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Tuesday, August 21, 2018

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Good Samaritan Catholic College is a co-educational, systemic Roman Catholic secondary school located in Hinchinbrook, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The school was founded in 1999 and named after the Bible passage of "The Good Samaritan".

The school caters for male and female students from year 7 to 12. The size of the student body is approximately 1500, with 220 students in each grade from year 7 to 10 and 100 from year 11 to 12.

Good Samaritan students are placed into Pastoral Houses upon enrollment, each representing a significant religious figure:

  • Mackillop - House patron is St. Mary Mackillop, and house colour is Orange.
  • Chisholm - House patron is Caroline Chisholm, and house colour is Gold.
  • La Salle - House patron is St Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, and house colour is Blue.
  • Merici - House patron is St Angela de Merici, and house colour is Green.
  • Polding - House patron is Bishop John Bede Polding, and house colour is Purple.
  • De Paul - House patron is St. Vincent de Paul, and house colour is Red.

The school community gathers for events such as yearly retreats, years 7 and 9 camps, swimming carnivals, athletics carnivals, Good Samaritan Day, MISA sport, cross country and many other sporting, community and school or fund-raising events. The House that accumulates the most points at the end of the year win the House Cup.


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Facilities

Good Samaritan Catholic College has been building onto its facilities to create schooling for students more accommodating for their needs. Its facilities include a hall, chapel, library, science laboratories, design and technology centre, photography and art facilities, computer rooms, hospitality kitchen and food technology centre, basketball courts, performance space and music centre, three ovals, and environmental seating arrangements for breaks.


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Curriculum

Basic KLAs

  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • English
  • Catholic Studies
  • World History & Geography
  • Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

Other subjects

  • Visual Arts - Year 7 to 8
  • Italian - Year 8
  • Music - Year 7 to 8
  • Technology - Year 7 to 8

Electives

Year 9 and 10 Year 9 Students pick 2 of the following list in Year 8 to study during Year 9 to 10:

  • Food Technology
  • Tech Metal
  • Tech Wood
  • Commerce
  • Work Education
  • Music
  • PASS
  • Graphics
  • Visual Arts
  • Visual Design
  • Photography
  • Drama
  • I.T.

Years 11 and 12

  • English (Standard, Advanced, ESL, Fundamentals)
  • Mathematics (General, Mathematics, Extension 1 and 2)
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Senior Science
  • Engineering Science
  • Ancient History
  • Business Studies
  • Economics
  • Legal Studies
  • Modern History
  • Catholic Studies
  • Studies of Religion
  • Music
  • Visual Art
  • Design and Technology
  • Software Design and Development
  • Business Services
  • Information Technology
  • Hospitality Operations
  • Personal Development
  • Health
  • Physical Education
  • Dance Sport Lifestyle
  • Community and Family Studies
  • Sport Lifestyle and Recreation
  • Photography

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References

Source of article : Wikipedia