Alumnae Our College
The St Rita’s College Alumnae Association enables past students across the decades to maintain strong connections with their peers and the College. The Alumnae Association aims to ensure engagement with past students is of value and interest, as well as being of benefit to current students.
Mission
The mission of the St Rita’s College Alumnae Association is to promote a spirit of union and friendship between all past pupils and provide a vehicle to continue their connection with the College, its current students, its academic initiatives and its broader community.
Supporting the College Community
The Alumnae Association is committed to supporting the next generation of St Rita’s pupils. Past students of St Rita’s are providing worthwhile and beneficial contributions to the continued development of education at St Rita’s College via several avenues:
- the Alumnae Bursary Fund
- mentoring for young alumnae
- Careers Day involvement
- sponsorship and prizes
- promotion and exposure of the College mission program
- promotion and support of College events
- sharing College news and developments via social media
Alumnae Patron
Sr Elvera Sesta, pbvm, OAM, early boarder, past student, awarded educator, former Principal, teacher, and College Archivist is Patron of the Association. She remains an activate member of the Alumnae Committee and is a regular contributor to Virtute Newsletters.
Virtute Alumnae Newsletter
If you have an idea for a Virtute article, past student profile, or a treasured story, photo, or piece of College memorabilia to share please submit your details online or email alumnae@stritas.qld.edu.au.
Alumnae Initiatives
Virtute - Alumnae Newsletter
Virtute is the Alumnae Association’s bi-annual publication. Please update your contact details to ensure you keep receiving it digitally. Printed copies are available on request.
Links to the latest editions can be found below:
Student Support
In recent years the Alumnae has proudly provided funding to the College Music Department, through the awarding of two student grants.
Applications for grants and other support can be addressed to the Alumnae Association President, via alumnae@stritas.qld.edu.au.
Mentoring
The Alumnae is committed to the professional mentoring and networking of current and past students through events, one-on-one mentoring, Careers Day involvement and a range of other initiatives. The Alumnae welcomes ideas and requests from the Alumnae community.
Prix d’Honneur Award
The Alumnae are the Sponsor of the coveted Prix d’Honneur Award, presented at the College’s Annual Thanksgiving Celebration.
Reunions
Reunions are keenly encouraged. Ballygriffin, the magnificent function and meeting facility in the Nagle Centre, is a perfect onsite venue for this purpose.
The Alumnae Association subsidises the Ballygriffin hire fee for groups wishing to return to the College for reunion events. Terms and conditions apply.
Please remember to communicate with the Alumnae Association when organising your reunion. Permission must be sought for use of the College Crest on your material. The College Archivist may also be able to assist with photographic and other visual material to enhance school day memories at your Reunion. Please contact alumnae@stritas.qld.edu.au
When advertising your Reunion and creating your invitations, the ‘Class of XXXX’ is the final year of the graduating class and includes all students who were within that cohort at some stage of schooling, regardless of when they left St Rita’s. i.e. the Class of 1979 includes the graduating Year 12 students of 1979 and all students of the cohort who left the College for whatever reason prior to Year 12, regardless of how long they were at the College. The Alumnae Association can assist with checking your invitation content.
Alumnae Database – Reconnect with Rita's
To stay connected, ensure your details in the Alumnae database are always correct. The database and its content is owned by St Rita’s College Ltd.
We ask all past students of the College to keep their contact details with the College current; particularly their email address. The personal details you provide are recorded, used and maintained solely for St Rita’s College Alumnae Association and occasional St Rita’s College purposes, and are not disclosed to any individuals or third party organisations by any method for any other purposes without your prior consent.