Killester College

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Killester College
Location
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Springvale, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Coordinates	37°57′32″S 145°9′6″E / 37.95889°S 145.15167°E / -37.95889; 145.15167Coordinates: 37°57′32″S 145°9′6″E / 37.95889°S 145.15167°E / -37.95889; 145.15167
Information
Type	Independent secondary day school
Motto	Latin: Fortiter et Suaviter (Strength and Kindliness)
Religious affiliation(s)	Brigidine Sisters
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Established	1955
Sister school	Kilbreda College, Mentone Presentation College, Windsor
Principal	Sally Buick
Years	7-12
Gender	Girls
Enrollment	c. >900
Campus type	Suburban
Colour(s)	Navy blue/Light blue, Fawn, Black, White
Website	www.killester.vic.edu.au

Killester College is an independent Roman Catholic secondary day school for girls, located in the Melbourne suburb of Springvale, Victoria, Australia. Killester was founded by the Brigidine Sisters.^[1] Today, Killester College works under the governance of the Kildare Ministries following Brigidine tradition.^[2][3] The school was established in 1955 and today^[when?] has a staff of 94 made up of 66 teachers and 28 support staff.

Notable Alumni[]

• Anne Ferguson^[4] graduated Class of 1977 at Killester.^[5] She is the second female, Supreme Court Chief Justice of Victoria. The first Supreme Court Chief Justice of Victoria, Marilyn Warren,^[6] graduated at Kilbreda, sister school of Killester, also under the governance of the Brigidine Sisters.

See also[]

• List of non-government schools in Victoria
• Victorian Certificate of Education
• Vocational Education and Training
• Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning

References[]

External links[]

• Killester College website