| Sacred Heart College | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Retreat Road , Victoria Australia | |
| Coordinates | 38°8′58″S144°20′20″E / 38.14944°S 144.33889°E /-38.14944; 144.33889 |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Latin:Virtus Vera Nobilitas Virtue is true nobility |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic (Sisters of Mercy) |
| Established | 1860; 165 years ago |
| Sister school | Seirei Gakuen High School,Istituto San Giovanni Bosco |
| Principal | Anna Negro |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrollment | 1,420 |
| Colors | Sky blue and navy blue |
| Website | www |
Sacred Heart College is aRoman Catholicsecondary school for girls, and is located in Retreat Road,Newtown,Geelong, Victoria inAustralia. It is now one of the largest Catholic secondary girls schools in Victoria.[1]
The current principal is Anna Negro, with three Deputy Principals: Tanya Malley, Jason Blackburn, and Mel Riley.
In June 1859, the Archbishop of Melbourne,James Alipius Goold, petitioned theSisters of Mercy inDublin to establish a community inGeelong. Mother Mary Xavier Maguire, Mary Gabrielle Sherlock, Margaret Mullally, Joseph Manly, Rose Lynch and Novice Aloysius Ryan arrived on 3 December 1859.[2] The sisters immediately set about providingCatholic education for all who desired it. Theboarding school and day school that is now Sacred Heart College was opened for the beginning of the next school year (1860) with 12 pupils, 6 of whom were boarders. In 1861 an adjoiningorphanage was opened and very soon there were 50 girls being cared for. The Sisters also staffed localparish primary schools in the area and after school hours were seen visiting the sick and aged in their homes and the hospital. Within a few years, a largeconvent including a chapel as well as school buildings such as classrooms and dormitories had been built. By the turn of the century the college was registered as "conducting" a junior school (kindergarten and primary) as well as a senior andboarding school.[3][4]
In 1924, a Past Pupils' Association was formed and this became predecessor of the Old Collegians' Association established in 1932.[5] As well as the Geelong-based committee, a Melbourne Group was formed in the 1930s and in 1981 aWestern District Group was set up to bring together former students from that area, many of whom had been boarders.
The association is now known as the Alumni Association. Today, each student automatically becomes a member of the Alumni Association upon her graduation from the College.
Some classes are also offered at nearby schoolSt Joseph's College atVCE level, including Chinese.
Sacred Heart College offers the Victorian Certificate of Education, and has introduced theInternational Baccalaureate for middle years students.[6] Year Eleven and Twelve pupils may also choose to undertake aVocational Education and Training orVCE Vocation Major program.
