Lourdes Hill College
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Lourdes Hill College is a Roman Catholic, secondary, day and boarding school for girls, located in Hawthorne, an inner-eastern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
The College was named after Lourdes in France, where Mary is said to have appeared to a young girl named Bernadette Soubirous.[1] It was founded in 1916 by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the Order of Saint Benedict,[2] and currently caters for approximately 870 students from Years 8 to 12 (12 to 18 years of age), including 70 boarders.[3]
Lourdes Hill is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[4] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),[3] and the Brisbane Schoolgirls Sporting Association (BSGSA).[5] The school is one of eleven colleges incorporated by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan.[6]
History
Lourdes Hill College traces its origins to 1915, when the Archbishop of Brisbane, James Duhig, invited the Order of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan to establish schools in Brisbane. Subsequently, that same year, thirteen Sisters travelled from Sydney opening convents at Bulimba and Coorparoo.[7]
Archbishop Duhig offered the sisters one of the choicest sites in Brisbane for a convent and a secondary girls' school. Lourdes Hill College was established in January 1916, with Mother Berchmans and thirteen sisters sailing up the river on the ship "Osterley" and docking at the site.[2]
The College was named after Lourdes in France, where Mary is said to have appeared to a young girl named Bernadette Soubirous. When the Good Samaritan Sisters were setting up the school, Archbishop Duhig commented that the site reminded him of Lourdes.[1]
Campus
Lourdes Hill College is situated on the Bulimba Reach of the Brisbane River in suburban Hawthorne, across the river from New Farm Park. The campus is 5 km from the Brisbane central business district.[8]
Boarding
The aim of the College Boarding House is to provide a homely environment. Year 8 students live in rooms of four girls, while Years 9 to 11 students are located in single, two, three or four bed accommodation. All Seniors have single rooms.[9]
Curriculum
Lourdes Hill offers a broad curriculum covering the faculties of English, Religious Education, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Languages, Information Technology, Business, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Health and Physical Education, and Hospitality.[5]
Students may also choose to combine their secondary school studies with Vocational Educational Training (VET) and workplace learning. The Work Education Program can be incorporated into the Year 11 and 12 academic program. Students who complete their senior studies in combination with this program receive a Senior Certificate and a QTAC selection rank that allows access to TAFE and many university courses. Opportunities also exist for students to commence a school based apprenticeship or traineeship, involving part-time school and part-time paid employment.[5]
Co-curriculum
Sport
Lourdes Hill students may participate in a range of sporting activities, both at social and competition level. The school participates in Wednesday afternoon competitions, in sports such as basketball, hockey, netball, soccer, softball, touch football, and volleyball, through the Brisbane Schoolgirls Sporting Association (BSGSA). Carnivals are also held for swimming, athletics, and cross country, both within school and against other girls' schools.[5]
The college offers five sporting clubs, in canoeing, rowing, hockey, sailing and tennis. These clubs participate in a variety of competitions.[5]
Notable alumni
Alumnae of Lourdes Hill College are commonly referred to as 'Lourdanians', and may elect to join the schools alumni association, the Lourdes Hill College Past Pupils Association (LHCPPA).[10] Some notable Lourdanians include:
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- Natalie Blair – Actress, best known for her role as Carmella Cammeniti on Neighbours[11]
- Candy Devine – Australian broadcaster
- Mary Gabrielle Healy – Catholic nun, musician and liturgist[12]
- Susie O'Neill – Olympic Swimmer
- Elizabeth Julia Reid – Grail worker and journalist[13]
- Michelle Reiken – Television presenter
Sally Quagliata - Chemical Engineer
References
- ^ a b "Message from the Principal". Welcome. Lourdes Hill College. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b Condon, Clare (2006-07-21). "Address: 90 Years of Lourdes Hill College" (PDF). Spirituality. Sister of the Good Samaritan. p. 1. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "Lourdes Hill College". Schools - Queensland. The Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2005. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "AHISA Schools". Queensland. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b c d e "Prospectus" (PDF). Enrolments. Lourdes Hill College. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Incorporated Colleges". Colleges. Sisters of the Good Samaritan. 2005. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "History & Heritage". History. Lourdes Hill College. 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Location". The College. Lourdes Hill College. 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Boarding". Boarding Community. Lourdes Hill College. 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Lourdes Hill College Past Pupils Association" (PDF). Clubs & Associations. Lourdes Hill College. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
- ^ "Rove leads Logie nominations". Entertainment. Brisbane: Brisbane Times. 2007-04-02. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- ^ Trower, Ursula (1996). "Healy, Mary Gabrielle (1908 - 1980)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 14 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 423–424. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Carey, Hilary M. (2002). "Reid, Elizabeth Julia (1915 - 1974)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 16 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 72–73. Retrieved 2008-01-31.