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{{Infobox school
|name = Star of the Sea College
| name = Star of the Sea College
| image = Starofthesea.png
|image = [[File:Starofthesea.png|Star of the Sea College crest. Source: www.starmelb.catholic.edu.au/ (Star of the Sea website)]]
|motto = {{lang-la|Facta Non Verba}}<br> ("Deeds Not Words")
| motto = {{langx|la|Facta Non Verba}}<br/> (Deeds Not Words)
|established = 1883
| established = 1883
|type = [[Independent school|Independent]], [[Catholic]], [[Day school]]
| type = [[Independent school|Independent]], [[Catholic]], [[day school]]
| years = 7–12
|gender = [[Single-sex school|Girls]]
| gender = [[Single-sex school|Girls]]
|denomination = Roman Catholic ([[Presentation Sisters]])
| denomination = Roman Catholic ([[Presentation Sisters]])
|slogan =
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|principal = Ms. Mary O'Connor
| principal = Mary O'Connor
|chairman = Mr. Vincent Savage
|city = [[Brighton, Victoria|Brighton]]
| chairman = Vincent Savage
| location =
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|state = [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]]
| streetaddress = 80 Martin Street
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| state = [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]]
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|enrolment = ~1,000 (7–12)
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|colours = Navy Blue & Red {{color box|#000080}}{{color box|#FF0000}}
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| enrolment = ~1,200 (7–12)
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| affiliation = [[Girls Sport Victoria]]
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'''Star of the Sea College''' is an [[Independent school|independent]], [[Catholic]], [[day school]] for girls, located in [[Brighton, Victoria|Brighton]], an inner south-eastern [[suburb]] of [[Melbourne, Victoria|Melbourne]], [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], Australia.
'''Star of the Sea College''' is an [[Independent school|independent]], [[Catholic]], [[day school]] for girls, located in [[Brighton, Victoria|Brighton]], an inner south-eastern [[suburb]] of [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], Australia.


Established in 1883 by the [[Presentation Sisters]], the [[college]] has a non-selective enrolment policy, and currently caters for approximately 1,000 female students from Years 7 to 12.
Established in 1883 by the [[Presentation Sisters]], the [[college]] has a non-selective enrolment policy, and currently caters for approximately 1,000 female students from Years 7 to 12.


Star of the Sea is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),<ref name=AHISA>{{cite web |url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=3245 |title=Victoria |accessdate=2008-05-28 |year =2008 |work=School Directory |publisher=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080307010312/http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=3245 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-03-07}}</ref> the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),<ref name=AGSA>{{cite web|url = http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Alpha=S|title = Member Schools|accessdate = 2008-05-28|last = Butler|first = Jan|year = 2006|work=Members|publisher=The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia}}</ref> and is a founding member of [[Girls Sport Victoria]] (GSV).<ref name=GSVmembers>{{cite web
Star of the Sea is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),<ref name=AHISA>{{cite web |url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=3245 |title=Victoria |access-date=28 May 2008 |year =2008 |work=School Directory |publisher=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080307010312/http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=3245 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 7 March 2008}}</ref> the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),<ref name=AGSA>{{cite web|url = http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Alpha=S|title = Member Schools|access-date = 28 May 2008|last = Butler|first = Jan|year = 2006|work = Members|publisher = The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080519223221/http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11|archive-date = 19 May 2008|df = dmy-all}}</ref> and is a founding member of [[Girls Sport Victoria]] (GSV).<ref name=GSVmembers>{{cite web|url = http://www.gsv.vic.edu.au/profile/member.html|title = Member Schools|access-date = 3 October 2007|last = Mawkes|first = Leonie|year = 2005|work = Profile|publisher = Girls Sport Victoria|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071007221048/http://www.gsv.vic.edu.au/profile/member.html|archive-date = 7 October 2007|df = dmy-all}}</ref>
|url = http://www.gsv.vic.edu.au/profile/member.html|title = Member Schools|accessdate = 2007-10-03|last = Mawkes|first = Leonie |year = 2005|work=Profile|publisher=Girls Sport Victoria}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Star of the Sea College was founded by the [[Presentation Sisters]] in March 1883. The sisters were asked to come to Australia from Ireland by Father James Corbett, and after establishing the first Presentation [[Convent]] and school in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] at [[Windsor, Victoria|Windsor]] (now [[Presentation College Windsor]]), they moved to Gardenvale (then known as [[Elsternwick, Victoria|Elsternwick]]). The Presentation Sisters from [[Wagga Wagga, New South Wales|Wagga Wagga]] in [[New South Wales]], established Star of the Sea College.
Star of the Sea College was founded by the [[Presentation Sisters]] in March 1883. The sisters were asked to come to Australia from Ireland by Father James Corbett, and after establishing the first Presentation [[Convent]] and school in [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]] at [[Windsor, Victoria|Windsor]] (now [[Presentation College Windsor]]), they moved to Gardenvale (then known as [[Elsternwick]]). The Presentation Sisters from [[Wagga Wagga]] in [[New South Wales]], established Star of the Sea College.


