The names of the four College Houses reflect the history associated with the development of Gleeson College and the Golden Grove area. GLEESON COLLEGE HOUSES Damiani House is named after Mrs. Jenny Damiani, who was the first chairperson of the Gleeson College Board and of the interim Board that established Gleeson College. Hughes House is named after Fr Don Hughes OMI, who was Parish Priest of St David’s Parish, Tea Tree Gully, when Gleeson College was established in 1989. Fyfe House is named after Sr. Margaret Fyfe, a Brigidine nun, who worked with Catholic families in the area when it was still rural. McDonald House is named after John McDonald, Director of Catholic Education, who was instrumental in the concept of a shared campus.
