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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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Australia | |
Coordinates | 33°52′34″S151°10′48″E / 33.87611°S 151.18000°E |
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Type | Independent single-sex secondary day and boarding school |
Motto | Latin: Pax (Peace) |
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]
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.
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 |
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