MacKillop Catholic College is a
Catholic
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co-educational
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secondary school
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located in
Palmerston, Northern Territory
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, Australia. The College opened in 2012 and provides a religious and general education for students from
Year 7
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to
Year 12.
The college is named after
Mary MacKillop
Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ (15 January 1842 – 8 August 1909) was an Australian religious sister who has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church, as St Mary of the Cross. Of Scottish descent, she was born in Melbourne but is best known fo ...
, Australia's first saint.
It is located at the
World War II
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site of the 16 Mile Camp.
MacKillop Catholic College is the home ground of the MacKillop Saints Rugby Club and MASH Netball Club.
See also
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List of schools in the Northern Territory
This is a list of schools in the Northern Territory of Australia. The Northern Territory education system traditionally consists of primary schools, which accommodate students from transition to Year 6, and high schools, which accommodate student ...
References
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Catholic secondary schools in Darwin, Northern Territory
2012 establishments in Australia
Educational institutions established in 2012
Palmerston, Northern Territory