St Joseph's College, Ipswich
Motto | Fides Labore Et Tenacitate ("Faith, Work and Tenacity") |
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Type | Independent day and boarding school |
Religion | Christianity |
Location | Belstead Road Ipswich Suffolk IP2 9DR England Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Local authority | Suffolk |
DfE number | 935/6044 |
Students | 620~ |
Ages | 3–18 |
Former pupils | Old Birkfeldians |
Website | www.stjos.co.uk |
St Joseph's College is a co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils between the ages of 3 and 18, in Ipswich, England.
The college is situated near the centre of Ipswich in extensive grounds, on the site of Birkfield House. The grounds of Goldrood House and the Birkfield Mews, now boarding houses and infant school, were a later addition to the college.
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History
Founded by the St John le Baptiste de la Salle order of Catholic brothers.
Recent developments
Since May 2000, the college has undergone a programme of refurbishment and reorganisation and improved its facilities and resources, including a new teaching and learning centre, science computer atrium, new arts and photographic suite, computer networking, a music technology suite and enlarged boarding accommodation.
An even more recent refurbishment programme took place in 2007 with a multi-million pound, state of the art, eco-friendly, junior school being built. Goldrood House has now gone back to being a boarding house instead of Hilbrow House that was off of the college's campus.
Recent development in march 2014 meant new sports facilities, including a new block of sports changing rooms and a P.E office.
House system
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Boarding
Boarding at St Josephs College consists of foreign students and those who wish to stay during the labour days at boarding facilities to do so in either 'goldroot' or 'the Mews' , the two houses available at St josephs for those who wish to have boarding.
Annual Rugby Festival
The Rugby Festival was started to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the College, but is now one of the annual premier schoolboy rugby tournaments.
The sides that are invited to attend are from both the state and independent sectors across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, bringing together the best of schoolboy 1st XV rugby. Next year the Festival will celebrate its 28th year.
Old Birkfeldians
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The Old Birkfeldians is the Alumni Association of St Joseph’s College.[1] It is named after the site of the original school (Birkfield House). It has been merged with the Alumni Association of the old Junior School (Old Oakhillians).
References
- ↑ Old Birkfieldians
- ↑ http://patmills.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/dredd-he-is-the-law/
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External links
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- Independent schools in Suffolk
- Educational institutions established in 1937
- People educated at St Joseph's College, Ipswich
- Roman Catholic independent schools in the Diocese of East Anglia
- Catholic boarding schools in England
- Boarding schools in Suffolk
- 1937 establishments in England
- Schools in Ipswich