Students protest plan to turn all-girls St Clare's coeducational
Students protested the archdiocese's plan. The plan would make St Clare's College coeducational and add about 300 more students.
Students, parents, teachers and alumni gathered at Lake Burley Griffin on Saturday wearing pink. The students opposed the Catholic Archdiocese Canberra Goulburn's plan.
The archdiocese wants to make St Clare's College coeducational. Year 12 students said the all-girls school shaped them into independent women.
They fear losing that identity. Parents and families see the move as a money grab.
They say it comes from short-term budget concerns, not real educational goals. The archdiocese is also investigating whether two primary schools could each be developed into a coeducational school.
The earliest any changes would take effect is 2028. Students said they will plan more protests if the archdiocese continues the proposal.
- about 300 more students
- Expansion size
- Lake Burley Griffin
- Protest location
- 2028
- Earliest change date
Why it mattersFamilies who choose between their values and cost face real stakes. A school culture they believed in may change before younger sisters attend.
AustraliaCanberra families in the south are watching this decision closely, and the dispute signals tension within the Catholic education system about how to balance enrolment numbers with school identity.
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