God of welcome and spirit dreaming, we acknowledge that we are meeting on the Country which the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation and their Ancestors have been Custodians for many centuries, and on which they have and continue to practice age old traditions and ceremonies.
May we listen to Your deep heart whisper within this land, in our families and in our beings, calling us to be people of love and right relationship with our planet, other people and ourselves.
View our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP)
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Mercy Education Limited (Mercy Education) is an incorporated ministry of the Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea (ISMAPNG), charged with operating all educational ministries for which the Institute has sole sponsorship. Mercy Education is one of the many works operated by the Institute throughout Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Catherine McAuley wanted first and foremost for her schools to live and to teach the Good News revealed in Jesus Christ.
We will use the Charter to remind us of our commitment to Catherine’s vision and as a lens through which to embrace the Gospel message, to inspire our school to strive for excellence in learning and achieve student success. Please click below to view our Charter as a Mercy School.
View Our Charter as a Mercy School
Sacred Heart College is a Catholic secondary school for girls located in Newtown, Geelong. It has operated on the same 6.6 hectare site since it was established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1860.
In 2024, Sacred Heart has enrolments of 1,474 students drawn from all socio-economic areas of Geelong and its wider environs. The College is committed to the Mercy values of its founding Sisters and, in addition to comparatively low fees, provides equity scholarships for students whose families are experiencing financial hardship.
Our Beliefs
Our Catholic beliefs compel us to provide an education that:
Our Mercy tradition of education was born out of Catherine McAuley’s quest to address injustice and to empower young women and she did this by seeking the system of education that best reflected the signs of the time.
Mercy Education will operate at all times as part of the mission of the Catholic Church in conformity with canon law and in strict conformity with the ethical framework of the Institute as determined by the Institute Leader and Council from time to time.
ISMAPNG is involved with thirteen fully sponsored schools - nine in Victoria, three in Western Australia and one in South Australia. The governance role of the Board of Mercy Education is confined to the twelve ISMAPNG sponsored schools and sets policies, approves each school’s strategic plan, appoints Principals, approves senior leadership positions and fulfils due diligence in the area of finance and audit management, capital development, risk management and litigation.
Mercy Education is the Employer of the Principal and staff of the Mercy colleges. The existence of Mercy Education gives strength, support and solidarity to each of the member Mercy schools and its community.
For a list of our College Sub-committees and members, please click this link: SHC Subcommittees
College Principal
Deputy Principal - Staffing and Student Programs
Deputy Principal - Student Engagement, Development and Empowerment
Deputy Principal - Pedagogy, Learning Design and Innovation
Leader of Development, Marketing and Communication
Leader of Business Operations
Director of E Learning
eduroam is the secure, world-wide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community. Having started in Europe, eduroam has gained momentum throughout the research and education community and is now available in 72 territories.
eduroam allows students, researchers and staff from participating institutions to obtain Internet connectivity across campus and when visiting other participating institutions by simply opening their laptop.
How eduroam works and how it is used at Sacred Heart College
Eduroam Information
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