St Mary MacKillop College, formerly known as MacKillop Catholic College, is a

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high school in the Australian capital of

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, with two campuses in the Tuggeranong Valley. The school is the result of an amalgamation of Padua High School and St. Peter's College in 1997. Mackillop College accepts students from year 7 to 12. There are two campuses of St Mary MacKillop Catholic College, the junior campus (years 7 to 9) in

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and the senior campus (years 10 to 12)

Administration

The College is divided into four houses for administration, pastoral care and extra curricular purposes. These houses – Mindygari, Meup Meup, Gurabang and Ngadyung – represent the four

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s, with names derived from the language the Ngunnawal people, the local Aboriginal people.MacKillop Catholic College Student Diary 2006

Executive

Sister Noeline Quinnane, a member of the religious order founded by the college's patron,

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, was the founding principal of St. Mary MacKillop College, serving from 1997 to 2003. Moira Najdecki served as principal at MacKillop from 2004 until 2006. Moria Najdecki left at the end of 2006 to take up the role of Director of the Catholic Education Office. Rita Daniels moved across from St Clare's College to take up the role of acting principal in 2007, returning to be principal at St. Clare's College in 2008. Michael Lee succeeded Rita Daniels as principal beginning in January 2008, having previously held positions at Hennessy Catholic College and Mt. Carmel School, Yass.MacKillop Catholic College Newsletter
Volume 11, 23 July 2007 Paul O'Callagan has been Campus Head at Wanniassa from 2005 until 2008. Louis White took on campus head in 2009; Sandra Darley has been campus head at Isabella since 2008.MacKillop Catholic College, Canberra
Retrieved 4 April 2008. Each campus also has an assistant principal of pastoral care and an assistant principal of curriculum; there is a cross-campus bursar; and the school also has other executive positions intermittently.MacKillop Catholic College Yearbook 2002MacKillop Catholic College Yearbook 2003MacKillop Catholic College Yearbook 2004MacKillop Catholic College Yearbook 2005MacKillop Catholic College Yearbook 2006

Notable alumni

* Melissa Breen – sprinter at the 2012 Olympics * Kat Lewis – paralympic swimmer *

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– mountain biker *

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– novelist, attended Padua High School from 1982–1985. *

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– Socceroos midfielder * Nick Cotric - Rugby League player *

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References

External links

St Mary MacKillop College Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Mary MacKillop College Catholic secondary schools in the Australian Capital Territory Educational institutions established in 1997 1997 establishments in Australia

Administration

Executive

Notable alumni

See also

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