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.
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![]() The entrance to Mount Carmel College in 2006. | |
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Coordinates | 34°51′23″S 138°31′19″E |
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Type | Independent co-educational secondary school |
Motto | Latin: Caritas et dignitas (Love and dignity) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1927 |
Principal | John Konopka[1] |
Years | 7-12 |
Colour(s) | Brown, yellow, blue |
Newspaper | News @ The Mount |
Website | www |
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.
References
- "Our Community - Principal's Welcome". Retrieved 14 February 2012.