Ignatius Park College
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| Ignatius Park College | |
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| Coordinates | 19°18′01″S 146°45′26″E / 19.3002°S 146.7572°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent secondary school |
| Motto | Seek Truth |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholicism |
| Denomination | Congregation of Christian Brothers |
| Established | 1969 |
| Founder | Congregation of Christian Brothers |
| Trust | Edmund Rice Education Australia |
| Principal | Shaun Clarke |
| Chaplain | Rod Ward |
| Years offered | 7–12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrolment | c. 1000 |
| Website | www |
Ignatius Park College is an independent Catholic secondary school for boys, located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The school is affiliated with Edmund Rice Education Australia network that operates under the direction of the Congregation of Christian Brothers.[1] The school was established in 1969 at its current location in Cranbrook, though it was built as a successor school to Our Lady's Mount, the former Catholic boys' secondary that was located in Stanton Hill.[2] The college has a student population of 1000 boys from Years 7 to 12.
Like many other Australian high schools, Ignatius Park is built upon a system of seven houses, with the introduction of the Putney House (named after Michael Putney) in 2014. Each house has one class per year level, which is divided into two separate homerooms from Year 7 through to Year 10, and combines as one through Year 12. These houses are the Baillie House, Carew House, Nolan House, Putney House, Reid House, Rice House and Treacy House.
Facilities
Ignatius Park College has over 40 pianos and 20 guitars, with the combined music room worth around $100,000.[citation needed] It has around ten computer labs for student use.[citation needed] The Edmund Rice Hall is used for assemblies, special events and community use. Ignatius Park is one of a handful of schools in Queensland with a 50-metre Olympic swimming pool.
Rugby league
Ignatius Park's rugby league program is offered from U/13s through to the First XIII with around 300 students involved in teams.
Australian Football Achievements
The college competes in the AFL Queensland Schools Cup, the premier Australian Rules Football competition for schools in Queensland, it is run by AFL Queensland.
Senior Male (Years 10-12)
Champions: 2017
Junior Male (Years 7-9
Third Place: 2017
- Champions: 2017
