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St Ignatius' College, Riverview is a Catholic Day School and Boarding School for boys, aged between 10 - 18 years. A Jesuit school in the tradition of St Ignatius Of Loyola , it is situated on the Lane Cove River in Sydney 's North Shore. Founded in 1880 by Fr Joseph Dalton, SJ, of the Society Of Jesus , it is part of the international network of Jesuit schools begun in Messina, Sicily in 1548. The college is a member of the Athletic Association Of The Greater Public Schools Of New South Wales . Riverview, as the school is frequently referred to, aims to teach students so that they may become young men of competence, conscience and compassion, striving always for excellence in all they do. Its motto, ''Quantum Potes Tantum Aude'' ('As much as you can do, so much dare to do') - taken from a song of Saint Thomas Aquinas (1227-1274) called ''Lauda Sion Salvatorem'' ('Praise, O Sion, Praise Thy Saviour') - reflects the central theme of Jesuit education. Jesuit education insists in individual care and concern for each student. Riverview has developed an academic program and Pastoral Care system, which enables each boy to reach his full potential as a person of Faith , Created and Loved by God . :"Our ideal is the well-rounded person who is intellectually competent, open to growth, religious, loving and committed to doing Justice in generosity to the people of God ." — ''The Characteristics of Jesuit Education (1986), Fr Peter Hans Kolvenbach SJ , Superior-General of the Society Of Jesus '' Its sister schools include St Aloysius' College and Loyola College, Mount Druitt in Sydney , Saint Ignatius' College, Adelaide in Athelstone and Xavier College in Melbourne . PRAYER Dearest Lord, Teach me to be generous, Teach me to serve you as you deserve, To give and not to count the cost, To fight and not to heed the wounds, To toil and not to seek for rest, To labour and not to ask reward, Save that of knowing I do your holy will, St Ignatius, Pray For Us. Amen Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam It is a longstanding practice that students at the school write Philosophy. HISTORY Following Archbishop Roger William Bede Vaughan OSB 's invitation to the Jesuits to Sydney on condition that they found a boys' boarding school and the bequest of Fr John Joseph Therry, who, on his death in 1864 left the greater part of his property to the Society of Jesus, Fr Joseph Dalton SJ concluded arrangements for the purchase of the Riverview property on 28 June , 1878 . Dalton became founding Rector of the college. Its first students were brought to the school as advertised in the Catholic newspaper ''The Express'', whereby boys aged between 8 and 12 would be received at Riverview 'as soon as possible after the Christmas holidays'. Classes commenced in the cottage in February 1880. The original cottage became very cramped with greater numbers and in order to provide better accommodation St Michael 's House was built. The building was designed by W W Wardell and opened on the feast of Saint Michael , 29 September , 1880 . In 1882 a wooden boatshed was built for Rowing and in 1883 the Infirmary took shape. In its early years the College offered 'Classical and Modern Languages , History , Mathematics , the Natural Sciences and all other branches required for the Civil Service , the Junior, Senior and Matriculation Examinations', along with a modern touch - mercantile subjects. By December 1882, with an enrolment of only 70 students, the College extended the curriculum to include English Composition, Writing , Music , Singing , Drawing , Painting , Irish History and Oral Latin . Lessons were taught six days a week. Prayers began the day at 6.15 am, followed by Mass and Study before Breakfast at 8.30 am and concluded with night prayers at 8.30pm. On Sundays and Holidays the boys were allowed to Sleep in until 6.30am. The main building of the College was constructed in three stages between 1885-1930 and the foundation stone was laid by Cardinal Moran, Archbishop of Sydney on 15 December , 1885 . As originally designed by Gilbert, Dennihey and Tappin, of Ballarat , the building was to be a huge square, representing four identical fronts, but only the South front was completed according to plan due to financial constraints. Although the first dayboys were not officially admitted until 1923, there was a small group of pupils who were permitted to attend the college as dayboys. In fact, up until the 1960s dayboys remained relatively small in number and Riverview was mainly for boarders. HOUSE SYSTEM The House System was established in 1983 to improve further the quality of care for students. There are twelve Houses, each consisting of approximately 80 boys from Years 9-12, with a Housemaster and five tutors in each House. Housemasters are concerned with the academic and pastoral development of boys under their care. In so doing, the House System at Riverview aims to develop the "well-rounded person", as Fr Peter Hans Kolvenbach SJ emphasised in the "Characteristics of Jesuit Education": :"In a Jesuit School the atmosphere is one in which all can live and work together in understanding and love, with respect for all men and women as Children of God. Jesuit Education insists on individual care and concern for each person...''Cura Personalis'' (concern for the individual person) remains a basic characteristic of Jesuit Education".
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NOTABLE ALUMNI: 'OLD IGNATIANS' Clergy
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Literature and Art
Politics and Law
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Media and Journalism
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