MacKillop Catholic College, Canberra

Infobox Aust school private
name = MacKillop Catholic College


motto = Faith and Courage
established = 1997
type = Secondary college
denomination = Roman Catholic
slogan =
key_people = Micheal Lee
fees =
city = Tuggeranong
state = Australian Capital Territory
country = Australia
enrolment = 1604 (2006)
num_employ = 199 (2006)
revenue =
products =
colours = Navy, Teal and White
homepage = http://mackillop.act.edu.au/

MacKillop Catholic College is a Catholic high school in the Australian capital of Canberra, with two campuses in the Tuggeranong Valley. The school is the result of an almalgamation of Padua High School and St. Peter's College in 1997. Mackillop Catholic College describes itself as a "dynamic and welcoming community where excellence in education is valued". Mackillop Catholic College accepts students from year 7 to 12. There are two campuses of MacKillop Catholic College, the junior campus (years 7 to 9) in Wanniassa and the senior campus (years 10 to 12) in Isabella Plains.

Houses

The house names in MacKillop were derived from the language the Ngunnawal people, the local Aboriginal people. MacKillop Catholic College Student Diary 2006 ] Their English translation and their totems are listed below.

Uniform

The junior (Years 7-10) boys uniform at MacKillop is a plain white shirt, grey shorts or trousers, black shoes and belt and grey socks, with an optional teal jumper and navy jacket with the College crest and school cap with the College monogram. In winter (term 2 and term 3) there is the additional requirement of a navy tie with teal and white stripes.

Senior boys wear a chambray shirt with the College monogram in place of the white shirt, a plain navy tie with the College crest and an optional navy College blazer.

Junior girls wear a teal check dress or navy slacks and white blouse with the College monogram in summer with black shoes and white ankle socks and the optional jumper, jacket and cap. The girls wear a pleated tartan skirt or navy slacks with the white blouse in winter with black shoes, white ankle socks, a teal kerchief and optional navy tights.

Senior girls wear a pleated tartan skirt or navy slacks with the white blouse summer and winter and also have the option of wearing the College blazer.

Executive

Sister Noeline Quinnane, a member of the religious order founded by the college's patron Mary MacKillop, was the founding Principal of MacKillop Catholic College, serving from 1997 to 2003. Moira Najdecki served as Principal at MacKillop from 2004 until 2006. Moria Najdecki left at the end of 2006 to take up the role of Director of the Catholic Education Office. Ms Rita Daniels moved across from St Clare's College to take up the role of Acting Principal in 2007. Michael Lee succeeded Rita Daniels as Principal beginning in January 2008, having previously held positions at [http://www.hccy.cg.catholic.edu.au/ Hennessy Catholic College, Young] and [http://www.mtcarmel.cg.catholic.edu.au/ Mt Carmel School, Yass] MacKillop Catholic College Newsletter Volume 11, 23 July 2007 http://www.mackillop.act.edu.au/Website/Newsletter/Newsletter/Newsletter(2007Volume0011).pdf ] .

Michelle Marks has been Campus Head at Wanniassa from 2005; Sandra Darley has been Campus Head at Isabella from 2008 [http://www.mackillop.act.edu.au/Website/ContactUs/ContactUs/ContactUs(ContactUs).php MacKillop Catholic College, Canberra] , accessed 4 April 2008] . Each campus also has an Assisant Principal Pastoral Care and an Assistant Principal Curriculum; there is a cross-campus Bursar, and the school also has other executive positions intermitently. MacKillop Catholic College Yearbook 2002 ] MacKillop Catholic College Yearbook 2003 ] MacKillop Catholic College Yearbook 2004 ] MacKillop Catholic College Yearbook 2005 ] MacKillop Catholic College Yearbook 2006 ]

Alumni

*Kimberley Starr, the Australian novelist, attended Padua High School from 1982-1985.
*Katrina Lewis, Commonwealth Games swimmer, is a member of the Class of 2006.
*Kate Taylor, Head newsreader for Canberra's FM104.7 attended MacKillop Catholic College
*Cameron King, St. George Illawarra DragonsFact|date=May 2008
*Carl Valeri, Socceroos midfielder
*Zed Seselja, Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for the Liberal Party of Australia.

References

ee also

*List of schools in the Australian Capital Territory

External links

* [http://mackillop.act.edu.au/ MacKillop Catholic College Website]