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St Clare's College, Canberra

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Established
  
1965

Grades
  
7–12

Phone
  
+61 2 6260 9400

Founded
  
1965

Principal
  
Mr Paul Caroll

Campus
  
Griffith

Motto
  
"Seek Wisdom"

Affiliation
  
Catholic Church

St Clare's College, Canberra

Type
  
Private Secondary School

Colour(s)
  
Maroon, White, Grey and Blue

Address
  
1 McMillan Cres, Griffith ACT 2603, Australia

Similar
  
Telopea Park School, Canberra Girls Grammar, Canberra Grammar School, St Edmund's College, Marist College Canberra

Profiles

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.

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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.

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
  • 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 - 2009
  • Mrs Alison Jeffries, from 2009 - 2012
  • Mr Paul Carroll 2013 to present
  • References

    St Clare's College, Canberra Wikipedia