The foundresses, Mother John Byrne and Mother Paul Fay, named the school after [[Our Lady, Star of the Sea|Our Lady]], 'Star of the Sea' when they moved into a house called "Turret Lodge", which had a clear view of a local bay.<ref name="Star">[http://www.star.melb.catholic.edu.au/ Star of the Sea College website]. Retrieved on 2007-20-10.</ref>
The foundresses, Mother John Byrne and Mother Paul Fay, named the school after [[Our Lady, Star of the Sea|Our Lady]], 'Star of the Sea' when they moved into a house called "Turret Lodge", which had a clear view of a local bay.<ref name="Star">[http://www.star.melb.catholic.edu.au/ Star of the Sea College website]. Retrieved on 2007-20-10.</ref>
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! Year || Principal
! Year || Principal
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| 2017 - present || Mary O'Conner
| 2017–present || Mary O'Connor
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|2006–2016
| 2006 - 2016 ||Sandra Diafas
|Sandra Diafas
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| 2005||Kathy Smith (Acting)
| 2005||Kathy Smith (Acting)
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| 1991 - 2005||Rosalie Jones
| 1991–2005||Rosalie Jones
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| 1968-70, 1982-90 ||Sr Josepha Dunlop
| 1968–70, 1982–90 ||Sr Josepha Dunlop
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| 1972-78, 1980-81||Sr Paschal Rushford
| 1972–78, 1980–81||Sr Paschal Rushford
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| 1971, 1979||Sr Patricia Carroll
| 1971, 1979||Sr Patricia Carroll
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| 1950-51, 1957, 1960, 1965-67||Sr Marie Michael Convery
| 1950–51, 1957, 1960, 1965–67||Sr Marie Michael Convery
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| 1941-46, 1952–56, 1958-64||Sr Eymard Temby
| 1941–46, 1952–56, 1958–64||Sr Eymard Temby
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| 1947-49 ||Sr Leonard Gartlan
| 1947–49 ||Sr Leonard Gartlan
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| 1935-40||M. Angela Johnston
| 1935–40||M. Angela Johnston
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| 1919-22, 1929-34||M. Sebastian Lardi
| 1919–22, 1929–34||M. Sebastian Lardi
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| 1923-28||M. Agnes Keane
| 1923–28||M. Agnes Keane
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| 1914-19 ||M. Magdalen Keogh
| 1914–19 ||M. Magdalen Keogh
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| 1908-13 ||M. Aloysius Heenan
| 1908–13 ||M. Aloysius Heenan
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| 1883-1908 ||M. John Byrne & M. Paul Fay
| 1883–1908 ||M. John Byrne & M. Paul Fay


|}
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==House system==
==House system==
The school has four [[house system|houses]] through which students engage in inter-house competition and other activities. The house system dates back to the 1930s, when principal Mother Angela Johnston formed '''Nagle''' (blue), named after founder of the [[Presentation Sisters]] [[Nano Nagle]], and '''Stella''' (red), named for the [[Latin]] word for "star". Two additional houses were created in 1948: '''Ave''' (yellow) draws its name from the Latin word (in reference to "[[Hail Mary|Ave Maria]]"), and '''Fay''' (green) is named for one of the school's two founders, Mother Paul Fay.<ref name="Star" /> Each house has its own crest which symbolises the spirit of the house. From years 10 to 12 students participate in a vertical homeroom system in which students from the same house are group together to encourage house spirit.
The school has four [[house system|houses]] through which students engage in inter-house competition and other activities. The house system dates back to the 1930s, when principal Mother Angela Johnston formed '''Nagle''' (blue), named after founder of the [[Presentation Sisters]] [[Nano Nagle]], and '''Stella''' (red), named for the [[Latin]] word for "star". Two additional houses were created in 1948: '''Ave''' (yellow) draws its name from the Latin word (in reference to "[[Hail Mary|Ave Maria]]"), and '''Fay''' (green) is named for one of the school's two founders, Mother Paul Fay.<ref name="Star" /> Each house has its own crest which symbolises the spirit of the house. From years 10 to 12 students participate in a vertical homeroom system in which students from the same house are grouped together to encourage house spirit.

