St Scholastica's College

St Scholastica's College
Location
Glebe Point, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°52′34″S 151°10′48″E / 33.87611°S 151.18000°E / -33.87611; 151.18000Coordinates: 33°52′34″S 151°10′48″E / 33.87611°S 151.18000°E / -33.87611; 151.18000
Information
Type	Independent, Secondary, Day and Boarding
Motto	Latin: Pax ("Peace")
Denomination	Roman Catholic (Sisters of the Good Samaritan)
Established	1878[1]
Principal	Ms Kate Rayment
Deputy Principals	Mr Eussen, Dr Petchler
Staff	~96
Grades	7–12
Gender	Girls
Enrolment	~1030 (2015)
Colour(s)	Blue and White
Slogan	PAX
Website	www.scholastica.nsw.edu.au

St Scholastica's College (commonly referred to as Schols), is an independent day and boarding, Roman Catholic school for girls, located in Glebe Point, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1878 by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan,^[2] the College provides quality education to girls from the Sydney region, and currently caters for approximately 1010 students from Years 7 to 12, including 80 boarders from international, remote and urban areas.^[3]

St Scholastica's is an independent school of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney,^[4] and is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA).^[3]

History

St Scholastica's College was founded by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan in 1878, on a site in Pitt Street where Sydney's Central Railway Station now stands.^[2]

In 1901, in order to make way for the development of the railway station, the college moved to its current site in Glebe Point, taking only the historic front gates (which are now positioned at the entrance to the school) and several stained glass windows. The Glebe Point site was previously the Toxteth Park Estate, a property built in 1829 by John Verge, and owned by George Allen (1800–1877), the first solicitor to be trained in Australia.^[2][5]

Boarding

St Scholastica's College houses up to 80 boarders, coming from metropolitan, rural and overseas homes.^[6] 'Schols' is renowned for housing and educating girls from isolated and rural locations, who would otherwise be unable to attend the school. The boarding house is located on campus, in Glebe, and is divided into 3 dorms, for Years 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12. Students in Years 7-10 are housed in rooms of two, while senior students have single rooms.

Sporting

The College sports program includes water polo, touch football, basketball, volleyball, rowing, netball and soccer, playing in the Catholic Girls Schools Secondary Sports Association (CGSSSA) competitions and in local competitions on weekends. They also have Tennis players competing in competitions.

The College operates its carnivals and other house events under 4 houses which are named after notable people in the school's history:

• Davis - Gold
• Vaughan - Red
• Ullathourne - Green
• Polding - Blue

Each year the house with the most points wins the House Spirit Cup. House points are awarded to students for swimming and athletic carnival participation and spirit, and for participation in a vast range of extra-curricular and co-curricular activities.

Notable alumnae

• Basia A'Hern – actress
• Jennifer Anne Alexander – Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Institute of Management, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory; Chairman of Gondwana Voices (also attended Rosebank College)^[7]
• Mabel Eileen Furley OBE – Member of the NSW Legislative Council (1962–64); Foundation member of the Liberal Party; Chairman of the Federal Women's Committee of the Liberal Party of Australia^[8]
• Malarndirri (Barbara) McCarthy – an Australian politician who represented Arnhem in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2005 to 2012. School captain in 1988.

See also

• List of non-government schools in New South Wales
• List of boarding schools

References

External links

• St Scholastica's College website