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Kildare College introduces fifth House group, Nagle

28.11.17

At Kildare College, students belong to a Pastoral Care group, which in turn belongs to one of 4 House groups; Brigid, Chanel, Delany, and Kildare. The names of the houses are significant to Kildare, as a Brigidine School.

With the introduction of Year 7 to Kildare College in 2019, it was important to review the structure of the house groups, and consider how to accommodate the extra students without compromising on the wellbeing of the students. As such, it was evident that a fifth house needed to be added, to ensure that each student still received the same level of care and focus.

After much consultation with the student working group tasked with naming this new house, we are pleased to announce that that fifth house will be called: Nagle.

When Kildare Ministries was officially launched in 2014, it comprised the educational and community works formerly governed by the New South Wales Province of the Brigidine Congregation, the Victorian Province of the Brigidine Congregation and the Presentation Congregation of Victoria.

Nagle is named after Honora (Nano) Nagle, who pioneered her own religious order known as “The Presentation Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary”, in Ireland in 1775. This house will be recognized around the College by its purple colour.

The symbol associated with Nagle, The Triskele, can be thought to represent motion as all three arms are positioned to make it appear as if it is moving outwards from its center. Movement, or motion, is believed to signify energies. In particular within this Celtic Symbol the motion of action, cycles, progress, revolution and competition is represented. Nano Nagle was one who, in the 1700s in Ireland, worked to support Catholics through education. She was known for her courageous actions, the progress that Catholics were able to make due to her care, and ultimately the revolutionary power of her work.

Several students have already chosen to move from their current house, to Nagle, in 2018. The House will be structured vertically as per the other houses, to break down age barriers and create a peer network for support, friendship and mentoring.

We also congratulate Ms Angelica Paussa who will be the Nagle House Leader, and Portia Moffatt (Year 9), Karla Spera (Year 10), Sara Jmel (Year 11) and Alana Hennessy (Year 12) who will be the Nagle House Captains in 2018. Congratulations also to Nagle Sports Captain Olivia Ruggiero, Justice and Democracy Captain Molly Sloan, and Arts Captain Macie Roberts.

We look forward to having Nagle as part of the community in 2018 and beyond.

Strength and Gentleness