== Sport ==
Star of the Sea is a member of [[Girls Sport Victoria]] (GSV).

=== GSV premierships ===
Star of the Sea has won the following GSV premierships.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Archives » Girls Sport Victoria|url=https://www.gsv.vic.edu.au/carnival-archives/|access-date=2021-02-28|language=en-AU}}</ref>

* Athletics (8) – 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
* Basketball (2) – 2002, 2010
* Cricket (5) – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012
* Football – 2010
* Netball (8) – 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018
* Soccer (6) – 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2019
* Soccer, 5 a Side (2) – 2015, 2016
* Softball (3) – 2001, 2006, 2007
* Tennis – 2019
* Volleyball (3) – 2008, 2011, 2016


==ANZAC==
==ANZAC==
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*[[Nicky Buckley]] – Model and long-serving [[Sale of the Century]] hostess<ref name=Crikey>{{cite news| first = Jonathan| last = Green | title = Famous alumni on Latham's hit list| url = http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20060614-Famous-alumni-on-Lathams-hit-list.html| work=Politics| publisher=Crikey| date = 2005-03-30| accessdate = 2007-08-06}}</ref>
*[[Nicky Buckley]] – Model and long-serving [[Sale of the Century]] hostess<ref name=Crikey>{{cite news| first = Jonathan| last = Green| title = Famous alumni on Latham's hit list| url = http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20060614-Famous-alumni-on-Lathams-hit-list.html| work = Politics| publisher = Crikey| date = 30 March 2005| access-date = 6 August 2007| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070926224608/http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20060614-Famous-alumni-on-Lathams-hit-list.html| archive-date = 26 September 2007| df = dmy-all}}</ref>
*[[Carmen Callil|Carmen Thérèse Callil]] – Critic and Writer; Founder of [[Virago Press]] (finished schooling at [[Loreto Mandeville Hall]])<ref>{{cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = CALLIL Carmen Therese| accessdate = 2007-10-04| date = 2006-11-17| publisher=Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic}}</ref>
*Dame [[Carmen Callil|Carmen Thérèse Callil]] – Critic and Writer; Founder of [[Virago Press]] (finished schooling at [[Loreto Mandeville Hall]])<ref>{{cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = CALLIL Carmen Therese| date = 17 November 2006| publisher=Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic}}</ref>
*[[Kaye Darveniza]] – Victorian Parliamentary Secretary for Regional and Rural Development; [[Victorian Legislative Council|Member of the Legislative Council]] ([[Australian Labor Party|ALP]]) for [[Northern Victoria Region]] (also attended Sheparton High School)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = DARVENIZA Kaye, Hon.| accessdate = 2007-10-04| date = 2006-11-17| publisher=Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic}}</ref>
*[[Kaye Darveniza]] – Victorian Parliamentary Secretary for Regional and Rural Development; [[Victorian Legislative Council|Member of the Legislative Council]] ([[Australian Labor Party|ALP]]) for [[Northern Victoria Region]] (also attended Shepparton High School)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = DARVENIZA Kaye, Hon.|date = 17 November 2006| publisher=Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic}}</ref>
*[[Mary Easson|Mary Louise Easson]] – Company Director; Managing Director of Probity International; Former Member ([[Australian Labor Party|ALP]]) of the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] for the [[Division of Lowe]] ([[New South Wales|NSW]]); Recipient of the [[Centenary Medal]] 2003<ref>{{cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = EASSON Mary Louise| accessdate = 2007-10-04| date = 2006-11-17| publisher=Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic}}</ref>
*[[Mary Easson|Mary Louise Easson]] – Company Director; Managing Director of Probity International; Former Member ([[Australian Labor Party|ALP]]) of the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] for the [[Division of Lowe]] ([[New South Wales|NSW]]); Recipient of the [[Centenary Medal]] 2003<ref>{{cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = EASSON Mary Louise| date = 17 November 2006| publisher=Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic}}</ref>
*[[Sarah Fitz-Gerald]] [[Order of Australia|AM]] – Consultant [[Coach (sport)|Coach]] at the [[Victorian Institute of Sport]]; Professional [[Squash (sport)|Squash]] Player (1987–2002), Career titles include: [[2002 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games (Manchester)]] Gold Medal; World Open 2002, 2001, 1998, 1997 & 1996; Australian Open 2003, 2002, 2001 and 1997; [[1998 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games (Kuala Lumpur)]] Silver & Bronze Medal (also attended [[MacGregor State High School]])<ref>{{cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = FITZ-GERALD Sarah Elizabeth| accessdate = 2007-10-04| date = 2006-11-17| publisher=Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic}}</ref>
