Assumption College, Warwick

28°13′33.52″S 152°1′40.20″E / 28.2259778°S 152.0278333°E / -28.2259778; 152.0278333InformationTypeIndependent Roman Catholic Coeducational Junior Secondary education institutionMottoTruth and LoveReligious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
(Sisters of Mercy)Established1969; 55 years ago (1969)FounderSisters of MercyPrincipalLiisa Hammond^[1]Enrolment454 (2023)Websitehttps://www.acwarwick.catholic.edu.au/

Assumption College, Warwick is a independent, Roman Catholic, co-educational, high school, located in Warwick, Queensland, Australia.^[2][3] It is administered by the Queensland Catholic Education Commission, with an enrolment of 454 students and a teaching staff of 46, as of 2023.^[4] The school serves students from Year 7 to Year 12,^[2][3][4] and is the only Catholic, secondary school located in Warwick.^[5]

History

The school opened on 29 August 1969,^[6] run by the Sisters of Mercy until 1988.^{[citation needed]} Since 1989, the College has been administered solely by lay staff.^{[citation needed]}

Houses

The College has four houses, which provide pastoral care in addition to sporting competition. They are Dovovan, McAuley, Rice, and Romero.^[7]

Romero house was introduced in 2015, to accommodate the surge in new students.^[5]

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