Marist-Sion College

Marist-Sion College

Truth, Charity and Constancy
Location
Warragul, VIC
Australia
Coordinates 38°9′37″S 145°54′48″E / 38.16028°S 145.91333°ECoordinates: 38°9′37″S 145°54′48″E / 38.16028°S 145.91333°E
Information
Type Catholic
Established 1975
Principal Peter Houlahan[1]
Enrolment ~930
Campus 165 Burke Street, Warragul, Victoria
Colour(s) Green, yellow, white
Website www.mscw.vic.edu.au

Marist-Sion College is a coeducational Catholic independent school founded in 1975 in Warragul, Victoria, Australia. Marist-Sion enrols students from towns spanning from Morwell to Pakenham, Neerim District and Ellinbank District. Marist-Sion serves four local parishes; Warragul, Drouin, Trafalgar and Iona/Maryknoll. [2]The College is one of the founding members of the Association of Marist Schools of Australia.

History

Marist-Sion College was formed in 1975 as a result of the merger between St Joseph's College, a boys' conducted by the Marist Brothers, and the Our Lady of Sion College, a secondary school for girls.[3]

Leaders

House system

Previous to 2001 there were four houses, Champagnat, Joseph, Mackillop and Marcellin. However, four new houses were added in 2001, being: Jericho, Loreto, Lourdes and Sion. Below are the houses with their respective colours and heads of houses.

See also

References

  1. Marist-Sion College (2008), Marist-Sion College, viewed 17 September 2008.
  2. Marist-Sion College (2008), History of the College, viewed 17 September 2008.
  3. Marist-Sion College (2008), History of the College, viewed 17 September 2008.

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