St John Bosco College
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St John Bosco College is a Catholic school located in Engadine
, a southern
suburb of Sydney, New South Wales
, Australia
.
The college
was founded in 1978 under the name St John Bosco High School.
The school was a Years 7 to 10, co-educational school under the name St John Bosco High School until 1998 when the school accepted its first year 11 students and was renamed St John Bosco College.
The first class to graduate from St John Bosco College was in 1999, the Inaugural College Captains were Ryan Della Ca and Elizabeth Favaloro.
The motto is an extract from the "Pastoral Constitution On The Church In The Modern World"
Engadine, New South Wales
Engadine is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Engadine is located south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire...
, a southern
Southern Sydney
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suburb of Sydney, New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
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.
The college
College
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was founded in 1978 under the name St John Bosco High School.
History
The school was built after many years of planning and effort by the Parish Priest, Fr John Briffa SDB, and a group of parishioners. The School principal was once always a Salesian Priest, but this changed in 2010 due to the departure of Fr Bernie Graham. The methods of teaching at the school are based on John Bosco's theories of education.The school was a Years 7 to 10, co-educational school under the name St John Bosco High School until 1998 when the school accepted its first year 11 students and was renamed St John Bosco College.
The first class to graduate from St John Bosco College was in 1999, the Inaugural College Captains were Ryan Della Ca and Elizabeth Favaloro.
Motto
The motto of the college is Gaudium et Spes ("Joy and Hope")The motto is an extract from the "Pastoral Constitution On The Church In The Modern World"
The joy and hope, the grief and anguish of the people of our time, especially of those who are poor or afflicted in any way, are the joy and the hope, the grief and anguish of the followers of Christ as well ... Nothing that is genuinely human fails to find an echo in their hearts.