Killester College
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Killester College is a Roman Catholic girls secondary college in Springvale
Springvale, Victoria
Springvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, approximately 20 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Greater Dandenong...

, Victoria, Australia. Killester works under the governance of the Brigidine Sisters
Brigidine Sisters
The Brigidine Sisters are a global Roman Catholic congregation, founded by Bishop Daniel Delany in Ireland on February 1, 1807...

. The school was established in 1955 and today has a staff of 94 made up of 66 teachers and 28 support staff.

Killester's sister schools

There are eight sister schools to Killester College in Australia that also follow the Brigidine Order:
  • St. Joseph's College
    St. Joseph's College, Echuca
    St. Joseph's College is a Roman Catholic, co-educational, Secondary College in Echuca, Victoria, Australia. St. Joseph's works under the governance of the Brigidine sisters. The school was established in 1886.-St. Joseph's sister schools:...

    , Echuca, Victoria
    Echuca, Victoria
    Echuca is a town located on the banks of the Murray River and Campaspe river in Victoria, Australia. The Border town Moama is on the northern side of the Murray river in New South Wales. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Shire of Campaspe...

     (1886)
  • Marian College
    Marian College (Ararat)
    Marian College is a Roman Catholic, co-educational secondary day school in Ararat, Victoria, Australia.Established in 1955, Marian College works under the governance of the Brigidine sisters....

    , Ararat, Victoria
    Ararat, Victoria
    Ararat is a city in south-west Victoria, Australia, about west of Melbourne, on the Western Highway on the eastern slopes of the Ararat Hills and Cemetery Creek valley between Victoria's Western District and the Wimmera...

     (1889)
  • Brigidine College, Randwick, New South Wales
    Randwick, New South Wales
    Randwick is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Randwick is located 6 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Randwick...

     (1901)
  • Kilbreda College
    Kilbreda College
    Kilbreda College is a Roman Catholic private girls secondary college located in Mentone, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1904 by The Brigidine Sisters and is administered by the Brigidine Order. In 2004 Kilbreda celebrated its centenary....

    , Mentone, Victoria
    Mentone, Victoria
    Mentone is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston...

     (1904)
  • Brigidine College, St. Ives, New South Wales
    St. Ives, New South Wales
    St Ives is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. St Ives is located 18 kilometres north of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council...

     (1954)
  • Clonard College
    Clonard College
    Clonard College is a girls' secondary school located in Geelong West, Victoria, Australia.Founded and owned by the Brigidine Sisters in 1956, Clonard College draws its rich heritage from the traditions of Brigidine order....

    , Geelong West, Victoria
    Geelong West, Victoria
    Geelong West is a commercial and residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. When Geelong was founded, the area was known as Kildare but its name was changed to Geelong West in 1875. The main street is Pakington Street.-History:...

     (1956)
  • Marian Collede
    Marian College (Sunshine West)
    Marian College is a Roman Catholic girls secondary college in Sunshine West, Victoria, Australia. Marian College works under the governance of the Brigidine Sisters...

    , Sunshine West, Victoria
    Sunshine West, Victoria
    Sunshine West is a suburb 13–16 km west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Brimbank. At the 2006 Census, Sunshine West had a population of 15,906.Sunshine West is a residential and industrial area...

     (1958)
  • Kildare College
    Kildare College
    Kildare College is a Roman Catholic secondary college for girls in Holden Hill, South Australia. The school works under the governance of the Brigidine Sisters and was established in 1966.- Houses :Kildare has four houses...

    , Holden Hill, South Australia
    Holden Hill, South Australia
    - Government :Holden Hill is in both the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and City of Tea Tree Gully local government areas, and is in both the South Australian House of Assembly electoral districts of Florey and Torrens. It is also in the Australian House of Representatives Division of Sturt.The...

     (1966)

See also

  • List of schools in Victoria
  • Victorian Certificate of Education
    Victorian Certificate of Education
    The Victorian Certificate of Education or VCE is the credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete high school level studies in the state of Victoria, Australia. Study for the VCE is usually completed over two years, but it can be spread over a longer period in some cases...

  • Vocational Education and Training
  • Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning
    Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning
    The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning is a 'hands-on' option for students in Years 11 and 12 in Victoria, Australia.The VCAL gives students practical work-related experience, as well as literacy and numeracy skills and the opportunity to build personal skills that are important for life...

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