Ian Goodenough (Moore, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Sacred Heart College is celebrating its 50th anniversary. In the 1960s, when the area was undeveloped coastal land, the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions had a vision to educate the hearts and minds of young people on the edges of the growing city of Perth. They built a college on the sand dunes of Sorrento and have inspired thousands of students to achieve their potential and contribute to the building of a better world. Today enrolments have grown to over 1,400 students. A number of commemoratives events have been organised to mark the occasion, including reunions of staff and students, a jubilee mass, opening of the gymnasium, commissioning of the observatory and a theatrical production of Beauty and the Beast.

I take this opportunity to recognise in parliament the team of outstanding educators and support staff led by principal Mr Peter Bothe and students represented by head boy Matthew Kolomyjec and head girl Gemma Devitt. Sacred Heart College is an outstanding institution which cultivates our future leaders by promoting the highest standards of academic achievement, sporting endeavour, as well as nurturing the spiritual development of students into well adjusted adults through pastoral care.