St Rita's College, Clayfield

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St Rita's College
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St Rita's College, Clayfield
41 Enderley Road, Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates 27°25′31″S153°03′20″E / 27.425355°S 153.055525°E / -27.425355; 153.055525
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Type Independent single-sex secondary day school
Motto Latin: Virtute Non Verbis
(Action Not Words)
Religious affiliation Presentation Sisters
Denomination Roman Catholicism
Patron saint St Rita of Cascia
Established1926;99 years ago (1926)
PrincipalMaree Trims
Grades5–12
Enrolment1203 (in 2023)
ColoursBrown and white   
MascotRita Roar
Publication Verbis (fortnightly newsletter)
YearbookThe College Annual
Affiliation Catholic Secondary Schoolgirls' Sports Association
Website www.stritas.qld.edu.au

St Rita's College is an independent Roman Catholic single-sex secondary day school for girls, located in Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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The school was founded in 1926 and follows in the tradition of the Presentation Sisters, founded by Nano Nagle, and , as at 2023, had 1203 students enrolled in Years 5–12. [1] St Rita's is a member of the Catholic Secondary Schoolgirls' Sports Association. [2]

The school's motto is Latin, Virtute Non Verbis, which translates to English as Deeds Not Words.

History

St Rita's College was founded by two Presentation Sisters, Sister Alice Kennedy and Sister Mary Madden, and was established as a kindergarten through to senior school on 27 September 1926. The initial enrolment consisted of 16 students with kindergarten – grade 3 being co-educational and grade 4 – senior girls only. [3] Boarders were accepted from all grades.

By 1960, the primary school grades of St Rita's had been transferred to St Agatha's Primary School on the adjacent site. By 1970, St Rita's College no longer offered a boarding facility to its students. [4]

Notable alumnae

References

  1. ↑ "St Rita's College: 2023 Annual Report" (PDF). p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Catholic Secondary Schoolgirls' Sports Association History". Fox Sports. 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "College History". St Rita's College. Archived from the original on 15 October 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "SRC: History". St Rita's College. January 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2009.

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