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Simonds Catholic College

Coordinates: 37°48′22″S 144°57′9″E / 37.80611°S 144.95250°E / -37.80611; 144.95250
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Simonds Catholic College
School building on corner of Victoria St & Chetwynd St, West Melbourne
Location
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Australia
Coordinates37°48′22″S 144°57′9″E / 37.80611°S 144.95250°E / -37.80611; 144.95250
Information
TypeIndependent, single-sex
MottoKnown, Supported, Inspired
DenominationRoman Catholic
Established1996
PrincipalRobert Anastasio
Years712
GenderBoys
Enrolment450
Colour(s)Blue, maroon, gold    
SloganWhere the individual matters
AffiliationAssociated Catholic Colleges
Websitewww.sccmelb.catholic.edu.au

Simonds Catholic College is a Roman Catholic school for boys located in Melbourne. The school formally consisted of two campuses but switched to one campus in 2023, introducing the schools senior students to the St Mary Campus once again. The St Mary's campus is in West Melbourne located five minutes away from Queen Victoria Market.

History

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Simonds was formed in 1996 through the amalgamation of Cathedral College, East Melbourne, and St Mary's Boys School. In 2010, the former St Brigid's Primary School in North Fitzroy was renovated, and a new senior campus of the college was opened there. The school is named after Justin Simonds, the first Australian-born Archbishop of Melbourne from 1963 to 1967. He also served as parish priest of St Mary's, where the years 7-9 campus is located.

Curriculum

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Simonds College offers its senior students the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE).

VCE results 2012-2023[1]
Year Rank Median study score Scores of 40+ (%) Cohort size
2012 174 30 7.1 103
2013 185 30 6.9 104
2014 221 29 7.8 120
2015 267 29 2.6 115
2016 309 28 3 106
2017 158 31 4.2 107
2018 260 29 2.7 91
2019 180 30 5.8 95
2020 124 31 9 92
2021 178 30 7.3 103
2022 286 29 1 90
2023 332 28 1.7 84

Houses

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Simonds has a House program with four houses: Goold (Gold), Knox (Green), Mannix (Blue), and Polding (Red).

Throughout the year, students earn points for their houses through house sports, co-curricular activities, academic performance, and more. The main house competitions are the Swimming Carnival and the Athletics Carnival. Smaller events include ACC Sports (Basketball, Football, Lawn Bowls, Table Tennis, Badminton, Volleyball). High-performing students in these events are selected to represent the school in the Associated Catholic Colleges Swimming and Athletics Championships.

References

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  1. ^ "Trend of Simonds College by VCE results". bettereducation.com.au. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
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