St Clare's College, Waverley

St Clare's College
Location
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Waverley, Eastern Suburbs, Sydney

Australia
Coordinates33°54′3″S 151°15′13″E / 33.90083°S 151.25361°E / -33.90083; 151.25361
Information
TypeIndependent single-sex, secondary day school
MottoLatin: Deus Meus Et Omnia
(My God in All Things[1])
DenominationRoman Catholicism
Established1885; 139 years ago (1885)
FoundersPoor Clare Sisters
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
OversightArchdiocese of Sydney
PrincipalAnn Freeman
Staff~43[2]
Years7–12
GenderGirls
Enrolment~500 (2005[2])
Colour(s)Maroon, blue and white    
Affiliations
Websitestclares.syd.catholic.edu.au
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St Clare's College is an independent Roman Catholic single-sex secondary day school for girls, located in 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 to Year 12.

The college is located within the Archdiocese of Sydney,[3] and is affiliated with the Catholic Girls Secondary Schools Sporting Association (CGSSSA)[4] and is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).

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
1889–1920 Sr Francis Maloney
1921–1935 Sr M. Leontia Reid
1936–1963 Mother Gabriel Claverie
1964–1982 Sr Carmel O'Sullivan
1983–1985 Geoffrey Newcombe
1986–1987 Elizabeth Brogan
1988–1997 Sr Janet Heath
1999–2003 Kitty Guerin
2004–2006 Catherine Rae
2007 Acting Principal – Sr Louise Hume (osc)
2008–2014 Marie Therese Hirschhorn
2015–2020 Antoinette McGahan
2021–2022 Kerrie McDiarmid
2023–present Ann Freeman

House system

As with most Australian schools, St Clare's uses a house system. The school has four houses, through which students compete in a range of sporting and non-sporting activities. They are:[7]

  • Reid (Brown and gold)
  • Claverie (Black and red)
  • Deakin (Dark blue and light blue)
  • Keady (Green and gold)
  • Hume (Mauve)

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 11 December 2007.
  2. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 26 April 2006. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
  4. ^ "St Clare's College". Schools Directory. Sydney's Child. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
  5. ^ "Principal's Message". About Us. St Clare's College. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
  6. ^ "Heads of New South Wales Independent Girls' Schools". About AHIGS. Association of Heads of Independent Girls Schools. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
  7. ^ a b "House System". Student Care. St Clare's College. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
  8. ^ Pearce, Suzannah, ed. (17 November 2006). "ROCHE Imelda Joan". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.