Open Afternoon
The next opportunity to tour the College will take place on Tuesday 28th August from 2-3:30pm.
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
Construction Underway
Originally posted on UNSW Sunsprint Challenge:
Construction of our cars for this year’s Challenge is underway following a late start to the project. Quite a number of our team members were involved in last term’s App Developer program which meant little time was able to be devoted to thinking about Sunsprint. Fortunately most team members participated in last year’s Challenge and had a clear idea of what they wanted this year’s design to include. Once we had our head around the regulations coming up with a design was quite straight forward. Last…
Science Olympiad
Five of our very best Science students sat the Science Olympiad Chemistry exam this morning. Helen Ktenas, Jessica Valenzuela, Anjahli Menon, Ella Schrivers and Rebecca Marzol are to be commended for taking on such a tough challenge. The Science Olympiad is the ultimate challenge for Science students. The first step is to sit one of the exams in either Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Earth and Environmental Science. Based on the performances in one of these exams around one hundred students are invited to attend the Summer School. From the Summer School around… Read More
New Sport Website
Our PDHPE staff have been working to create a new site for all the sporting activities happening across the College. With so many great opportunities for our girls to participate in it is essential that we have a platform to promote and document the amazing sporting achievements happening both inside and outside the College. Our Athletics Carnival took place at ES Marks Field last Friday. To find out more about this fabulous day and the many records broken please visit the Sport site.
3 Leadership Lessons of St. Clare
Originally posted on Executive Soul Blog:
Photo credit: Chris Light As St. Clare of Assisi’s (1194-1253) feast day approaches on August 11, I’ve been reflecting on her soulful leadership. Best known as St. Francis’ “little plant,” Clare eventually emerged as a strong leader in her own right in thirteenth-century Italy and beyond. While St. Francis took center stage with his extroverted charismatic leadership, St. Clare quietly built stronger structures behind the scenes. As I muse on St. Clare and her contributions, three leadership lessons stand out for me. Clare teaches me about…
