augustine's College, Brookvale. When the college began its International Student Program by encouraging enrolments of students from other countries, the name was changed to St Augustine's College, Sydney.
The school is a member of the Independent Sporting Association (ISA), a collection of independent schools grouped primarily for the purpose of sporting competition. Its brother school is Villanova College, located in Brisbane, Queensland also instituted by the Augustinians.