Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Melbourne

Caroline Chisholm Catholic College is a Roman Catholic co-educational day school for years 7–12 located in the western suburb of Braybrook in Melbourne, Australia. The College was founded in 1997 by the amalgamation of three colleges, St Johns College for Boys, Christ the King College for Girls and Chisholm College, a senior co-educational secondary school, all three schools located in the suburb of Braybrook.

The College is a member of SACCSS (Sports Association of Catholic Coeducational Secondary Schools) where students compete in a range of sports, including soccer, football, netball, volleyball, swimming and a range of other team and individual sports.

Religious associations

• Brothers of the Sacred Heart – Fr. Andre Coindre founded the Institute of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart in September 1821 at Lyons in France. The aim of the Brothers was to care for the poor and often orphaned children in country areas in France, attending to their material, education and spiritual needs. The Brothers served the community from 1963 until 1997. The first Principal of St John's College and of Chisholm College was Brother Joe Bouchard, who has now returned to North America to live and work.

• Society of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) – The Order was founded by St Madeline Sophie Barat in 1800 in France. The Sisters arrived at the Parish of Christ the King in January 1956 and began the work of running the girls school, first the Primary School, and then Christ the King College until 1995.

• Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart

• Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM)

• Missionary Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of the World (CMR)

See also

• List of schools in Victoria
• Caroline Chisholm

External links

• Caroline Chisholm Catholic College