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Mount St. Joseph Girls\u2019 College is one of few schools in Australia that is a Josephite college, founded by the Josephite Order in 1964.[1]Table of Contents       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4History[edit]Beginnings[edit]Previous Principals[edit]Sport[edit]PENOLA (yellow)[edit]KINCUMBER (blue)[edit]McCORMACK (green)[edit]SOLOMON (red)[edit]CAMERON (orange)[edit]PROVIDENCE (purple)[edit]Homerooms[edit]Curriculum[edit]Size and future[edit]Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]History[edit]Beginnings[edit]In the early 1960s, the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart made plans for a school for young women in the western suburbs of Melbourne. The school was built in Altona West and opened in February 1964.The logo at Mount St Joseph Girls’ College is a white lily, and the College motto is ‘Virtue Courage’.[2]Previous Principals[edit]The College has seen 10 principals since its foundation, 7 of which were Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart:Mary John Forster RSJ (Founding Principal): 1964\u20131967Romuald Pierce RSJ: 1967\u20131970Anne O’Brien RSJ: 1971Nora Finucane RSJ: 1971\u20131973Giovanni Farquer RSJ: 1974\u2013981Margaret Blampied RSJ: 1982\u20131985Helen T Reed RSJ: 1986\u20132002Regina Byrne: 2002\u20132008Catherine Dillon: 2008\u20132015Kate Dishon: 2016\u2013presentSport[edit]There are 6 house colours which coincide with the pride flag for sport days and college events, which are:       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4PENOLA (yellow)[edit]Named after the town in South Australia where Mary MacKillop and Julian Tenison Woods established the order of the Sisters of St Joseph and the first Josephite school.KINCUMBER (blue)[edit]Named after the town north of Sydney, where the Sisters of St Joseph opened an orphanage for street children in 1887.McCORMACK (green)[edit]Named after Irene McCormack who worked in the village of Huasihuasi, Peru and was fatally shot by members of a guerilla rebel group on May 21, 1991.SOLOMON (red)[edit]Named after Emmanuel Solomon, a wealthy Jewish philanthropist who generously supported the poor and disadvantaged.CAMERON (orange)[edit]Named after Mary MacKillop’s relatives, the Cameron’s, whom she was governess for when she moved to Penola at the age of 18.PROVIDENCE (purple)[edit]During the early years of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart’s work across Australia, the Sisters established a number of Houses of Providence. These houses served as a refuge for young women and children who did not have access to a safe home or food.Homerooms[edit]There are seven homerooms at junior levels (7-9) into which the students are divided, in each year level; Anne, Catherine, Francis, Joseph, Therese, Veronica & Ignatius. These homerooms are named after saints, as this is a Catholic school.In the senior year levels (10-12) students are divided into homerooms based on their house colour, then divided into three groups, such as Cameron 1, Cameron 2, and Cameron 3.Curriculum[edit]Mount St Joseph Girls’ College has a various selection of subjects from years 7\u201312 which include the following:AccountingArtBiologyBusiness ManagementChemistryDramaEnglishEnglish LanguageEnglish LiteratureEnglish as an Additional LanguageFood and TechnologyFrenchFurther MathematicsHealth & Human DevelopmentHumanitiesFeminismHistoryGeographyCivics and CitizenshipWomen in PoliticsInformation TechnologyInternational StudiesItalianJapaneseLGBTQI RightsReligion and SocietyLaboratory SkillsLegal StudiesMaths MethodsMediaMusicOutdoor EducationPhysical EducationPhysicsPsychologySpecialist MathematicsText & TraditionsTextiles & Design MultimediaVisual Communications, and more.Size and future[edit]I2021, Mount St. Joseph Girls’ College has approximately 1135 students and over 130 staff, and maintains steady numbers through drawing from Catholic feeder schools throughout Melbourne, which stretches from Footscray and Yarraville to the east and city areas such as: Hoppers Crossing, Point Cook, Altona Meadows, Altona and Werribee in the west.  There are usually waiting lists for enrolment to the school.[citation needed]MSJ has made a lot of changes in the past years including new outdoor seating areas, a Performing Arts Centre for drama and music, a student cafe, an athletics track, and a new Science and Technology Centre. As of 2021, there has been major developments in building facilities, prompting open and education-focused classroomsMount St. Joseph Girls’ College has a strong emphasis on community, and as such, encourages past students to keep in contact through the website and facebook pages.Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)[edit]Mount St. Joseph Girls’ College offers a full range of VCE subjects. The students statistically, tend to do well in the VCE when compared to other schools in Altona.See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]In AustraliaIn the Australian Capital TerritoryIn New South WalesAbbotsleighAscham SchoolBethlehem College, AshfieldBrigidine College, St IvesCaroline Chisholm CollegeCatherine McAuley WestmeadDanebankDomremy CollegeFrensham SchoolGeorges River College (Penshurst Girls Campus)Kambala SchoolKincoppal SchoolLoreto KirribilliLoreto NormanhurstMacKillop College, BathurstMarist Sisters’ College, WoolwichMeriden SchoolMLC SchoolMonte Sant’Angelo Mercy CollegeMount St Benedict CollegeNagle College, BlacktownNew England Girls’ SchoolOur Lady of Mercy CollegeOur Lady of the Sacred Heart CollegePresbyterian Ladies’ College, ArmidalePresbyterian Ladies’ College, SydneyPymble Ladies’ CollegeQueenwood School for GirlsRandwick Girls’ High SchoolRavenswood School for GirlsRoseville CollegeSCEGGS DarlinghurstSt Catherine’s School, WaverleySt Clare’s College, WaverleySt Mary Star of the Sea College, WollongongSt Patrick’s College, CampbelltownSt Scholastica’s CollegeSt Ursula’s College, KingsgroveSt Vincent’s College, Potts PointSanta Sabina CollegeStella Marris CollegeTangara School for GirlsTara Anglican School for GirlsWenona SchoolIn QueenslandIn South AustraliaIn TasmaniaIn VictoriaIn Western AustraliaIn Hong KongIn JapanIn New ZealandIn the PhilippinesIn SingaporeIn South Africain Zimbabwe     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki6\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki6\/mount-st-joseph-girls-college\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Mount St. Joseph Girls’ College"}}]}]