Monivae College
Encyclopedia
Monivae College is a Catholic
secondary coeducation
al day and boarding school in Hamilton, Victoria
, Australia
. Set on 48 hectares, the college was founded in 1954 by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
.
The high school is recognised within the district for its high quality facilities. Monivae is also recognised as a highly competent school in the area of sport and academic learning.
In 2007 604 students attended Monivae, 70 of whom are boarders from both around the country and further abroad. Although, with the new students in 2007, Monivae has been able to break the 700 mark on the population of the highly-acclaimed school.
In January, 2010, Mark McGinnity became principal of the college. The previous Principal, Bernard Neal, who had been appointed in 2000, incorporated many changes in the school during his time as Principal including the highly acclaimed EXCEL program which is designed for a smooth transition from primary to secondary school. He was quoted as saying "We are not a perfect school, rather a great school, although we are on a deliberate path towards improvement."
In 2008 the school celebrated 9 years of mission experiences and to celebrate were visited by delegations from schools in Kiribati and Tapini who were visiting Australia to attend World Youth Day 2008.
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...
secondary coeducation
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
al day and boarding school in Hamilton, Victoria
Hamilton, Victoria
Hamilton is a city in western Victoria, Australia. It is located at the intersection of the Glenelg Highway and the Henty Highway...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Set on 48 hectares, the college was founded in 1954 by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart is a missionary congregation in the Latin Church,one of the 23 sui iuris churches which make up the Catholic Church led by the Bishop of Rome...
.
The high school is recognised within the district for its high quality facilities. Monivae is also recognised as a highly competent school in the area of sport and academic learning.
In 2007 604 students attended Monivae, 70 of whom are boarders from both around the country and further abroad. Although, with the new students in 2007, Monivae has been able to break the 700 mark on the population of the highly-acclaimed school.
In January, 2010, Mark McGinnity became principal of the college. The previous Principal, Bernard Neal, who had been appointed in 2000, incorporated many changes in the school during his time as Principal including the highly acclaimed EXCEL program which is designed for a smooth transition from primary to secondary school. He was quoted as saying "We are not a perfect school, rather a great school, although we are on a deliberate path towards improvement."
In 2008 the school celebrated 9 years of mission experiences and to celebrate were visited by delegations from schools in Kiribati and Tapini who were visiting Australia to attend World Youth Day 2008.
Notable alumni
- Mick DodsonMick DodsonProfessor Michael James "Mick" Dodson, AM is an indigenous Australian leader, a member of the Yawuru peoples in the Broome area of the southern Kimberley region of Western Australia. His brother is Patrick Dodson, also a noted Aboriginal leader.Following his parents' death, he boarded at Monivae...
- Patrick DodsonPatrick DodsonPatrick Dodson is a Yawuru man from Broome, Western Australia, he is a former Chairman of the "Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation", a former Commissioner into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and former Roman Catholic priest. He was the winner of the 2008 Sydney Peace Prize...
- Allan Myers, QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
, Businessman and member of the 2010 BRW Rich 200BRW Rich 200The BRW Rich 200 is a list of Australia's two hundred wealthiest individuals and families, ranked by personal net worth. The list is released annually during May in a special issue of the Business Review Weekly, published by Fairfax Media.... - Aaron PedersenAaron PedersenAaron Pedersen is an Australian television and film actor of Arrente/Arabana Australian Aboriginal descent.-Career:Prior to Aaron's acting career, Aaron plied his trade as a journalist with ABC2 at Elsternwick studios in Melbourne....