Thomas Carr College

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Name	Thomas Carr College
Established	1997
Religion	Catholic
Students	Over 1,000 pupils
Year Levels	7 to 12
Motto	"They Will Shine"

Thomas Carr College is a school located in Tarneit in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne,Victoria. It is named after Thomas Carr, who was the second catholic archbishop of Melbourne. The Principal is Currently Mr. Paul D'Astoli.

Thomas Carr

Thomas Carr was the second catholic archbishop of Melbourne from 1886 until his death in 1917. St Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne, is perhaps his most spectacular achievement, but there are literally dozens of markers to Thomas Carr’s lasting contribution to the very fabric of life in the state of Victoria. Not least the parish of Victoria, which he established in 1906.

But it was in the field of education that Thomas Carr’s achievements were particularly outstanding. He understood full well the importance of good schools and the value of good education. Today, in another era and another age, his spirit, philosophy and foresight live on in the College that is proud to bear his name.

History

Thomas Carr College took its first bunch of 72 year 7 students in 1997. These students went on to complete the College's first VCE classes in 2002. Many changes that have between now and then. First of all the location is vastly different. In 1997 the school was situated on a temporary sight with only portables. Now it is in it's permanent sight, and is well accompanied by new housing estates developing around it.

After this beginning year, Thomas Carr, as we know it, began to take form with the erection of the first buildings on the permanent site. The most noticeable difference between the first and second years was the number of students. In the second year the College greatly increased in size as a result of the growing population in the area and its key location in one of the growth corridors in the Melbourne's western suburbs.

Since its origination, Thomas Carr College has been steadily growing, and increasing it's presence on not only a regional level, but with the frequent exchange trips between Japan and Australia.

Curriculum

Thomas Carr offers a broad-based core curriculum at Years 7 & 8 levels covering all Key Learning Areas including Religious Education, English, Mathematics, the Arts, Science, LOTE (Japanese & Indonesian), Technology, Physical Education and Information Technology. In Year 9, along side the core studies, students are encouraged to pursue areas of particular interest through an electives program.

In Year 10 various VCE Units 1 & 2 subjects are offered to students. Students at this year level are also involved in Work Experience, Community Service and Careers Advice Programs.

Sport

Thomas Carr College joined the ACS sporting competition in 2003, the Sports involved are;

	Boys Summer	Girls Summer	Boys Winter	Girls Winter	Mixed Summer	Mixed Winter
1	Basketball	Soccer	Soccer	Soccer	Rugby	Volleyball
2	Cricket	Softball	Sofball	Table Tennis
3	Softball	Tennis	Tennis	Hockey
4	Table Tennis	Volleyball	Volleyball	Netball
5	Hockey		Football

Houses

There are four houses at Thomas Carr. They are the Galway Tigers (Yellow), The Moylough Muscle (Blue), Maynooth Bulls (Red) and Westport Roos (Green). All are named after towns in Ireland and are significant places in Thomas Carr's life. Three House sport carnivals take place anually, the swimming carnival, athletics carnival and the cross country. Galway have won 10 events, Maynooth and Westport have won 8 each while Moylough is yet to win an event.