Padua College is an independent Catholic boys school in the care of the Franciscan Friars of Kedron. With attractive surrounds and of moderate size, Padua fosters the academic, spiritual, physical, cultural and social needs of boys from Year 5 to Year 12.

Franciscans have been educating for 800 years. In the spirit of St Francis, Padua is a gospel-centred community that strives to foster the individual growth and development of its students. Padua has become a place of affirmation and acceptance where all students are encouraged to strive to their personal level of excellence.

All students from Years 5 to 12 are required to follow an academic program, which provides them with a comprehensive and challenging education. Padua places a very strong emphasis on the value of a broad and balanced education in all the major areas of learning. In the senior years, students are offered the opportunity to pursue a vocational style of education in which school-based apprenticeships can be undertaken. However, the majority of students participate in programs which prepare them for university entrance. After Year 12, the majority of boys proceed to University or TAFE programs. All boys are strongly encouraged to participate in the co-curricular program, including Associated Independent Colleges and Combined Independent Colleges sport, Franciscan Colleges Instrumental Music Program, debating and drama.

Sending your son to Padua is an opportunity for him to experience the ethos espoused by one of the Catholic Church’s most popular saints. From the admonitions of St Francis, “Where there is love and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance”.