Aussie Sport
The four major football codes in Australia are AFL, Soccer, Rugby Union, and this one, which is most popular in NSW and Queensland.
Rugby League (NRL)
The name of the Catholic religious order of women who founded the College in 1879.
Sisters of Mercy
A small, deep-fried cylindrical pastry filled with finely shredded vegetables, a popular side item at many Australian takeaways.
Dim Sim (or Spring Roll/Chiko Roll)
This 1986 film, starring Paul Hogan, follows an Australian bushman who travels from the outback to New York City.
Crocodile Dundee
This feature allows users to post their video side-by-side with another user's content.
Duet
This is the official name for the Australian competition often referred to as simply "footy" and is the highest-attended sport in the country.
Australian Football League (AFL)
In 2003, the College transferred from the governance of the Sisters of Mercy to become a systemic school under the Catholic Schools Office of this Diocese.
Diocese of Armidale
This Australian fast food chain, founded in 1972 in Western Australia, is famous for its roast chicken, chips, and classic Quarter Chicken & Chips.
Red Rooster
This dystopian action film franchise, starring Mel Gibson, began in 1979 and is set in a brutal future Australian wasteland.
Mad Max
In 2021, this streaming service debuted the Korean survival drama Squid Game, which became a global phenomenon.
Netflix
This Australian champion racehorse won the Melbourne Cup in 1930 and was famously the subject of a popular 1983 film.
Phar Lap
This decade marks the end of the boarding school for girls, though the College continued to grow as a day school.
1980s (specifically 1987)
Founded in North Bondi in 1986, this chain specialises in Portuguese-style flame-grilled chicken and features the signature Bondi Burger.
Oporto
This rival soap opera is set in the fictional coastal town of Summer Bay and has aired continuously since 1988.
Home and Away
This photo and video-sharing feature on both Instagram and Facebook is known for its vertical format and short, continuous loop.
Reels
The Australian domestic Twenty20 (T20) competition featuring city-based teams like the Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Stars.
Big Bash League (BBL)
The Latin motto of the College, which translates to "Virtue is the Way of Life."
Via Vitae Virtus
KFC became the first American fast-food chain to open in Australia when it established its first store in this state in 1968.
NSW
This 1994 film gave Toni Collette her breakthrough role as the title character, who becomes obsessed with ABBA and fakes a terrible accident to get attention.
Muriel's Wedding
The blocky, open-world game that remains one of the most-watched games on YouTube, celebrated for its creative building and survival modes.
Minecraft
The year the modern State of Origin concept was first introduced for Rugby League, selecting players based on where they first played senior football.
1980
St Mary's is a co-educational secondary school that accepts students from surrounding towns such as Boggabri, Tambar Springs, and this other large regional town to the north.
Narrabri
Along with mozzarella, this yellow cheese is mixed into the crust for a popular Pizza Hut stuffed crust variety like the new "Golden Stuffed Crust" in Australia.
Cheddar
The animated series that has become a global phenomenon, focusing on the Heeler family in Brisbane.
Bluey
The common term for a video clip that is edited to be extremely short, loop continuously, and often expresses a single strong emotion or reaction.
GIF