Our Lady of Sion College

Our Lady of Sion College
Box Hill , Victoria Australia
Information
Type	Catholic, single-sex, day
Motto	Latin: Veritas in Caritate (Truth in Love)
Denomination	Catholic
Established	1928
Principal	Tina Apostolopoulos
Staff	120
Years offered	7–12
Gender	Girls
Enrolment	Over 950 students (7–12) (as of 2020)
Colour(s)	Black, cherry, white
Slogan	Truth in Love
Affiliation	Girls Sport Victoria
Website	http://web.sion.catholic.edu.au/

Our Lady of Sion College is a Catholic school for girls located in Box Hill, Melbourne, Australia.

The college educates around 950 girls from Year 7 to Year 12. The current principal is Tina Apostolopoulos.

The school is run by the RC Sisters of Sion, a religious order committed to improving Jewish-Christian relations.

Sport

Sion is a member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV).

GSV premierships

Sion has won the following GSV premierships. ^[1]

• Netball – 2019
• Softball – 2015

Notable alumni

Academia ^[2] Bernadine Van Gramberg – former Pro-Vice Chancellor, Swinburne University of Technology

Industry

• Deborah Lawrie – Australia's first female commercial airline pilot ^[3]

Sport

• Georgie Brisbane - AFLW Footballer (Fremantle) ^{[4] [5]}
• Rosie Dillon - AFLW Footballer (St Kilda) ^{[6] [7] [8]}
• Lara Hausegger - AFLW Footballer (Sydney) ^{[9] [10] [11]}
• Rachael Haynes – Australian Women's Cricket Captain (Ashes 2017) and Women's Big Bash League player (Sydney Thunder)

References

1. "Archives » Girls Sport Victoria" . Retrieved 27 February 2021.
2. Rood, D 2003, "Victorian under-17 all-rounder Rachel Haynes will compete in the national titles next week", The Age, 22 February 2003.
3. Deborah Lawrie's LinkedIn page.
4. "Our Lady of Sion College | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
5. "Draft pick 14 – Georgie Brisbane". fremantlefc.com.au. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
6. "Rosie Dillon | AFL". saints.com.au. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
7. Our Lady of Sion College Past Students' Association | Facebook, www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2025-07-16
8. "Rosie Dillon reaps the rewards". saints.com.au. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
9. "Lara Hausegger | AFL". sydneyswans.com.au. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
10. "Congratulations to Lara H (Class of 2023) for being drafted to the AFLW Sydney Swans last night with pick 33! | Our Lady Of Sion College". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
11. "Meet Lara Hausegger". sydneyswans.com.au. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2025.

External links

• Our Lady of Sion College website

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