Genazzano FCJ College
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Genazzano FCJ College is a Roman Catholic
, day
and boarding school
for girls, located in Kew
, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria
, Australia.
Established in 1889 by the Faithful Companions of Jesus
(FCJ Sisters), the college
has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,100 students from Preparatory
to Year 12, including 50 boarders from Years 9 to 12.
Genazzano is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV), the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. and a founding member of Girls Sport Victoria
(GSV).
(FCJ Sisters), specifically Marie Madeleine D'Houet, for who one of the schools houses are named, on its current site at Kew.
The Wardell Building is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register
.
. There are currently six houses named after people significant in the school's history:
The houses compete in Swimming
, Athletics (track and field)
, Cross Country
, and the 'Gen Day' House Dance
Competition.
s, specialist areas, the Chapel
and the Madeleine Performing Arts
Centre; The Physical Education
Complex incorporating the Centenary Hall, which houses a 25-metre swimming pool
and gym
nasium; The D'Houet Building housing library
and technology
facilities, science
laboratories and preparation areas, a Careers Centre, and a centre for VCE
education with classrooms, tutorial
rooms and conference
facilities. This building incorporates the former library building which has been refurbished to include Food Technology
facilities, cafeteria
amenities and Year 11 classrooms; 'Grange Hill' is the location for Prep to Year 6 education housing a library complex, a Year 6 retreat/classroom and specialist areas and administrative facilities.
Business-
Entertainment, media and the arts
Medicine and science
Politics, public service and the law
is Xavier College
in Kew. Xavier College and Genazzano have an active collaboration sharing musical productions and instrumental programs.
Genazzano also runs a yearly exchange with St Mary's School in Broome. Four Year Ten students are selected to go and immerse themselves in the Aboriginal culture.
Roman Catholic Church in Australia
The Catholic Church in Australia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual and administrative leadership of the Pope.Australia is a majority Christian but pluralistic society with no established religion. There are approximately 5.1 million Australian Catholics . Catholicism...
, day
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
and boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
for girls, located in Kew
Kew, Victoria
Kew is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara. At the 2006 Census, Kew had a population of 22,516....
, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia.
Established in 1889 by the Faithful Companions of Jesus
Faithful Companions of Jesus
The Faithful Companions of Jesus Sisters was founded in Amiens in France in 1820 by Marie Madeleine de Bonnault d'Hoüet. They are a Christian religious order of the Roman Catholic Church in direct service to the Pope.-Service:...
(FCJ Sisters), the college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,100 students from Preparatory
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
to Year 12, including 50 boarders from Years 9 to 12.
Genazzano is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV), the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. and a founding member of Girls Sport Victoria
Girls Sport Victoria
Girls' Sport Victoria was established in 2001, and is one of the largest independent school sporting association in Victoria, with 24 member schools from around Melbourne....
(GSV).
History
Genazzano FCJ College was founded in 1889 as a boarding school for country girls by the order, Faithful Companions of JesusFaithful Companions of Jesus
The Faithful Companions of Jesus Sisters was founded in Amiens in France in 1820 by Marie Madeleine de Bonnault d'Hoüet. They are a Christian religious order of the Roman Catholic Church in direct service to the Pope.-Service:...
(FCJ Sisters), specifically Marie Madeleine D'Houet, for who one of the schools houses are named, on its current site at Kew.
The Wardell Building is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register
Victorian Heritage Register
The Victorian Heritage Register lists places of cultural heritage significance to the State of Victoria, Australia. It has statutory weight under the Heritage Act 1995 which establishes Heritage Victoria as the permit authority...
.
House system
As with most Australian schools, Genazzano utilises a house systemHouse system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
. There are currently six houses named after people significant in the school's history:
- D'Houet (Royal Blue): Named after Marie Madeleine D'Houet, Foundress of FCJ Sisters.
- Stock (Gold): Named after Mother Stanislaus Stock, first Principal of Genazzano, 1889–1914.
- Gerda (Green): Named after Mother Gerda Prytz, first Genazzano pupil to enter FCJ Society.
- Douglas (Magenta): Named after Mother Philomena Douglas, Principal of Genazzano, 1932–1958.
- Corry (Red): Named after Mrs Ellen Corry, first pupil, first President of OGA (Past Pupils).
- Winter (White): Named after Miss Mary Winter, honoured past pupil. The College Prize for Loyalty is still given in her honour.
The houses compete in Swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, Athletics (track and field)
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
, Cross Country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, and the 'Gen Day' House Dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
Competition.
