Sacred Heart College, Geelong
| Sacred Heart College | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Retreat Road Geelong, Victoria Australia |
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| Coordinates | 38°8′58″S 144°20′20″E / 38.14944°S 144.33889°ECoordinates: 38°8′58″S 144°20′20″E / 38.14944°S 144.33889°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Latin: Virtus Vera Nobilitas Virtue is true nobility |
| Denomination |
Roman Catholic (Sisters of Mercy) |
| Established | 1860 |
| Principal | Anna Negro |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrolment | 1,420 |
| Colour(s) | Sky Blue & Navy Blue |
| Website | shcgeelong |
Sacred Heart College is a Roman Catholic secondary school for girls, and is located in Retreat Road, Newtown, Geelong, Victoria in Australia. It is now one of the largest Catholic secondary girls schools in Victoria. Students are educated in the Mercy tradition to achieve their full potential and to make a positive difference in the lives of others.
The current principal is Anna Negro, with three vice-principals being Sharon Gillett, Patricia Hatzis and Gerard Raven.
In June 1859, the Archbishop of Melbourne, James Alipius Goold, petitioned the Sisters of Mercy in Dublin to establish a community in Geelong. Mother Mary Xavier Maguire, Sr Mary Gabrielle Sherlock, Sr Margaret Mullally, Sr Joseph Manly, Sr Rose Lynch and Novice Aloysius Ryan arrived on 3 December 1859. They immediately set about providing Catholic education for all who desired it. The boarding school and day school that is now Sacred Heart College was opened for the beginning of the next school year with 12 pupils, 6 of whom were boarders. In 1861 the orphanage was opened and very soon there were 50 girls being cared for. The Sisters also started a primary school in the area and after school hours were seen visiting the sick and aged in their homes and the hospital. Over 150 years of educational endeavour have seen Sacred Heart College establish a tradition of faith and academic effort that gives all who share in it a valuable opportunity for growth and life.
The School's crest features the following elements:
The shield bears the school motto Virtus Vera Nobilitas, a Latin phrase which means Virtue is true nobility.
In 1924, a Past Pupils' Association was formed and this became predecessor of the Old Collegians' Association established in 1932. As well as the Geelong-based committee, a Melbourne Group was formed in the 1930s and in 1981 a Western District Group was set up to bring together former students from that area, many of whom had been boarders.
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