Newman College, Perth

Newman College
Newman College
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Location
	Floreat & Churchlands, WA; Australia Australia
Coordinates	31°55′26″S 115°47′11″E / 31.9239°S 115.7865°E
Information
Type	Private, Co-educational
Motto	Shine Through Discovery
Denomination	Catholic
Established	1977
Principal	John Finneran
Employees	~200
Grades	PK-Y12
Enrolment	1800
Campuses	Marian Campus (PK-2) Lavalla Campus (3-6) Marcellin Campus (7-12)
Colour(s)	Royal Blue and Sky Blue
Slogan	Educating In the Marist tradition
Fight song	Sub Tuum Praesidium
Website	http://www.newman.wa.edu.au/

Newman College is a Pre K–12 co-educational Catholic school which operates in the Marist tradition. It is currently a joint governed college with the governors being the Archbishop of Perth, Archbishop Barry Hickey, and the Provincial of the Marist Brothers of the Southern Province of Australia, Brother Paul Gilchrist. The College is a foundation member of the Association of Marist Schools of Australia (AMSA).

Name

The college name is derived from that of the English scholar and philosopher, Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801–1890), a man who spent half of his life an Anglican and the latter half a Catholic. His influence upon both churches continues to this day.

Location

The current college enrolment numbers are 1890 and students are split across three campuses. The Kindergarten to Year 2 students are located on the Marian Campus in Floreat, the year 3-6 students are located on the Lavalla Campus in Churchlands and the year 7-12 students on the Marcellin Campus in Churchlands.

Primary

The Primary part of Newman College is situated on two campuses. Marian Campus, catering for students in Pre-Kindergarten to Year 2. The Lavalla Campus at Churchlands caters for years 3 to 6, is adjacent to the Marcellin Campus, years 7-12.

Secondary

Year 7 is the first year for students who move from primary to secondary. Along with those who come from the primary school are those who come from the multiple feeder schools. The secondary campus of Newman College is the Marcellin Campus. it is on the western side of the site on which both the Lavalla and Marcellin Campuses are located. The Marcellin campus is served by public transport and school buses.

Academic Status

Newman College challenges all students to “Let your light Shine” and achieve excellence in their studies through the promotion of a positive learning environment where students are able to excel in collaboration. Newman College's Vision for Learning "Shine through Discovery," animates their learning community to create, collaborate, connect and celebrate who we are and what we seek to achieve.

Year	% WACE Graduation	Median ATAR	% Above 90 ATAR	State Ranking (WA)
2017	96.2%	79.6	16%	77
2016	-	-	-	31

Guilds/Factions

There are eight guilds in the secondary school at Newman and 4 factions in the primary school. The Guilds in the secondary school compete against each other in different carnivals throughout the school year like Swimming, Athletics and Cross Country to try and win points for their guild. The guild with the most points overall at the end of the year is the Champion Guild. In the primary school, there is one overall winner for each carnival- Swimming, Athletics and Cross Country.

Guilds	Colours
Brigid	Green and Yellow
Camara	Blue and Yellow
Catherine	Red and Green
Chisholm	Purple and Yellow
Mackillop	Blue and Red
Marcellin	Red and Yellow
Romero	Green and Blue
Thomas More	Purple and Green

Factions	Colour
Brigid	Yellow
Delany	Red
Knox	Green
Marcellin	Blue

Ken Spillman - Author
Barry Marshall, Joint Winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Medicine
Justin Langer - Former Test Cricketer (also attended Aquinas College)
Daniel Ricciardo - Formula 1 Driver (TAG Heuer Red Bull Racing)
Danny Green - Professional Boxer
Jesse Hogan - Australian Rules Footballer
Richard Graeme Ambra - Nightclub Owner, Finance Company Manager, Food Industry Producer

References

Newman College Website

External links

Newman College Website