Our Lady of Sion College
| Our Lady of Sion College | |
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Latin: Veritas in Caritate Truth in Love | |
| Location | |
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Box Hill, Victoria Australia  | |
| Information | |
| Type | Catholic, Single-sex, Day |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1928 |
| Principal | Ms Karen Jebb |
| Staff | 100 |
| Enrolment | 750 (7-12) |
| Colour(s) | Black, Cherry, White |
| Website | http://web.sion.catholic.edu.au/ |
Our Lady of Sion College is a Catholic school for girls located in Box Hill, Melbourne, Australia.
The college educates around 750 girls from year 7 to VCE. The current principal is Karen Jebb.
The school is run by the RC Sisters of Sion, a religious order committed to improving Jewish-Christian relations.
School uniform
In 2002 the current black and cherry red school uniform was introduced to replace the previous pink, cherry and brown.
Houses
Our Lady of Sion has four houses, each named after a place where the Virgin Mary appeared. The houses and their colours are:[1]
- Carmel (yellow)
- Lourdes (blue)
- Fatima (red)
- Loreto (green)
Alumni
Tiffany Speight - Opera Singer
Jacinta Hamilton - Australian Basketball Player
References
- ↑ Curriculum - Student Leadership, Our Lady of Sion College, 2009, retrieved 5 May 2011.
External links
Coordinates: 37°49′05″S 145°07′48″E / 37.81806°S 145.13000°E