St Rita's College, Clayfield

St Rita's College is a Catholic, all-girls secondary school located in Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.The school was founded in 1926 and follows in the tradition of the Presentation Sisters, founded by Nano Nagle, and currently educates approximately 1000 girls from grades 7–12. St Rita's is a member of the Catholic Secondary Schoolgirls' Sports Association.The school's motto is Latin, Virtute Non Verbis, which translates to English as Actions Not Words.HistorySt Rita's College was founded by two Presentation Sisters, Sister Alice Kennedy and Sister Mary Madden, and was established as a kindergarten through to senior school on 27 September 1926. The initial enrolment consisted of 16 students with kindergarten - grade 3 being co-educational and grade 4 - senior girls only. Boarders were accepted from all grades.By 1960 the primary school grades of St Rita's had been transferred to St Agatha's Primary School on the adjacent site. By 1970 St Rita's College no longer offered a boarding facility to its students.