St Clare's College, Waverley

St Clare's College

Latin: Deus Meus Et Omnia
("My God in All Things")[1]
Location
Waverley, New South Wales
Australia Australia
Coordinates 33°54′3″S 151°15′13″E / 33.90083°S 151.25361°ECoordinates: 33°54′3″S 151°15′13″E / 33.90083°S 151.25361°E
Information
Type Catholic, Secondary, Day school
Denomination Roman Catholic
Established 1884
Chairman Dr. Rodger Austin
Principal Ms. Marie Therese Hirschhorn
Staff ~41[2]
Gender Girls
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).

History

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]

Principals

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 (osc)
2008 - 2014 – Ms Marie Therese Hirschhorn
2015 Mrs Antionette McGahan; present

House system

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]

Notable alumnae

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mission". About Us. St Clare's College. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 St Clare's College Annual Report 2005 (accessed:25-04-2007)
  3. ↑ "Directory of Schools for the Archdiocese of Sydney". Our Parishes. Archdiocese of Sydney. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
  4. ↑ "St Clare's College". Schools Directory. Sydney's Child. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Heads of New South Wales Independent Girls' Schools". About AHIGS. Association of Heads of Independent Girls Schools. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
  6. ↑ "Principal's Message". About Us. St Clare's College. Archived from the original on 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "House System". Student Care. St Clare's College. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
  8. ↑ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (2006-11-17). "ROCHE Imelda Joan". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help);

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