St Clare's College, Canberra

St Clare's College
Location
Canberra, ACT
Australia
Coordinates 35°19′25″S 149°08′48″E / 35.3236°S 149.1468°E / -35.3236; 149.1468Coordinates: 35°19′25″S 149°08′48″E / 35.3236°S 149.1468°E / -35.3236; 149.1468
Information
Type Private Secondary School
Motto "Seek Wisdom"
Established 1965
Principal Brad Cooney
Grades 7–12
Campus Griffith
Colour(s) Maroon, White, Grey and Blue
Affiliations Roman Catholic
Website http://www.stclaresc.act.edu.au

St Clare's College is a Catholic school in the south Canberra suburb of Griffith, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, catering for girls from grades 7 to 12. The college was established in 1965. As of 2016 St Clare's had an enrolment of approximately 1000 students, making it the largest Catholic girls' secondary school in Canberra.

All students participate in a broad academic program and many extra-curricular activities within the context of the Catholic tradition.

On 15 September 2010 St Clare's College students broke a Guinness World Record for the most (872) girls patting their heads and rubbing their stomachs.[1]

History

St Clare's College was established in 1965 as Catholic Girls' High School Griffith (CGHS Griffith).

Principals

  • Sister Clare Slattery, Founding Principal, 1965–1975
  • Sister Placid Tait SGS, 1976–1977
  • Brother Gordon Kerr CFC, 1978
  • Mr Pat Wall, 1979–1983
  • Sister Joan Smith CSB, 1984–1988
  • Ms Helen Sheedy, 1989–1992
  • Mr Jim Peoples, 1993–2000
  • Ms Rita Daniels, 2001–2006
  • Mr Ian Garrity, Acting, Semester 1, 2007
  • Ms Sandra Darley, Acting, Semester 2, 2007
  • Ms Rita Daniels, 2008–2009
  • Mrs Alison Jeffries, 2009–2012
  • Mr Paul Carroll, 2013–2016
  • Mr Brad Cooney, 2017–present

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Most people patting their heads and rubbing their stomachs".
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