St Edmund's College, Ipswich
Independent all-boys secondary school in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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St Edmund's College (known colloquially as Eddies) is an independent Catholic secondary day school for boys, located in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The school was founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1892 and is conducted in the tradition of Edmund Ignatius Rice.
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Coordinates | 27°36′34″S 152°45′13.4″E |
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Type | Independent all-boys secondary school |
Motto | Latin: Possunt Quia Posse Videntur ("They Can Because They See They Can") |
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholicism |
Denomination | Congregation of Christian Brothers |
Established | 1892; 132 years ago (1892) |
Sister school | St Mary's College, Ipswich |
Oversight | Edmund Rice Education Australia |
Principal | Ray Celegato[1] |
Years offered | 7–12 |
Gender | Boys |
Enrollment | c. 1,100 |
Campus type | Suburban |
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Colour(s) | Blue and white |
Mascot | Wayne the Wolf[2] |
Affiliation | Associated Independent Colleges |
Website | www |
The school is a member of the Associated Independent Colleges of the Greater Brisbane region along with Marist College Ashgrove, Iona College, Padua College, Villanova College, St Patrick's College, St Laurence's College and St. Peters Lutheran College.[3]
St Edmund's College accepts students from Years 7 to 12, drawing from a wide area of Ipswich. The total enrollment of the school is projected to be approximately 1,500 students.[citation needed] At the beginning of 2025 the college will reintroduce years 5 and 6.[4]