Facilities
The current facilities of Genazzano FCJ College include: The original Wardell Building housing all Year 7 to 10 classroomClassroom
A classroom is a room in which teaching or learning activities can take place. Classrooms are found in educational institutions of all kinds, including public and private schools, corporations, and religious and humanitarian organizations...
s, specialist areas, the Chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
and the Madeleine Performing Arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
Centre; The Physical Education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
Complex incorporating the Centenary Hall, which houses a 25-metre swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
and gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium; The D'Houet Building housing library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
and technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
facilities, science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
laboratories and preparation areas, a Careers Centre, and a centre for VCE
Victorian Certificate of Education
The Victorian Certificate of Education or VCE is the credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete high school level studies in the state of Victoria, Australia. Study for the VCE is usually completed over two years, but it can be spread over a longer period in some cases...
education with classrooms, tutorial
Tutorial
A tutorial is one method of transferring knowledge and may be used as a part of a learning process. More interactive and specific than a book or a lecture; a tutorial seeks to teach by example and supply the information to complete a certain task....
rooms and conference
Meeting
In a meeting, two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal setting.- Definitions :An act or process of coming together as an assembly for a common purpose....
facilities. This building incorporates the former library building which has been refurbished to include Food Technology
Food technology
Food technology, is a branch of food science which deals with the actual production processes to make foods.-Early history of food technology:...
facilities, cafeteria
Cafeteria
A cafeteria is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school; a school dining location is also referred to as a dining hall or canteen...
amenities and Year 11 classrooms; 'Grange Hill' is the location for Prep to Year 6 education housing a library complex, a Year 6 retreat/classroom and specialist areas and administrative facilities.
Programs
Genazzano offers a rowing program for girls in years 8-12, competing in regattas all over Victoria and at Head of the School Girls. At the 2010 Head of the School Girls Regatta, Genazzzano took out 13 titles. The college seniors annually produce a musical with their counterparts at Xavier CollegeXavier College
Xavier College is a Roman Catholic, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, with its main campus located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
Alumnae
Academic- Marie Therese Emmitt (née Pinnuck) - AuthorAuthorAn author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
; DeanDean (education)In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of the Faculty of Education at the Australian Catholic UniversityAustralian Catholic UniversityAustralian Catholic University is a national public university. It has six campuses and offers programs in five faculties throughout Australia.-History:...
; Named Genazzano FCJ College Outstanding Past Pupil in 2004; Recipient of the Australian Literacy Educators' Medal 2000 (also attended St Joseph's Convent School, FinleyFinley, New South WalesFinley is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest town in the Berrigan Shire Local Government Area. At the 2006 census, Finley had a population of 2,054 people....
)
Business-
- Lynne Chadwick - Co-founder of Red Earth cosmetics (also attended Presentation Convent, WindsorWindsor, VictoriaWindsor is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington. At the 2006 Census, Windsor had a population of 6394....
) - Gabrielle Coyne - Managing Director of the Penguin GroupPenguin GroupThe Penguin Group is a trade book publisher, the largest in the world , having overtaken Random House in 2009. The Penguin Group is the name of the incorporated division of parent Pearson PLC that oversees these publishing operations...
(Australia)
Entertainment, media and the arts
- Clare GervasoniClare GervasoniClare Gervasoni, author, publisher and curator was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1962.-Education:Gervasoni was educated at Genazzano FCJ College, Melbourne College of Advanced Education and Deakin University Clare Gervasoni, author, publisher and curator was born in Melbourne, Australia in...
- Author, publisher and curator - Fiona Scanlan - Designer, Big by Fiona Scanlan
- Jane KennedyJane Kennedy (actor)Jane Kennedy is an Australian actress, comedian, radio presenter, and television producer best known for her work with the Working Dog Productions – a tight-knit group of performers responsible for a variety of television and films....
- Actress, comedienne and producer with Working Dog ProductionsWorking Dog ProductionsWorking Dog Productions is a small film and television production company based in Melbourne, Australia. It was originally known as Frontline Television Productions Pty Ltd... - Robyn NevinRobyn NevinRobyn Anne Nevin AM , is an Australian stage and screen actress, and is considered by some as a doyenne of Australian theatre.- Early life :...
AMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
- Actress; Artistic Director and Chief Executive OfficerChief executive officerA chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of the Sydney Theatre CompanySydney Theatre CompanyThe Sydney Theatre Company is one of Australia's best-known theatre companies operating from The Wharf Theatre near The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Sydney Theatre and the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre....
(also attended The Fahan SchoolThe Fahan SchoolThis article is about the Tasmanian school. For the Irish district, see Fahan.Fahan School is a small independent, day and boarding school predominantly for girls, located in Sandy Bay, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
) - Lauren Newton - Nine NetworkNine NetworkThe Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
television personality; daughter of BertBert NewtonAlbert Watson "Bert" Newton, AM, MBE is an Australian television personality, known for hosting television series such as In Melbourne Tonight, Good Morning Australia and 20 to 1. Newton has also hosted the Logie Awards on numerous occasions through his career.-Early life:Newton was born in...
and Patti NewtonPatti NewtonPatti Newton is a Melbourne-born Australian entertainer and radio and television presenter.-Career:... - Dr Brenda NiallBrenda NiallDr Brenda Niall AO is an Australian biographer, literary critic and journalist. She is particularly noted for her work on Australia's well-known Boyd family of artists and writers...
AOOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
- Biographer, Literary critic and JournalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A... - Julia ZaettaJulia ZaettaJulia Anita Zaetta , surname is , is an Australian journalist, and magazine editor. Currently Editor of Better Homes and Gardens, "Australia's favourite homemaker magazine" and Family Circle for Pacific Publications and over the last 17 years, has been involved an exciting partnership with the...
- Editor of Better Homes and GardensBetter Homes and Gardens (magazine)Better Homes and Gardens is the fourth best selling magazine in the United States. The editor in Chief is Gayle Butler. Better Homes and Gardens focuses on interests regarding homes, cooking, gardening, crafts, healthy living, decorating, and entertaining. The magazine is published 12 times per...
, Pacific MagazinesPacific MagazinesPacific Magazines is a magazine publisher operating in Australia and New Zealand, owned by Seven Media Group. It has it roots in the Southdown Press, the publishers of New Idea and long owned by the Murdoch family...
Pty Limited; Former Editorial Director of the Australian Women's WeeklyAustralian Women's WeeklyThe Australian Women's Weekly is an Australian monthly women's magazine published by ACP Magazines, a division of PBL Media based in Sydney. Audited circulation in 2009 exceeded 500,000 copies monthly, making it the largest magazine in Australia.-History:... - The Nervo Twins - Miriam and Olivia Nervo, fashion models, singer-songwriters and celebrity DJs.
Medicine and science
- Suzanne Mary Crowe - Professor of MedicineMedicineMedicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
and Infectious Diseases at Monash UniversityMonash UniversityMonash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
and The Alfred HospitalThe Alfred HospitalThe Alfred, also known as Alfred Hospital or The Alfred Hospital, is a major hospital in Melbourne, Victoria. It is the second oldest hospital in Victoria, and the oldest Melbourne hospital still operating on its original site...
; Head of AIDSAIDSAcquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
PathogenesisPathogenesisThe pathogenesis of a disease is the mechanism by which the disease is caused. The term can also be used to describe the origin and development of the disease and whether it is acute, chronic or recurrent...
and Clinical Research Program, Macfarlane Burnet InstituteBurnet Instituteis an Australian not-for-profit, independent non-government organisation that aims to achieve better health for poor and vulnerable communities in Australia and overseas through research, education and public health....
for Medical Research and Public Health
Politics, public service and the law
- Carol Bartlett - Executive DirectorExecutive directorExecutive director is a term sometimes applied to the chief executive officer or managing director of an organization, company, or corporation. It is widely used in North American non-profit organizations, though in recent decades many U.S. nonprofits have adopted the title "President/CEO"...
and Company secretaryCompany secretaryA company secretary is a senior position in a private company or public organisation, normally in the form of a managerial position or above. In the United States it is known as a corporate secretary....
of the Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Association; Former Director of the Research and Information Law Institute Vic - Her Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
JudgeJudgeA judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
Felicity Pia HampelFelicity HampelFelicity Pia Hampel SC was a prominent Australian human rights lawyer and, since 2005, judge of the County Court of Victoria. Hampel's career as a barrister began in 1981, and she became a Senior Counsel in 1996....
S.CSenior CounselThe title of Senior Counsel or State Counsel is given to a senior barrister or advocate in some countries, typically equivalent to the title "Queen's Counsel" used in Commonwealth Realms...
- Judge of the County Court of VictoriaCounty Court of VictoriaThe County Court of Victoria was established in 1852 by the County Courts Act 1852. The court has jurisdiction in the State of Victoria, Australia... - Mary Elizabeth Hiscock - EmeritusEmeritusEmeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Law at Bond UniversityBond UniversityBond University is a private university located in Robina, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is also the first private university established in Australia... - Cathryn Molloy - Member of the Legislative AssemblyMembers of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2006-2009This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2009, as elected at the 2006 election:*Queensland state election, 2006*Beattie Ministry *Bligh Ministry...
(Independent) for NoosaElectoral district of NoosaThe district of Noosa is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district on the Sunshine Coast in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on Noosa and stretches northwest to the southern border of Gympie, south to Peregian Springs and west to Eumundi.The seat is currently...
2006; MLA (ALPAustralian Labor PartyThe Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
) for Noosa 2001-06 - Her Honour Judge Maree Evelyn Kennedy SC Judge of the County Court of Victoria
Associated schools
Genazzano's brother schoolSister school
The term sister school has several meanings:*a definite financial commerce between two colleges or universities*two schools that have a strong historical connection...
is Xavier College
Xavier College
Xavier College is a Roman Catholic, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, with its main campus located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
in Kew. Xavier College and Genazzano have an active collaboration sharing musical productions and instrumental programs.
Genazzano also runs a yearly exchange with St Mary's School in Broome. Four Year Ten students are selected to go and immerse themselves in the Aboriginal culture.
See also
- List of schools in Victoria
- List of high schools in Victoria
- Victorian Certificate of EducationVictorian Certificate of EducationThe Victorian Certificate of Education or VCE is the credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete high school level studies in the state of Victoria, Australia. Study for the VCE is usually completed over two years, but it can be spread over a longer period in some cases...