Catholic Ladies' College

In 1897, the Congregation founded a second College in Victoria. In 1889, the sisters commenced a primary school in Victoria Parade Fitzroy. In 1897, the school was expanded with the foundation of St Patrick's Secondary School in Victoria Parade. When land was needed in 1901 to build St Vincent's Hospital, the school was demolished and re-opened in Grey Street East Melbourne. In 1902, it was re-named (to avoid confusion with the Jesuit Boys' College also known as St Patrick's, situated across the road!) Mother Laurence Normoyle was appointed founding Principal of CLC which soon developed a reputations for academic excellence, its centre of music, and as early as 1917, for science. After almost seventy years at East Melbourne, Catholic Ladies' College (www.clc.melb.catholic.edu.au) was moved to a totally new complex at Eltham in 1971. A Sister of Charity held the position of Principal until 1987 when the first lay Principal, Ms Patricia Ryan, was appointed. The presence of the Sisters remains vital at CLC and over the past decade Sisters have been involved in the classroom, in administration and support roles, in working with ex-students and with home visitation of families.