Saint Scholastica's College, Australia
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The John Verge-designed Toxteth Park now forms part of St Scholastica's College, pictured in 2011
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Location | |
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Glebe Point, Sydney, New South Wales Australia |
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Type | Independent single-sex secondary day and boarding school |
Religious affiliation(s) | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Patron saint(s) | Saint Scholastica |
Established | 1878[1] |
Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
Principal | Kate Rayment |
Deputy Principals |
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Staff | ~96 |
Grades | 7–12 |
Gender | Girls |
Enrolment | c. 1,030 (2019) |
Campus type | Suburban |
Colour(s) | Blue and white |
Nickname | Schols |
Affiliation | Australian Boarding Schools' Association |
Website | www |
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St Scholastica's College (commonly referred to as Schols) is an independent Roman Catholic single-sex secondary day and boarding school for girls, located in Glebe Point, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1878 by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan,[2] the College provides education for girls from the Sydney region, and as of 2019 had approximately 1,030 students from Year 7 to Year 12, including 80 boarders from international, remote and urban areas.[3] St Scholastica's is located within the Archdiocese of Sydney[4] and is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA).[3]
Sporting
The College sports program includes touch football, volleyball, rowing, tennis, soccer, netball and dragon boating. They participate in the Catholic Girls Schools Secondary Sports Association (CGSSSA) competitions and in local competitions on weekends.
Houses
As of 2018 the College operates with seven houses named after notable Catholic women: Hart (the red house), Clarke (the orange house), Adamson (the yellow house), Ronayne (the green house), McLaughlin (the blue house), Gibbons (the purple house) and Byrne (the pink house). The College homerooms are also organised by house.
House Name | Colour | Flora | |
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Gadigal | English | ||
Clarke | Orange | Wadanggari | Banksia |
McLaughlin | Blue | Yarra | Sydney blue gum |
Gibbons | Purple | Bumura | Kangaroo apple |
Adamson | Yellow | Wagdanguli | Sydney wattle |
Hart | Red | Warada | Waratah |
Byrne | Pink | Midjuburi | Lilly Pilly |
Ronayne | Green | Bunya | Coastal tea tree |
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, for participation in a vast range of extra-curricular and co-curricular activities, and for gaining awards.
Notable alumni
- 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)[5]
- Mabel Eileen Furley OBE – Member of the NSW Legislative Council (1962–1964); Foundation member of the Liberal Party; Chairman of the Federal Women's Committee of the Liberal Party of Australia[6]
- Malarndirri (Barbara) McCarthy – an Australian politician who represented Arnhem in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2005 to 2012. Currently the Senator for the Northern Territory since 2016. School captain in 1988.
See also
- List of Catholic schools in New South Wales
- Catholic education in Australia
- List of boarding schools in Australia
- Toxteth Park, Glebe
References
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External links
- Use dmy dates from April 2015
- Use Australian English from April 2015
- All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles containing Latin-language text
- Educational institutions established in 1878
- 1878 establishments in Australia
- Boarding schools in New South Wales
- Catholic secondary schools in Sydney
- Girls' schools in New South Wales
- Catholic boarding schools in Australia
- Glebe, New South Wales
- Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney