Xavier High School, Albury

Xavier High School Albury is a Catholic Secondary School located within the New South Wales city of Albury, Australia.Xavier High School is supported and partially funded by The Catholic School's Office, Diocese of Wagga Wagga, continuing a long history of Catholic education in the region, forming from the amalgamation of St Joseph's College for girls and The Aquinas Boys College in 1983.To date, the school hosts over 900 students across 6 year levels.The Principal of the school is Mr Gavin Dykes with the school motto reading "The Truth Will Set You Free"- a direct reference to the Gospel of John, verse 8:32.History and AmalgamationCatholic schooling in the Albury region has experienced a long and successful tradition, dating back to 1868, wherein the Sisters Of Mercy established St Brigid's College on a small block of land owned by St Patrick's Parish, in South Albury. In 1885, Patrician Brothers opened a school for boys in an adjacent block in Olive Street, also owned by St Patrick's Parish. This school for boys was re-inaugurated by the Christian Brothers in 1917, the same year St Brigid's College was redeveloped and renamed, St Josephs Ladies College.For the majority of a decade, The Sisters of Mercy and Christian Brothers delivered Catholic-based education to thousands of students across the area. All teaching during this time period was performed by clergy of the Church, linking closely with St Patrick's Parish. In 1959, a northern campus of the Boys College was established in Fallon Street North Albury, the site of the present day Xavier High. This establishment was named Aquinas College. In 1983, the Boys and Girls schools were amalgamated to create a co-educational system under the name "Xavier High School", named after St Francis Xavier. The campuses remained separated until January 2001 wherein the school united to share the redeveloped Northern campus, the site of the present day school.