Killester College
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{{Infobox school
| name = Killester College
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| motto = {{langx|la|Fortiter et Suaviter}}
| motto_translation = Strength and Kindliness
| established = 1955
| sister_school = Kilbreda College, Mentone
Presentation College, Windsor
| type = Independent secondary day school
| denomination = Roman Catholic
| religious_affiliation = Brigidine Sisters
| gender =
| principal = Sally Buick
| location = Springvale, Melbourne, Victoria
| country = Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|37|57|32|S|145|9|6|E|region:AU-VIC_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Australia Melbourne
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| pushpin_mapsize = 240
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Melbourne
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| campus_type = Suburban
| enrollment = {{circa|>900}}
| grades_label = Years
| colours = {{colour box|#182036}}{{colour box|#0F9AD6}}{{colour box|#FFC530}}
Navy blue, light blue, yellow
| homepage = {{URL|www.killester.vic.edu.au}}
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Killester College is an independent Roman Catholic secondary day school for girls, located in the Melbourne suburb of Springvale, Victoria, Australia. Killester was founded by the Brigidine Sisters.{{Cite web|url=https://brigidine.org.au/our-focus/education/australia/|title = Australia | Brigidine Sisters}} Today, Killester College works under the governance of the [https://www.kildareministries.org.au/ministries.html Kildare Ministries] following Brigidine tradition.{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.killester.vic.edu.au/|access-date=2020-09-08|website=killester.vic.edu.au|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Ministries|url=https://www.kildareministries.org.au/ministries.html|access-date=2020-09-08|website=Kildare Ministries|language=en}} The school was established in 1955 and in 2020 had a staff of 139 made up of 99 teachers and 40 support staff.{{Cite web|url=https://killester.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/annual-report-to-community-2020.pdf|title = 2020 Annual Report to the School Community}}
Notable alumni
- Anne Ferguson graduated Class of 1977 at Killester.{{Cite web|title=Killester College|url=https://it-it.facebook.com/KillesterSpringvale/photos/a.201817893215759/1632425863488281/?type=3|access-date=2020-09-08|website=it-it.facebook.com|language=it}} She is the second female, Supreme Court Chief Justice of Victoria. The first Supreme Court Chief Justice of Victoria, Marilyn Warren, graduated at Kilbreda, sister school of Killester, also under the governance of the Brigidine Sisters.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.killester.vic.edu.au/ Killester College website]
{{Secondary schools in Victoria|state=collapsed}}
{{Brigidine schools|state=collapsed}}
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Category:Educational institutions established in 1955
Category:Girls' schools in Victoria (state)
Category:1955 establishments in Australia
Category:Catholic secondary schools in Melbourne
Category:Buildings and structures in the City of Greater Dandenong