St Edmund's College, Ipswich

St Edmund's College
Naomh Éamonn Coláiste
Location
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Australia
Coordinates27°36′34″S 152°45′13.4″E / 27.60944°S 152.753722°E / -27.60944; 152.753722
Information
TypeIndependent all-boys secondary school
MottoLatin: Possunt Quia Posse Videntur
("They Can Because They See They Can")
Religious affiliation(s)Catholicism
DenominationCongregation of Christian Brothers
Established1892 (1892)
Sister schoolSt Mary's College, Ipswich
OversightEdmund Rice Education Australia
PrincipalRay Celegato[1]
Years offered7–12
GenderBoys
Enrollmentc. 1,100
Campus typeSuburban
Houses
  •   Ambrose
  •   Callan
  •   Elliot
  •   Finn
  •   Ignatius
  •   Morgan
  •   Rice
  •   Treacy
Colour(s)   Blue and white
MascotWayne the Wolf[2]
AffiliationAssociated Independent Colleges
Websitewww.sec.qld.edu.au

St Edmund's College (known colloquially as Eddies) is an independent Catholic secondary day school for boys, located in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The school was founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1892 and is conducted in the tradition of Edmund Ignatius Rice.

The school is a member of the Associated Independent Colleges of the Greater Brisbane region along with Marist College Ashgrove, Iona College, Padua College, Villanova College, St Patrick's College, St Laurence's College and St. Peters Lutheran College.[3]

St Edmund's College accepts students from Years 7 to 12, drawing from a wide area of Ipswich. The total enrollment of the school is projected to be approximately 1,500 students.[citation needed] At the beginning of 2025 the college will reintroduce years 5 and 6.[4]

  1. ^ Helenspelitis, By (14 November 2016). "St Edmund's bids goodbye to principal of three years". The Courier Mail. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Welcome, Wayne the Wolf". YouTube. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Member Schools". Associated Independent Colleges. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  4. ^ St Edmunds College (10 September 2023). St Edmund's College - Junior School. Retrieved 14 July 2024 – via YouTube.

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