Iona Presentation College, Perth

Infobox Aust school private
name = Iona Presentation College


motto = " _la. Pro Deo Et Patria"
(Latin:"For God and Country")
established = 1907
type = Independent, Single-sex, Day and Boarding
denomination = Roman Catholic, Presentation Sisters
slogan = "Iona Girls Make a Difference"
key_people = Margaret Herley (Principal)
fees = AU$6,620 p.a (Day)
AU$16,770 p.a (Boarding) [http://www.iona.wa.edu.au/pages/enrolment/fees2007.htm Iona Presentation College Day & Boarding Fees 2007] (accessed:30-07-2007)]
city = Mosman Park
state = WA
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
enrolment = 750 (8–12)
num_employ =
revenue =
colours = Blue and Gold
homepage = [http://www.iona.wa.edu.au/index.html www.iona.wa.edu.au]

Iona Presentation College is an independent, Roman Catholic, day and boarding school for girls, located in Mosman Park, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

Founded in 1907 by the Catholic religious order, the Presentation Sisters, Iona now caters for approximately 750 girls, including over 100 boarders from Years 8 to 12.

The college is a member of the Independent Girls Schools Sports Association (IGSSA), the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia, [http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Alpha=I The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia: Member Schools] (accessed:13-08-2007)] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association, [http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=182 The Australian Boarding Schools' Association: Iona Presentation College] (accessed:13-08-2007)] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), [http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2236 The Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia: Western Australia] (accessed:13-08-2007)] and the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia. [http://www.ais.wa.edu.au/search-school/?&mode=details&id=7 Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia] (accessed:30-07-2007)]

History

Iona Presentation College was founded on 11 September 1907, by the Presentation Sisters who came to Australia from Kildare in Ireland.

The College is named after the Scottish Isle of Iona, on which the Irish Saint Columba founded a community in 563AD. Iona became a centre of learning from which Saint Columba and his monks spread the Gospel into Scotland and the north of England.Bishop Gibney, who was the Bishop of Perth, remarked that the school's location in Mosman Park, situated on a rise, with the Swan River on one side and the ocean on the other, reminded him of the Isle of Iona. Furthermore, one of the four founding sisters was Sister Columba and so it was decided that an appropriate name for the College would be Iona. [http://www.iona.wa.edu.au/pages/about_us/history.htm Iona Presentation College: History] (accessed:30-07-2007)]

Notable alumnae

*Susannah Carr – News anchor for "Seven News" Perth
*Joan Helen Cole – Emeritus Professor at the Curtin University of Technology, Western Australiacite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = COLE Joan Helen| accessdate = 2007-10-06| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Allanah Lucas – Acting Director General of the Department of Culture and the Arts, Western Australiacite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = LUCAS Allanah| accessdate = 2007-10-06| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Belinda Ann Provis – Principal of Seymour College, South Australiacite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = PROVIS Belinda Ann| accessdate = 2007-10-06| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic] LEAVERS '09

References

See also

* List of schools in Perth
* List of schools in Western Australia
* List of boarding schools

External links

* [http://www.iona.wa.edu.au/index.html Iona Presentation College Website]
* [http://pbvm.org.au/index.html Presentation Sisters Website]