St Clare's College, Canberra

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St Clare's College
St Clares College Canberra Logo.jpg
Location
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Canberra
,
Australian Capital Territory

Australia
Coordinates35°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
TypePrivate secondary school
MottoSeek Wisdom
Established1965
PrincipalBrad Cooney
Grades7–12
CampusGriffith
Colour(s)Maroon, white, grey and blue
AffiliationsRoman Catholic
Websitehttp://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
  • Pat Wall, 1979–1983
  • Sister Joan Smith CSB, 1984–1988
  • Helen Sheedy, 1989–1992
  • Jim Peoples, 1993–2000
  • Rita Daniels, 2001–2006
  • Ian Garrity, Acting, Semester 1, 2007
  • Sandra Darley, Acting, Semester 2, 2007
  • Rita Daniels, 2008–2009
  • Alison Jeffries, 2009–2012
  • Paul Carroll, 2013–2016
  • Brad Cooney, 2017–present

See also[]

References[]

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

External links[]

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