St Mary MacKillop College, Swan Hill

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St Mary MacKillop College
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St Mary MacKillop College, Swan Hill
Swan Hill
,
Victoria

Australia
Coordinates 35°20′32″S143°33′24″E / 35.3423°S 143.5568°E / -35.3423; 143.5568
Information
Type Independent co-educational secondary school
Motto Latin: In Dio Fede Costante
(In God my faith is constant [1] )
Denomination Roman Catholic
Established1987;36 years ago (1987)
PrincipalMichelle Haeusler [2]
Staff80 [2]
Enrolment600 [2]
Website smmc.vic.edu.au

St Mary MacKillop College, also known as MacKillop College, is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary school located in Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia. The school is located in the parish of Swan Hill within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ballarat. [3]

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Overview

Moves to open a secondary school to service the Swan Hill, Kerang and Quambatook Parishes began in 1981; prior to this Catholic education was only available to primary school children in the area. The school was opened in 1987, having operated classes for students in Years 7 and 8 out of St Mary's Primary School since 1983. [1] Educating young people in remote areas is central to both orders. [2] The school is named for the Australian educationalist Mary MacKillop, and the school motto is that of the MacKillop family. [1]

MacKillop College offers an international study program, Intercultural Education Today, with students primarily from Japan. Students begin their study at MacKillop in Year 10 and may continue through Year 11 and 12. The program is promoted as allowing student to become fluent in English: courses include English as a second language, core subjects in Japanese and electives with local students, and students live with local families during their study. [4]

MacKillop College ran an exchange program for year 8 with Emmanuel College, Warrnambool, until 2006.

Principals

MacKillop College's first principal was a Josephite sister; having had a series of lay principals, the school's current principal, Michelle Haeusler who replaced Rob Aron who replaced Marist Brother Tony Paterson in 2011.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 MacKillop College Swan Hill Archived 2014-01-13 at the Wayback Machine , accessed 1 March 2008
  2. 1 2 3 4 MacKillop College Swan Hill - AJASS, accessed 7 March 2008
  3. ↑ Catholic Diocese Ballarat - Parishes, accessed 7 March 2008
  4. ↑ School Profile: MacKillop College, accessed 7 March 2008
  5. ↑ "London 2012 - Ross Smith Athlete Profile" . Retrieved 4 August 2012.
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