Mount Carmel College
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Mount Carmel College is a Catholic
secondary school
located in 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.
. This was a co-educational school and from the 1880s secondary school classes were conducted, along with primary school classes. Among the subjects taught were Latin, French and music .
In 1897 the Marist Brothers opened a school in Port Adelaide with both primary and secondary classes. This was the first Marist Brothers' school in South Australia and the school remained in Port Adelaide until 1927 when the building at 33 Newcastle Street, Rosewater was completed..
The land in Rosewater on which the school is built was originally owned by the Church of England
and was set aside for St Peters' College. However, the property was exchanged for land at Bowden
in a deal between the Catholic
and Anglican Archbishop
s of Adelaide at the time.
The foundation stone of Mount Carmel Boy's School was laid on 28 June 1926 and the building was completed in 1927. Like the original Port Adelaide school, both primary and secondary studies were taught and for a time the school was a commercial high school, with emphasis on commercial studies.
As the Great Depression
ended, the number of students began to increase and by the 1950s there were over 300 students enrolled at the school. However, during the 1960s the number of students drastically declined and in December 1966 the school closed down.
During this time, three girls' secondary schools had been established in the area, including the original Sisters of St Joseph school in Port Adelaide. As a way to centralise these three schools, the Mount Carmel Girls Secondary School was established on Pennington Terrace (the site of the current Mount Carmel Primary School) in 1940. During the 1950s and 1960s the large number of migrants to the area saw a rapid increase in enrolments at the school, so when the Marist Brothers' school closed down in 1966, it was decided that the girls' secondary school should be moved from Pennington Terrace to the current site of Mount Carmel College. This move happened early in 1967 and the school opened in February that year.
In 1983 the school became a co-educational institution for the first time in its history.
This is a list of all the previous principals of Mount Carmel College from 1967 to the present.
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Rosewater
Rosewater, South Australia
Rosewater is one of the western suburbs of Adelaide and is located 10 km north-west of Adelaide's central business district . Although mainly residential, there are many shops along Grand Junction Road and the retired "Rosewater Loop" railway line runs through the suburb...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. Established in 1927 by the Marist Brothers
Marist Brothers
The Marist Brothers, or Little Brothers of Mary, are a Catholic religious order of brothers and affiliated lay people. The order was founded in France, at La Valla-en-Gier near Lyon in 1817 by Saint Marcellin Champagnat, a young French priest of the Society of Mary...
, 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
Pennington, South Australia
Pennington is an outer urban suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.The suburb is residential, apart from a light industrial pocket to the south.-History:...
Terrace School to the present site of Mount Carmel College and in 1983 the school became a co-educational institution.
History
Although officially founded in 1927, the history of Mount Carmel College extends to 1867 when the Sisters of St Joseph opened a primary school in Dale Street, Port AdelaidePort Adelaide
Port Adelaide is a suburb of Adelaide lying about 14 kilometres northwest of the City of Adelaide. It lies within the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and is the main port for the city of Adelaide...
. This was a co-educational school and from the 1880s secondary school classes were conducted, along with primary school classes. Among the subjects taught were Latin, French and music .
In 1897 the Marist Brothers opened a school in Port Adelaide with both primary and secondary classes. This was the first Marist Brothers' school in South Australia and the school remained in Port Adelaide until 1927 when the building at 33 Newcastle Street, Rosewater was completed..
The land in Rosewater on which the school is built was originally owned by the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
and was set aside for St Peters' College. However, the property was exchanged for land at Bowden
Bowden, South Australia
Bowden is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.-History:The 'Village of Bowden' was established in 1839 by James Hurtle Fisher, who named it after his native village in Northamptonshire....
in a deal between the Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
and Anglican Archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
s of Adelaide at the time.
The foundation stone of Mount Carmel Boy's School was laid on 28 June 1926 and the building was completed in 1927. Like the original Port Adelaide school, both primary and secondary studies were taught and for a time the school was a commercial high school, with emphasis on commercial studies.
As the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
ended, the number of students began to increase and by the 1950s there were over 300 students enrolled at the school. However, during the 1960s the number of students drastically declined and in December 1966 the school closed down.
During this time, three girls' secondary schools had been established in the area, including the original Sisters of St Joseph school in Port Adelaide. As a way to centralise these three schools, the Mount Carmel Girls Secondary School was established on Pennington Terrace (the site of the current Mount Carmel Primary School) in 1940. During the 1950s and 1960s the large number of migrants to the area saw a rapid increase in enrolments at the school, so when the Marist Brothers' school closed down in 1966, it was decided that the girls' secondary school should be moved from Pennington Terrace to the current site of Mount Carmel College. This move happened early in 1967 and the school opened in February that year.
In 1983 the school became a co-educational institution for the first time in its history.
Principals
- 1967-1968 — Sr Charlotte
- 1969-1971 — Sr Mary Theorist
- 1972-1976 — Sr Joan Evans
- 1977-1980 — Sr Jude Dundon
- 1981-1988 — Sr Joan Barry
- 1989-1993 — Mr Peter Daw
- 1994-1995 — Mr Tony Lowes
- 1996-2005 — Sr Josephine Dubiel
- 2006–present — Mrs Jane Iwanowitsch
Administration
Mount Carmel College is a Catholic systemic school and as such it falls under the direction of the South Australian Commission for Catholic Schools. This means that the College is governed and administered by the College Board and the Administration Team which are directly answerable to the Catholic Education Office. Since the College has for the greater part of its more recent history been a Josephite school, it still retains a Josephite connection and the Sisters of St Joseph maintain a presence on the College Board and share responsibility for the appointment, support and review of the College principals.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
- 2009: A 14-year-old boy armed with a spear gun engaged in a 45-minute stand-off with police on the grass area at Mount Carmel College