Corpus Christi College, Perth
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| Corpus Christi College | |
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50 Murdoch Drive , , 6150 | |
| Coordinates | 32°3′23″S 115°50′34″E / 32.05639°S 115.84278°E |
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| Type | Private, Co-educational, Day school |
| Motto | Latin: Sequere Dominium (Follow The Lord[1]) |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Established | 1983 |
| Chairman | Simon Bowen |
| Principal | Caroline Payne |
| Enrolment | ~1,225 (7-12) (2013)[2] |
| Colour(s) | Maroon, navy & white |
| Website | www.corpus.wa.edu.au |
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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.[2]
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 17 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.[3]
The school has produced one Rhodes scholar: Travers McLeod (2007).[4]
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; year 7 block; multipurpose hall and hard courts.
The College also has an Education Support Centre, for 50 students in Years 8 to 12.[2]
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.
House system
As with most Australian schools, Corpus utilises a house system. As of 2011, there are 8 houses:
| House | Colour | Named for |
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| Chisholm House | Blue | Caroline Chisholm |
| de Vialar House | Yellow | St Emily de Vialar |
| MacKillop House | Light blue | St Mary MacKillop |
| Merici House | Red | St Angela Merici |
| Pallotti House | Silver | St Vincent Pallotti |
| Romero House | Purple | Óscar Romero |
| Salvado House | Green | Bishop Rosendo Salvado |
| Xavier House | Black | St Francis Xavier |
Notable alumni
- Emma Biss - Western Fury and Perth Scorchers cricketer
- Simon Black - Brisbane Lions Football Club player, 2002 Brownlow Medalist
- Josh Carr - Port Adelaide Football Club player
- Matthew Carr - Retired footballer, brother of Josh
- Karina Carvalho - Australian journalist
- Charmaine Dragun - Co-anchor for Channel 10 news team 2003-2007
- Garrick Ibbotson - Fremantle Football Club player
- Andrija Jukic - Perth Glory Football Club player
- Minjee Lee - Professional and Olympic golfer (also attended Methodist Ladies' College, Perth)[5][6]
- Chris Masten - West Coast Eagles player
- Shaun McManus - Retired Fremantle Football Club player and radio breakfast show host on Nova 93.7 from Monday to Friday
- Ross O'Donovan - Dinosaur Hunter and co-host of Steam Train
- Chris Piechocki - actor, Reef Doctors, Ms Fisher's Murder Mysteries
- Rove McManus - Host of Rove Live, owner of production company Roving Enterprises, multi Gold Logie Award Winner
- Jaeger O'Meara - Gold Coast Suns player
See also
- Education in Australia
- List of schools in Perth, Western Australia
- Public and private education in Australia
- Roman Catholic Church in Australia
References
- ^ "College Crest". About Corpus. Corpus Christi College. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
- ^ a b c "Corpus Christi College". About Corpus. Corpus Christi College. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
- ^ "Celebrating 25 Years". History Corpus. Corpus Christi College. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
- ^ "Western Australian Rhodes Scholars". Retrieved 11 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Quartermain, Glen (1 February 2015). "The rise and rise of WA teen golfer Minjee Lee, president of the club". PerthNow. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ Rickard, Jayne (1 April 2011). "Teenage golfer is WA classic favourite". The West Australian. Retrieved 24 October 2016.