Lourdes Hill College
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| Lourdes Hill College | |
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| Respice Stellam Voca Mariam Look to the Star and Call Upon Mary |
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| Established | 1916 |
| School type | Private/Independent |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Principal | Mrs Narelle Mullins (2003-present) |
| School Captains | Melissa Bergin & Astrid Jorgensen |
| Location | Hawthorne, Brisbane, QLD, Australia |
| Enrolment | approx. 850 |
| Colours | Silver, Purple and White |
| Homepage | http://www.lhc.qld.edu.au |
Lourdes Hill College is an all girls Day/Boarding Catholic school in Hawthorne, Brisbane. The school was named after Lourdes in France, where Mary is said to have appeared to a young girl named Bernadette. It was founded in 1916 by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan.
Over the past 90 years Lourdes Hill College has grown into an educational establishment well respected for the pursuit of achievement and excellence in the education of young women.
[edit] History & Heritage
Lourdes Hill College, an Independent Catholic Day/Boarding Secondary School for Girls, was founded in 1916 by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. In 1915 the Archbishop of Brisbane invited the Order of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan to establish schools in Brisbane. Thirteen Sisters travelled from Sydney opening convents at Bulimba and Coorparoo.
The rich heritage of the College is drawn from three sources: the compassion of the Good Samaritan found in the Gospels, the patronage of Mary under the title Our Lady of Lourdes and the strong Benedictine tradition of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan which places strong emphasis on education and the importance of balance in life between work, prayer and recreation.
Over the past 83 years Lourdes Hill College has grown into an educational establishment well respected for the pursuit of achievement and excellence in the education of young women.
Lourdes Hill College, situated on the Bulimba Reach of the Brisbane River and set in beautiful surroundings, has a current enrolment of 840 students which includes 127 boarders.
The boarding students from country areas, and our overseas students, add a special dimension to the life at the College as they bring with them different life experiences from their city peers.
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