Enrolments for Year 7 2023
Open Day for Year 7 2023 ONLY
About the College
Principal’s Message
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to St Clare’s College Waverley.
The College
Founded in 1884 by the Poor Clare Sisters, St Clare’s College provides a Catholic education for young women in the Franciscan tradition.
Wellbeing
The wellbeing of every St Clare’s girl is our highest priority.
Curriculum
St Clare’s College offers a wide range of subjects that provides students with the opportunity to gain confidence and engage in experiences that promote life long learning. Students are challenged to develop their academic and social skills in nurturing surroundings.
News and Events
Year 8 Project Launch: Lights, Camera, Social Action!
Today our Year 8 students experienced a Launch Day for the “Lights, Camera, Social Action!” cross-curricular project. This project is a collaboration between English, RE, and Music. In small groups, students will be creating a short film to shine a light on a social justice issue. The day began with a short film festival where our students enjoyed popcorn and watched a range of entertaining and thought-provoking short films. We were very privileged to hear from Marisa Brattoni of the Edmund Rice Centre, who introduced the social justice themes to our students. The… Read More
Remembrance Day Visit to Lycee Condorcet
Three members of our Year 11 Fromelles Research Team, Immi Barham, Lily Whitaker and Emily Cropp visited Lycee Condorcet (French International School) in Maroubra last week to be part of their Remembrance Day ceremony. The students had been invited to share their journey of discovery as part of their research into the Battle of Fromelles. We were joined by the Year 9 students from Lycee Condorcet as well as a number of distinguished guests including, the French Consul-General Mme Anne Boillon, Patrick Lindsay, Matt McLachlan from McLachlan Battlefield Tours, the Lycee Condorcet… Read More
More Native Stingless Bees Arrive
The College welcomed some new members to our community on Thursday 22nd October, with the installation of our second beehive containing more native stingless bees. The installation was the end result of the Year 7 project that took place in Term 4, 2019. The project required all Year 7 classes to investigate whether the College could sustain a second beehive and where that hive should be located. As the project took place late in the year we had to wait until spring this year to take delivery of the new hive. Once… Read More
Year 7 Science
Term 4 would normally see the entire Year 7 cohort participating in a project involving the native stingless bees. Due to Covid-19, we decided that our project,’ Sustainability – Whose Responsibility?’ would be put aside for 2020 and students would simply focus on the life of the native stingless bee in their Science classes. As part of their work students have been asked to create prototypes of a native stingless beehive based on the two hives we have in our front garden. There have been a wide variety of designs emerging, with… Read More