St Joseph's College, Lochinvar

St Joseph's College, Lochinvar
St Joseph's College, Lochinvar
Location
	New England Highway , Lochinvar, New South Wales ; Australia
Coordinates	32°41′55″S 151°27′25″E / 32.698649°S 151.456983°E
Information
Former name	All Saints’ College (1992?2018)
Type	Independent co-educational secondary day school
Motto	Latin : Vigor in Ardius Crescat ; (May your strength increase in difficulties)
Religious affiliation(s)	Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart ; Diocese of Maitland ;
Denomination	Roman Catholicism
Patron saint(s)	Saint Joseph
Established	1883 ; 141 years ago
Educational authority	New South Wales Department of Education
Principal	Patricia Hales
Years	7 ? 12
Enrolment	705
Website	lochinvarsj .catholic .edu .au

St Joseph's College, Lochinvar is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school , located in the village of Lochinvar , in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales , Australia.

Established in 1883 by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart , ^[1]^[2] founded by Father Julian Tenison-Woods , the College caters for approximately 700 students from Year 7 to Year 12 . In 1990, St Joseph's College merged with Catholic secondary schools in the area, St Peter's and St Mary's in nearby Maitland , to form All Saints' College. In 2018, St Joseph's College de-merged and expanded its educational offering to cater for students in Year 11 and Year 12. 2019 was the first year in which students commenced the NSW Higher School Certificate . ^[3]

The College motto is the phrase in Latin : Vigor in Ardius Crescat , which translates as "May your strength increase in difficulties".

References [ edit ]

^ Maguire, Paul (24 August 2008). "St Joseph's campus celebrates 125 years" . Newcastle Herald . Retrieved 30 March 2019 .
^ Dunlop, Robyn (2016). Planted in Congenial Soil: The Diocesan Sisters of St Joseph, Lochinvar 1883 - 1917 . Lochinvar: Sisters of St Joseph.
^ "Looking ahead to 2018" . Archived from the original on 15 April 2016 . Retrieved 1 April 2016 .