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St Benedict's School
St Benedict’s School is characterised by its strong sense of community and tradition. The School Advisory Council, along with parents, work hard to support all our endeavours so that our students are provided with all they need to receive the best education possible. Our staff members are extremely dedicated professionals who provide a rich and diverse curriculum for all students. The staff work collaboratively with a commitment to cater for the individual needs of every child, helping them realise their potential, whilst discovering and developing their gifts and talents.
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Distinguished and Famous people from Claremont
📚 Dame Mary Durack
Writer Mary Durack attended Claremont Practising School before continuing her education at Loreto Convent. Her family recognised her early interest in writing and published a small volume of her poetry while she was still a child. Later books explored the history and experiences of the pastoral world closely associated with her family, particularly the Kimberley. Born in Adelaide, she spent her earliest years on northern cattle stations before the Perth school years helped develop her literary interests.
📜 Mervyn Austin
Mervyn Austin served on the council of Christ Church Grammar School at Claremont alongside a long university career in classics. From 1952 he built the University of Western Australia’s teaching in Greek, Latin and ancient history, taking a one-person department into a much larger programme. Radio broadcasts and community courses carried his enthusiasm to people outside university, and he continued teaching in retirement. The Claremont connection is a documented educational governance role, part of a commitment to learning that extended from school pupils to mature students.
🎭 Jeana Bradley
Jeana Bradley completed her schooling at Methodist Ladies’ College in Claremont and later trained at the local teachers’ college. Before her university career she also held a monitorship at Claremont Central School. Theatre eventually became the centre of her working life, with school productions leading to decades of teaching and directing in Perth. Her Hamlet opened UWA’s New Fortune Theatre in 1964. The Claremont years belong to the education and early teaching behind that theatrical contribution, when a future producer was still learning how to work with pupils and audiences.
