Xavier High School, Albury

School in Albury, New South Wales, Australia

Xavier High School, Albury is an independent Catholic secondary day school for boys and girls, located in Albury, New South Wales, Australia.

Xavier High School is supported and partially funded by the Catholic School's Office of the Diocese of Wagga Wagga and accommodates approximately 900 students between Year 7 and Year 12.^[1] The school's motto is taken from verse 8:32 of the Gospel of John, which reads, "the truth will set you free."

History

Catholic schooling in the Albury region dates back to 1868, when the Sisters of Mercy established St Brigid's College on a small plot of land owned by St Patrick's Parish, in South Albury. In 1885, the Patrician Brothers opened a school for boys in an adjacent block in Olive Street, also owned by St Patrick's Parish. This school for boys was re-inaugurated by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1917, the same year St Brigid's College was redeveloped and renamed as St Joseph's Ladies College. All teaching was performed by clergy of the Church.

In 1959, a northern campus of the Boys College was established in Fallon Street, North Albury, named Aquinas College. In 1983, the boys and girls schools were merged to create the present-day Xavier High School, named after Saint Francis Xavier. The campuses remained separate until January 2001 when the school moved to the Northern Campus.^[3]^[4] Today, the school employs over 60 teaching staff.^[5]

Sports and extra-curricular

Xavier High School is represented in a number of sporting activities, including school based Athletics, Swimming and Cross-country and individual and team sports. Extracurricular activities include Musical Performance evenings, Art Exhibitions, Stage Productions and involvement in ANZAC day services.

Notable alumni

Ward Austin – radio DJ

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Brief history of Xavier High School". Xavier High School. 2012. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
^ "Xavier High School Albury – School Executive". Retrieved 13 November 2014.
^ "Xavier High School Albury – Timeline". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
^ "Xavier High School Albury – Pastoral". Retrieved 19 November 2012.
^ "Xavier High School Albury – School Structure". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.