St Clare's College, Canberra

St Clare's College is a Catholic school in the south Canberra suburb of Griffith, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, catering for girls from grades 7 to 12. The college was established in 1965. St Clare's had an enrolment of approximately 1000 students, making it the largest Catholic girls' secondary school in Canberra.

All students participate in a broad academic program and many extra-curricular activities within the context of the Catholic tradition.

On 15 September 2010 St Clare's College students broke a Guinness World Record for the most (872) girls patting their heads and rubbing their stomachs.

History
St Clare's College was established in 1965 as Catholic Girls' High School Griffith (CGHS Griffith).

Principals

 * Sister Clare Slattery, Founding Principal, 1965–1975
 * Sister Placid Tait SGS, 1976–1977
 * Brother Gordon Kerr CFC, 1978
 * Pat Wall, 1979–1983
 * Sister Joan Smith CSB, 1984–1988
 * Helen Sheedy, 1989–1992
 * Jim Peoples, 1993–2000
 * Rita Daniels, 2001–2006
 * Ian Garrity, Acting, Semester 1, 2007
 * Sandra Darley, Acting, Semester 2, 2007
 * Rita Daniels, 2008–2009
 * Alison Jeffries, 2009–2012
 * Paul Carroll, 2013–2016
 * Brad Cooney, 2017–2021
 * Dr Ann Cleary, 2022–present

Notable alumni

 * Elizabeth Andrew, rugby union player
 * Marie-Louise Ayres, Director-General of the National Library of Australia
 * Anne Castles, cognitive scientist
 * Erin Thompson, South Australian politician