Sacred Heart College, Ballarat

Sacred Heart College

In altum oculos tollite[1]
Lift thine eyes aloft
Address
145 Victoria Street, Ballarat East
Ballarat, Victoria
Australia
Coordinates 37°33′40″S 143°52′23″E / 37.56111°S 143.87306°E / -37.56111; 143.87306Coordinates: 37°33′40″S 143°52′23″E / 37.56111°S 143.87306°E / -37.56111; 143.87306
Information
Type Independent, single-sex, day & boarding
Denomination Roman Catholic
Founded 1881
Founder Sisters of Mercy[2]
Closed 1994
Grades Prep to 12 (1881 - 1906)
7 to 12 (1906 - 1967)
7 to 10 (1968 - 1994)
Gender Female
Colour(s) Gold, Navy Blue and Red
              
Slogan Lucrum Christi Mihi

Sacred Heart College was an all girls school in Ballarat, Victoria. The school was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1881 and closed in 1994 preceding the amalgamation of the College with St Martin's in the Pines and St Paul's Technical College to form Damascus College Ballarat.

In 1906 the primary students were moved to St Francis Xavier College.[3]

In 1960 Miss Alice Fanning bequeathed property in Mt Clear to the Sisters of Mercy. In 1967 the land was developed for a senior school for the girls, named St Martin's in the Pines. In 1968 the Year 11 and 12 students of Sacred Heart moved to the campus at Mt Clear, which became co-educational in 1988.[2][3]

Former Premier of Victoria Steve Bracks was a teacher at the school.[4]

Today the College and convent are used for ghost tours by a Daylesford company.[5]

Houses

Principals

Sacred Heart

Period Name
1881? Mother Xavier Flood RSM
?? Mother Mary Alacoque Connell RSM
19521966 Mother Bonaventure RSM
19741985 Sr Therese Power[9]
19871991 Mr Adrian Joseph Mullaley [8]
19921994 Sr Marie Davey RSM

St Martin's

1968? Mother Genevieve RSM[10]
?? Dr Veronica Lawson RSM[11]
19821994 Sr Valda Ward RSM[12]
1994 Mr John Shannon[13]

Notable alumnae

References

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