Saint Scholastica's College, Sydney

This article is about the Australian college. For that in the Philippines, see St. Scholastica's College, Manila. For that in Duluth, Minnesota, see College of St. Scholastica.

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.

Saint Scholastica's College, Australia
The John Verge-designed Toxteth Park now forms part of St Scholastica's College, pictured in 2011
Location
Glebe Point, Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°52′34″S 151°10′48″E
Information
Type	Independent single-sex secondary day and boarding school
Motto	Latin: Pax (Peace)
Religious affiliation(s)	Sisters of the Good Samaritan Archdiocese of Sydney
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	Saint Scholastica
Established	1878; 147 years ago (1878)[1]
Educational authority	New South Wales Department of Education
Principal	Laetitia Richmond
Assistant Principals	Dr Petschler Mrs Taborda
Staff	~106
Grades	7–12
Gender	Girls
Enrolment	c. 1,043 (2025)
Campus type	Suburban
Colour(s)	Blue and white
Nickname	Schols
Affiliation	Australian Boarding Schools' Association
Website	www.scholastica.nsw.edu.au

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.^[3] St Scholastica's is located within the Archdiocese of Sydney^[4] and is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA).^[3]

Sporting

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.

Houses

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
		Gadigal	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.

Notable staff

Sister Mary Elizabeth was involved as a teacher in improving the teaching of Science at the college and in 1920 she joined the sisters.^[5]

Notable alumni

• Basia A'Hern – actress
• Jennifer Anne Alexander – Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Institute of Management, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory; Chairman of Gondwana Voices (also attended Rosebank College)^[6]
• Mabel Eileen Furley OBE – Member of the NSW Legislative Council (1962–1964); Foundation member of the Liberal Party; Chairman of the Federal Women's Committee of the Liberal Party of Australia^[7]
• Malarndirri (Barbara) McCarthy – an Australian politician who represented Arnhem in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2005 to 2012. Senator for the Northern Territory from 2016. School captain in 1988.
• Yvonne Weldon, Australian local government politician, first Aboriginal councillor elected in the City of Sydney.

See also

• Schools portal
• Catholicism portal

• List of Catholic schools in New South Wales
• Catholic education in Australia
• List of boarding schools in Australia
• Toxteth Park, Glebe