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Revision as of 03:17, 19 October 2009
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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; last 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.[1][citation needed]
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:
- Brendon Burns, comedian
- Michael Casey, journalist
- Matt De Boer, Australian Rules footballer
- Lucy Durack, singer and actor
- Michael Edwards, Australian journalist
- Michelle Jank, fashion designer
- David Barter, Member of United Nations Compensation Commission
- Jessica Marais, actor
- Katrina Porter, paralympic athlete
- Olivia Rousset, journalist
- Luke Ryan, comedian
- Amanda Sainsbury-Salis, scientist and author
- Eamon Sullivan, swimmer
- Paul Medhurst, Australian Rules Footballer
- Harry Simmons, NASA Lead Aeronautical Technician on the Discovery Program
sister schools
One of John XXIII's sister schools is Loreto Normanhurst N.S.W. Courtney Orman, Olivia Raeside and Sarah Kennedy are students there.
See also
References
- ^ name"record broken""Record Breaking Day for John XXIII College Students", Retrieved on 2008-9-15
External links