Why Aquinas College?

At Aquinas College, it’s not what our students become, but who they become that truly matters.

Faith

Faith in action. We journey in our faith and express it by living the Gospel Values through life and prayer.

Character

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

Excellence every day. We strive to challenge our College community by focusing on holistic success and the facilitation of opportunities for boys to achieve.

Our Learning Journey

One of the key strategic dimensions of Aquinas College has been to develop a framework for a boys’ learning journey from Kindergarten to graduation.

The Early BoyK - PP
The Young BoyYEARS 1 - 3
The BoyYEARS 4 - 6
The Adolescent BoyYEARS 7 - 9
The Young ManYEARS 10 - 12
The Early BoyK - PP

The Early Boy

Ages 4 - 6 years old

A time to explore, discover, belong and grow beliefs and awareness of self and identity.

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The Young BoyYEARS 1 - 3

The Young Boy

Ages 6 - 9 years old

A time for reasoning, following rules, making choices and trying to discovering enjoyments.

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The BoyYEARS 4 - 6

The Boy

Ages 9 - 12 years old

A time for connections, co-operating, taking responsibility and participating.

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The Adolescent BoyYEARS 7 - 9

The Adolescent Boy

Ages 12 - 15 years old

A time to aspire, to be independent, to accept and to challenge self.

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The Young ManYEARS 10 - 12

The Young Man

Ages 15 - 18 years old

A time to engage deeply, make good decisions and learn to balance.

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Why boys education?

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.

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Aquinas College aims to educate boys to be the best they can be… for others.