John XXIII College is a Roman Catholic co-educational primary and secondary day school located in Mount Claremont, a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The school provides education from kindergarten to Year 12 students. The college is named after Pope John XXIII and operates under the authority of the Catholic Archbishop of Perth.
The college is the result of the merger in 1977 of the Jesuit Saint Louis boys school spread over different campuses (first opened in 1938) and Loreto Convent girls school (first opened in 1897). In 1986 the school was relocated to its present site in Mount Claremont.
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Academic results
The school has performed well in the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) exams and is often rated in the top 50 schools in the state, achieving the 10th highest ATAR results in Western Australia in 2021
The class of 2015 had a 100% achievement of WACE, 89% of the graduating students were studying an ATAR pathway, the Median ATAR was 90.3 and 75 students achieved an ATAR in the 90s.
School sports
John XXIII College offers a wide range of sports. Annual sports carnivals include athletics, cross country and swimming. John XXIII provide many sporting opportunities including rowing, swimming, rugby, athletics, football, basketball, soccer, cross country, volleyball and netball. John XXIII College participates in sporting carnivals such as Northern Associated Schools (NAS) and Associated & Catholic Colleges (ACC).
Among the school's alumni is Australian swimmer and world record holder Eamon Sullivan. In 2008, John XXIII students beat two of Sullivan's school swimming records in the inter-house swimming carnival.
House system
As with most Australian schools, John XXIII College utilises a house system through which students participate in inter-house activities and competitions. There are six houses at the college:
Campion (purple)
Koolyangarra (green)
Loreto (blue)
Loyola (white)
St Louis (red)
Ward (yellow)
Notable alumni
Some of John XXIII's former students include:
Claire Bevilacqua – Pro surfer
Kate Chaney – Lawyer, businesswoman and politician
Judy Davis – Actress
Matt de Boer – Australian rules football player
Lucy Durack – Singer and actress
Judy Edwards – Politician
Allan Fels – Chairman of Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Robert French – Former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
Celia Hammond – Politician
Roz Hammond – Actress
Hollie Hughes – Politician
Eileen Joyce – Pianist
Jessica Marais – Actress
Robert Mazza – Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia
Paul Medhurst – Australian rules football player
Kevin Parker – Tame Impala
Katrina Porter – Paralympic athlete
Peter Quinlan – Chief Justice of Western Australia from 2018
Amanda Sainsbury-Salis – Scientist and author
Pilgrimages
The College benefits greatly from ongoing links with the Loreto and Jesuit orders that have enabled students to take part in pilgrimages. Year 11 students are invited to participate in the College Pilgrimage Program whereby up to 90 students spend two weeks in the following places:
Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City)
India
Timor Leste (East Timor)
Alice Springs
Cambodia
Northern Territory
Sister schools
John XXIII College's sister schools are:
Loreto Normanhurst, NSW
Loreto Kirribilli, NSW
Loreto Nedlands, WA (permanently closed)
Loreto Marryatville, SA
Loreto Coorparoo, Qld
Loreto Ballarat, Vic
Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak VIC