St Virgil's College
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St Virgil's College is an independent Catholic primary and secondary day school for boys, located over two campuses in Austins Ferry and Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1911 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, the College has a non-selective enrolment policy and caters for approximately 680 students, from Years 3 to 11, with 120 at the junior campus and 480 at the senior campus.[2]
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Austins Ferry and Hobart , Australia | |
Coordinates | 42°46′30″S 147°15′05″E |
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Type | Independent primary and secondary school |
Motto | By Deeds not Words Alone |
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholicism |
Denomination | Congregation of Christian Brothers |
Established | 24 January 1911; 113 years ago (1911-01-24)[1] |
Oversight | Archdiocese of Hobart, Tasmanian Catholic Education Office |
Trust | Edmund Rice Education Australia |
Principal | Jon Franzin |
Years offered | Kindergarten–Year 11 |
Gender | Boys |
Enrolment | c. 750 (2008[2]) |
Colour(s) | Royal blue, green and gold |
Slogan | By deeds not words alone |
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Alumni | Old Virgilian |
Website | www |
St Virgil's is affiliated with the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[3] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[4] and is a member of the Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools (SATIS). Oversight of the school is administered by the Archdiocese of Hobart, Tasmanian Catholic Education Office, and the school is a member of Edmund Rice Education Australia.[5]