Servite College was founded by members of the Servite Order who arrived in Perth in late 1951.
In 1958 the Servite Friars established St Philip's Regional High School for Boys in Tuart Hill. It was named after St Philip Benizi an early leader of the Servite Order and one of the College's patron saints. The school opened with 95 students in two classrooms, educating boys in years 5 and 6.
In 1968 the name was changed to Servite College and in 1973 the College became the first co-educational Catholic secondary school in Western Australia accepting female students from neighbouring St Kieran, now a Catholic primary school.
Description
Servite College is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school located in Tuart Hall operated by the Servite Order.
Servite College believe in a special Servite spirit towards life and faith, traceable right back to the Seven Holy Founders, the small group of men who began the Servite Order in Florence in the 13th century. The Servite believe they came together to share everything and to serve God and others with Mary the Mother of Jesus their refuge and strength.
Fra Peter Porteous, OSM, Provincial Delegate, Order Servants of Mary (Servites) believes that to this day, the Servite College is a community of faith, who work and study not as so many individuals, but by supporting each other. Servite College encourages staff and students to a pervading attitude of service, adopting the words of Jesus: “I have come not to be served but to serve.”
