| Saint Scholastica's College, Australia | |||||||||||
| Motto: | la|[[Peace|Pax]] | ||||||||||
| Motto Translation: | Peace | ||||||||||
| Established: | [1] | ||||||||||
| Principal Label1: | Principal | ||||||||||
| Principal1: | Kate Rayment | ||||||||||
| Principal Label2: | Deputy Principals | ||||||||||
| Location: | Glebe Point, Sydney, New South Wales | ||||||||||
| Country: | Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates: | -33.8761°N 151.18°W | ||||||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Australia Sydney | ||||||||||
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 | ||||||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in greater metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||
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| Type: | Independent single-sex secondary day and boarding school | ||||||||||
| Educational Authority: | New South Wales Department of Education | ||||||||||
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||
| Patron: | Saint Scholastica | ||||||||||
| Gender: | Girls | ||||||||||
| Enrolment As Of: | 2019 | ||||||||||
| Staff: | ~96 | ||||||||||
| Grades: | 7–12 | ||||||||||
| Colours: | Blue and white | ||||||||||
| Nickname: | Schols | ||||||||||
| Affiliation: | Australian Boarding Schools' Association | ||||||||||
| Campus Type: | Suburban | ||||||||||
St Scholastica's College (commonly referred to as Schols) is an independent Roman Catholic single-sex secondary day and boarding school for girls, located in Glebe Point, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1878 by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan,[2] the College provides education for girls from the Sydney region, and as of 2019 had approximately 1,030 students from Year 7 to Year 12, including 80 boarders from international, remote and urban areas. St Scholastica's is located within the Archdiocese of Sydney[3] and is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA).[4]
The College sports program includes touch football, AFL, volleyball, rowing, tennis, soccer, netball and dragon boating. They participate in the Catholic Girls Schools Secondary Sports Association (CGSSSA) competitions and in local competitions on weekends.
As of 2018 the College operates with seven houses named after notable Catholic women: Hart (the red house), Clarke (the orange house), Adamson (the yellow house), Ronayne (the green house), McLaughlin (the blue house), Gibbons (the purple house) and Byrne (the pink house). The College homerooms are also organised by house.
| House name | Colour | Flora | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Clarke | Orange | Wadanggari | Banksia | |
| McLaughlin | Blue | Yarra | Sydney blue gum | |
| Gibbons | Purple | Bumura | Kangaroo apple | |
| Adamson | Yellow | Wagdanguli | Sydney wattle | |
| Hart | Red | Warada | Waratah | |
| Byrne | Pink | Midjuburi | Lilly Pilly | |
| Ronayne | Green | Bunya | Coastal tea tree | |
Each year the house with the most points wins the House Spirit Cup. House points are awarded to students for swimming and athletic carnival participation and spirit, for participation in a vast range of extra-curricular and co-curricular activities, and for gaining awards.
Sister Mary Elizabeth was involved as a teacher in improving the teaching of Science at the college and in 1920 she joined the sisters.