Origins
Damascus College Ballarat, established in 1995 across two campuses, has its origin in three Colleges: Sacred Heart College, St Martin’s in the Pines and St Paul’s Technical College. Damascus College Ballarat was formed when these three schools amalgamated.
Sacred Heart College and St Martin’s in the Pines were owned and administered by the Sisters of Mercy. St Paul’s Technical College was a regional school conducted by the Christian Brothers.
The Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy had its formal beginnings in Ireland in 1831. Its foundress, Catherine McAuley, in response to the needs of the time, established an institution for the care and education of less advantaged girls and young women. Since that foundation the Congregation has continued to act in response to contemporary needs in society.
In 1881, as part of this heritage, the Sisters of Mercy established Sacred Heart College in Ballarat East for students from Preparatory to Year 12. The Primary students were later moved to St Francis Xavier College. In 1967, a separate campus for Year 11 and 12 girls was developed at Mt Clear to form Sacred Heart Senior College, St Martin’s in the Pines. In 1988, this campus became co-educational, with boys mainly from St Paul’s Technical College.
The Christian Brothers were founded in Ireland in 1802 by Brother Edmund Rice to educate the sons of poor and oppressed Catholic families. The brothers provided education by which these boys gained some control of their lives. When the bishop of Ballarat, Most Reverend James O’Collins established St Paul’s Technical College in 1948, he invited the Christian Brothers to continue their work for boys through the provision of technical education.
Damascus College Ballarat formed when these three colleges came together, bringing with them a long and rich history.
Damascus College is jointly sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and the Parish Priests of Ballarat, Ballarat East, Ballarat North, Bungaree, Cressy, Creswick, Daylesford, Gordon, Linton, Redan, Sebastopol, and Wendouree.
In 2011, the College came together on one campus in Mt Clear at the former St Martin’s site.
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