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 Facilities

The College is built around the gracious Montefiore House dating from the 1850's. The buildings, in an attractive garden setting, include three other heritage residences.

Garden

 

Room Rooms
Our rooms are fully furnished and have their own telephone and voicemail. Most of our rooms offer single accommodation. Student rooms are serviced weekly and linen is provided as a part of the standard residential fees. Fresh linen is provided weekly. There are a small number of shared rooms. The College uses electronic proximity access card security for access to all buildings.

 

Internet Internet
All students are encouraged to make use of the Aquinas Student Wireless Network providing high speed internet access and intra-college communications. The network can be accessed on student personal computers in any room, or laptops can access the network from any area in the College including study rooms and College lawns. Students are welcome to bring their own computers or may use the Library Resource Room with its computer, scanning, Internet and printing facilities. Access to the College network is free for residents and a monthly Internet allowance is included in the standard residential fee.

 

Meals Meals
Students enjoy three meals a day, seven days a week in the dining room and there are kitchenettes with tea and coffee making facilities available outside dining room hours.

 

Laundry
Coin-operated laundry facilities are located in 2 areas of the College.

 

Gym Gymnasium
For recreation, the College has a well-equipped gymnasium and subsidised Men's and Women's Fitness Programs are offered each term. A multi-purpose outside court caters for tennis, basketball and netball.

 

Common Room Common Rooms
The General Common Room offers a relaxed environment where any student can watch a video, DVD or Foxtel on the large screen TV in the comfort of leather lounges, have a game of pool or table tennis, or just relax and read a book.

The Senior Common Room is available to all students studying 4th year level university or higher as well as the House Coordinator Team and the Student Club Executive. The Senior Common Room offers comfortable lounges, an entertainment system with TV, DVD and Foxtel as well as coffee and tea making facilities.

 

Chapel
The College Chapel is located in Gleeson House, one of the College's 4 heritage buildings. Mass is celebrated in the Chapel every Sunday evening during term time. Prayer services are also held at other times throughout the week, and the Chapel is made available for other groups, both within and outside the College, for appropriate uses.

The Chapel is always open, offering a peaceful retreat for students.

 

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