Brigidine College, St Ives

Infobox Aust school private
name = Brigidine College


motto = _la. Fortiter Et Suaviter
("Strength and Gentleness")
established = 1954
type = Private, Single-sex, Day school
denomination = Roman Catholic
slogan =
key_people = Mrs. Joanne Atkins (Principal)
Mr. Luke Keighery (Chairman)
fees = AU$9,553 p.a (7–12)cite web |url=http://www.brigidine.nsw.edu.au/html/fees.html |title=Mandatory Fees for 2008 |accessdate=2008-01-28 |work=Enrolment |publisher=Brigidine College]
city = St Ives
state = New South Wales
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
coordinates = coord|33|43|16|S|151|10|22|E|display=inline,title
enrolment = ~850 (7–12)cite web |url=http://www.brigidine.nsw.edu.au/Forms/AnnualReport.pdf |title=Annual Report 2006 |accessdate=2007-06-19 |year =2007 |format=PDF |work=Forms |publisher=Brigidine College]
num_employ = ~88
revenue =
colours = Maroon and White color box|#800000color box|#FFFFFF
homepage = [http://www.brigidine.nsw.edu.au www.brigidine.nsw.edu.au]

Brigidine College is a Roman Catholic, private day school for girls, located in the suburb of St. Ives, on the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1954 by the Brigidine Sisters, Brigidine has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 850 students from Years 7 to 12. The majority of students are drawn from the Northern Beaches, North Shore and Forest areas of Sydney.

The school is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),cite web |url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2230 |title=AHISA Schools|accessdate=2008-01-28 |year =2008 |month =January |work=New South Wales|publisher=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia] the Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales (AIS NSW),cite web|url = http://portals.studentnet.edu.au/studentnet/DeskTopDefault.aspx?tabid=98 |title = Metro North North West|accessdate = 2008-01-28 |work = NSW Independent Schools by Region |publisher = The Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia,cite web|url = http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Alpha=B|title = Member Schools|accessdate = 2008-01-28 |last = Butler|first = Jan|year = 2006|work = Members|publisher = The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia] and is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).

Brigidine College St Ives performed The Brady Bunch Live on stage between the 18th to the 21st June 2008. This was done with permission from Sherwood Schwarz and Paramount Studios. Due to high demands, the team at Brigidine were invited to perform at a professional theatre on the 26th and 27th August 2008 at the Star of the Sea, theatre, Manly. A fabulous production!

History

The Brigidine Sisters opened Brigidine College, a secondary college for girls, on its current site in St Ives, on 9 February 1954, with nine foundation pupils. The site on which the college was built had previously been an orchard and dairy, and was still surrounded by semi-rural properties. In 1959, the Convent and the Novitiate were built, and the Novices moved from Randwick to St Ives.cite web |url=http://www.brigidine.nsw.edu.au/html/history.html |title=History Of Brigidine College St Ives |accessdate=2007-08-15 |year =2006 |work=About Brigidine |publisher=Brigidine College]

The Brigidine Sisters remained the administrators and teachers of the College until 1995.

Motto

The College Motto, "Fortiter et Suaviter", often interpreted as "Strength and Gentleness", originates from the foundation of the Brigidine Congregation in Ireland by Bishop Daniel Delany in 1807.

Principals

Campus

The current facilities of the college include:
*Henry Lindo Tennis Courts - two full size competition courts and one court also marked as a netball court.
*The Convent - Administration area, including Reception and Student Services for Years 11–12.
*McCammon Wing - Year 11 and 12 classroom and recreation areas, Centre for Excellence, Independent Learning Centre, Senior Study Areas, Student Services (including Counsellors and Youth Minister)
*Gymnasium - Two classrooms; full sized court for netball, basketball, volleyball; change rooms
*Bowie Hall - A 1,000 seat hall for assemblies, functions and performances
*St Brigid’s Chapel and Religious Education Centre - Religious Education classrooms and offices; Chapel seating 160 people.
*Romuald Visual Arts Centre - A dedicated Visual Arts Centre with senior studio, three classrooms, sculpture courtyard and multi-media area.
*McMahon Wing - Year 10 classrooms and courtyard; Student Services Yrs 7–10; Textile and Design and Drama areas
*Murray Wing - 5 refurbished Science laboratories and a "Fresh-Express" Canteen.
*Synan Wing - Classrooms for Years 7–9, offices for Year Co-ordinators, Learning Support, Chisholm Centre.
*Connolly Wing - Ground Floor: Design and Technology workshops; First Floor: Music Classrooms and Practice Rooms
*Sr Adrian Wing - Computing classrooms
*Kinkead Library - Library resources; wide reading area; information laboratory; video library for staff resources.
*College Green - Recreation area for students
*Quadrangle - Shaded recreation area

Notable alumnae

*Lisa Hensley – T.V and movie actress
*Annette Andre – Star of 1960s cult British series, "Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)"
*Sarah Stephens – Model

References

See also

* List of non-government schools in New South Wales

External links

* [http://www.brigidine.nsw.edu.au/ Brigidine website]
* [http://www.ahigs.nsw.edu.au/ The Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools]