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This prestigious day and boarding school for girls was founded in 1856 and offers academic challenge and academic care for every student from Kindergarten to Year 12 in a caring, Christian community that welcomes and values all faiths. Junior and Senior Schools are on the same campus. St Catherine’s girls are happy and purposeful, each making her unique contribution to the school and the wider world. Overlooking Sydney’s famous eastern suburbs beaches, the school is not far from Centennial Park and the University of New South Wales.
Staff work hard to ensure they raise the academic bar to the right height for every girl. This is done by differentiating lessons, offering extension classes, mentoring scholarship students, running a gifted and talented program, and providing a comprehensive academic support program. A wide range of subjects is offered.
Academic challenge is underpinned by a strong academic care team who ensure every child is valued, monitored, supported and guided. Every girl participates in mentor groups, with group mentors and year mentors. The Chaplain and Biblical studies team are involved in teaching and developing the girls’ understanding of religion; a counsellor team is available for consultation and support. Genuinely comprehensive, girls mix with students of different backgrounds, faiths and abilities, but are educated according to their intellectual needs. |
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St Catherine’s offers a unique living environment where respect for others, tolerance, trust and responsibility are nurtured. With 70 boarding places in a well-appointed homely environment, each girl enjoys the privacy of her own living space. Boarding students enjoy outstanding school facilities as well as cultural, sporting and entertainment activities. |
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Heated swimming pool, tennis courts, netball and basketball courts, modern gymnasium, cardio centre, computerised libraries, computer pods, laptops for classrooms, innovative learning centre and multi-purpose hall. The Junior School has purpose built, light filled, flexible learning spaces that support creative and stimulating learning programs. The Dame Joan Sutherland Centre provides a performance theatre, music practice and composition facilities, keyboard and technology libraries, as well as video and sound recording studios. The centre includes a chapel, orchestral rehearsal room and ballet studio. |
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St Catherine’s offers over 25 Junior and 30 Senior School sporting activities. A strong sporting program prepares girls for representative sport at regional, state and national levels. With so many successful sportswomen, the school has established a sports Hall of Fame. |
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Strong programs in sport, music, performing arts and service education. The school has six music ensembles in Junior School and 14 music ensembles in Senior School as well as clubs and choirs. |
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Famous ex-student
Dame Joan Sutherland OM AC DBE
Enrolment
920 students
Scholarships
Academic scholarships are offered to girls entering in Year 7, music scholarships to girls entering in Years 7 to 10, country and ICPA scholarships to girls who have made a significant contribution to their school or community entering in Years 7 to 10, and Fielding Science Scholarship to girls entering Year 11.
Open Days 2011
April 5 - 9am-11am
May 27 - 11am - 12.30pm
August 18 - 9am - 11am
October 12 - 9am - 11am
Enrolments
Director of Boarding and Enrolments
Mrs Trish Wilson
twilson@stcaths.nsw.edu.au
61 2 8305 6206
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