Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College
| Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College | |
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| Location | |
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Leongatha , Victoria Australia | |
| Coordinates | 38°28′3″S 145°57′48″E / 38.46750°S 145.96333°E |
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| Type | Secondary college |
| Motto | Template:Lang-la (The wisdom of the Lord teaches us) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1986 |
| Website | MMCRCSG |
Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College is a Catholic secondary school located in Leongatha, Victoria, Australia servicing the South Gipsland parishes of Foster, Wonthaggi, Cowes, Korumburra and Leongatha.[1] The site of the college was purchased in the 1950s; at that stage students seeking a Catholic education had to travel to the Latrobe Valley or to boarding schools in Melbourne or elsewhere. A working party to establish the college began work in the late 1970s, and the school opened to its first students in 1986 on the grounds of a local primary school. The college moved to its permanent site in 1987 and the first permanent purpose-built buildings were constructed in 1989. Government funding and local fundraising have allowed several extensions to be constructed since then.[2]
Notable Alumni
- Kaila McKnight - Australian representative to the 2012 Olympics in Athletics[3]
Eleanor Patterson - gold medallist for the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Notes
- ^ Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College, accessed 1 March 2008
- ^ History, accessed 1 March 2008
- ^ "London 2012 - Kaila McKnight Athlete Profile". Retrieved 4 August 2012.