▁south - east ▁of ▁South ▁Australia , ▁is ▁where ▁Mary ▁Mac K il lop ▁opened ▁her ▁first ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁where ▁together ▁with ▁Julian ▁Ten ison ▁Wood s ▁she ▁founded ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of ▁St ▁Joseph ▁of ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Heart . ▁The ▁Sister s ▁of ▁St ▁Joseph ▁minister ed ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁community ▁and ▁lived ▁on ▁this ▁site ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁H ouses ▁The ▁College ▁oper ates ▁a ▁house ▁group ▁system . ▁Stud ents ▁are ▁divided ▁into ▁six ▁house ▁groups ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁their ▁en rol ment ▁at ▁the ▁College . ▁Stud ents ▁comp ete ▁for ▁house ▁points ▁in ▁activities ▁such ▁as ▁sport , ▁deb ating ▁and ▁other ▁extra ▁curr icular ▁activities . ▁ ▁The ▁six ▁house ▁groups ▁are : ▁ ▁Mack il lop ▁- ▁N amed ▁after ▁Mary ▁Mac K il lop , ▁the ▁College ' s ▁patron ▁and ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁colour ▁orange . ▁ ▁N olan ▁- ▁N amed ▁after ▁Sister ▁Liv inus ▁N olan , ▁long - ser ving ▁Victor ian ▁Catholic ▁school ▁educ ator ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of ▁St . Jose ph . ▁N olan ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁colour ▁pur ple . ▁ ▁Ge og he gan ▁- ▁N amed ▁after ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁colleg es ▁am alg am ated ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁College , ▁and ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁colour ▁green . ▁ ▁S my th ▁- ▁N