Saint Ignatius College is an independent Catholic secondary day school for boys and girls, located in the rural hinterland of the Bellarine Peninsula near Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
[4] At the Yarra Street campus a new Home Economics centre, canteen, and two additional classroom, along with extensions to the Engineering building.
At Fenwick Street refurbishment was carried out to older buildings, including the science labs, art rooms, library and administration offices.
Also in 1999 the school introduced ties and blazers as part of the uniform for incoming students, expanding to all year levels in 2000.
The Fenwick Street campus was sold to Education Department in 2004 for the expansion of the neighbouring Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College,[9] while part of the Yarra Street campus is used as offices for the parish of St Mary's, with other parts demolished for the expansion of the neighbouring fire station.
Proposals were also made in late 2007 for the relocation of St Mary's Primary School to the remainder of the site.
[11] The current principal is Michael Exton, who was the original Drysdale campus director when it was part of Catholic Regional College.
Accommodating up to 400 students, the new building is highly energy efficient and stays cool easily in the summer.
A new Loyola Centre (Student, Staff and Administration services) is set to be completed during 2020/2021 and plans are underway for an expansion of the Senior School.
Despite being located 15 minutes east of Geelong, the college operates a number of bus services, enabling students from across Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula, as well as towns such as Bannockburn, Anakie, Lethbridge, Inverleigh, Moriac, Winchelsea, Lara and Torquay to attend the school.
The houses are as follows: Catholic Missonary and Saint Australian Religious Sister Australian Religious Sister & Doctor Italian Catholic Missonary The college was an active participant in the RACV Energy Breakthrough from at least 1999 onwards.