*[[Caroline Finch]] [[Order of Australia|AO]] – Sports injury epidemiologist and prevention researcher<ref name="HSAlumni">{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A631376311/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=4716b155|title=Olympians, actors, activists: Star of the Sea's top alumni|date=30 June 2020|work=[[Herald Sun]]|access-date=3 October 2024|via=[[Gale (publisher)|Gale]]|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*[[Sarah Fitz-Gerald]] [[Order of Australia|AM]] – Consultant [[Coach (sport)|Coach]] at the [[Victorian Institute of Sport]]; Professional [[Squash (sport)|Squash]] Player (1987–2002), Career titles include: [[2002 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games (Manchester)]] Gold Medal; World Open 2002, 2001, 1998, 1997 & 1996; Australian Open 2003, 2002, 2001 and 1997; [[1998 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games (Kuala Lumpur)]] Silver & Bronze Medal (also attended [[MacGregor State High School]])<ref>{{cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = FITZ-GERALD Sarah Elizabeth|date = 17 November 2006| publisher=Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic}}</ref>
*[[G Flip]] – Musician, singer, songwriter, producer and drummer<ref name="HSAlumni"/>
*[[Joanna Mary Flynn]] – President of the [[Australian Medical Council]]; President of the [[Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria]]; [[General Practitioner]] in [[West Brunswick, Victoria|West Brunswick]], Victoria<ref>{{cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = FLYNN Joanna Mary| accessdate = 2007-10-04| date = 2006-11-17| publisher=Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic}}</ref>
*[[Anna Funder]] - Author
*[[Anna Funder]] – Author<ref name="HSAlumni"/>
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*[[Ellia Green]] – Australian rugby union player<ref name="HSAlumni"/>
*[[Germaine Greer]] – Feminist academic and journalist<ref name="HSAlumni"/>
*[[Rachel Griffiths]] – Actress<ref name="Crikey"/>
*[[Rachel Griffiths]] – Actress<ref name="Crikey"/>
*[[Gina Liano]] - Barrister and television personality, known for [[The Real Housewives of Melbourne]]
*[[Gina Liano]] – Barrister and television personality (known for ''[[The Real Housewives of Melbourne]]'')<ref name="HSAlumni"/>
*[[Maureen McCarthy]] – Author<ref name="HSAlumni"/>
*[[Elizabeth Miller (politician)|Elizabeth Miller]] - Australian state politician<ref>[http://m.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south-east/liberal-mp-elizabeth-miller-defends-her-decision-not-to-attend-candidate-forums/story-fngnvmhm-1227038897403?nk=e7ebdc190dd05ff21be321e42488c939-1443239295 Liberal MP Elizabeth Miller defends her decision not to attend candidate forums]</ref>
*[[Elizabeth Miller (politician)|Elizabeth Miller]] – Australian state politician<ref>[http://m.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south-east/liberal-mp-elizabeth-miller-defends-her-decision-not-to-attend-candidate-forums/story-fngnvmhm-1227038897403?nk=e7ebdc190dd05ff21be321e42488c939-1443239295 Liberal MP Elizabeth Miller defends her decision not to attend candidate forums]</ref>
*[[Caitlin Stasey]] – Actress
*[[Caitlin Stasey]] – Actress<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/neighbours-star-caitlin-stasey-quits-26516089|title=Neighbours star Caitlin Stasey quits soap for new career in porn|last=Rodger|first=James|date=20 March 2023|work=[[Birmingham Mail]]|access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref>
*[[Holly Valance]] – Actress and singer
*[[Holly Valance]] – Actress and singer<ref name="HSAlumni"/>
*[[Philippa Christian]], Author, Celebrity Nanny & TV Personality
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*[[Ellia Green]] -Australian Rugby Union player


== See also ==
== See also ==
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==References==
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Star of the Sea College
Address
Map
80 Martin Street

Brighton
,
Victoria
,
3186

Australia
Coordinates37°53′49″S 144°59′49″E / 37.89694°S 144.99694°E / -37.89694; 144.99694
Information
TypeIndependent, Catholic, day school
MottoLatin: Facta Non Verba
(Deeds Not Words)
DenominationRoman Catholic (Presentation Sisters)
Established1883
ChairmanVincent Savage
PrincipalMary O'Connor
Years offered7–12
GenderGirls
Enrolment~1,200 (7–12)
Colour(s)Navy blue and red   
AffiliationGirls Sport Victoria
Websitewww.starmelb.catholic.edu.au

Star of the Sea College is an independent, Catholic, day school for girls, located in Brighton, an inner south-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Established in 1883 by the Presentation Sisters, the college has a non-selective enrolment policy, and currently caters for approximately 1,000 female students from Years 7 to 12.

