Catholic Ladies College, Eltham

School in Australia

Catholic Ladies College, Eltham

Location

Eltham, Melbourne, Victoria

Australia

Coordinates| 37°42′37″S 145°08′39″E﻿ / ﻿37.7103°S 145.1443°E﻿ / -37.7103; 145.1443
Information
Other name| CLC Eltham
Type| independent single-sex secondary day school
Religious affiliation(s)| Sisters of Charity
Denomination| Roman Catholic
Established| 1902; 122 years ago (1902)
Years| 7–12
Gender| Girls
Website| www.clc.vic.edu.au

Catholic Ladies College, Eltham (also known simply as CLC Eltham) is an independent Roman Catholic single-sex secondary day school for girls, located in the Melbourne suburb of Eltham, Victoria, Australia. The school provides a Catholic and general education to girls from Year 7 to Year 12.

## History[edit]

The school was founded by the Sisters of Charity of Australia in 1902.[1][2][3][4][5] The school was originally in East Melbourne.[6] The land on which the school was built was bought by Mother Mary Berchmans Daly in 1898.[6]

Under the mother-rectress Mary Catherine Bruton or Mother Canice, in post from 1914, the school performed well in examinations, and the study of science subjects began.[7]

When Damien Broderick's mother attended the school in the 1930s, it was "moderately upmarket".[8]

The school moved to Eltham in 1971.[6]

## Houses[edit]

The four houses and their associated colours are:

* Loyola, the yellow house, named after St Ignatius of Loyola.
* Marita, the blue house, named in honor of Jesus' mother.
* Aikenhead, the green house, named in honor of Mary Aikenhead.
* Vincentia, the red house, named after St Vincent De Paul.

House activities and competitions include swimming, sports, athletics, and Founders Day activities.

## Academic rankings[edit]

Better education rank  | school  | location  | Students enrolled in VCE  | Median VCE score  | scores of 40+

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38  | St Patrick's College  | Ballarat  | 371  | 30  | 6
39  | St Francis Xavier College  | Beaconsfield  | 415  | 31  | 5.8
40  | Marymede Catholic College  | South Morang  | 122  | 29  | 5.7
41  | Catholic Ladies' College  | Eltham  | 210  | 35  | 5.6
42  | Christian Brother's College  | St Kilda East  | 119  | 29  | 5.5
43  | Caroline Chisholm Catholic College  | Braybrook  | 281  | 29  | 5.2

## Notable former students[edit]

* Maddy Brancatisano, AFLW player
* Jennie Frances Brenan, (1877–1964), dancing teacher[9]
* Steph Chiocci, AFLW Footballer
* Virginia Haussegger
* Louise Lightfoot, architect, choreographer and dancer[10][11]
* Kate Moloney, netballer[citation needed]
* Ashleigh Riddell, AFLW player
* Vicki Ward, politician[citation needed]

## See also[edit]

* Australia portal
* Schools portal
* Catholicism portal

* List of schools in Victoria, Australia
* Catholic education in Australia

## References[edit]

1. ^ "MARY AIKENHEAD EDUCATION AUSTRALIA". Mary Aikenhead Ministries. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
2. ^ Shand, M Bernadette (1988). "150th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Sisters of Charity in Australia 1838-1988" (PDF). Retrieved 27 March 2021.
3. ^ William Henry Newnham (1956). Melbourne: The Biography of a City. F. W. Cheshire. p. 148\. ISBN 978-0-85572-144-2. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
4. ^ Ruth Teale (1978). Colonial Eve: Sources on Women in Australia, 1788-1914. Oxford University Press. p. 200\. ISBN 978-0-19-550545-0. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
5. ^ John Larkins; Bruce Howard (1981). The Young Australians: Australian Children Since 1788. Rigby. p. 69\. ISBN 978-0-7270-1508-2. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
6. ^ a b c "Women's Melbourne: TOUR 3: EAST MELBOURNE" (PDF). National Trust. p. 5. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
7. ^ O'Carrigan, Catherine (1979). "Mary Catherine Bruton (1862-1937)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
8. ^ Damien Broderick (1 January 2010). Climbing Mount Implausible: The Evolution of a Science Fiction Writer. Wildside Press LLC. pp. 35–. ISBN 978-1-4344-5779-0. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
9. ^ McCalman, Janet, "Jennie Frances Brenan (1877–1964)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 12 November 2023
10. ^ Lightfoot, Louise; Sarwal, Amit (2017). Louise Lightfoot in Search of India: An Australian Dancer's Experience. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-1-4438-9258-2. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
11. ^ Amit Sarwal (2019). The Dancing God: Staging Hindu Dance in Australia. Taylor & Francis. pp. 107–. ISBN 978-1-00-076199-3. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

## Further reading[edit]

* Catholic Ladies' College: The first hundred years 1902-2002, Guy, Roslyn (2002)

## External links[edit]

* Catholic Ladies College Website
* Caritas, the school magazine, for 1937
* Caritas, the school magazine, for 1938

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Members of Girls Sport Victoria

Current members|

* Camberwell
* Fintona
* Firbank
* Genazzano
* Ivanhoe
* Korowa
* Lauriston
* Loreto Toorak
* Lowther Hall
* Melbourne
* Mentone
* MLC
* Our Lady of Mercy
* Our Lady of Sion
* PLC
* Ruyton
* Sacré Cœur
* Siena
* St Catherine's
* St Margaret's
* Shelford
* Star of the Sea
* Strathcona
* Toorak

Former members|

* Kilvington
* Tintern

Possible future members|

* CLC
* St Columba's

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