Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary school, located in Leongatha, Victoria, Australia. The college s services the South Gippsland parishes of Foster, Wonthaggi, Cowes, Korumburra and Leongatha.[1]
| Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College | |
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Australia | |
| Coordinates | 38°28′3″S 145°57′48″E / 38.46750°S 145.96333°E |
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| Type | Independent co-educational secondary school |
| Motto | Latin: Sapentia Domini Docet Nos (The wisdom of the Lord teaches us) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1986 |
| Website | mackillopleongatha |
History
editThe site of the college was purchased in the 1950s; at that stage students seeking a Catholic education had to travel to the Latrobe Valley or to boarding schools in Melbourne or elsewhere. A working party to establish the college began work in the late 1970s, and the school opened to its first students in 1986 on the grounds of a local primary school. The college moved to its permanent site in 1987 and the first permanent purpose-built buildings were constructed in 1989. Government funding and local fundraising have allowed several extensions to be constructed since then.[2]
Notable alumni
edit- Kaila McKnight – Australian representative to the 2012 Olympics in Athletics[3]
- Angus McLaren – Australian actor who is best known for his roles in the television series Packed to the Rafters as Nathan Rafter and H2O: Just Add Water as Lewis McCartney.
- Eleanor Patterson – gold medallist in High Jump at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
References
edit- ^ Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College Archived 2008-05-19 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 1 March 2008
- ^ History Archived 2008-05-19 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 1 March 2008
- ^ "London 2012 - Kaila McKnight Athlete Profile". Retrieved 4 August 2012.