Advance notice – Daramalan celebrating 60 years, Saturday October 22, 2022.

August 1961 saw the first sods being turned on an empty field in Cowper St Dickson and six months later on 30 January 1962, 240 boys in Years 5, 6 and 7 (First Form) trooped through the doors of Canberra’s newest school, Daramalan College. The Headmaster at the time, Fr McMahon MSC explained to the first Assembly, that the name ‘Daramalan’ came from the local Aboriginal word for ‘eagle-men’, the eagle being their symbol to indicate the Great Spirit. That same spirit aligns with the ‘heart’ ethos of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, which has been pivotal in the education of our 17,000 students over the last 60 years.

To commemorate this anniversary, we will be holding a Community Cocktail party at the College on Saturday 22 October. You are invited to come along and celebrate with past students as well as current and former teachers. Please indicate your interest here:

http://www.daramalan.act.edu.au/60th-anniversary.../