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House System

The House System within Lumen Christi provides structural support to the Pastoral Care system. Backed by experienced staff members this structure ensures students feel supported and cared for. This nurtures contentment, encouraging students to engage positively in the learning opportunities offered. On entering the school each student is assigned to a Homeroom within one of the five College Houses. Homerooms are organised vertically; with students from Years 8 to 12 in each; including siblings from the same family. The Homeroom teacher is often the first point of contact for parents who wish to discuss the welfare of their child.

Pairs of staff work together in taking on coordinating roles of each House and Year group. These staff share particular responsibility for the welfare of students in their care. The Deputy Principal, Cathy Marie Tommasi, (Student Services and Upper School), leads the Student Services Team of which these staff are members. In the current year the other members of the team are:

  • Geoff Mills - Principal
  • Cathy Marie Tommasi - Deputy Principal (Student Services and Upper School)
  • Barbara Bolding - Deputy Principal (Christian Ministry and Lower School)
  • Louise Branson - Year 8 Coordinator
  • Lisa Brown - Year 9 Coordinator
  • Lea-Anne Gaffney - Year 10 Coordinator
  • Julian Guggenheim - Year 11 Coordinator
  • Miriam Schimmel - Year 12 Coordinator
  • Leon Carroll - Campbell House Coordinator (Acting)
  • Karen Paice - MacKillop House Coordinator
  • Adam Maxwell - Salvado House Coordinator
  • Leone Murphy - Tangney House Coordinator
  • Alicia Gabbedy - Yagan House Coordinator
  • Fr Francis Kot - College Chaplain

The Five College Houses

Each of the five Colleges houses is named after a person who has made a significant contribution to Australian life and culture. The area of focus each house relates in some way to the life and work of the House patron.


YAGAN

Yagan House is named after the Aboriginal leader Yagan. (At the time of settlement in the Swan River colony, 1829, Yagan was among those who offered the settlers support. Although this positive start was later overtaken by conflict, Yagan remains a positive symbol of Aboriginal culture of the time and the Aboriginal people within our community now. In recognition of his work in relationship building the focus of Yagan House is Community.

 

 


TANGNEY

Tangney House is named after Senator Dame Dorothy Margaret Tangney, ALP, 1911 - 1985. ( Dame Tangney was elected to Federal Parliament in 1943 as Australia's first female Senator and gave outstanding service to Western Australia. A notable Catholic leader Dame Tangney advocated for the rights of the less advantaged. She received much recognition for this work on both sides of the Parliament. In aspiring to her great dedication the focus of Tangney House is Service.

 

 


SALVADO

Salvado House is named after Spanish Benedictine monk Rosenda Salvado. In 1846 Rosenda Salvado and Joseph Serra led the founding party of the New Norcia Mission. As a bishop and a missionary, Salvado later become a pivotal figure in Western Australia. Here he gave great leadership to the local faith community until his death in 1901. In recognition of this important contribution the focus of Salvado House is Faith.

 

 


MACKILLOP

MacKillop House is named after Mother Mary MacKillop. An Australian born of Scottish parents, Mary MacKillop 1842-1909, was a leader in Catholic Education who focused upon the learning opportunities for the rural and the urban children. These pupils were often disadvantaged in terms of material benefits and without access to opportunities to learn about God, their faith or the code of ethics desired by their parents. Mary MacKillop has been formally recognised as Blessed. In recognition of her dedication the focus of MacKillop House is Learning

 

 


CAMPBELL

Campbell House is named after Alec Campbell. Born in Launceston in 1899 he enlisted in the First World War aged 16. His youthfulness led to him being nicknamed "the Kid" at Gallipoli. Alec Campbell was the last of the ANZACS who served at Gallipoli, and almost certainly its last survivor in the world. The nation honours Alec Campbell and his comrades for their courage and spirit of self-sacrifice. Alec Campbell will live on to represent all ANZACS.) In their memory and honour Campbell house focuses on Excellence.