Stuartholme School
| Stuartholme School | |
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Toowong , Australia | |
| Coordinates | 27°28′09″S 152°58′26″E / 27.46917°S 152.97389°ECoordinates: 27°28′09″S 152°58′26″E / 27.46917°S 152.97389°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent secondary day and boarding school |
| Motto | Latin: Cor Unum (One Heart) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholicism |
| Denomination | Society of the Sacred Heart |
| Established | 1 August 1920 |
| Founder | Archbishop James Duhig |
| Oversight | Network of Sacred Heart Schools |
| Principal | Kristen Sharpe |
| Years offered | 7–12[1] |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrolment | c. 700 |
| Slogan | To be the best she can be |
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| Website | www |
Stuartholme School is an independent Catholic secondary day and boarding school for girls, located in Toowong, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Established in 1920 by the Society of the Sacred Heart, the school caters for approximately 700 students from Years 7 to 12, including 150 boarders.[1]
Stuartholme is a member of the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),[2] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[3] the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA),[4] and the Catholic Secondary Schoolgirls' Sports Association (CaSSSA).
History[]
Stuartholme is a part of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, started in 1800 by Madeline Sophie Barat in France.[5] In 1914 Reverend Mother Janet Erskine Stuart, Superior General of the Society of the Sacred Heart, visited Brisbane to meet Archbishop James Duhig and thought it was a good idea to start a school in Brisbane.[6] The order of the Sacred Heart came to Stuartholme in 1917 because the Archbishop had invited them to run the school.[6] The school was established in 1920 by Archbishop Duhig at a time when Mother Stuart was Superior General of the Society, and this led to the school being named after her half-brother, Richard Wingfield Stuart.[6]
The foundation stone of the building was laid on 25 May 1919 and in January 1920 the nuns moved in.[citation needed] On 1 August 1920 Stuartholme was officially opened.[citation needed] In the first year the school was run on the verandas of the cottages. The nuns and pupils lived in the cottages and only six students were enrolled.[citation needed] The number of pupils grew and between 1925–1940 there were 36 students attending Stuartholme.[citation needed]
During World War II the school was used as a hospital, and the students did their studies at Canungra and Southport.[6] In the 1960s and 1970s young women had stopped entering the religious life so Sacred Heart and other Catholic schools were staffed mainly by lay people.[citation needed] David Manning was the first lay principal, appointed in 1983, who served until 2003. Kristen Sharpe is the current principal.[7]
In the past[clarification needed] ten years Stuartholme has had some significant changes including a lot of re-modelling, but the Sacred Heart education has remained a part of the school curriculum.[8]
Co-curriculum[]
Sport[]
Stuartholme students may compete in sporting competitions conducted by the Catholic Secondary Girls School Sports Association and the Independent Schools Association.[9]
The sports Stuartholme compete in are: athletics, Australian rules football, basketball, cross country running, equestrian, hockey, netball, rowing, sailing, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, touch football, volleyball, and water polo.[9]
Notable alumni[]
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- Davida Allen – artist
- Tracey Curro – journalist; former reporter for the Seven Network's Beyond 2000, and 60 Minutes (also attended Ingham State High School)[10]
- Claire Holt – actress
- Susan McDonald - Senator for Queensland
- Jane Moran – national water polo champion and Olympic Bronze medalist
- Katie Noonan – lead singer of george
See also[]
- Catholic education in Australia
- List of schools in Queensland
- Head of the River
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Stuartholme Community Report (accessed:14-05-2007)
- ^ Butler, Jan (2006). "Member Schools". Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
- ^ "Queensland". AHISA Schools. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. April 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
- ^ "Stuartholme School". Queensland Schools. Australian Boarding Schools Association. 2005. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
- ^ Our history (Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – RSCJ), — Society of the Sacred Heart
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d History, — Stuartholme School
- ^ From the Principal, — Stuartholme School
- ^ Philosophy, — Stuartholme School
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Sports". Extra-Curricular. Stuartholme School. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
- ^ Brasch, Nicolas, ed. (1996). Contemporary Australian Women 1996/97. Port Melbourne, Vic.: Reed Reference Australia. ISBN 1-875589-92-9.
External links[]
- Boarding schools in Queensland
- Catholic secondary schools in Brisbane
- Educational institutions established in 1920
- Girls' schools in Queensland
- Catholic boarding schools in Australia
- Sacred Heart schools
- Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia
- 1920 establishments in Australia
- Catholic schools in Australia by religious order