Brigidine College St Ives
Welcome
Brigidine College St Ives is one of Sydney’s leading Catholic independent schools dedicated to the education of girls from Year 7 to Year 12.
Located on the leafy North Shore of Sydney, our school offers a holistic education which combines the spiritual, academic, physical and cultural dimensions of learning allowing girls to flourish today and beyond their school journey.
A Brigidine Education
With excellent academic results, a high level of achievement in the performing arts and sport and a strong commitment to service, girls at Brigidine are challenged to think and experience beyond their boundaries, to have the courage to question their world and to be strong and sensitive leaders in their own lives and the lives of others.
Our College proudly caters for students of all abilities and talents. Framed by our motto, Fortiter et Suaviter, Strength and Gentleness, a Brigidine education combines the spiritual, academic, physical, and cultural dimensions of learning. We encourage all girls to challenge themselves and realise their potential. We believe, now more than ever, that education is more than an academic result.
As an independent, forward-thinking girls school we are committed to preparing girls for a lifetime of learning, leadership, and purpose in our global community. A Brigidine education is one that prepares young women to make a difference in the changing world in which we live.
Diverse Curriculum
Brigidine College has an ideal size and philosophy to offer a diverse curriculum that caters for the needs of our students. Brigidine offers mandated and elective courses for students of all abilities, including accelerated, extension, remediation and life skills programs. The College has broad curricular choice offering 43 HSC courses which includes a well-resourced VET program.
Cocurricular
Each student at Brigidine has the opportunity to participate in a diverse and challenging experiential program that aims for holistic personal growth, via the development of teamwork, resilience, creativity, passion, skill, confidence and teamwork.
The Cocurricular program allows for young women to be much more than classmates. Here at Brigidine, every student can also be a part of the crew, the cast, the ensemble, the club, the community, the adventure, the outdoors, and the team.
Technology
Brigidine prepares students for a digitally connected world where technology is an essential part of daily life. Educational technology thoughtfully and appropriately applied, enhances the learning experiences of all students. Our teaching staff leverage technology to facilitate high quality teaching and learning opportunities, to fully engage our students.
Camps
Our Camps program forms an essential element of the overall social, emotional and personal development of the girls. Enjoying one another’s company in the calm of natural environments, students are encouraged to balance moderate reliance on technology with an appreciation that they can happily exist without many of the usual domestic comforts. Our students experience time in God’s creation and their time away fosters the opportunity for spiritual growth as well as a greater respect for the natural world.
Through the Camps program, the girls develop skills and values that they need to ably navigate their journey from adolescence to maturity and to improve their capacity for future success.