Catholic Ladies College, Eltham
Catholic Ladies College, Eltham is an independent Roman Catholic single-sex secondary day school for girls, located in the Melbourne suburb of Eltham, Victoria, Australia. The school provides a Catholic and general education to girls from Year 7 to Year 12.
History
The school was founded by the Sisters of Charity of Australia in 1902. The school was originally in East Melbourne. The land on which the school was built was bought by Mother Mary Berchmans Daly in 1898.Under the mother-rectress Mary Catherine Bruton or Mother Canice, in post from 1914, the school performed well in examinations, and the study of science subjects began.
When Damien Broderick's mother attended the school in the 1930s, it was "moderately upmarket".
The school moved to Eltham in 1971.
Houses
The four houses and their associated colours are:- Loyola, the yellow house, named after St Ignatius of Loyola.
- Marita, the blue house, named in honor of Jesus' mother.
- Aikenhead, the green house, named in honor of Mary Aikenhead.
- Vincentia, the red house, named after St Vincent De Paul.
Academic rankings
| Better education rank | school | location | Students enrolled in VCE | Median VCE score | scores of 40+ % |
| 38 | St Patrick's College | Ballarat | 371 | 30 | 6 |
| 39 | St Francis Xavier College | Beaconsfield | 415 | 31 | 5.8 |
| 40 | Marymede Catholic College | South Morang | 122 | 29 | 5.7 |
| 41 | Catholic Ladies' College | Eltham | 210 | 35 | 5.6 |
| 42 | Christian Brother's College | St Kilda East | 119 | 29 | 5.5 |
| 43 | Caroline Chisholm Catholic College | Braybrook | 281 | 29 | 5.2 |
Notable former students
- Maddy Brancatisano, AFLW player
- Jennie Frances Brenan,, dancing teacher
- Steph Chiocci, AFLW Footballer
- Virginia Haussegger
- Louise Lightfoot, architect, choreographer and dancer
- Kate Moloney, netballer
- Ashleigh Riddell, AFLW player
- Vicki Ward, politician