Star of the Sea is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[1] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),[2] and is a founding member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV).[3]

History

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Star of the Sea College was founded by the Presentation Sisters in March 1883. The sisters were asked to come to Australia from Ireland by Father James Corbett, and after establishing the first Presentation Convent and school in Victoria at Windsor (now Presentation College Windsor), they moved to Gardenvale (then known as Elsternwick). The Presentation Sisters from Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, established Star of the Sea College.

The foundresses, Mother John Byrne and Mother Paul Fay, named the school after Our Lady, 'Star of the Sea' when they moved into a house called "Turret Lodge", which had a clear view of a local bay.[4]

Principals

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School Principals
Year Principal
2017–present Mary O'Connor
2006–2016 Sandra Diafas
2005 Kathy Smith (Acting)
1991–2005 Rosalie Jones
1968–70, 1982–90 Sr Josepha Dunlop
1972–78, 1980–81 Sr Paschal Rushford
1971, 1979 Sr Patricia Carroll
1950–51, 1957, 1960, 1965–67 Sr Marie Michael Convery
1941–46, 1952–56, 1958–64 Sr Eymard Temby
1947–49 Sr Leonard Gartlan
1935–40 M. Angela Johnston
1919–22, 1929–34 M. Sebastian Lardi
1923–28 M. Agnes Keane
1914–19 M. Magdalen Keogh
1908–13 M. Aloysius Heenan
1883–1908 M. John Byrne & M. Paul Fay

House system

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The school has four houses through which students engage in inter-house competition and other activities. The house system dates back to the 1930s, when principal Mother Angela Johnston formed Nagle (blue), named after founder of the Presentation Sisters Nano Nagle, and Stella (red), named for the Latin word for "star". Two additional houses were created in 1948: Ave (yellow) draws its name from the Latin word (in reference to "Ave Maria"), and Fay (green) is named for one of the school's two founders, Mother Paul Fay.[4] Each house has its own crest which symbolises the spirit of the house. From years 10 to 12 students participate in a vertical homeroom system in which students from the same house are grouped together to encourage house spirit.

Sport

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Star of the Sea is a member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV).

GSV premierships

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Star of the Sea has won the following GSV premierships.[5]

  • Athletics (8) – 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • Basketball (2) – 2002, 2010
  • Cricket (5) – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012
  • Football – 2010
  • Netball (8) – 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018
  • Soccer (6) – 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2019
  • Soccer, 5 a Side (2) – 2015, 2016
  • Softball (3) – 2001, 2006, 2007
  • Tennis – 2019
  • Volleyball (3) – 2008, 2011, 2016

ANZAC

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Heritage Kamesburgh Gardens in Brighton, Victoria

Named for the Australian war veterans once housed there, ANZAC is Star of the Sea's Year 9 campus. Located in the Kamesburgh Gardens on North Road, Brighton, the forty-room mansion was built in 1874 and presented as a gift to the Repatriation Department in 1919. It served for a time as ANZAC Hostel before the aged care home relocated to an updated facility in 1996. The mansion was then leased by the college, and opened as a Year 9 campus in 1997.[6]

ANZAC retains a close relationship with the hostel, participating in Remembrance Day ceremonies and a "Companions Program" which allows students to engage in weekly visits with the hostel's residents.

The campus has its own system of four houses, each of which are named after well-known battles or military campaigns fought by Australian soldiers: Kokoda, Gallipoli, Long Tan and Tobruk.[4]

Stacella

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Stacella is the name of the college's a cappella choir. Founded in 1996, Stacella is composed of over 120 students from years 7 to 12, and has performed for primary schools, nursing homes, local festivals, service organisations and corporate clients. The choir holds an annual concert, in which all students perform the repertoire they have learnt during the year. As well as five tours to New Zealand and a trip Fiji, to date, the choir has also released five CDs.[4]

Student-exchange programs

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The school has a student exchange program for German, Italian and Japanese students. Every year girls who are learning a language in the senior years get the opportunity to be part of the student exchange program. Students in years 10 and 11 also are able to go on a study tour to either Italy or Japan.

Notable alumnae

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Victoria". School Directory. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
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