St Pauls Catholic College
St Pauls Catholic College is an independent single-sex secondary day school for boys, located in Greystanes, a suburb in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school is administered by the Catholic Education Office of the Diocese of Parramatta.
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| Coordinates | 33°49′08″S 150°57′06″E |
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| Type | Independent single-sex secondary day school |
| Motto | Many Gifts – One Community |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | Saint Paul |
| Established | 1958 (as St Simon Stock School) |
| Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
| Oversight | Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Parramatta |
| Principal | Peter Brogan |
| Staff | 82 |
| Teaching staff | 58 |
| Years | 7-12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Number of students | 879 |
| Houses | Mackillop, Florey, Churchill, Greenway, Bennelong |
| Colour(s) | Red, blue and yellow |
| Website | www |
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The College is noted in honour of the Christian patron, St Paul. It was originally named St Simon Stock High School and Newman High School. It is behind the OLQP Parish in Greystanes and next to OLQP Primary School, in which the school is intimately involved. Its vicinity becomes the host of the annual Maltese Festival around September.
History
St Paul's Catholic College was founded in 1958, commonly referred to as the new Catholic School in the district of Pendle Hill. It was originally named St Simon Stock School.
The school took its as motto Esto Vir, which means "Be a Man".
Over the years, the school took on a new name and motto. The 19th-Century English convert and thinker John Henry Newman was the inspiration for the new name and the new motto was "Heart speaks to Heart".
Finally the school was renamed again to St Paul's. The new motto for St Paul's is "Many Gifts...One Community".
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