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Xavier College opened in 1878 by The Society of Jesus and has a proud history as an Australian educational institution, with campuses in Kew and Brighton. Xavier College first opened in 1878 and has a proud history as an Australian educational institution. We have three campuses – the Senior Campus in Kew (Years 9-12), Burke Hall in Kew (K-8), and Kostka Hall in Brighton (K-8) – educating 125 girls from Kindergarten to Year 4 and 1960 boys from Kindergarten to Year 12.
As a Catholic school within the spiritual tradition of St Ignatius Loyola, Xavier College belongs to a worldwide network of Jesuit schools whose origins lie in a vision he formulated four-and-a-half centuries ago.
A Jesuit education has a clear purpose: the development of a well-rounded Christian person of competence, conscience and compassion who will be of service in the world and has the generosity to make a contribution.
Xavier College is owned by The Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). The Provincial of the Society appoints a College Council to develop policy and assist the Principal and the Rector in the overall management of the school. Each Campus has a Director who is responsible for the day-to-day management of that campus.
Xavier is a welcoming and close-knit Christian community. The three Xavier campuses are well integrated despite their geographic separation. From the early years at Burke Hall and Kostka Hall, through to the final years at the Senior Campus, Xavier’s 2080 students and 400 full and part-time staff all feel a strong sense of belonging to a unified school community with the same unambiguous set of Christian values and a consistent underlying philosophy of education.
New students settle in very quickly at Xavier. Because boarders have extra adjustments to make, their families are given special attention as they hand their sons over to the care of the school.
At all campuses, staff members are extremely approachable and interactions between staff, students and parents, as well as between the students themselves, are friendly, respectful and co-operative.
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To finish Term 1, our Senior Campus students have been on Activities Week, participating in camps, retreats and social justice volunteering across the state. Here's a snapshot of the camps held down on the Mornington Peninsula. We wish everyone a safe and happy Easter break!
Xavier Social Justice White Ribbon Initiative
"The idea is to remind us all about our pledge, about our values and about how this is very much our issue." - Dan Crowley, Social Justice Prefect Students at Senior Campus recently signed a pledge, as part of a student initiative to stand with women against domestic violence. Here's a short video of their initiative.
Xavier - Head of the River 2017
Congratulations to all of our rowers who competed in today's 150th APS Sport Boys Head of the River! Our senior crews performed well, with the 1st VIII finishing 2nd in the Open B Final, followed by our 2nd and 3rd VIII finishing 5th in their respective Open A Finals. Well done to all of the parents, students, staff and community for their hard work in the lead up to the event, and for looking after our rowers and supporters at Nagambie today!
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Today is the 150th APS Sport Boys Head of the River, being held at Nagambie. There has been an amazing turnout from our students, parents, staff and community, to support our rowers. Best of luck to all of our rowers who are competing in today's events!
Xavier College Rowing 2017
Our rowers have been training hard for the 2017 APS Sport Head of the River, being held this Saturday at Nagambie. Here is a sneak peak of their hard work leading up to the event, produced by Year 12 student Joshua Bendall.
Leaky Bucket - First Crack | Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2017
If you're heading to the upcoming Melbourne International Comedy Festival, make sure to check out the Leaky Bucket Comedy - First Crack Show, featuring Old Xaverians Darcy Fleming (OX 2012) and Matthew McCartney (OX 2011)! They started performing comedy together as students in the annual Xavier Comedy Revue.
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Tonight is the 2017 APS Sport Boys Combined Swimming and Diving meet at MSAC! Best of luck to all of our boys competing in tonight's event!
Bellarmine House Mass Reflection
"What you learn outside the classroom, is just as, if not more, important than what you will ever learn inside." At today's Bellarmine House Mass at Senior Campus, Year 12 student Alex Eden Lachowicz offered a reflection on his experience of learning beyond the walls of the classroom at Xavier. His speech, available in full below, touches on areas including sport, camaraderie and Ignatian Service.
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'The standard you walk past is the standard you accept.' Today is International Women's Day, a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women worldwide. To recognise this important day, this morning we hosted an 'International Women's Day' breakfast including a powerful speech from Patricia Faulkner AO on working towards a more inclusive, gender equal world. Our Senior Campus Prefects organised an initiative for students at Senior Campus, who were each invited to sign a pledge to never to commit, excuse or remain silent about violence against women. #beboldforchange
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Our Burke Hall Campus students in Years 5 & 7 are participating in Outdoor Education camps being held throughout Victoria, and it looks like they're having a fantastic time with their activities including surfing, snorkelling and scuba diving! We hope they have a fun week!
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Wow what a show! Congratulations to everyone involved in this year's Xavier College & Genazzano FCJ College musical, 'Copacabana'. The cast and crew did a fantastic job performing in front of four sold out shows last week! We can't wait to see what comes next in 2018!
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Today is Ash Wednesday, a day signifying the beginning of Lent, which encourages more time for prayer and charity before the celebration of Easter. To mark the occasion, this morning at the Senior Campus a liturgy was held on the Roche Oval, led by our Rector Fr Chris Middleton SJ.
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