Stories From the Archives – 2021 – A History of Warburton
Our School’s incredible history has many wonderful stories that our community are deeply connected to. This year as we celebrate our 125th Year Anniversary, we invite you each week to step back in time through some of the many stories that make up the life at St Catherine’s School.
Stories from the archives – 2021 – A History of Warburton
An excerpt from the 125 Celebration Service, Thursday 4 February 2021.
“With the war coming closer to Australia in 1942, the Toorak site of the School was taken over by the Australian Government. The School was required to vacate within a fortnight to become a training base for the Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force. The WAAAF was the first and largest of the wartime Australian women’s services.
Each year, the Warburton Citizenship Award is given to a student in each level from Years 7-11 who demonstrate courtesy, consideration and loyalty and reflect high values and enthusiasm
for academic work and co-curricular involvement.
The naming of this award recognises a special time in our School’s history, with its evacuation from Toorak to Warburton during World War II. With the war coming closer to Australia in 1942, the Toorak site of the School was taken over by the Australian Government. The School was required to vacate within a fortnight to become a training base for the Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force. The WAAAF was the first and largest of the wartime Australian women’s services.”
