Christian Brothers College, Adelaide

Christian Brothers College
Ante faciem domini (Before The Face Of The Lord)
Location
Adelaide, SA, Australia
Coordinates	34.9277°S 138.6092°E / -34.9277; 138.6092
Information
Type	Independent
Established	1878
Principal	Mr. Noel Mifsud
Enrolment	1100 (2011)
Campus	Urban
Colour(s)	Purple & White & Shades of Yellow
Website	http://www.cbc.sa.edu.au

Christian Brothers College (CBC) is a private Catholic school in the CBD of Adelaide, South Australia. It was founded by a group of Irish Christian Brothers in 1878, and it is now one of three Christian Brothers schools in the state.^{[citation needed]}

CBC is predominantly a secondary school, although it has a primary school campus, and now includes a community childcare centre, with a combined student population of approximately 1100.^{[citation needed]}

CBC requires its students to wear a school uniform, which is similar to the other private schools in Adelaide. Students from CBC can be recognised by their purple blazers in winter.

Sport

A college with a proud sporting history, CBC has flourished over the last decade and has really made a name for itself in the South Australian sporting scene. Since the boarding house was moved to Rostrevor, much lower student numbers have made it hard for CBC to compete in the team sports with high numbers of players. Naturally, no sport has suffered more than footy. But in recent times, the college has turned the dying art around and is now seen as a powerhouse of Old Collegiate football, and is now boasting a winning margin against opposing college Blackfriars Priory in the long standing sporting rivalry, known as the Intercollegiate Competition, or as known by the students as "Intercol".

Football

The school produced an Australian Football League player Nick Westhoff (2008),^{[citation needed]} who was drafted by the Richmond Football Club with pick 51 in the 2010 AFL Rookie Draft.^{[citation needed]}

The school produced the following Magarey Medallists in the early SANFL years:

• Tom McKenzie (West Torrens) 1902, North Adelaide)1905, 1906.
• Richard Head (West Adelaide) 1909
• Tom Leahy (North Adelaide) 1913
• Frank Barry (South Adelaide) 1915
• Dan Moriarty (South Adelaide) 1919,1920,1921.
• Other notable SANFL footballers produced by the school include : J.Cahill (P.A), L.Cahill (S.A), M.Clingly (W.T), B.Ploenges (S.A), D.Panizza (S.A), J.Taylor (W.A), J.Scanlon (Nwd), P.Schwarz (W.T), J.Hanley (Gl), S.Costello (W.A), J.F.Scanlon (W.A), C.C.Daly (Nwd).

Soccer

John Perin represented Australia at senior level.^{[citation needed]} Players such as Carlo Taladira, Alf Iannello and Jamie Perin would all go on to play for Adelaide's NSL team (Adelaide City) of the day.^{[citation needed]} Earlier on, Syd Rossetto and Joe Serafini were key players for Adelaide City SA state sides. On the 17the of August 2011, Christian Brothers Collage won the inaugural school soccer league called the Twilight Cup. This achievement is the first time Christian Brothers College have won a soccer championship since the foundation of the school 133 years ago.

Badminton

When badminton was introduced into the school in the 1980s, CBC was able to field as many as 6 teams.^{[citation needed]}

Rugby union

In 2010, rugby union was introduced to the school. The school plays in purple and white hoops^{[citation needed]}

Drama department

CBC has a very reputable drama department known around Adelaide for high quality productions and successful graduates. Recently (Since 2004) CBC has been home to the 'Company of Muses' directed by Amanda Portus and has won many awards for plays during the Adelaide Fringe Festival.^{[citation needed]} Some of its graduates have proceeded to further study in the performing arts at some of the country's most respected performing arts institutes. These include:

• Xavier Samuel - Flinders University Drama Centre (Honours)
• Benedict Samuel^{[citation needed]} - The National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA)
• Elizabeth Hay - Flinders University Drama Centre
• Benjamin Nicholson^{[citation needed]} - The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)

Headmasters of CBC

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1970 on Br Michael Flaherty

• - 1994: Br. John Marks
• 1995 - 2006: Br. Patrick Cronin
• 2007 - current: Mr. Noel Mifsud

Notable alumni

• Anthony Byrne - Labor MP
• John Cahill - Australian Rules Football player and coach
• Kevin Crease - Channel Nine News anchor
• C.J. Dennis - poet
• David Fitzsimons - Olympic middle-distance runner
• Joseph Peter Gardiner - Labor MP
• Aubrey Lewis - first Professor of Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, London
• Paul McGuire - Writer and author
• Richard Marsland - Radio and television host
• John Perin - Soccer player
• Xavier Samuel - Television actor
• Frank Walsh - 34th Premier of South Australia

External links

• CBC Home Page
• Old Boys