Posts Tagged ‘Mary MacKillop College’

Brisbane school under fire over strict rules for students’ formal dresses

Thursday, June 2nd, 2022

A Catholic girls’ school in Brisbane has been accused of sexualising teenage girls by forcing them to have their formal dresses approved by the school. In an email sent to parents ahead of last weekend’s formal, Mary MacKillop College requested photographs of every dress so they could be vetted, according to The Courier-Mail. “The HOHs Read more

Popular PE teacher at Catholic school dies suddenly aged 35

Friday, June 26th, 2015

A popular and fit physical education teacher at Mary MacKillop College in Canberra died suddenly at age 35. Jodie Higgins died last week after suffering a pulmonary embolism in her lung. She was the head of physical education at the college. Principal Michael Lee said the school was in shock. Counselling was made available for Read more