Mount Carmel College, Rosewater

Mount Carmel College is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary school located in the Adelaide suburb of Rosewater, South Australia. Established in 1927 by the Marist Brothers, it was an all-boys school until December 1966. In February 1967 the Sisters of St Joseph transferred the all-girls school from the Pennington Terrace School to the present site of Mount Carmel College and in 1983 the school became a co-educational institution.

Mount Carmel College
The entrance to Mount Carmel College in 2006.
Location
33 Newcastle Street, Rosewater, Adelaide, South Australia, 5013

Australia
Coordinates34°51′23″S 138°31′19″E
Information
TypeIndependent co-educational secondary school
MottoLatin: Caritas et dignitas
(Love and dignity)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1927 (1927)
PrincipalJohn Konopka[1]
Years7-12
Colour(s)Brown, yellow, blue    
NewspaperNews @ The Mount
Websitewww.mcc.catholic.edu.au

Principals

This is a list of all the previous principals of Mount Carmel College from 1967 to the present.

  • 1967-1968 — Charlotte
  • 1969-1971 — Mary Theorist
  • 1972-1976 — Joan Evans
  • 1977-1980 — Jude Dundon
  • 1981-1988 — Joan Barry
  • 1989-1993 — Peter Daw
  • 1994-1995 — Tony Lowes
  • 1996-2005 — Josephine Dubiel
  • 2006–2010 — Jane Iwanowitsch
  • 2010–2016 — Gavin McGlaughlin
  • 2017-current — John Konopka

Developments

Recent building projects and work on the school include:

  • 1992: Mary MacKillop Special Education Unit completed
  • 1995: Environmental Studies building refurbished and Land acquisition program approved
  • 1997: Physical Education Laboratory, Science Laboratory, Tutorial and Study Room built
  • 1998: Canteen, Undercroft, Year 11 classrooms built and all transportable buildings removed
  • 1999: Air conditioning completed
  • 2001: Staff Car Park, Lawn and Hard play area next to Year 8 rooms established
  • 2002: Federation Garden extended and Courts resurfaced
  • 2006: Staff prep area extended, new transportable classrooms erected
  • 2007: Two further transportables erected
  • 2008: Even more transportable buildings erected - this time in the Federation Garden
  • 2009: Palm fronds removed from trees in preparation for annual Open Night

Cervical cancer vaccine

Girls at Mount Carmel College were the first to receive the new Australian-made Cervical Cancer Vaccine on 2 April 2007. The vaccine prevents over 70% of cervical cancers. Australia's former Minister for Health and Ageing, Tony Abbott, was present to launch the vaccination programme.

References
  1. "Our Community - Principal's Welcome". Retrieved 14 February 2012.
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