Christ College (University of Tasmania)
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Christ College is the oldest tertiary institution in Australia and is a residential college of the University of Tasmania.[2]
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University of Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°54′19″S 147°19′8″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Motto | Jesus Christus esto mihi (Latin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Motto in English | Let Jesus Christ be mine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Established | 1846 (as theological college) 1929 (as residential college) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Named for | Jesus of Nazareth | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Christ's College[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Dirk Bolt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Colours | Black, Gold, Blue | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gender | Co-educational | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Director | Dan Wardop | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Residents | 285 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mascot | Black Pigs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | christcollegehobart.com |
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The college is located on the university's grounds in Sandy Bay. The college, familiarly referred to as "Christ", is the largest of the three Sandy Bay residential colleges, with a residential community consisting of approximately 285 undergraduate and postgraduate residents, a significant number of whom are international students from Asia, Europe and the Americas.