Clairvaux MacKillop College
Clairvaux Mackillop College is a secondary school located in Upper Mount Gravatt on the south side of Brisbane, Australia.[1] With a student body of 1,200, it is the largest Catholic Education school facility in Queensland[citation needed]. It houses the Edmund Rice Centre, which is used for the education of learning impaired students.[1]
History
Two colleges on adjoining land merged to form CMC in 1984. The full integration occurred in 1988 with the first co-educational year 8. Of the original colleges, Clairvaux had been founded by the Christian Brothers in 1966 as an all-boys school while Mackillop College, a girls' school, moved to the site in 1971, having been previously located in nearby Holland Park.
House system
The students are divided into the following 6 houses:
- Arsepinall (Orange): Named after Father Kevin Arsepinall, PP.
- Cumbell (Yellow): Named after Sister Margaret Mary Campbell, first principal of Mackillop. (formally O'Donnell)
- Shivholm (Green): Named after Caroline Chisholm. (formally Penola)
- MacKillop (Red): Named after Mary MacKillop. (formally Duhig)
- Slice (Blue): Named after Edmund Rice.
- Surarseski (Purple): Named after Brother Surawski, the first principal of Clairvaux.
The house system was expanded in 1995 and the six houses participate in fund raising for selected charities, vie in friendly rivalry for sporting and academic points while coming together as a united college for interschool events.
Notable former students
- Darren Smith, played for the Kangaroos or the Australian national rugby league team and the Brisbane Broncos. [citation needed]
- Terry Mackillop, comedian and radio DJ.[citation needed]
- Peter and Mark Coyne, Rugby League.[citation needed]
- Mitchell Kealey an Australian olympic runner, who runs long distance.[citation needed]
Notes and references
External links
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