Nagle Catholic College

Nagle Catholic College
"For Others"
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia Australia
Information
Type	Private
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	Venerable Nano Nagle Blessed Edmund Rice
Founded	1891 (as Stella Maris Presentation College) 1994 (as Nagle Catholic College)
Principal	Rob Crothers^[1]
Chaplain	Fr. Tai Trinh
Campuses	Geraldton Campus Carnarvon Campus
Houses	Bishop Foley Kelly O'Collins Ryan Stella Patrick Thomas
Colour(s)	Green, Gold, Black
Alumni	Tasma Walton Jaeger O'Meara Josh Kennedy Mandy McElhinney Fergus Kavanagh
Website	http://web.ncc.wa.edu.au

Nagle Catholic College is a private Catholic secondary school, in Geraldton, Western Australia, founded in 1994, whose strong mission, high academic standards and contribution to the community has made it into one of Western Australia's most known schools.^[2]

Nagle Catholic College's foundation was the result of a merger between Stella Maris Presentation College which was established in 1891 and St. Patrick's College which was founded in 1926.^[3] The current collage's campus is located on the former Stella Maris Presentation College, which today has grown to a college catering to 1,200 students.

Nagle Catholic College was voted "Best School" in Geraldton as voted in The Best of Geraldton competition, held by Red FM.^[4]

History

Nagle Catholic College as seen from the western side of the campus.

Nagle Catholic College was formed from the agreement between authorities of the two parent colleges, Stella Maris Presentation College and St. Patrick's College. The authorities thought it would be beneficial to combine the schools, which would be more beneficial in catering students. The college was named after Nano Nagle, who founded the Presentation Sisters in Ireland in 1775.^[5]

Stella Maris Presentation College and St. Patrick's College

However, Nagle Catholic College's history spans back to 1981, where Stella Maris Presentation College was opened by the Presentation Sisters. It catered for females around the town of Geraldton. Some thirty-five years later, in 1926, St. Patrick's College was opened by the Christian Brothers, which catered for the male population of Geraldton. For the ensuing sixty-eight years, these two boarding schools continued to cater for the educational needs of the Geraldton community.

Nagle today

Nagle Catholic College still follows the teachings of their founders. Nagle has been very active in the community, wherein the college organises programs that helps the local community and beyond.

Campus

The Nagle Catholic College campus is built along Sanford St. and Maitland St. in Geraldton. On Nagle's eastern side is the St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Geraldton. Nagle is the most western catholic school in Australia.

The campus is split into 8 learning areas:

Stella Maris Learning Area- The original campus building, which includes the offices, and classrooms including the drama studio and the Japanese rooms
St. Patrick Learning Area- This extension holds majority of Nagle's classrooms, which range from Sciences in the second floor to Mathematics in the third floor. It also holds the Year 12 Common Room and the Study Hall.
Vin Duffy Learning Area- Home to the technologies classrooms including two woodwork rooms, a metalwork room and a design technical graphics room. It holds the Staff Room at the second floor.
Edmund Rice Learning Area- A state of the art library featuring a conference room, a computer lab, two learning areas plus a quiet outdoor learning area.
Leacaille Learning Area- Home of the Arts department including the art rooms and music rooms. It's located at the most western part of the school.
Maslen Science Learning Area- Home to three big classrooms, home to the Science department. It also holds majority of the Science equipments.
Bishop Justin Bianchini Gymnasium- The new gymnasium is home to: basketball courts, netball courts, volleyball courts, rock climbing walls, weights room, dance studio and change rooms. The main court features a retractable seating platform, used during assemblies. With additional seating, the court could hold over 1000 students. It is also home to 8 new classrooms.
Paschal Centre- a former convent home to teacher's offices and student matters.

Stella Maris Presentation College, now the current campus of Nagle Catholic College.

The current facade of Nagle Catholic College

In addition, the campus holds a massive sports oval, a swimming pool, two outdoor courtyards and four tennis/basketball courts in the front of the school.

Academics

The school fosters students in years 7 through 12, with each year or set of years having different focuses on courses.^[6]

In 2012, 100% of Nagle Catholic College's students achieved a WACE. And during the same year, Nagle was on top for the Best Performing in WA for Geography.^[7]

For 2015, Nagle was the best performing school in Geraldton, as it was the only school that made to the top 50 schools in WA for Vocational Education and Training (VET). 96% of Nagle Catholic College VET students achieved a Cert II or higher and was ranked 40th in WA.^[8] Meanwhile, ATAR students had a median of 70 as an ATAR score, with 5.87% achieving an ATAR above 75. Out of 417 Geraldton students applicable for a WACE Certificate, 154 are from Nagle Catholic College. 99.35% of students are reported to have graduated in 2015.^[9]

Nagle offers a wide range of courses that students are able to try during Year 7. As the student's schooling years progresses, they are then able to select their own selected courses.

