St Joseph's Nudgee Junior College is an independent Catholic

Catholic

The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...

 boy's primary school catering for students from Years 4 to 7 and is set on a 40 hectare site on the Brisbane River in the suburb of Indooroopilly

Indooroopilly, Queensland

Indooroopilly is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia which is located 7 km west of the Brisbane central business district.- Name derivation and history :...

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The college is administered by the Edmund Rice

Edmund Ignatius Rice

Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice , was a Roman Catholic missionary and educationalist. Edmund was the founder of two orders of religious brothers: the Congregation of Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers....

 Education directorate and continues a tradition of education in the ethos of Edmund Rice, the founder of the Christian Brothers community.

History

The college was opened in 1938 as a boarding school for primary-aged boys and began with a school population of 46 boarders and six day pupils. The first principal was Br W. Wynne. In 1942, as the result of World War Two breaking out, the college was taken over by the U.S. Army as a base hospital, and the students were moved to accommodations in Mt Tamborine. The decades following the end of the war saw many additions to both buildings and grounds. In 1994 a decision was made to close the boarding house and the school became a stand-alone day school. Shortly after this the school appointed its first lay principal and currently enjoys healthy growth and caters to a population of 375 pupils.

The college offers a dynamic curriculum catering to the learning styles of boys. Participation in sport and cultural activities is encouraged and the school offers competition in athletics; basketball; cricket; kayaking; soccer; rugby union; Australian rules football; swimming; tennis and cross-country. Boys are also able to experience choral singing; instrumental music ensembles which includes handbells; future problem solving; chess; public speaking and debating

New buildings and facilities

Recent constructions include a pool and a childcare center. In 2009, Fulton Trotter Architects proudly opened brand new classrooms and recess areas. 2010 will see the next stage, a new library, also by Fulton Trotter Architects, be completed.

2011 Floods

The college was directly affected by the 2011 floods, with 3 classrooms underwater during the peak of the Brisbane River.

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