Aranmore Catholic College

Infobox Aust school private
name= Aranmore Catholic College


motto= "Trust"
established= 1903
type= Independent, Co-educational, Day school
denomination= Roman Catholic
slogan=
key_people= Jim Elliot (principal)
fees= AU$2772p.a.
city= Leederville
state= WA
country= Australia flagicon|Australia
coordinates =
enrolment= ~700
num_employ=
revenue=
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colours= Red, blue and white
homepage= [http://www.aranmore.wa.edu.au/ www.aranmore.wa.edu.au]

Aranmore Catholic College is a college in Leederville, Perth, Western Australia. It was founded in 1903 by the Sisters of Mercy, and the name was taken from the Aran Islands off Ireland's Galway coast.

History

Originally known simply as Aranmore, the college was opened in 1903 by the Sisters of Mercy. The convent was opened on 21 November 1933 under the first parish priest Monsignor John Moloney, the Christian Brothers opened a boys' school nearby in 1942. St Mary's college for girls' was opened in 1954, the colleges year 11 and 12 classes merged in 1971 and became co-educational.

In 1976, St Mary's Primary school moved away from the Leederville site, became a separate entity in 1988. In 1986, Both college's amalgamated to form Aranmore Catholic College.

Curriculum

Aranmore provides students with a wide variety of career pathways including programs including the OnSite program. The program provides work experience for senior students and allows them to explore the vast world of employment. The OnSite program was implemented along with six other independent colleges in 1993. [ [http://www.aranmore.wa.edu.au/curriculum/onsite.html Aranmore Catholic College: OnSite Workplace Program ] ]

The college also provides a number of international students with support in English through the IEC (Intensive English Centre). The subjects available at the college include:

Art & Design, Business & Enterprise, Design & Technology, English & Drama, ESl, Home economics, French, Music and much more. [ [http://www.aranmore.wa.edu.au/curriculum/subjects.html Aranmore Catholic College: Subjects ] ]

Notable Past Students

Ryan Campbell - Western Warriors cricket player.Phillip James - Economics Champion 2003 - 2004.Kirby Bentley - Netball player.Bree Franklin - Netball player for Perth Orioles.Michael Malone [ [http://www.getaccess.com.au/careers/mycareer/data/michaelmalone.asp Michael Malone - Managing Director of Iinet ] ] [ [http://www.iinet.net.au/about/investor/board.html board of directors ] ] - Managing Director of iiNet.

Demographics

Aranmore hosts around 800 students and staff who come from a variety of backgrounds. It hosts a number of international students who are part of the IEC (Intensive English Centre).

Students come from a variety of backgrounds including local students and those from Asia, the Middle East, South America and more recently from Africa, in particular Sudan.

See also

* Education in Western Australia
* List of schools in Western Australia

External links

* [http://www.aranmore.wa.edu.au/ Aranmore Catholic College]

References

Further reading

* Snashall, Andrea.(1999) "From Greeny Square to pastoral care"(Profile of school) Record (Perth, W.A.), 4 Feb. 1999, p.16