Learning Areas	Commonly taken subjects	Head of Learning Area^[10]	Notes
English and Languages^[11]	English Japanese Literature	Kirsten Sinclair	English is compulsory throughout the entire student's schooling years.
Humanities and Social Science^[12]	History Geography Politics and Law Economics	Muneen Niemeyer	The department holds The Vietnam Trip every 2 years for Year 11 and 12 Canberra Trip is held every year for Year 10.
Mathematics^[13]	Applications Mathematics Methods Mathematics Specialist Mathematics Foundations Mathematics Essentials Mathematics	Vanessa Els
Physical Education^[14]	Health Physical Education Outdoor Education Dance	Benjamin Ebsary	The department organises the Athletics, Cross Country and Swimming carnivals. Nagle is a course leader for Health Studies out of all schools in WA.^[15]
Religious Education^[16]	Religion & Life	Joshua Stock	Religion is compulsory throughout the entire student's schooling years.
Science^[17]	Human Biology Chemistry Physics Biological Science Psychology	Jane Royce	The department holds a New Zealand Science Trip The 2017 Biology Group will head to Indonesia for a field trip. Nagle leads in WA for Earth and Environmental Science^[18]
The Arts^[19]	Visual Art Drama Music	Matthew Grigsby	The department holds a yearly production called "Rags to Riches" A drama production is held biannually. 'Wavelength' is a yearly magazine featuring the year's striking artworks.
Technologies^[20]	Woodwork Computer Science Metalwork Food Technology Jewellery Making Textiles	Corey Smith

Houses

Nagle Catholic College introduced 6 original houses in its foundation. Dedicated to the former Bishops of Geraldton, these houses include:

Bishop House- The orange house dedicated to Bishop Alfred Gummer. It's crest includes a sailing ship (barque) representing the Ship of Peter, which was Bishop Gummer's dominant symbol. Currently, Bishop holds the 2016 Swimming Carnival title.^[21] The house is currently headed by Ms. Christine Tilley.
Foley House- The black house dedicated to Bishop William Foley. It's crest incudes a dove and a 'Mystical Rose'. The dove represents the symbol of peace, while the 'Mystical Rose' is one of the epithets used for Mary. The house is currently headed by Mr. Joshua Crothers.
Kelly House- The blue house dedicated to Bishop William Bernard Kelly, the first Bishop of Geraldton. It's crest features a tower, a symbol of beauty, purity and strength. The house is currently headed by Mrs. Bridie Teakle.
O'Collins House- The red house dedicated to Bishop James Patrick O'Collins. The Bishop's Mitre is the featured symbol on the house's crest. The use of the Mitre, symbolises leadership and victory. The house is currently headed by Mr. Joseph Italiano.
Ryan House- The green house dedicated to Bishop Richard Ryan. It's crest has a Griffin as one of its primary elements. The amalgamation of the lion and eagle denotes strength and leadership. Ryan holds the current Athletics Carnival title.^[22] The house is currently headed by Mr. Rohan Fariss.
Thomas House- The yellow house dedicated to Bishop Francis Xavier Thomas. The Thomas house crest includes the famous Cross of the Catholic Church, symbolising sacrifice and salvation. The house is currently headed by Mrs. Breanne Negri.

New houses

In 2014, the establishment of new classrooms and a brand new gym prompted Nagle Catholic College to expand it's student admissions and therefore introduced two new houses. These two houses are named after the two boarding schools prior Nagle Catholic College. These houses are:

Partick House- Named after the former St. Partick's College. It's crest includes a Shamrock, which is St. Patrick's common symbol. Patrick is the silver house, headed by Ms. Kate Scally.
Stella House- Named after the former Stella Maris College. It's crest symbolises Stella Maris, Star of the Sea, wherein it includes a star which guides seafarers in te ocean. Stella is the purple house, headed by Mr. Glenn Williams.

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Coordinates: 28°46′40″S 114°36′36″E / 28.7777°S 114.6101°E / -28.7777; 114.6101

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