St Mary MacKillop College, formerly known as MacKillop Catholic College, is a Catholic high school in the Australian capital of Canberra, with two campuses in the Tuggeranong Valley. The school is the result of an amalgamation of Padua High School and St. Peter's College in 1997.[citation needed] Mackillop College accepts students from year 7 to 12. There are two campuses of St Mary MacKillop Catholic College, the junior campus (years 7 to 9) in Wanniassa and the senior campus (years 10 to 12)
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| Coordinates | 35°25′28″S 149°05′33″E / 35.424483°S 149.092455°E 35°24′18″S 149°05′27″E / 35.404976°S 149.090931°E |
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| Type | Co-educational secondary college |
| Motto | Faith and Courage |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1997 |
| Principal | Michael Lee |
| Staff | 199 |
| Enrolment | 1873 |
| Campus | Years 7–9 Junior campus Years 10–12 Senior campus |
| Colour(s) | Navy, teal and white |
| Affiliation | Associated Southern Colleges |
| Website | mackillop |
Administration
editThe College is divided into four houses for administration, pastoral care and extra curricular purposes. These houses – Mindygari, Meup Meup, Gurabang and Ngadyung – represent the four classical elements, with names derived from the language the Ngunnawal people, the local Aboriginal people.[1]
Executive
editSister Noeline Quinnane, a member of the religious order founded by the college's patron, Mary MacKillop, was the founding principal of St. Mary MacKillop College, serving from 1997 to 2003. Moira Najdecki served as principal at MacKillop from 2004 until 2006. Moria Najdecki left at the end of 2006 to take up the role of Director of the Catholic Education Office. Rita Daniels moved across from St Clare's College to take up the role of acting principal in 2007, returning to be principal at St. Clare's College in 2008.[2] Michael Lee succeeded Rita Daniels as principal beginning in January 2008, having previously held positions at Hennessy Catholic College and Mt. Carmel School, Yass.[3]
Paul O'Callagan has been Campus Head at Wanniassa from 2005 until 2008. Louis White took on campus head in 2009; Sandra Darley has been campus head at Isabella since 2008.[4] Each campus also has an assistant principal of pastoral care and an assistant principal of curriculum; there is a cross-campus bursar; and the school also has other executive positions intermittently.[5][6][7][8][9]
Notable alumni
edit- Melissa Breen – sprinter at the 2012 Olympics[10]
- Kat Lewis – paralympic swimmer
- Rebecca Henderson – mountain biker
- Zed Seselja – Former Liberal opposition leader in The Legislative Assembly of The Australian Capital Territory & Federal Senator for the Australian Capital Territory
- Kimberley Starr – novelist, attended Padua High School from 1982–1985.
- Carl Valeri – Socceroos midfielder
- Nick Cotric - Rugby League player
- Sebastian Kris - Rugby League player
- Genesis Owusu - Australian Rapper
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ MacKillop Catholic College Student Diary 2006
- ^ Rita Daniels Principal 2008 http://www.stclaresc.act.edu.au/html/history.html Archived 1 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MacKillop Catholic College Newsletter Volume 11, 23 July 2007 Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MacKillop Catholic College, Canberra. Retrieved 4 April 2008. Archived 20 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MacKillop Catholic College Yearbook 2002
- ^ MacKillop Catholic College Yearbook 2003
- ^ MacKillop Catholic College Yearbook 2004
- ^ MacKillop Catholic College Yearbook 2005
- ^ MacKillop Catholic College Yearbook 2006
- ^ "London 2012 – Melissa Breen Athlete Profile". Retrieved 4 August 2012.