Corpus Christi College is a private, co-educational, Catholic, Secondary College, located in Bateman, a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Established in 1983, the College has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,300 students from Years 7 to 12. The majority of students attending the college are drawn from the local parishes of Bateman, Willetton, Applecross, Winthrop, Riverton and Canning Vale. Corpus Christi College is a Co-educational Catholic College focused on future-proofing their students, developing their skills to connect with others and challenging them to be curious and creative. Corpus Christi's ongoing commitment to progressive new infrastructure projects ensures that students have access to state-of-the-art facilities and learning areas designed to enhance their educational experience. As one of few co-educational Apple Distinguished schools in Western Australia, they are a pioneering force in secondary education, boasting a superior IT-enabled learning environment and delivering on their commitment to providing a cutting-edge curriculum beyond the traditional classroom and a personalised learning experience for every student.
History
Corpus Christi College was officially opened as a co-educational Catholic College for secondary students by the Archbishop of Perth, Sir Lancelot Goody, and the Commonwealth Minister for Finance, John Dawkins, on 17 April 1983. It was established as the first non-order owned co-educational Catholic Secondary College in the Archdiocese of Perth by the Catholic Education Commission. From its opening it had 128, Year 8 students and 7 teaching staff which has since grown into its present numbers of 1300 students from Years 7 to 12 and staff of 165 in 2020. The school has produced one Rhodes scholar: Travers McLeod.
Campus
Corpus Christi College is situated on a single, seven hectare campus, located in suburban Bateman. The current facilities of the College include: a Theatre; Education Support Centre; chapel; library; science laboratories; an auditorium with associated music and drama facilities; computer laboratories; specialist rooms for art, craft, food technology, fabrics and textiles, materials technology, technical graphics and information communication technology; a gymnasium; oval; playing fields; year 7 block; multipurpose hall; hard courts. Officially opened in August 2019, the Caroline Payne Theatre was the culmination of six years of consultation and has been awarded the joint winner of a Master Builder’s Bankwest Excellence in Construction Award. The design caters to the needs of drama, dance and music disciplines, while also being suitable for assemblies and presentations. The College is currently in the process of building an Aquatic Centre. The centre will feature a covered and heated 25m, eight-lane indoor lap and water polo pool, a separate 12m learn-to-swim pool, and terrace seating for 180 people. Construction commenced in November 2019, with the project slated for completion at the end of 2020.
House system
As with most Australian schools, Corpus utilises a house system. As of 2011, there are eight houses:
