St Scholastica's College
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| St Scholastica's College | |
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| Pax (Latin:"Peace") |
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| Established | 1878[1] |
| School Type | Independent, Single-sex, Secondary, Day and Boarding |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Key People | Ms. Loretto Richardson (Principal) |
| School Fees | AU$3,680–4,950 p.a (Day) AU$15,880–17,150 p.a (Boarding)[2] |
| Location | Glebe, New South Wales, Australia  |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Enrolment | ~720 (7–12)[3] |
| Colours | Blue and White |
| Homepage | www.scholastica.nsw.edu.au |
St Scholastica's College (commonly referred to as Schols), is a day and boarding, Roman Catholic school for girls, located in Glebe, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1878 by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan,[4] the College provides a moderately-priced Catholic-based education to girls from inner-Sydney and rural New South Wales, and currently caters for approximately 720 students from Years 7 to 12, including 80 boarders.[3]
St Scholastica's is a school of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney,[5] and is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA).[3]
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[edit] History
St Scholastica's College was founded by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan in 1878, on a site in Pitt Street where Sydney's Central Railway Station now stands.[4]
In 1901, in order to make way for the development of the railway station, the college moved to its current site in Glebe Point, which was previously the Toxteth Park Estate, a property built in 1829 by John Verge, and owned by George Allen (1800–1877), the first solicitor to be trained in Australia.[4][6]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Basia A'Hern – Actress
- Jennifer Anne Alexander – Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Institute of Management, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory; Chairman of Gondwana Voices (also attended Rosebank College)[7]
- Mabel Eileen Furley OBE – Member of the NSW Legislative Council (1962–64); Foundation member of the Liberal Party; Chairman of the Federal Women's Committee of the Liberal Party of Australia[8]
- Melina Marchetta – Author
[edit] References
- ^ St. Scholastica's College. Schools. SchoolSeek. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ Student Fees 2008. Admissions. St Scholastica's College. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ a b c St Scholastica's College. Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association (2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ a b c Our History. About Us. St Scholastica's College. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ List of schools of type Secondary Girls in the Archdiocese of Sydney. Our Schools. Archdiocese of Sydney. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ St. Scholastica's College (former Toxteth Park George Allen Estate). Glebe. Sydney Architecture Images. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ "ALEXANDER Jennifer Anne". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
- ^ Mrs Mabel Eileen FURLEY (1904 - 1985). Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales (2007-08-30). Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
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