Chisholm Catholic College (Perth)
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Bedford, WA Australia |
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| Coordinates | 31°54′41″S 115°54′01″E / 31.9113°S 115.9004°ECoordinates: 31°54′41″S 115°54′01″E / 31.9113°S 115.9004°E |
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| Type | Private, Co-educational |
| Motto | Grow in Christ |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1989 |
| Enrolment | ~1700 |
| Colour(s) | Teal, red and white |
| Website | Chisholm Catholic College website |
Chisholm Catholic College is an independent Catholic high school situated approximately 6 km northeast of the Central Business District of Perth, W.A., Australia. The College provides secondary education for over 1660 students.
Chisholm Catholic College was established in 1989 as a result of the amalgamation of St Mark's College, Bedford, conducted by the Christian Brothers, and St Thomas Aquinas College, Inglewood, conducted by the Dominican Sisters. From 1989 to 2002, the College had two campuses. The senior students were taught at the original St Thomas Aquinas College site in Wood Street and the junior students were taught at the St Mark’s College site in Beaufort Street. In 2003 the College merged onto one site at Beaufort Street
The College is owned by the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth in the person of the Archbishop of Perth. With the other Western Australian Bishops, he has authorised the Catholic Education Commission to determine major policy and to appoint a College Board responsible for the financial administration. The Principal, also appointed by the Archbishop, is accountable to the Director of Catholic Education for the educational administration of the College.
Catholic secondary education in the Bedford Park region of Perth began in 1936 when the Irish Christian Brothers opened a school for boys in Highgate. In 1941, the Dominican Sisters opened a school for girls in Bedford (St. Peters Convent Bedford). In 1959, the Christian Brothers opened another school for boys in Bedford (C.B.H.S. Bedford). The three schools flourished for many years, until the declining numbers of Brothers and Sisters and economic pressures moved the two Religious Orders and the Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia to establish a single co-educational school.
Chisholm Catholic College opened in February, 1989, with the motto, "Grow in Christ", and 1287 secondary students. The Christian Brothers' Highgate site was sold, the Dominican Sisters' Bedford site became the Years 11, 12 campus and the Christian Brothers' Bedford site became the Years 8−10 campus. In the years that have elapsed, the College facilities have been upgraded and extended. At the same time, the College has graduated over 2,500 students who are now working in all walks of life.
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