Clonard College Geelong is a Kildare Education Ministries Catholic school in the Brigidine tradition, owned and sponsored by the Brigidine sisters and located in Herne Hill. It is a school of approximately 920 students, servicing the areas of Greater Geelong, Bellarine Peninsula, Surf Coast Shire and the Golden Plains Shire. Our motto ‘Strength and Kindliness’ gives a sense of our mission, and we strive to develop in young women the capacity to understand and contribute to the world. The school focuses on developing strong pathway skills in students through comprehensive VCE, VCAL and VET Programs. Clonard has a special focus on indigenous issues, with a strong thread running through the curriculum and successful nurturing of links with three schools in the Northern Territory. The school takes very seriously the challenge of educating for sustainability both within the curriculum and in terms of dealing with waste and energy use in the school environment. Clonard’s Vision is more than a wish-list. It is a statement of intention supported by our structures and action to equip our students to meet the challenges of the world beyond Clonard College. Our young women need strength to stand firm in their conviction and to take the Gospels, the works of St Brigid, Daniel Delany and Nano Nagle into their lives. We look to support them in their individual pursuit to become young women of justice and kindness underpinned by an unshakeable conviction to do what is right. Clonard’s Vision speaks of hope: our collective hope for our young women and the world they will occupy is to give them a clear sense of purpose and faith-illuminated path on which they can tread to achieve their goals ethically and happily