St Martin’s College

St Martin’s College was established in 1992 through the vision of the Right Reverend Barry Hunter (Anglican Bishop of Riverina), Glenn Maytum (the first Chaplain to the College), and the generosity of Mr George Tassell whose bequest made possible the building of the first cottage and St Mary’s Chapel. In 1992 the college had one cottage and 8 students (pictured above). The generosity of other benefactors, Richard Johnson College and the Fairfax Family Foundation enabled the initial vision of 12 cottages, a community centre and chapel to be completed in 2008.

The Motto for St Martin’s College is: “Building Hope and Faith” This expresses the College’s desire to enable the development of young people who will become leaders in their local churches and communities. St Martin’s College is a self-catered residential university college operated by the Anglican Church of Australia and jointly supported by the diocese of Riverina and the diocese of Canberra & Goulburn. St Martin’s is affiliated with Charles Sturt University and is located on the CSU campus at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.

You do not need to be an Anglican to live in St Martin’s College as St Martin’s College is an inclusive community and welcomes students from all faiths. Students living in St Martin’s College accommodation are expected to show maturity, responsibility, and to communicate their needs or concerns to staff and other students. Most importantly residents are expected to respect the college staff, buildings and grounds, their fellow students and themselves.

The main responsibility of students living at St Martin’s College is to actively contribute to the well-being of community life. St Martin’s College is an inclusive community and we particularly welcome International Students to the college appreciating the cultural diversity and experience they bring to our community. Post Graduate students are also welcome to be part of the community.