Mary Mackillop Catholic College, Wakeley NSW - Oral Histories
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Collection SummaryThree oral history interviews were recorded in 2010 to document the history of Mary McKillop College through the Achiever's Day program. Achievers Day program is an annual program in partnership with one of the 13 High Schools in the Fairfield Local Government area. The aim is to build relationships with local schools and also collect and archive the schools' histories.
In this project, library staff liaise with the school to identify past students who have achieved in various fields, such as sports, business, law , politics, etc.., as well as past teachers. These memories of schoollife are captured in these interviews. growth.
Material such as photographs and school yearbooks are also collected and digitised by the library and archived to preserve the history of the school and make it available via the library for the wider community.
The finale of this program is a celebration where school students are invited to attend a special event at the library listen to guest speakers being former students and/or teachers speak about the role the school played in their life and career direction.