Our College
SM调教社区 has been educating boys in to be respectful and well-rounded young men since 1937.
We understand boys and our comprehensive learning and pastoral programs are specifically tailored to support their unique educational, spiritual and emotional journey.
The College is a Catholic school, conducted in the Edmund Rice tradition, for boys in Years 5 to 12, embracing a diversity of student abilities and talents.
Our contemporary approach to teaching and learning is underpinned by research into boys鈥� education. Our goal is to develop students into independent thinkers and collaborative workers; to be creative and curious; to have a balanced approach to life.
We promote the pursuit of knowledge, a love of learning and a commitment to personal excellence. The boys鈥� educational experience is both comprehensive and cohesive 鈥� every boy is valued and respected.
The College provides a caring and safe environment with clear expectations regarding behaviour, whilst maintaining a variety of activities to promote self-esteem and resilience through the and Pastoral Care programs. It ensures that academic achievement is clearly valued within the school community through a range of presentations and awards 鈥� doing well at studies and achieving personal best is encouraged and affirmed at SM调教社区.
Courtesy, cooperation, responsibility, respect, hard work, and a commitment to excellence result in positive consequences. Hence, the College has an extensive system of awards for outstanding performance and effort, in both academic and co-curricular life.
A non-selective school, the College is consistently ranked amongst the high-achieving schools in the HSC examinations. The focus is on assisting students to achieve their own personal goals and to rejoice in modest, personal-best achievements as much as outstanding academic, sporting and cultural successes.
Experts in Boys Education
Why Boys thrive at SM调教社区!
Faith
Faith is an integral and active part of everyday College life and provides students with purpose and meaning.
Excellence
We understand every student is unique and recognise the potential in everyone. Celebrating difference, we actively promote and support the pursuit of knowledge, a love of learning and a commitment to personal achievement.
Respect
We teach our boys to respect themselves and each other. We foster and support student wellbeing through programs and activities that build resilience, respect, friendships and self confidence.
Opportunity
We provide opportunities to create experiences. Boys are encouraged to try new activities, find their passion and make new friends by getting involved in the many activities, programs and opportunities on offer at the College.
Compassion
We provide boys with opportunities and experiences that develop compassion and consideration of others in their community. Community Students become part of a supportive and welcoming community and learn the value of this.
What do we stand for at SM调教社区?
The answer lies in part in our motto – Fide et Labore 鈥� through Faith and Hard Work.
We are dedicated to our core values of respect, justice, opportunity and excellence. We demonstrate and foster respect for all, true acceptance of difference, social justice and an awareness of injustice. We speak up for indigenous reconciliation. We do not accept intolerance and pride but promote inclusion, acceptance, understanding and humility. We promote an acceptance of sexuality, strive for genuine gender equity, and we value learning.
We are no better than anyone else but we do strive to build a better world and make a positive difference. We pray that our actions exemplify聽our faith, values and beliefs. We ask that all our students go and serve others, make a positive difference in our world, work hard and keep the faith.
We aim for true respect and value for the dignity of all.
Our Prayer is to: Let all of us commit and refresh our determination to be the best we can. This means how we speak of, and to, each other, how we treat girls and women, how we respect and welcome all people including those with a disability and demonstrate our attitudes to all races, religions and beliefs.
We are an Inclusive Community that prioritises kindness, compassion and gratitude and promotes respect for each other鈥檚 uniqueness and celebrate their differences.
SM调教社区 acknowledges the traditional inhabitants of the land on which the College stands, the Cammeraygal people, of the Eora nation.