Mary MacKillop Memorial School

Wednesday, October 16

From left, South Australian Commission for Catholic Schools chair John Neate, Year 6 school captain Laura, executive director of Catholic Education SA Neil McGoran, Year 6 school captain Ben, Archbishop O’Regan, and school principal Nicole Coote at the opening.

Pride of Penola

When Mary MacKillop Memorial School officially opened its innovative Woods Learning Centre in April, it expanded its educational offering to the regional community of Penola.

Woman for all times and places

Sr Carmel Clarke rsj - Born: March 24 1941 | Died: December 27 2022

Alessia De Nitto, Kiara Graham and Khaleesi Luka look at the school year book.

Schools celebrate past and present

Catholic schools around the State have been celebrating Catholic Education Week and 200 years of Catholic education in Australia, culminating in a Mass celebrated simultaneously around the country.

Feast day fun

Students from Mary MacKillop Memorial School at Penola took part in a range of activities on March 19 to celebrate the feast day of St Joseph – Jesus’ father, carpenter, and patron saint of the Universal Church.

Wait for rural school bus continues

Families in the South East and other rural areas in South Australia are still waiting for the Minister for Education, John Gardiner, to deliver on his promise to ensure all children in rural areas have access to a school bus.

Celebrating our saint

The life and legacy of Australia’s first and only saint, St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, will be celebrated on her feast day this month.

Students attend national Remembrance Day ceremony

Year 7 students from Tenison Woods College, Mary MacKillop Memorial School and St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School travelled to Canberra for the national Remembrance Day ceremony. A student from each school laid a commemorative cross at the Australian War Memorial. There were joined by more students from St Francis de Sales and Dominican Primary School. Other highlights of the trip included visiting the Old Parliament House, National Gallery of Australia, Australian Institute of Sport and the Australian Electoral Office.