St Scholastica's College (commonly referred to as Schols) is an independent Roman Catholic single-sex secondary day and boarding school for girls, located in Glebe Point, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1878 by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, the College provides education for girls from the Sydney region, and as of 2019 had approximately 1,030 students from Year 7 to Year 12, including 80 boarders from international, remote and urban areas. St Scholastica's is located within the Archdiocese of Sydney and is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA).
Sporting The College sports program includes touch football, AFL, volleyball, rowing, tennis, soccer, netball and dragon boating. They participate in the Catholic Girls Schools Secondary Sports Association (CGSSSA) competitions and in local competitions on weekends.
Houses As of 2018 the College operates with seven houses named after notable Catholic women: Hart (the red house), Clarke (the orange house), Adamson (the yellow house), Ronayne (the green house), McLaughlin (the blue house), Gibbons (the purple house) and Byrne (the pink house). The College homerooms are also organised by house.
House name Colour Flora Gadigal English Clarke Orange Wadanggari Banksia McLaughlin Blue Yarra Sydney blue gum Gibbons Purple Bumura Kangaroo apple Adamson Yellow Wagdanguli Sydney wattle Hart Red Warada Waratah Byrne Pink Midjuburi Lilly Pilly Ronayne Green Bunya Coastal tea tree
Each year the house with the most points wins the House Spirit Cup. House points are awarded to students for swimming and athletic carnival participation and spirit, for participation in a vast range of extra-curricular and co-curricular activities, and for gaining awards.
Notable staff Sister Mary Elizabeth was involved as a teacher in improving the teaching of Science at the college and in 1920 she joined the sisters.
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) Mabel Eileen Furley – Member of the NSW Legislative Council (1962–1964); Foundation member of the Liberal Party; Chairman of the Federal Women's Committee of the Liberal Party of Australia Malarndirri (Barbara) McCarthy – an Australian politician who represented Arnhem in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2005 to 2012. Senator for the Northern Territory from 2016. School captain in 1988. Yvonne Weldon, Australian local government politician, first Aboriginal councillor elected in the City of Sydney.
See also
List of Catholic schools in New South Wales Catholic education in Australia List of boarding schools in Australia Toxteth Park, Glebe
References
External links St Scholastica's College website