Saint Ursula's College, Kingsgrove
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| St Ursula's College Kingsgrove | |
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.jpg) The College Crest | |
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Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°56′28″S 151°06′12″E / 33.941001°S 151.103337°E |
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| Type | Independent single-sex secondary day school |
| Motto | Latin: Serviam (I will Serve) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Ursuline Order |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | Saint Ursula |
| Established | 1 February 1957[1] |
| Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
| Oversight | Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Sydney |
| Principal | Mrs Mary Leask |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrolment | 1169 (2020) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Green, navy blue and white |
| Website | stursulakingsgrove |
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St Ursula's College, Kingsgrove[2] is an independent Roman Catholic single-sex secondary day school for girls, located in Kingsgrove, a southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The College is a member of the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia.[3]
Academically, St Ursula's College is consistently one of the best performing schools in the Archdiocese of Sydney. The College was ranked 69th in the state[4] in the 2021 NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC).
Mary Leask[5] is the current Principal of St Ursula's College. She was appointed to the role in 2016.
History
The Ursuline Order was founded by Saint Angela de Merici in Brescia, Italy in 1535. Saint Angela Merici named the order after Saint Ursula, patron saint of the Sorbonne in Paris and also the patron saint of education. The Ursuline Sisters came to the Kingsgrove Parish in 1949 when they were invited to take over St Bernadette's School at Bexley South from the Sisters of Mercy. The sisters lived at the convent at Ashbury and travelled to Bexley North each day.
Within a few years, they had established a convent at 69 Caroline Street, Kingsgrove (the present St Ursula's College administration building), and in 1953 they opened a new school, Our Lady of Fatima Primary School.
St Ursula's College was opened in 1957 with an enrolment of 56 girls in first form. The following year, 52 new students came to the College and, by 1959, there were 200 students enrolled. The College has continued to grow, with a current enrolment of over 1,000 students, more than 80 teachers and 20 ancillary staff.
In 2023, St Ursula's introduced the International Baccalaureate as a study path making it the first systemic Catholic school in Australia to give students the opportunity to study through the International Baccalaureate.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Saint Ursula's College: History". Saint Ursula's College. Archived from the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
- ^ St Ursula's College, Kingsgrove (2 December 2015). "Home | St Ursula's College". stursulakingsgrove.syd.catholic.edu.au. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Member Schools Archive". Alliance of Girls’ Schools Australasia. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ HSC Results (4 April 2022). "Congratulations to the St Ursula's College 2021 Year 12 Class | St Ursula's College". stursulakingsgrove.syd.catholic.edu.au. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Principal's Message. "Principals Message | St Ursula's College". stursulakingsgrove.syd.catholic.edu.au. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "International Baccalaureate". 29 October 2022.
