| St Clare's College | |
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| Location | |
| Waverley, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Information | |
| Type | Catholic, Secondary, Single-sex, Day school |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1884 |
| Chairman | Dr. Rodger Austin |
| Principal | Ms. Marie Therese Hirschhorn |
| Staff | ~41[2] |
| Enrolment | ~500 (7–12)[2] |
| Colour(s) | Maroon, Blue and White |
| Website | www.stclares.nsw.edu.au |
St Clare's College is an independent, Roman Catholic, day school for girls, located at Waverley, in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1884 by the Poor Clare Sisters, St Clare's has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 500 girls from Year 7 (12 years old) to Year 12 (18 years old). The college is a school of the Archdiocese of Sydney,[3] and is affiliated with the Catholic Girls Secondary Schools Sporting Association (CGSSSA), Combined Catholic Colleges (CCC),[4] and is an affiliate member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).[5] St Clare's is a member of Alliance of Girls’ Schools (Australasia).
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Government funding of Church schools ceased with the passage of the Public Education Act in 1880. This created a dilemma for the Waverley Franciscan Friars in their responsibility of providing a Catholic education for the increasing number of Catholic children in the you and developing colony. six Poor Clare Sisters travelled from the Keady Convent in Dublin to lay the foundation stone for St Clare's College. "[6] The school, which had been built by the Franciscan Fathers, commenced with 20 students in 1884.[1]
St Clare's College is unique in that it remains established on its original site and continues under the governance of the Poor Clare Sisters, entrusted to St Clare's College Limited.[6]
| Period | Details[5] |
|---|---|
| 1884 – 1888 | Sr M. Teresa Lawless |
| 1889 | Mother Anthony Watters |
| ? | Sr Francis Maloney |
| 1921 – 1935 | Sr M. Leontia Reid |
| 1936 – 1963 | Mother Gabriel Claverie |
| 1964 – 1982 | Sr Carmel O'Sullivan |
| 1983 – 1985 | Mr Geoffrey Newcombe |
| 1986 – 1987 | Mrs Elizabeth Brogan |
| 1988 – 1997 | Sr Janet Heath |
| 1999 – 2003 | Mrs Kitty Guerin |
| 2004 – 2006 | Ms Catherine Rae |
| 2007 | Acting Principal – Sr Louise Hume (ofm) |
| 2008 – Present | Ms Marie Therese Hirschhorn |
As with most Australian schools, St Clare's utilises a house system. The school currently has four houses, through which students compete in a range of sporting and non-sporting activities. They are:
The students earn points for their house through participation in these activities, and the house with the most points at the end of the school year is awarded the 'Babicci Shield'. The Babicci is named after Sister Pauline Babicci, former Mother Abbess of the Poor Clares. The colours of the Houses were decided in consultation with the students at the time the House system was devised. The school also features a tutorial program, whereby each student is assigned to a tutorial in their House, in an attempt to win the annual House Babicci Shield.[7]
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