Denomination Roman Catholic Principal Mrs Antoinette McGahan Total enrollment 500 (2011) Founded 1884 Colors White, Blue, Maroon | Established 1884 Staff ~43 Teaching Staff Phone +61 2 8305 7100 Gender Single-sex education | |
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Type Catholic, Secondary, Day school Motto Latin: Deus Meus Et Omnia
("My God in All Things") Address 41-51 Carrington Rd, Waverley NSW 2024, Australia Similar Waverley College, Randwick Girls' High School, Marcellin College Randwick, Randwick Boys' High School, South Sydney High Sch | ||
St Clare's College is a Systemic Catholic school part of the Sydney Catholic Schools, Roman Catholic, day school for girls, located at Waverley, in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Established in 1884 by the Poor Clare Sisters, St Clare's has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 500 girls from Year 7 (12 years old) to Year 12 (18 years old). The college is a school of the Archdiocese of Sydney, and is affiliated with the Catholic Girls Secondary Schools Sporting Association (CGSSSA).
History
St Clare's College is unique in that it remains established on its original site and continues under the governance of Sydney Catholic schools.
House system
As with most Australian schools, St Clare's utilises a house system. The school currently has four houses, through which students compete in a range of sporting and non-sporting activities. They are:
The students earn points for their house through participation in these activities, and the house with the most points at the end of the school year is awarded the 'Babicci Shield'. The Babicci is named after Sister Pauline Babicci, former Mother Abbess of the Poor Clares. The colours of the Houses were decided in consultation with the students at the time the House system was devised. The school also features a tutorial program, whereby each student is assigned to a tutorial in their House, in an attempt to win the annual House Babicci Shield.