St Edmund's College, Ipswich


St Edmund's College is a Roman Catholic, secondary day school for boys', located in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
The school is member of the Associated Independent Colleges of the Greater Brisbane region along with Marist College Ashgrove, Iona College, Padua College, Villanova College, St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe, St Laurence's College and St. Peters Lutheran College.
St Edmund's College is conducted in the tradition of Edmund Ignatius Rice. The school accepts students from Years 7 to 12, drawing from a wide area of Ipswich, Queensland. The total enrolment of the school is projected to be in the middle 1000s.

Co-curriculum

Tournament of Minds

Year 7 to Year 10 can participate in Tournament of Minds.
In 2007 St. Edmund's College, Ipswich was the state representative for the National Championship of the Tournament of Minds Competition. The team who had never before competed in such as event, finished first place, successfully claiming the Tournament of Minds Australian Championship. In 2016 St. Edmund's represented the South Brisbane region in the Tournament of Minds Queensland State Championship.

Music

As offshoots of the Music Program, an Orchestra, Stage Band and a Concert Band have been established which also draw on the talents of St. Mary's students. The College Choir performs at various liturgies and functions throughout the year.

Community programs

Footprints in the Park

St Edmund's College help Footprints in the Parks program where students and teachers of St Edmund's provide a meal and company to homeless persons in the Ipswich community every second Wednesday. This is conducted in Queen's Park, in the centre of Ipswich.

Carols on the green

St Edmund's College, in conjunction with Brothers Leagues Club, hosts an annual carols event on Brothers Main Field. The event raises money for the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal. In 2014, the 6th annual year, the event raised $20,500.

Musical and drama productions

Each year a full musical production is conducted, in conjunction with St. Mary's College, Ipswich. The host school alternates every year.

Musicals

Students also participate and perform at various musical and drama evenings and lunch-time theatre and theatresports groups.

Sport

AIC sports

St. Edmund's is a member of the Associated Independent Colleges.
In 2014, for the third year in a row, St Edmund's attained first position in AIC track and field.
In 2014, St. Edmund's 1st XV Rugby Union team went through the season undefeated and claimed their first outright AIC 1st XV Rugby Union premiership.
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