| Iona Presentation College | |
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Latin: Pro Deo Et Patria
For God and Country
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| Location | |
| Mosman Park, WA, Australia | |
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| Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day and Boarding |
| Established | 1907 |
| Principal | Anne Pitos |
| Enrolment | 850 (7–12)[1] |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Slogan | "Iona Girls Make a Difference" |
| Website | www.iona.wa.edu.au |
Iona Presentation College is an independent, day and boarding school for girls, located in Mosman Park, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is located in the expensive and exclusive western suburbs of Perth.
Founded in 1907 by the Presentation Sisters, Iona now caters for approximately 850 girls, including over 100 boarders from Years 7 to 12.[1]
The college is a member of the Independent Girls Schools Sports Association (IGSSA), the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia,[2] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association,[1] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[3] and the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia.[4]
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Iona Presentation College was founded on 11 September 1907, by the Presentation Sisters who came to Australia from Kildare in Ireland.
The College is named after the Scottish Isle of Iona, on which the Irish Saint Columba founded a community in 563AD. Iona became a centre of learning from which Saint Columba and his monks spread the Gospel into Scotland and the north of England. Bishop Gibney,remarked that the school's location in Mosman Park, situated on a rise, with the Swan River on one side and the ocean on the other, reminded him of the Isle of Iona. Furthermore, one of the four founding sisters was Sister Columba and so it was decided that an appropriate name for the College would be Iona.[5] Iona recently celebrated its centenary in 2007, marking 100 years since the foundation of the college.
Iona also won the IGSSA Swimming Carnival in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Iona utilises a house system like most Australian schools. Iona has four houses, named after the founders of the college.
O'Halloran
Yellow
Moynihan
Blue
Treacey
Red
O'Dowling
Green
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