- St. Agnes Catholic High School
Infobox Aust school private
name = St. Agnes Catholic High School
motto = "To truth through love"
established = 1962
type = Private
Catholic
DayCoeducation al
principal = Peter Brogan
city = Rooty Hill
state =New South Wales
country =Australia flagicon|Australia
coordinates =
campus = Urban
enrolment = 650 (Years 7-10)
colours = Blue, Gold and White color box|#00FFFFcolor box|#FFD700color box|#FFFFFF
homepage = [http://stagnes.nsw.edu.au stagnes.nsw.edu.au]St Agnes Catholic High School is a
secondary school located inRooty Hill , a western suburb ofSydney, Australia . The school caters for students from Years 7-10 and draws students from St Aidan's Primary, Rooty Hill, Sacred Heart Primary,Mt Druitt , and St John Vianney's Primary, Doonside, as well as a number of other schools in the surrounding suburbs. It also serves the parishes of St Aidan's Rooty Hill, Sacred Heart South Mt Druitt, Holy Family Emerton and St John Vianney's Doonside. The school is a part of the Christ Catholic College Community of Schools and is also a Franciscan Missionaries of Mary School. [http://www.parra.catholic.edu.au/Our-Schools/School-Profiles/School-Profile.aspx?SchoolName=St+Agnes+Catholic+High%2C+Rooty+Hill School Profile ] ]St Agnes Catholic High School is
Franciscan Missionaries of Mary School and a member of the Christ Catholic College Community of Schools.Crest and Motto
The St. Agnes Catholic High School Crest contains features of the crest of all schools started by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. The
barque represents the journey that the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary took to other lands to spread the Catholic Faith. The Greek letters, ρ and χ on the sail of the barque are the first letters of the Latin, Christus Resurexit - Christ is risen. The motto "To Truth Through Love" is used by all Franciscan Missionaries of Mary schools to highlight the schools' approach to educating the whole person. [St. Agnes Catholic High School Student Diary, pg. III]History
When St Agnes’ College (as it was originally called) was established in 1962 by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, the school had 29 female students and three staff members, including founding Principal Sister Marcionelle (Burtille Hayes). In 1976, the school administration was handed over to laypersons when the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary transferred the school to the Sydney Archdiocese.
The original building (now the administrations block) has a long history, having been granted by Governor Evans to a Rooty Hill station master, Captain Minchin, in the 1880s. In 1936, the building, dubbed "Fairholme", began use as a guest house, eventually becoming a golf clubhouse before being purchased by the Epileptic Society and, later, the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. The school was opened to male students in 1979. 20 years later, in 1999, it was incorporated into
Christ Catholic College , but separated out again in 2004 when a multi-school review determined that it and other schools bundled in Christ Catholic Church should function separately.The school maintains a Franciscan focus on simplicity, tolerance and Christianity. [http://stagnes.nsw.edu.au/history.html#] [St. Agnes Catholic High School Student Diary, pg II]
Learning
St Agnes teaches the same curriculum as government schools. There is however, a strong religious dimension across the curriculum which is most obvious in the subject of Religious Education. The formal Religious Education program follows the diocesan program, ‘Sharing Our Story’. All students study Religious Education as part of their School Certificate studies. A formal Pastoral Care program is delivered by the Personal Development, Health and Physical Education faculty as an adjunct to the PDHPE program and responds to the needs of each year group.
Individual teaching programs have been developed for all funded special needs students. A specialised reading program has been developed for students who are experiencing difficulties in reading.
Targeted Year 10 students are involved in extension classes at Loyola Senior High School in all Key Learning Areas. Students are transported to and from St Agnes Catholic High School to take part in these.
The school is also involved in a number of co-curricular activities.
Notes
References and External Links
* [http://www.geocities.com/christ_catholic_college/ Christ Catholic College Website]
* [http://stagnes.nsw.edu.au St. Agnes Catholic High School Website]
* [http://www.parra.catholic.edu.au/Our-Schools/School-Profiles/School-Profile.aspx?SchoolName=St+Agnes+Catholic+High%2C+Rooty+Hill Parramatta Diocese School Profile on St. Agnes Catholic High School]
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