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{{Infobox school
{{Infobox school
| name = Ursula Frayne Catholic College
| name = Ursula Frayne Catholic College
| former_names = {{ubli
| former_names = {{ubli
|Our Lady Help of Christians School
|Our Lady Help of Christians School
|St Francis Xavier College
|St Francis Xavier College
|St Joachim’s School
|St Joachim’s School
}}
}}
| image = File:Ursula Frayne from NW.jpg
| image = File:Ursula Frayne from NW.jpg
| motto = Centred in Christ
| motto = Centred in Christ
| established = {{ubli
| established = {{ubli
|{{start date and age|1899}} (as St Joachim’s School)
|{{start date and age|}} (as St Joachim’s School)
|{{start date and age|1990}} (as Ursula Frayne Catholic College)
|{{start date and age|1990}} (as Ursula Frayne Catholic College)
}}
}}
| type = [[Independent school|Independent]] [[Mixed-sex education|co-educational]] [[Primary school|primary]] and [[Secondary school|secondary]] [[day school]]
| type = [[Independent school|Independent]] [[Mixed-sex education|co-educational]] [[Primary school|primary]] and [[Secondary school|secondary]] [[day school]]
| denomination = [[Roman Catholicism in Australia|Roman Catholic]]
| denomination = [[Roman Catholicism in Australia|Roman Catholic]]
| religious_affiliation = [[Sisters of Mercy]]
| religious_affiliation = [[Sisters of Mercy]]
| patron = [[Ursula Frayne|Mother Ursula Frayne]]
| patron = [[Ursula Frayne|Mother Ursula Frayne]]
| slogan = Centred in Christ
| slogan = Centred in Christ
| grades = [[Kindergarten|K]]–[[Twelfth grade|12]]
| grades = [[Kindergarten|K]]–[[Twelfth grade|12]]
| grades_label = Years
| grades_label = Years
| principal = Mark Antulov
| principal = Mark Antulov
| location = [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], [[Western Australia]]
| location = [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], [[Western Australia]]
| country = Australia
| country = Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|31|58|21|S|115|53|54|E|display=title,inline|region:AU-WA_type:edu}}
| coordinates = {{coord|31|58|21|S|115|53|54|E|display=title,inline|region:AU-WA_type:edu}}
| enrolment = {{circa|1,030}}
| enrolment = {{circa|1,030}}
| staff =
| staff =
| colours = {{color box|black}}{{color box|white}}{{color box|red}} Black, white and red
| colours = {{color box|black}}{{color box|white}}{{color box|red}} Black, white and red
| website = {{official URL}}<!– Use Wikidata –>
| website = {{official URL}}<!– Use Wikidata –>
| campus = {{ubli
| campus = {{ubli
|{{WAcity|East Victoria Park}} (primary)
|{{WAcity|East Victoria Park}} (primary)
|{{WAcity|Victoria Park}} (secondary)
|{{WAcity|Victoria Park}} (secondary)
}}
}}
}}
}}
However, with declining enrolments at Xavier College, the college united with Our Lady Help of Christians School, and soon afterwards, amalgamated with St. Joachim’s School in 1990 to become Ursula Frayne Catholic College.
However, with declining enrolments at Xavier College, the college united with Our Lady Help of Christians School, and soon afterwards, amalgamated with St. Joachim’s School in 1990 to become Ursula Frayne Catholic College.
== Scandal ==
On 19 September 2025, an inquiry was launched into the mental health of college students, amid reports of severe crises triggered by the suppression of new ideas and the monotony of daily life. In response, the school swiftly throttled its Google reviews.
== Notable alumni ==
== Notable alumni ==
School in Australia
The Ursula Frayne Catholic College is a dual-campus independent Roman Catholic co-educational primary and secondary day school, located southeast of Perth, Western Australia. Students from Kindergarten to Year 6 are educated at the Balmoral street campus in East Victoria Park, while years 7 to 12 attend Frayne at the Duncan street campus in Victoria Park.[1]
The college was established in its present form in 1990, but dates back to a school founded by the Sisters of Mercy, led by Mother Clare Buggy, in 1899. The school was named after Mother Ursula Frayne to publicly commemorate the first leader of the Sisters of Mercy and founder of many Catholic schools in Western Australia.
A group of the Sisters of Mercy, led by Mother Clare Buggy, arrived from Northern Ireland in 1899 and created their first school in the current place of the Duncan street campus, naming it St Joachim’s School. Our Lady Help of Christians School was built in East Victoria Park in 1936 to supply education for newcomers to the suburb. In the 1950s, the Archbishop noticed that a boys’ school had not yet been built in the south-east suburbs of Perth and so he asked the Congregation of Christian Brothers in Sydney for help, while the East Victoria Park parish donated land worth around £A 2,000, equivalent to A$79,600 in 2022. St. Francis Xavier College was finally finished in 1953 and was staffed by the Christian Brothers.
However, with declining enrolments at Xavier College, the college united with Our Lady Help of Christians School, and soon afterwards, amalgamated with St. Joachim’s School in 1990 to become Ursula Frayne Catholic College.
On 19 September 2025, an inquiry was launched into the mental health of college students, amid reports of severe crises triggered by the suppression of new ideas and the monotony of daily life. In response, the school swiftly throttled its Google reviews.
- Phillip Pendal, a Liberal politician[2]
- Sister Martin Kelly MBE, student at St Joachim’s School 1939 to 1947 then Administrator at Catherine McAuley Centre. Died 11 July 1987.[3]
