Ryan Catholic College
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Ryan Catholic College is a combined, co-educational, primary and secondary school
in what is now the City of Townsville, Queensland
, Australia
. It was established by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville
in 1979. Ryan is the largest catholic school in Townsville.
It currently has over 1900 enrolments and employs approximately 200 teachers. It is unique in the fact that students are not required to address their teachers by their prefixes and last names. The students commonly address their respective teachers by their first names. Ryan Catholic College is broken up into 2 campuses with a junior school on the smaller campus, with the middle and senior schools located on the main (Ryan) campus.
A new two storey building was constructed throughought 2007 on the main campus. The building houses classrooms, toilets & showers and a staffroom. The building replaces the former 'temporary' I block which has been moved and now functions as a permanent set of classrooms.
In 2011, the college opened its newest building, the Emmaus Hall.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in what is now the City of Townsville, Queensland
Queensland
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, Australia
Australia
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. It was established by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville
Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville is a suffragan Latin rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, erected in 1930, covering North Queensland, Australia.-Ordinaries:...
in 1979. Ryan is the largest catholic school in Townsville.
It currently has over 1900 enrolments and employs approximately 200 teachers. It is unique in the fact that students are not required to address their teachers by their prefixes and last names. The students commonly address their respective teachers by their first names. Ryan Catholic College is broken up into 2 campuses with a junior school on the smaller campus, with the middle and senior schools located on the main (Ryan) campus.
A new two storey building was constructed throughought 2007 on the main campus. The building houses classrooms, toilets & showers and a staffroom. The building replaces the former 'temporary' I block which has been moved and now functions as a permanent set of classrooms.
In 2011, the college opened its newest building, the Emmaus Hall.