Strength- forthright and battling adversity". Mackillop is named in honour of Sister Mary MacKillop, who was canonised as the first Saint born in Australia. MacKillop is represented by the colour green McAuley "Working with others, leadership, dignity of all people, courage and compassion". McAuley House is named after Catherine McAuley, founder of the Sisters of Mercy and is represented by the colour purple. Rice "To do, to lead and learn, working for others". Rice House is named after Edmund Rice, advocate for disadvantaged education and inspiration for the Christian Brothers and is represented by the colour orange. Sports and extra-curricular In addition to a focus on academia and Catholic education, Xavier High School is represented in a number of sporting activities, including; School based Athletics, Swimming and Cross-country carnivals BISSA level individual and team sports CCC level individual and team sports A range of state-level and national individual and team sports Sports focused on at Xavier High School primarily include Australian Rules Football, Soccer, Basketball, Swimming, Athletics, Cross-country running, Hockey, Golf, Rugby league, Touch Football and Cricket. Current extra curricular activities include Musical Performance evenings, Art Exhibitions, Musicals/Stage Productions and involvement in ANZAC day services/supporting Legacy. Extra curricular activities formerly run at Xavier High School included Blood Donation through the local Vampire Shield, Rotary Debating, and Local "Mock-trials", in addition to involvement in cultural events such as the LOTE (Languages other than English) festival. The House-Cup winners for 2010 were Aquinas House, led by House Coordinator Jo Gleeson and House Captain Thomas Freeman and Julia Rossiter. See also Albury High School List of non-government schools in New South Wales Catholic education in Australia References External links Educational institutions established in 1983 Catholic secondary schools in New South Wales Schools in Albury, New South Wales 1983 establishments in Australia Former Congregation of Christian Brothers schools in Australia Roman Catholic Diocese of Wagga Wagga