Mater Dei Catholic College Explained

Mater Dei Catholic College

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Motto:

Live God's message

Established:

^[1]

Type:

Independent co-educational secondary day school

Denomination:

Roman Catholic

Oversight:

Roman Catholic Diocese of Wagga Wagga

Principal:

Val Thomas^[2]

Grades:

7–12

Grades Label:

Years

Location:

Wagga Wagga, New South Wales

Country:

Australia

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Australia New South Wales

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Pushpin Map Caption:

Location in New South Wales

Colours:

Maroon, navy blue, yellow and white

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Mater Dei Catholic College is a Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school catering for students in Year 7 to Year 12, located in the Wagga Wagga suburb of, in New South Wales, Australia.^[3]

History

Mater Dei Catholic College was established in 2003 by Wagga Wagga Diocesan Catholic Schools Office as part of the decision in 1999 to establish two Catholic co-educational colleges from Years 7 to 12. Prior to this, there was two 7–10 Catholic High schools, one for boys (Saint Michael's Regional High School, Wagga) and one for girls (Mount Erin High School, Wagga). Then, in years 11 and 12, both schools merged to Trinity Senior High School, located at the current site of Kildare Catholic College, Wagga.

Overview

The school is a Catholic secondary school in the Wagga Wagga Denerary and Diocese. It has five houses which are each named after significant people in the college's history. Kennedy (Blue), after Graham Kennedy, Rosarie (Red), after Sister Rosarie, Webber (Green), after Sister Webber, Caroll (Purple) House after Bishop Carroll and Sherrin (Gold) after Brother Carl Sherrin, principal of Trinity Senior High from 1988 to 1993.^[4]

Principals

The following individuals have served as College Principal:

Officeholders	Term start	Term end	Time in office
Clem Welch	2004	2007	years
Greg Miller	2008	2014	years
Val Thomas	2015	incumbent	years

Notable alumni

Harrison Himmelberg – AFL Footballer
Matthew Kennedy – AFL Footballer
Harry Cunningham – AFL Footballer
Elliott Himmelberg – AFL Footballer

Notes and References

Hull, Kay . Kay Hull . HULL OPENS MATER DEI CATHOLIC COLLEGE . 11 December 2003 . Member for Riverina, Kay Hull . 1 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080722113918/http://www.kayhull.com.au/media/OpeningMaterDeiCatholicCollege111203.PDF . 22 July 2008 . dead .
Web site: Sacred Heart Parish . Sacred Heart Primary School . 1 April 2008 .
Web site: Our College . Mater Dei Catholic College . 1 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080718164104/http://www.mdcc.wagga.catholic.edu.au/ . 18 July 2008 . dead .
Web site: Sherin House . Mater Dei Catholic College . 14 March 2018 . n.d. .