All Saints Catholic Boys College
| All Saints Catholic Boys College | |
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| Location | |
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Liverpool, NSW Australia  | |
| Coordinates | 33°55′5.62″S 150°55′40.03″E / 33.9182278°S 150.9277861°ECoordinates: 33°55′5.62″S 150°55′40.03″E / 33.9182278°S 150.9277861°E |
| Information | |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1954 (As Patrician Brothers College, Liverpool) |
| Founder | Ignatius Barrett |
| Principal | Stephen Gough |
| Asst. Principal | Steven Muller |
| Teaching staff | 60 |
| Grades | 7-10 |
All Saints Catholic Boys College is an all day, Roman Catholic school located in Liverpool, a suburb of New South Wales.[1] The college is adjacent to All Saints Catholic Girls College, All Saints Catholic Primary School and diagonal to the local parish. The school was originally called Patrician Brothers College, Liverpool. The majority of the population of the college come from non English speaking backgrounds. The college caters for students in the parishes of Liverpool, Moorebank, Holsworthy and Lurnea. The school was founded by Brother Ignatius Barrett in 1954.
History
The college was founded in 1954 by Brother Ignatius Barrett as "Patrician Brothers College, Liverpool". The school originally taught out of a partition-type shelter until the first buildings were constructed in 1955. The college continued to expand well into the 1970s. Upgrades to the administration and staff areas also took place in the 1990s. The name was officially changed to "All Saints Catholic Boys College" in 1997. The logo, school colours and uniforms were changed as a result. In 2010, a new science block, funded by the Federal Government's Building Education Revolution Programme, was completed.
School Structure
The college is a single-sex college, running from years 7 through 10. Classes are structured into 5 periods, which last for one hour. These are broken every two hours by recess and lunch, which last 30 minutes. On Thursdays, classes are structured as 3 periods broken by recess and lunch, which is then followed by sports. The college ends 30 minutes earlier on Thursdays, compared to the rest of the week. Most subjects at the college are single-sex, with several elective classes being taught co-educational with students and staff from the adjacent Girls College. Apart from these; the Library and Year 10 Area are the only environments shared by students of both colleges. Most other areas of both the Boys College and Girls Colleges are otherwise out of bounds to students from the Girls College and Boys College, respectively.
Sports
The college takes part in the Metropolitan Catholic Schools competition (MCS). Several colleges take part in this competition including Patrican Brothers, Fairfield and Blacktown and Holy Cross Ryde. All Saints students also participate in recreational sports such as, ice skating, indoor rock climbing, ten pin bowling, laser tag, golf, squash, tennis, table tennis indoor soccer, indoor cricket and indoor basketball, which are both in-school and out-of-school sports.
Recent developments
Recently the college undertook a refurbishment program to improve the schools facilities. This refurbishment was completed in 2014, which included:
- GLA (General Learning Areas)
- TAS facilities
- College Gym
- Library
- Synthetic surfaced turfed area
- Performing arts centre
- Maths Activity Centre
Future Plans
The college is planned to merge with the adjoining Girls College to form "All Saints Catholic College" in 2016. New redevelopments, including a new administration block, staff study, and cafeteria are also planned.