The College, and in particular the Year 12s, had the privilege of meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Julia Gillard and the Federal Minister for Defence, Stephen Smith in a Q&A session. With the Federal Government’s BER funding, the College’s renovated canteen and the Coolock Centre, an education support facility, is opened by The Hon. Stephen Smith, Federal Minister for Defence and Member for Perth. Year 11 student Natasha Giuffre wins a scholarship to attend the prestigious LEAP program in Los Angeles.
The College is invited to participate in the reinterment mass for Bishop Brady in the St Mary’s Cathedral. Year 10 students participate in CHOGM held in Perth. 165th Year is celebrated with the opening of the Serisier Learning Centre and the Coady Sports Centre in December. The official signing of documentation for the States’ first Confucius Classroom dedicated to the teaching of Mandarin takes placed at the Lord Mayor’s Office on 12 December.
The Serisier Learning Centre and the Coady Sports Centre is blessed and opened by Archbishop Hickey on February 7th. On the 12th February Archbishop Timothy Costelloe is appointed as the ninth Bishop of Perth and the sixth Archbishop of Perth. The Confucious Classroom opens for the teaching of Mandarin in May.
The rededication of St Joseph’s took place on 6th February. The historic building was repaired and restored and a new addition was added. A new bi-annual College magazine, Alegria was launched in May. Sheena Barber, Principal of the College retired. First Christendom Tour.
Kerrie Fraser commenced as the new Principal of the College. The Wellness Centre was Blessed and the first Camino de Merced walk to New Norcia took place in June.
170th Anniversary.
The College’s musical The Little Mermaid was held at The Regal Theatre for the first time from 28-30 July to a capacity crowd of 3200.
New winter uniform was launched.
ISMAPNG handed over the Sisters of Mercy Heritage Centre to Mercedes College on Tuesday 11 June. In August 2019 a Heritage Officer is appointed to create a new space to house heritage material in the MHC.