Xavier College. Our school began in 1878 and has, therefore, been part of the Australian educational scene for a very long time. It belongs, moreover, to a worldwide network of Jesuit schools whose origins lie in the vision formulated by St Ignatius Loyola fourandahalf centuries ago. What are some of the features of that vision? In the first place, a Jesuit school attempts to inspire its students to find an attractive human role model in Jesus Christ. It tries to encourage them to imitate Jesus particularly in his willingness to serve other people generously and enthusiastically. It hopes that they will live their lives creatively and joyfully within the Catholic Church tradition. Secondly, schools like Xavier College want to challenge their students to aim for the highest possible level of achievement in all areas of school life: spiritual, cultural and sporting. This pursuit of excellence, of course, is the product of the individual students talents and abilities and does not demand the same outcome from all its scholars.

Website: http://www.xavier.vic.edu.au/