Padua College, Brisbane - Campus

Campus

The college is situated at Kedron on two campuses. The primary department also known as the Greccio campus, catering for boys from Years 5 to 7, on the eastern side of Turner Rd and the Year 8 to 12 boys on the western side also known as the Assisi campus. Two other Franciscan schools, St. Anthony's and Mt. Alvernia are also in the precinct. Padua College boasts excellent facilities for the students to use. The college has recently refurbished all classrooms, installed more computers and constructed two new buildings; a sports complex and a multi purpose centre containing a library, seminar rooms and computer labs (renovations completed early 2006). Other facilities the school features include:

• 25x25m swimming pool
• Rugby-sized oval with a 1500 capacity grandstand
• Indoor basketball, volleyball and tennis courts
• Outdoor basketball, volleyball and tennis courts
• Weights Gymnasium
• Nice Trees
• Large multipurpose hall (La Cordelle Centre)
• Music room with soundproof recording studios
• Secondary and primary libraries
• Fake Grass
• Well-equipped computer rooms
• Science and graphics labs
• Industrial skills centre
• 300-seat auditorium
• St Francis Hall (Main office building)
• Performing Arts Centre (future project)
• All students receive iPads

Padua College has an outdoor education centre called "Amaroo" at Pomona on the Sunshine Coast. Most year levels visit the camp every year. Amaroo is located on 68.8 hectares of lush rainforest and boasts luxurious facilities including a high and low ropes course and rock climbing walls. The outdoor education centre is located closely to Lake Cootharaba and canoeing is involved regularly.

In addition to in-school facilities and the Outdoor Education Centre, the school owns 73,000m2 of playing fields on Elliot Rd, Banyo, which is used for rugby, soccer and athletics carnivals.