Simonds Catholic College

Infobox Aust school private
name = Simonds Catholic College, Melbourne


motto =
established = 1996
type = Independent, Single-sex, Day school
denomination = Roman Catholic,
slogan =
key_people = Bernard McFarlane (Principal)
fees =
city = West Melbourne
state = Victoria
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
enrolment = ~400 (7-10)
colours = Red, Blue, Gold and White
homepage = [http://www.simonds.tps1.com.au]

Simonds Catholic College is a small Roman Catholic day school for boys, located in West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1996, the school operates from years 7 to 10, and serves approximately 400 students.

The college is an associate member of the Associated Catholic Colleges. They have Italian and Japanese as LOTE subjects.

The school received a $15,000 solar system after winning the 'Solar Your School' competition, run by the Victorian Government’s energy saving campaign: "You have the Power. Save Energy". Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Gavin Jennings visited the school on 8 February 2008 to present the award. [ [http://www.kairos.com.au/school-matters-archive/sun-shines-on-simonds.html "Sun shines on Simonds"] , Amelia Poxon, Kairos Catholic Journal, 23 March 2008] [ [http://www.dpc.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/newmedia.nsf/955cbeae7df9460dca256c8c00152d2b/184eca78a2c2b6fdca2573eb00835400!OpenDocument "SOLAR SYSTEM AWARDED TO MELBOURNE SCHOOL!"] , Minister for Environment and Climate Change, February 8 2008]

References

External links

* [http://www.simonds.tps1.com.au Official site]