St Clare's College, Waverley
| St Clare's College | |
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| St Clare's College crest. Source: www.stclares.nsw.edu.au (St Clares website) | |
| Location | |
| New South Wales Australia  |
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| Information | |
| Type | Catholic, Secondary, Day school |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1884 |
| Principal | Mrs Antoinette McGahan |
| Staff | ~43 Teaching Staff [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 a Systemic Catholic school part of the Sydney Catholic Schools, 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).[4]
Contents
History
St Clare's College is unique in that it remains established on its original site and continues under the governance of Sydney Catholic schools.[5]
Principals
| Period | Details[6] |
|---|---|
| 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:
- Reid (Brown and Gold)
- Claverie(Black and Red)
- Deakin (Dark Blue and Light Blue)
- Keady (Green and Gold)
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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
- Imelda Roche AO - Co-Chairman of the Roche Group; Immediate Past Chancellor of Bond University; Founder of Nutrimetics; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003[8]
See also
References
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