St Clare's College, Canberra
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St Clare's College is a private
, Roman Catholic school catering for girls from years 7 to 12. The college
was established in 1965 and is located in the south Canberra suburb of Griffith
, Australian Capital Territory
, Australia
. St Clare's currently has an enrolment of approximately 1200 students, making it the largest Catholic girls' secondary school in Canberra.
All students are encouraged to develop their skills and knowledge by participating in a broad academic program and in the many extra-curricular opportunities that the college offers within the context of the Catholic Tradition.
St Clare's College students also recently broke a Guinness World Record for the most girls patting their heads and rubbing their stomachs! With a total of 872 girls the record was broken on the 15th of September 2010.
Private school
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, Roman Catholic school catering for girls from years 7 to 12. The college
College
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was established in 1965 and is located in the south Canberra suburb of Griffith
Griffith, Australian Capital Territory
Griffith is an early inner-south suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Griffith is named after Sir Samuel Griffith, who was chosen in 1903 as the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and retained his position until retirement in 1919...
, Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
, Australia
Australia
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. St Clare's currently has an enrolment of approximately 1200 students, making it the largest Catholic girls' secondary school in Canberra.
All students are encouraged to develop their skills and knowledge by participating in a broad academic program and in the many extra-curricular opportunities that the college offers within the context of the Catholic Tradition.
St Clare's College students also recently broke a Guinness World Record for the most girls patting their heads and rubbing their stomachs! With a total of 872 girls the record was broken on the 15th of September 2010.
History
Originally, 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
- Mrs Alison Jeffries, 2009–Present
See also
- List of schools in the Australian Capital Territory
- Associated southern collegesAssociated Southern CollegesThe Associated Southern Colleges is an association of private schools in the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales, Australia that share common interests, ethics, educational philosophy and contest sporting events between themselves....