Mount Carmel College, Rosewater

Mount Carmel College is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary school located in the Adelaide suburb of Rosewater, South Australia. Established in 1927 by the Marist Brothers, it was an all-boys school until December 1966. In February 1967 the Sisters of St Joseph transferred the all-girls school from the Pennington Terrace School to the present site of Mount Carmel College and in 1983 the school became a co-educational institution.

Mount Carmel College
The entrance to Mount Carmel College in 2006.
Location
Mount Carmel College
Location in South Australia
33 Newcastle Street, Rosewater, Adelaide, South Australia, 5013

Australia
Coordinates34°51′23″S 138°31′19″E
Information
TypeIndependent co-educational secondary school
MottoLatin: Caritas et dignitas
(Love and dignity)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1927 (1927)
PrincipalJohn Konopka[1]
Years7-12
Colour(s)Brown, yellow, blue             
NewspaperNews @ The Mount
Websitewww.mcc.catholic.edu.au

Principals

This is a list of all the previous principals of Mount Carmel College from 1967 to the present.

  • 1967-1968 — Charlotte
  • 1969-1971 — Mary Theorist
  • 1972-1976 — Joan Evans
  • 1977-1980 — Jude Dundon
  • 1981-1988 — Joan Barry
  • 1989-1993 — Peter Daw
  • 1994-1995 — Tony Lowes
  • 1996-2005 — Josephine Dubiel
  • 2006–2010 — Jane Iwanowitsch
  • 2010–2016 — Gavin McGlaughlin
  • 2017-current — John Konopka

Developments

Recent building projects and work on the school include:

  • 1992: Mary MacKillop Special Education Unit completed
  • 1995: Environmental Studies building refurbished and Land acquisition program approved
  • 1997: Physical Education Laboratory, Science Laboratory, Tutorial and Study Room built
  • 1998: Canteen, Undercroft, Year 11 classrooms built and all transportable buildings removed
  • 1999: Air conditioning completed
  • 2001: Staff Car Park, Lawn and Hard play area next to Year 8 rooms established
  • 2002: Federation Garden extended and Courts resurfaced
  • 2006: Staff prep area extended, new transportable classrooms erected
  • 2007: Two further transportables erected
  • 2008: Even more transportable buildings erected - this time in the Federation Garden
  • 2009: Palm fronds removed from trees in preparation for annual Open Night

Cervical cancer vaccine

Girls at Mount Carmel College were the first to receive the new Australian-made Cervical Cancer Vaccine on 2 April 2007. The vaccine prevents over 70% of cervical cancers. Australia's former Minister for Health and Ageing, Tony Abbott, was present to launch the vaccination programme.

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References
  1. "Our Community - Principal's Welcome". Retrieved 14 February 2012.
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