John XXIII College, Perth

Infobox Aust school private
name = John XXIII College


motto = "Seek justice"
established = 1977
type = Private, Co-educational
denomination = Catholic
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key_people = Mrs Anne Fry (Principal)
fees = A$4,908 p.a. [http://www.johnxxiii.edu.au/191.0.html John XXIII College Enrolment & Fees 2007] ]
city = Mount Claremont
state = W.A
country = Australia flag|Australia
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colours = Navy-Blue/Yellow
homepage = [http://www.johnxxiii.edu.au/ www.johnxxiii.edu.au]

John XXIII College is a Catholic co-educational school in Perth, Western Australia. The school provides education from kindergarten to year twelve students.

The college is the result of the merger in 1977 of the Jesuit Saint Louis boys school spread over different campuses (first opened in 1938) and Loreto Convent girls school (first opened in 1897). In 1986 the school was relocated to its present site in Mount Claremont.

School Sports

John XXIII College offers a wide range of sports. Annual sports carnivals include Athletics, Cross country and Swimming. John XXIII provide many sporting opportunities including; Rowing, Swimming, Rugby, Athletics, Football, Basketball, Soccer, Cross Country, Netball and many more. Among the school's alumni is Australian swimmer and world record holder Eamon Sullivan; this year two John XXIII students beat three of Sullivan's school swimming records, one of them by one second, in the inter-house swimming carnival [ name"record broken" [http://www.johnxxiii.edu.au/fileadmin/user_upload/downloads/newsletter/2008/Newsletter%2002-22-2008.pdf "Record Breaking Day for John XXIII College Students"] , Retrieved on 2008-9-15] .Fact|date=February 2008

House System

There are six houses at John XXIII, they are named as follows;
* Campion House (Purple)
* Koolyangarra House (Green)
* Loreto House (Blue)
* Loyola House (White)
* St Louis House (Red)
* Ward House (Yellow)

Notable Alumni

Some of John XXIII's former students include:
* Eamon Sullivan: World Record Holder - 50m freestyle
* Matt Saraceni & Daniel Debuf: Action Battle Team from Nova 93.7 FM
* Luke Ryan: Two-time cancer survivor, Raw Comedy 2008 State Finalist

See also

* List of schools in Perth
* List of schools in Western Australia

References

External links

* [http://www.johnxxiii.edu.au/ John XXIII College Offical Site]