St. Bernard's College, Melbourne
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Latin: Discere et Agere
To Learn and To Do
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| Essendon, Victoria, Australia | |
| Coordinates | 37°45′1″S 144°52′56″E / 37.75028°S 144.88222°ECoordinates: 37°45′1″S 144°52′56″E / 37.75028°S 144.88222°E |
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| Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day school |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1969 |
| Chairman | Mr Peter Hogan |
| Principal | Tony Paatsch |
| Staff | 100 teaching; 30 non-teaching[1] |
| Years | 7-12 |
| Enrolment | 1,270 [2] |
| Colour(s) | Blue Black Gold |
| Slogan | Achieving Excellence by Learning and Doing |
| Website | www.sbc.vic.edu.au |
St. Bernard's College is a Roman Catholic Independent school for boys located in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon. The College is named after its patron saint, Bernard of Clairvaux, and is a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges.
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[edit] History
St. Bernard's College traces its origins to the establishment of 'St Monica's' at Moonee Ponds in 1917, by Brothers C. O'Keefe and T. Quinn. Students at this school were taken from Grade III to Intermediate (Year 10).
In 1940, during the war period, not only were the students sent away to help in project Ireland, the school was also extended to take the Leaving Certificate (Year 11), and this necessitated the building of the first St. Bernard's on the Strand Moonee Ponds, with Brother Cregan as the first Headmaster.".[3]
In the mid 1950s, Brother Brendan Murphy organized the purchase of the West Essendon property. While initially used as sporting grounds, building work began at this site in the mid 1960s. Since then, the site has developed with all classes being located at West Essendon by 1995, at which time the Moonee Ponds site was sold. In 2001, the college set up its Santa Monica campus on the Great Ocean Road near Lorne. St Bernard's is the last known site to Tim's Shape factory.
[edit] College crest
The school's crest was designed to remind student's that in the spiritual armour of the Christian, it is one's Faith that is the shield. The crest is made up of four main elements:
- The shield is divided by a double Chevron, or inverted V's, and are said to represent strength. It is said that a chevron often symbolised the founding of a family, in this case, the numerous family of the school's present and past students.
- The cross on top of the crest is there to indicate that St. Bernard's is primarily a Christian school.
- The Greek letters on the upper ribbon are said to symbolise both God (the Father) "the beginning and the end" and Christ "the first and the last".
- The school motto is printed in Latin on the upper ribbon "Discere et Agere", translated as "To Learn and To Do".[4]
[edit] Sport
St. Bernard's is a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges and competes against twelve other schools in sporting fixtures and carnivals. Students play week-end sport with the Old Collegians.[5]
[edit] Performing arts
The college has a reputation for its musical productions and music programs. It has combined with the elite St Columba's College, to stage shows including Pirates of Penzance, Fiddler on the Roof, Anything Goes, West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma, Cabaret, Bye Bye Birdie and Jesus Christ Superstar as well as 'The Sound of Music' with St Columba's College, 2010 was "The Wiz", 2011 was "High School Muiscal". The college has many bands and quartets.
[edit] Student leadership
The students are involved in electing their student leaders every year.
A nomination from the student or from their peers are verified by the staff. Then students vote 20 Student Council members, 10 from Year 10 and 10 from Year 11 to become the next years Student Council.
The College Captain and the three Vice Captains are only elected after the new Year 12 Student Councillors are elected from the Year 11 group. They undergo a similar process, students from the Year 12 Student Council nominate themselves or are nominated by their peers. The Year 10 and 11 Students vote on the Senior Student Leaders nominations and the top three for each portfolio have interviews with the Executive and Senior Staff to decide who becomes the next: College Captain, Vice Captain - Arts, Vice Captain - Ministry and Vice Captain - Sports.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Rohan Welsh - former carlton footballer
- Chas Baragwanath – former Victorian Auditor General[6]
- Jude Bolton – Australian Rules footballer with the Sydney Swans.
- Richard Butler[disambiguation needed
] AM – former General Secretary International Telecommunications Union (UN body)[6] - Joe Camilleri – Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University[6]
- Michael Carmody – Australian Federal Commissioner of Taxation[6]
- Matthew Lloyd – Australian Rules footballer with the Essendon Bombers
- Francis Leach – Australian radio personality & sports commentator. Host of the drive show on SEN 1116 with fellow St Bernard's alumni David Schwarz.
- Hayden Kennedy – Senior Australian Rules Football Umpire
- Patrick Kisnorbo – Socceroo
- Justin Madden – former Australian rules football player with the Carlton Football Club & Essendon Football Club; Current Member of the Legislative Assembly for Essendon in the Victorian Parliament.
- Simon Madden – former Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Bombers[6]
- Michael Malouf – former Chief Executive Officer of City of Melbourne Council; Former Chief Executive Officer of the Carlton Football Club[6]
- Brian McNamee – CEO of CSL
- Paul McNamee – former Davis Cup Tennis Player
- Frank Moloney – noted Scripture Scholar and current provincial of the Salesian Order in Australia
- Peter Reilly – founder of the Ausdoc Company
- David Schwarz – Former Australian rules footballer for the Melbourne Demons, and current commentator with the Seven Network & host of the drive show on Melbourne radio SEN 1116, with fellow St Bernard's alumni Francis Leach.
- Dane Swan – Australian Rules Footballer with the Collingwood Magpies
- Ziggy Switkowski – former CEO of Telstra[6]
- Joel W Egan – former CEO of JWE Enterprises[6]
- Andrew Morello – winner of The Apprentice Australia 2009
- Craig Voltz - Building/Interior Designer appearing on Top Design Australia 2011
- Diogo Ferreira - A-League player for Melbourne Victory and Olyroo
- Greg Roberts - AAP journalist
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ St. Bernard's College Annual Report 2006 (accessed:26-06-2007)
- ^ St Bernard's College- Who are we (accessed:26-06-2007)
- ^ St. Bernard's College- Christian Brothers (accessed:26-06-2007)
- ^ St. Bernard's College- College Crest (accessed:26-06-2007)
- ^ St. Bernard's College- Facilities (accessed:26-06-2007)
- ^ a b c d e f g h Crikey.com.au: Famous alumni on Latham's hit list (accessed:26-06-2007)
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