Catholic Life

School life at Salvatorian College is suffused with our Catholic ethos.

It is an ethos developed from our foundation in 1926 by the Society of the Divine Saviour (Salvatorians). Today we build on our strong foundations, holding a confident belief in the relevance of education set within the context of Gospel values and Catholic social teaching.

The school acts at all times as a witness to the Roman Catholic faith; however, we very firmly believe that we are a Catholic school in the universal sense also – we believe all are welcome in our community, regardless of their faith background.

The school is part of the structures of the Roman Catholic Church and is a Catholic school in accordance with Canon Law; a core function of the school is to assist Catholic parents in fulfilling their obligation to educate their children in accordance with the principles and teachings of the Church. We provide an environment which will encourage and support the spiritual, physical, moral and intellectual development of the child and help him to grow towards full Christian maturity; we provide a wide and rich range of educational, cultural and spiritual experiences which encourage him to discover and develop his potential to its maximum and to strive for excellence in all that he does.

Chaplaincy is provided by the Salvatorian Fathers. There is a full programme of prayer and liturgical celebration which underpins the school’s routines and marks the liturgical seasons and important feasts in the church year. Each student can expect to attend mass with their form/year group at least once a year. Certain pupils showing aptitude and interest are carefully instructed in serving and reading at Mass, and a team of Liturgical Prefects is elected each year. The whole school attends Mass in St Joseph’s Church on the Holy Days of Obligation which fall during term, and on other important Feast Days. The school’s Annual Carol Service is held at St Joseph’s Church.

Pupils at Salvatorian College come from a variety of faith backgrounds. Pupils who are not Catholic are expected to demonstrate the virtues of tollerance and respect by sitting in on Celebrations of the Word, though they will not be made to participate directly. We are not in a position to make separate arrangements for individual pupils.