Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College

Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College
Latin: Sapentia Domini Docet Nos The wisdom of the Lord teaches us
Location
Leongatha, Victoria Australia
Coordinates	38°28′3″S 145°57′48″E / 38.46750°S 145.96333°ECoordinates: 38°28′3″S 145°57′48″E / 38.46750°S 145.96333°E
Information
Type	Secondary college
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

1. Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College, accessed 1 March 2008
2. History, accessed 1 March 2008
3. "London 2012 - Kaila McKnight Athlete Profile". Retrieved 4 August 2012.