All Saints Catholic Senior College
History
Prior to 1987, children of the Parish of All Saints, Liverpool could choose to receive a secondary Catholic education by attending Patrician Brothers' Boys High Liverpool and Saint Mary's Girls High Liverpool and receive the NSW School Certificate as their highest certification.
In 1984, an action group of parents, chaired by Ray McMahon, was established to raise support for the establishment of a Catholic senior secondary school in Liverpool. Such a development was already a priority of Liverpool Parish priest Father Roth Delaney and together they lobbied government and Catholic education office bearers while raising community support and funding for the school. Originally planned for Ashcroft, land negotiations lead to the final site location in Leacocks Lane, Casula.
In 1987, All Saints Catholic Senior High School, was established by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney and classes began in temporary demountable classrooms on 2 February 1987 on the site of St Mary's High and Patrician Brothers' High, Liverpool. Following a rapid ten-week construction, the current Leacocks Lane campus was opened in 1988 with 380 students and 29 teaching staff. The College was officially blessed on Sunday 27 March 1988 by Archbishop Edward Clancy after which permanent building construction began.
Other names
Later changes to the naming of its principal feeder schools, from Patrician Brothers Boys High Liverpool to All Saints Catholic Boys College and Saint Mary's Girls High Liverpool to All Saints Catholic Girls College saw the senior school adopt the new title of All Saints Catholic Senior College. More recently, amalgamation of the two junior campuses into a coeducational campus has led to the current trichotomy of All Saints K-12 education in Liverpool:
- All Saints Catholic Primary School (K–6)
- All Saints Catholic College (7–10)
- All Saints Catholic Senior College (11–12)
College patrons, vision and mission
The Patron Saints of the college are:
- Óscar Romero (1917–1980)
- Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910–1997)
See also
References
- ^ "Annual School Report to the Community – 2014" (PDF). AllSaints Catholic Senior College. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ Delaney, Roth (1985). "All Saints' Parish Review Liverpool". Vol 9, No 11.
- ^ Delaney, Roth (1985). "All Saints' Parish Review Liverpool". Vol 9, No 6.
- ^ "College History - All Saints Catholic Senior College". All Saints Catholic Senior College. Retrieved 13 January 2016.