Nagle College

This article is about the Catholic college in Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia. For the Catholic college in Geralton, Western Australia, see Nagle Catholic College.

Nagle College, Bairnsdale, Victoria
Location
Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria Australia
Coordinates	37°50′15″S 147°35′13″E
Information
Type	Independent co-educational secondary day school
Motto	Template:Lang-la (Let your light shine)
Religious affiliation(s)	Presentation Sisters (former) Salesians of Don Bosco
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	The Venerable Nano Nagle
Established	1958 (1958)
Founders	Presentation Sisters
Principal	Doug Doherty
Years	7–12
Enrolment	950+
Campus type	Regional
Colour(s)	Green and yellow
Website	www.nagle.vic.edu.au

Nagle College is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school located in Bairnsdale in the East Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia.

Background and location

Nagle College was established in 1958 to provide a Catholic secondary education for the families in the parishes of East Gippsland. The College was founded by the Presentation Sisters who provided the leadership of the College until 1975. The school is named after the Sisters' patron, The Venerable Nano Nagle. Rod Nicholson was Principal from 1976 until 1988. The Salesians of Don Bosco took responsibility for the College in 1990.

The school began in Francis Street and moved to a site on the western edge of the town in 1979.

Criminal Offences/Controversy

At Nagle College in Bairnsdale, a student with multiple disabilities was subjected to severe bullying, including being told to kill himself, beaten, and forcibly given a mullet haircut in the school bathrooms. Despite these incidents, the school took little action against the bullies. When the child's mother raised concerns, she was dismissed with the comment to "get a hobby." The school's failure to protect the child and their dismissive response have drawn widespread criticism and raised serious concerns about student welfare at Nagle College. The school is undergoing investigation by the police.

Parents often raise concerns about the schools lack of coordination/communication with student parents, and often lead to missed information by the parents.

Uniform

The winter uniform consists of dress shirts, tie and pants or skirt. The summer uniform consists of a dress for girls, and a shirt and shorts for boys. Juniors (year level 7–9) wear white shirts and seniors (year level 10–12) wear a white dress shirt. Seniors also wear a blazer and juniors have the option to wear a jumper or a spray jacket.

The sport uniform (for sports classes) consists of a shirt of the house colour (see below) and shorts or leggings.

House system

There are seven different houses that exist at Nagle College. Bosco house is the newest house, added in the late 1990s when student numbers increased.

The houses are as follows:

•   Avila House (yellow) – Teresa of Ávila Patron
•   Bosco House (white) – John Bosco Patron
•   Chisholm House (maroon) – Caroline Chisholm
•   MacKillop House (orange)(originally brown) – Mary MacKillop Patron
•   Newman House (red) – John Henry Newman Patron
•   Polding House (blue) – Bede Polding Patron
•   Xavier House (green) – Francis Xavier Patron

Music department

Music is compulsory in years 7 and 8. Students can decide to continue the subject or not.

Nagle College has several different bands and performance groups, including: choir, strings band (Tunes), show band (Cookies & Cream), percussion ensemble (Beat It!), next generation band, and junior and senior guitar ensemble.

Languages

Students at Nagle College can decide whether they wish to learn either Italian or Japanese. It is compulsory in the first two years of school, but in year 9 students may choose whether they wish to continue or not.

The school has multiple exchange programs, with students travelling to Japan and Italy once a year if they choose to. The school also has connections to a school in Samoa and multiple others around the world.

Practical subjects

Students at Nagle College are exposed to many practical subjects as well as non-practical including: Woodwork, Sewing, Cooking, Metalwork (for later years), animal care (for later years), PE, Art, Drama, Photography and many more.

Woodwork, Sewing, Art, Drama and Cooking is compulsory in year 7 and 8.

See also

• List of non-government schools in Victoria, Australia