St John's College, Woodlawn

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St John's College, Woodlawn
St John's College, Woodlawn, from the adjacent hill.
Location
Woodlawn Road, Lismore, Northern Rivers, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	28°47′06″S 153°17′59″E / 28.785065°S 153.299733°E / -28.785065; 153.299733
Information
Type	Independent co-educational secondary day school
Motto	Latin: Tenete Traditiones (Hold fast to the traditions)
Religious affiliation(s)	Association of Marist Schools of Australia
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	Saint John the Evangelist
Established	1931; 94 years ago (1931)
Founders	Marist Fathers
Oversight	Diocese of Lismore
Principal	Aaron Beach
Faculty	>100
Years	7–12
Number of students	780
Area	8 hectares (20 acres)
Campus type	Rural
Colour(s)	Red, green and gold
Mascot	Eagle
Nickname	Woodlawn
Accreditation	Land donated by Margaret Buckley
Newspaper	Woodlawn Newsletter
Yearbook	The Eagle
Aboriginal Land	Bundjalung Region
Website	lisjclism.catholic.edu.au

St John's College, Woodlawn is a Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school,^[1] located in the rural area of "Woodlawn" on the outskirts of Lismore, in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The school, commonly abbreviated to Woodlawn, is administered by the Catholic Education Office of the Diocese of Lismore.

In the city of Lismore the four largest industries by employment are the retail sector, health care, education and agriculture. St John's College, originally an agricultural secondary school, has a major part in two of these sectors and of course participates indirectly in the others as well. The school's name is often shortened to "Woodlawn" rather than being named fully. The school was founded by the Marists who continue to play a role in the running of the school. The first lay Rector (Principal) was Glenn Roff, appointed in 2001 when the Marist Fathers withdrew from St John's.