Marist-Sion College

Marist-Sion College
Truth, Charity and Constancy
Location
Warragul, VIC, Australia
Coordinates	38°9′37″S 145°54′48″E / 38.16028°S 145.91333°E / -38.16028; 145.91333Coordinates: 38°9′37″S 145°54′48″E / 38.16028°S 145.91333°E / -38.16028; 145.91333
Information
Type	Catholic
Established	1975
Principal	Peter Houlahan[1]
Enrolment	~840
Campus	165 Burke Street, Warragul, Victoria
Colour(s)	Green, yellow, white
Website	www.mscw.vic.edu.au

Marist-Sion College is a coeducational Catholic independent school founded in 1975 in Warragul, Victoria, Australia. Marist-Sion enrolls students from towns spanning from Morwell to Pakenham, Neerim District and Ellinbank District.^{[citation needed]} Marist-Sion serves four local parishes; Warragul, Drouin, Trafalgar and Iona/Maryknoll. ^[2]The College is one of the founding members of the Association of Marist Schools of Australia.^{[citation needed]}

History

Marist-Sion College was formed in 1975 as a result of the merger between the Marist Brothers Boys College and the Our Lady of Sion Girls College.^[3]

Current Leaders

• Mr Peter Houlahan, Principal
• Mr John Picinali, Deputy Principal
• Mrs Lynn Shields, Business Manager
• Mrs Robyn Rebbechi, Director of Faith
• Samuel Piasente, School Captain
• Brodie Webb, School Captain

House system

Previous to 2001 there were four houses, Champagnat, Joseph, Mackillop and Marcellin. However, four new houses were added in 2001, being: Jericho, Loreto, Lourdes and Sion. Below are the houses with their respective colours and heads of houses.

• Champagnat - Navy Blue, Mrs Elly Martin
• Joseph - Gold, Mr John Heatley
• Jericho - Orange, Mr Thomas Sandner
• Loreto - White, Mrs Deborah Cumming
• Lourdes - Light Blue, Mrs Lorinda Lovitt
• Mackillop - Green, Ms Sally Sharp
• Marcellin - Red, Mr Adrian Mitchell
• Sion - Purple, Mr Peter Coghlan

See also

• List of schools in Victoria

References

1. ^ Marist-Sion College (2008), Marist-Sion College, viewed 17 September 2008.
2. ^ Marist-Sion College (2008), History of the College, viewed 17 September 2008.
3. ^ Marist-Sion College (2008), History of the College, viewed 17 September 2008.

External links

• Official Marist-Sion College Website