MacKillop Catholic College is an

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college for Years 7 to 11 in the

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accessed 2 March 2008 The College is named in honour of the Australian educationalist, nun and co-founder of the Institute of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart,

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. The college also has an association with the Christian Brothers founded by

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accessed 2 March 2008 MacKillop and Rice are key sources of inspiration for the school community. MacKillop Catholic College is the only Catholic secondary college servicing Hobart's eastern shore. The college is a member of the

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History

MacKillop Catholic College was part of a restructuring of Catholic education in the

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during the early 1990s, although moves to establish a Catholic secondary school on the eastern shore of Hobart had begun in the 1960s.MacKillop College
, accessed 2 March 2008 In 1993 the Catholic Church purchased the site and buildings of Mornington Primary School, which had ceased operation as a state primary school at the end of 1992. MacKillop was opened on the site on 9 February 1994, with 59 students. By 2009 the enrolment had grown to more than 500 students.
accessed 1 March 2008 Over the first 10 years of the school's operation, a staged building program was implemented, with the eighth stage completed in 2004.

Houses

The college is named after

, an Australian educator and

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. The houses are named after significant places and people related to the religious institutes of the college- the Christian Brothers and Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart. Waterford, Rice, and Sion houses are collectively known as Rice Houses, in honor of

Edmund Ignatius Rice Edmund Ignatius Rice ( ga, Éamonn Iognáid Rís; 1 June 1762 – 29 August 1844) was a Catholic missionary and educationalist. He was the founder of two religious institutes of religious brothers: the Congregation of Christian Brothers and t ...

and the Christian Brothers. Tenison, Fitzroy, and Penola houses are collectively known as MacKillop Houses, in honor of

and the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart.

Notable past students

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– Cricketer

References

External links

St Aloyius Catholic College website

Tasmanian Catholic Education Office website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mackillop College, Mornington Catholic secondary schools in Hobart Educational institutions established in 1994 1994 establishments in Australia

History

Houses

Notable past students

See also

References

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