Newman College, Perth

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).

Newman College
Location
Floreat & Churchlands
,
Western Australia

Australia
Coordinates31°55′26″S 115°47′11″E
Information
TypePrivate, co-educational
MottoShine through All[1]
DenominationCatholic
Established1977[2]
PrincipalJohn Orwell Finneran
Employees~350 (not inc Relief Staff)
GradesPK-Y12
Number of students~2000[3]
CampusesMarian Campus (PK-2)

Lavalla Campus (3-6)

Marcellin Campus (7-12)
Colour(s)Royal blue and sky blue    
SloganEducating In the Marist tradition
Fight songThe Mystic Didgeridoo
Websitewww.newman.wa.edu.au

Name

The college name is derived from that of the English scholar and philosopher, Saint 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

As of 19 October 2019, the current college enrollment numbers are 1,859 and students are split across three campuses.[4] 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.[5]

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.

The school started construction on a revamped learning Hub at the end of 2019 and was finished 2021 at the start of the school year.[6]

At the start of Term 3 2021 the Brand New Learning hub building was destroyed by flooding water due to poor construction and cheap material used in the building, The Building has since completed its repairs (as of early 2022).

Academic status
Year % WACE graduationMedian ATAR % Above 90 ATARState ranking (WA)
201692%84.513%31
201796.2%79.616%77
2018 96.8% 80.2 17% 73
2019 97% 83.5 19% 68
2020 91% 82.7 11% 72
2021 89% 76.8 7% 98
2022 95% 80.6 15% 77

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Newman College". Newman College. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  2. "Newman College - Our History". Newman College. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. "Newman College - Our School". Newman College. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. https://apps.det.wa.edu.au/publicreports/SchoolsListGrouped0860.pdf
  5. "College Maps".
  6. "Learning Hub - Capital Development Project Community Forum". 23 May 2019.
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