• Principal's Message
• Our Beliefs
• Our Goals
• Our Heritage
• Faith Development & Worship

Principal's Message

Welcome to Sacred Heart College, Kyneton.  The College was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1889 and has been educating young people for 120 years.  A Catholic co-educational school in the Macedon Ranges Shire, one hour's drive from Melbourne, Sacred Heart has an enrolment of 812 students.

2007 marked the 150th Anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of Mercy in Melbourne and the establishment of their first school, The Academy of Mary Immaculate in Fitzroy.

In 1907, Sacred Heart College moved to its present site in High Street.  We give thanks for the many thousands of students and staff who have graced our corridors over the last 100 years.  We especially remember those women of great faith, the Sisters of Mercy, whose vision, commitment and service enabled the Sacred Heart College Kyneton Mercy Story to evolve.

 

The following statement sums up the ethos of the College:

As a community, we rely on each other and seek to promote positive, caring relationships among all our members based on mutual respect and love.
We strive to structure our environment in such a way that these relationships are nurtured within an atmosphere conducive to learning.  As a result, ours is a happy, caring and close community in which education and learning thrive.

Our Vision

Sacred Heart College is a vibrant learning community, founded on the Gospel of Jesus Christ, where all are called to reveal God to the world and to make our world a better place in which to live.

Our Mission 

Sacred Heart College, a co-educational Catholic Secondary College in the Mercy tradition, educates, cares for and supports young people in the Macedon Ranges, Castlemaine and surrounding areas.

Our Goals 

Sacred Heart College aspires to:

• be the school of first choice for all Catholic families residing within our feeder parishes.
• lead our community into communion with God.
• foster interpersonal relationships that reflect the Mercy values of love, respect, justice, hope and service.
• address the needs of students by providing a rich, positive and inclusive learning and teaching environment.
• provide a safe learning environment which is well-resourced, designed to meet a range of contemporary educational purposes and which incorporates sustainable practices.
  

Our Actions 

Sacred Heart College will:

• be explicit in the teaching of our Catholic faith whilst respecting other religions.
• give students, staff and parents opportunities to deepen their personal spirituality and the practice of their Christian faith.
• emphasise relationships which reflect Mercy values and a Christian understanding of the dignity of the individual and where issues are resolved openly and honestly.
• employ dedicated, professional staff who are valued and supported in their endeavours to foster faith development, to promote learning and to act as positive role models for students.
• promote a learning and teaching culture which is student-centred and characterised by a joy of learning where thinking skills and creativity are nurtured.
• promote excellence, encourage students to do their best and recognise effort and achievement.
• offer a curriculum which embraces new technologies and understandings and which provides a diverse range of learning experiences.
• encourage students  to anticipate and respond to the needs of others and to understand and embrace their responsibility as members of the global community.
• encourage students to be life-long learners who become resilient, confident, creative individuals and active and informed citizens.
• equip our students with the skills, attitudes, values and dispositions to fully participate in the civic life of their communities and the nation while promoting an understanding of our democratic heritage and traditions .

I hope you will enjoy browsing through our web site.  Should you require further information or wish to enrol your child, please contact the College via the web site menu 'Contact Us' or on (03) 5421 1200 and ask for the Principal's PA, Mrs Susan Young.

My best wishes,
Mr Craig Holmes
PRINCIPAL

 

College Prospectus 2012

To download the College Prospectus click here.

Complaints Resolution Procedure

To download the College Complaints Resolution Procedure click here.

Annual Report to the School Community 2011

To download the College's Annual Report to the School Community click here.

Australian Government Compliance Certificate 2 Report 2009

To download the Australian Government Compliance Certificate 2 Report to Sacred Heart College Community 2009 click here.

 

Principals of Sacred Heart College 1889 – 2007
July 1889 - May 1892	Sr Gabriel Sherlock
May 1892 - 1898	Sr Magdalene Gibson
1898 - May 1904	Sr Genevieve Buckley
1904 - July 1907	Sr Magdalene Gibson
July 1907 - May 1909	Sr Genevieve Buckley
May 1909 - January 1914	Sr Magdalene Gibson
January 1914 - January 1918	Sr Genevieve Buckley
January 1918 - January 1921	Sr Mary of Mercy O'Brien
January 1921 - January 1927	Sr Teresa O'Brien
January 1927 - January 1933	Sr Brigid Bannan
January 1933 - January 1939	Sr Teresa O'Brien
January 1939 - January 1940	Sr Columba Kenny
January 1940 - January 1946	Sr Teresa O'Brien
January 1946 - January 1951	Sr Aloysius McMenamin
January 1951 - January 1955	Sr Brigid Bannan
January 1955 - January 1959	Sr Christina McIntyre
January 1959 - November 1959	Sr Eymard Smith
November 1959 - January 1966	Sr Genevieve Meney
January 1966 - January 1972	Mother Mary Justinian Gildea
January 1972 - December 1974	Sr Carmel Pascoe
January 1975 - December 1978	Sr Vivien Dwyer
January 1979 - December 1983	Sr Denise Doyle
January 1984 - December 1986	Sr Philomene Carroll
January 1987 - December 1992	Sr Nancy Freddi
January 1993 - December 2005	Sr Mary Moloney
January 2006 - October 2010	Mr John Arthurson
January 2011 -	Mr Craig Holmes