St Stanislaus' College

St Stanislaus' College is a Catholic day and boarding high school for boys, founded in 1867 and conducted since 1889 by the Congregation of the Mission's priests and brothers. It is located in, New South Wales, Australia, a regional centre west of Sydney. The college is the oldest Catholic boys' boarding school in Australia, and currently caters for approximately 600 students from Years 7 to 12, including about 120 boarders.St Stanislaus' College is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), and is a member of the Independent Schools Association (ISA).In 2017, the college celebrates its sesquicentenary.College mottoSt Stanislaus' College shares its motto with its older sister St Vincent's College, Castleknock (Dublin): 'Nos Autem In Nomine Domini' ('We, however, in the name of the Lord'), which comes from Psalm 20:7. The text in the psalm is "Hi in curribus et hi en equis; nos autem in nomine Domini Dei nostri invocabimus" ('Some trust in chariots or horses; we, however, in the Name of the Lord.'). However, considering 'invocamimus', it may be more accurately translated as "we, however, will call upon the Name of the Lord".Patron saintsSt Stanislaus The main patron saint of the College is St Stanislaus Kostka SJ of Poland (1550–68). He walked all the way from Vienna to Rome to join the Jesuits (Society of Jesus). On the way he stopped at Dilingen in obedience to St Peter Canisius who tested his vocation there. On his seventeenth birthday achieved his aim and joined the Order. Partly because of the exhaustion from his arduous journey, he died about two months before he turned eighteen. House Patrons St Vincent de Paul (1581-1660), the other main patron saint of Stannies, is the founder of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentian Priests and Brothers) who have had care of the College since 1889. The Charism of St Vincent underpins all that the College stands for. He is patron of St Vincent's House. St Vincent (1576-1660) also founded the Daughters of Charity and gave his life in service of the poor. He is known as the "Apostle of Charity".