Iona College (Queensland)
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Brisbane, Queensland Australia 
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| Coordinates | 27°26′18″S 153°8′55″E / 27.43833°S 153.14861°ECoordinates: 27°26′18″S 153°8′55″E / 27.43833°S 153.14861°E |
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| Type | Private, Single-sex, Day school |
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Latin: In Hoc Signo Vinces (In this sign you will conquer) |
| Established | 1958 |
| Principal | Fr Michael Twigg OMI |
| Enrolment | 1,500 (5–12) |
| Campus | Lindum |
| Colour(s) | Black and White |
| Website | www.iona.qld.edu.au |
Iona College is a private, Roman Catholic, day school for boys, located in Wynnum, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Founded in 1958, the college currently caters for approximately 1,500 students from years 5 to 12, on a 27–hectare campus 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of the Brisbane central business district.
Iona is operated by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a religious order that was founded in 1816 by Saint Eugene de Mazenod.
In 2015, Fr. Michael Twigg was appointed principal of the college. The college had 5 OP1 students in 2014 and 90% of OP Eligible students had an OP1-15.
Iona was founded by Fr. Tim Long, and Fr. Denis McCarthy in 1958. Iona College is named after the island Iona, which is located in the Inner Hebrides off Scotland.
On 1 October 1957, Father Tim Long and Father Denis McCarthy arrived on the hill at Lindum in an old second-hand Vauxhall, with only five pounds in cash, a gift of blankets, sheets and towels from the Oblate parish of Eagle Junction and a 'Mass Kit' from the Mercy Sisters at All Hallows School. The site, of 32 acres (13 ha), had been given to the Oblates by Archbishop James Duhig to begin a school for boys. With the help of local families, the preparing grounds for students, interviews and designing the uniform, College arms and motto and constant quest for finance became easy. On 28 January 1958, 58 students arrived at the school.
In 1961, Father Tim Long suffered a heart attack in London while making his way back to Ireland at the age of 65.
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