At Aquinas College, it’s not what our students become, but who they become that truly matters.
Faith in action. We journey in our faith and express it by living the Gospel Values through life and prayer.
Character in life. We enable our students to understand, care about and act on core ethical values such as respect, justice, civic virtue and citizenship, and responsibility for self and others.
Excellence every day. We strive to challenge our College community by focusing on holistic success and the facilitation of opportunities for boys to achieve.
One of the key strategic dimensions of Aquinas College has been to develop a framework for a boys’ learning journey from Kindergarten to graduation.
Ages 4 - 6 years old
A time to explore, discover, belong and grow beliefs and awareness of self and identity.
Ages 6 - 9 years old
A time for reasoning, following rules, making choices and trying to discovering enjoyments.
Ages 9 - 12 years old
A time for connections, co-operating, taking responsibility and participating.
Ages 12 - 15 years old
A time to aspire, to be independent, to accept and to challenge self.
Ages 15 - 18 years old
A time to engage deeply, make good decisions and learn to balance.
While young men and boys can and do excel in many types of educational institutions, schools for boys focus with intention on learning that addresses not only how to excel in academics but also how to grow into a young man of integrity and empathy.
We acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land of our schools. We are inspired and nurtured by their wisdom, spirituality and experience. We commit ourselves to actively work alongside them for reconciliation and justice. We pay our respects to the Elders; past, present and future. As we take our next step we remember the first footsteps taken on this sacred land.
CRICOS Code: 00428E
