St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton

St Francis Xavier's College Hamilton is a Catholic secondary school located in Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1985 by the Marist Brothers as a Years 7 to 10 boys high school, the school is now co-educational and offers a variety of subjects to students in Year Eleven and Twelve. The school's enrolment was about 850 in 1986 and exceeded 1,000 for the first time in 1994. The school's motto, "Christus Lux Mea", is Latin for "Christ My Light".

St Francis Xavier’s College
Hebburn Street entrance of St Francis Xavier College
Location
Hamilton , New South Wales , 2303 Australia
Coordinates	32.9265°S 151.7543°E / -32.9265; 151.7543
Information
Type	Private, secondary, Catholic
Motto	Christus Lux Mea
Patron saint(s)	Francis Xavier
Established	1985 (1985)[1]
Status	Open
Principal	Greg Ptolemy[2]
Teaching staff	95
Grades	11–12
Enrolment	967[3]
Website	www.hamilton.catholic.edu.au

The school primarily accepts enrolments from surrounding junior Catholic high schools in the area, including San Clemente, Mayfield and St Pius X. Until 2018, the college also provided Year 11 and 12 for students enrolled at St Mary's High School.

The school has four houses: Champagnat (named after Marcellin Champagnat), Dominic (named after Saint Dominic), MacKillop (named after Mary Mackillop) and McAuley (named after Catherine McAuley).^[4]

Notable alumni

Dave Gleeson, the Screaming Jets singer, met his band members while attending St Francis Xavier's College.^[5]

Australian rugby player Paul Dan is a former student and also a staff member as of 2022.^[6] Other sports people to attend the College include rugby league players: Danny Buderus, Anthony Tupou, Owen Craigie and Jarrod Mullen. Actress Sophie Lee graduated from the school in 1986.

References

1. "School History". St Francis Xavier College. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
2. "St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton". Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
3. "2013 Annual School Report" (PDF). St Francis Xavier College. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
4. "Overview". St Francis Xavier College. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
5. Lazarevic, Jade (3 September 2010). "Screaming Gleeson has a whole lotta love". The Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
6. Madeline, Link (15 November 2022). "Newcastle teachers' strike: St Francis Xavier's College teachers stop work to push for better pay and conditions". The Newcastle Herald.

External links

• Official website