| Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College | |
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Australia | |
| Coordinates | 38°28′3″S145°57′48″E / 38.46750°S 145.96333°E /-38.46750; 145.96333 |
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| Type | Independentco-educationalsecondary school |
| Motto | Latin:Sapentia Domini Docet Nos (The wisdom of the Lord teaches us) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1986; 39 years ago (1986) |
| Website | mackillopleongatha |
Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College is anindependentRoman Catholicco-educationalsecondary school, located inLeongatha,Victoria,Australia. The college s services theSouth Gippsland parishes of Foster, Wonthaggi, Cowes, Korumburra and Leongatha.[1]
The site of the college was purchased in the 1950s; at that stage students seeking a Catholic education had to travel to theLatrobe Valley or to boarding schools inMelbourne or elsewhere. A working party to establish the college began work in the late 1970s, and the school opened to its first students in 1986 on the grounds of a local primary school. The college moved to its permanent site in 1987 and the first permanent purpose-built buildings were constructed in 1989. Government funding and local fundraising have allowed several extensions to be constructed since then.[2]