Mater Christi College
| Mater Christi College | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
|
28 Bayview Road Belgrave, Victoria Australia | |
| Coordinates | 37°54′38″S 145°21′33″E / 37.91056°S 145.35917°ECoordinates: 37°54′38″S 145°21′33″E / 37.91056°S 145.35917°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private day and boarding |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Sisters of the Good Samaritan) |
| Established | 1963 |
| Principal | Mary Fitzgerald |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrollment | >1000 |
| Color(s) | Blue and Orange |
| Website | materchristi.edu.au |
Mater Christi is a Catholic girls' secondary college located in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Belgrave, Victoria, Australia.
The school was founded by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan religious order in 1963 outside Belgrave, overlooking the Dandenong Ranges of Victoria. A rapidly growing population in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne saw Mater Christi College grow, and today there are more than 1000 girls enrolled at the college, including students from several Asia-Pacific countries. Mater Christi offers a range of subjects to suit students and is designed so that students undertake studies from all areas of learning at Years 7 to 12. Students are then able to select from a wide range of VCE units.
Since 1989 an international student program has operated at the college, using homestay families to house the girls paired with an on-campus English and preparation program.
Facilities
Facilities at Mater Christi College include:
- Science and computer laboratories
- Library
- Chapel
- Photography and ceramic rooms
- Technology (textiles) centre
- Two indoor halls with full sized basketball courts
- An outdoor track and field training area
- Industry standard hospitality / food technology centres
- Outdoor tennis courts
- Dance Studio
- Restaurant
- Boarding House
Uniform
The uniform is blue and orange. The summer uniform consists of a blue dress or a blue shirt with a skirt. The winter uniform consists of a blue winter skirt and shirt or blue pinstriped pants with a shirt. The sport uniform consists of blue tracksuit pants or shorts, a T-shirt and a jacket. A hat is also available for outdoor P.E classes. A blue blazer is available but not compulsory. There are 2 different styles of hats; the new orange or navy blue bucket hat or a baseball cap.
Black leather shoes and knee high white socks are worn with the summer uniform and blue or black tights may be worn with the winter uniform.
Notable alumnae
- Renae Hallinan, an Australian and Melbourne Vixens netballer.
- Jane Flemming, former Olympian athlete and Commonwealth medallist, sports media commentator
External links
- www.materchristi.edu.au (official website)