Villanova College
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Coorparoo, Queensland Australia |
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| Coordinates | 27°29′45″S 153°3′5″E / 27.49583°S 153.05139°ECoordinates: 27°29′45″S 153°3′5″E / 27.49583°S 153.05139°E |
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| Type | Private, Day school |
| Motto |
Vincit Veritas (Truth Conquers) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic, Augustinians |
| Patron saint(s) | St Thomas of Villanova |
| Established | 1948 |
| Founder | Fr. O'Donnell, OSA |
| Principal | Mark Stower |
| Staff | ~81 (Full & Part-time) |
| Grades | 5-12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrolment | ~1,150 |
| Colour(s) | Green and Gold |
| Website | www.vnc.qld.edu.au |
Villanova College is a private, Roman Catholic school for boys located in Coorparoo, a southern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy for all years and caters for approximately 1,150 boys in three schools, Junior, Middle and Senior from year five to twelve. Established in 1948 by six Irish priests, led by Fr Ben O'Donnell, OSA, who were from the Order of Saint Augustine in Hamilton. In 1954, due to lack of prospects for growth in Hamilton, the College moved to its present site at Coorparoo. The college is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),The Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA), Combined Independent Colleges (CIC), and the Associated Independent Colleges (AIC).
In 1948, Archbishop Duhig welcomed Fr O'Donnell with five other Irish Augustinians to Australia, and invited them to start a school in Brisbane. They subsequently established Villanova in the suburb of Hamilton. On 25 January 1948, the college was officially opened by the Chancellor of the Queensland University, Mr. Forgan-Smith, who raised the college flag in front of the main entrance and was blessed by Archbishop Duhig. In 1953 a decision was made to move the college due to lack of prospects for expansion in Hamilton and a site was found in Coorparoo.
The school was officially opened on 22 November 1953 by Archbishop Duhig. The building had been built at a cost of £50,000 and could accommodate 500 students. In the 1960s/70s, a library, science laboratories, senior classrooms and a new primary block joined the existing buildings on the campus. During this period, the college saw additional co-curricular facilities including a swimming pool on campus and sporting fields at Tingalpa. Villanova had been a founding member of The Associated Schools (TAS) and was always competitive. During the 1970s/80s the College saw the foundation of the Student Council as well as the leadership role of all the boys in the senior class which led to the abolition of the prefect system. The election of captain and vice-captains of the school and houses by the senior class was started. The Goold Gymnasium and Assembly Hall was built as well as more classrooms, new science laboratories, a technical drawing room and some Art rooms.
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