Marist College Canberra

Marist College Canberra
File:Marist College Canberra - Crest.gif
Location
Canberra , ACT Australia
Information
Type	Roman Catholic School
Motto	Servo Fidem I Keep The Faith
Established	1968
Founder	St Marcellin Champagnat
Principal	Mr Richard Sidorko
Grades	4-12
Gender	Male
Enrolment	1622 (as of 2006)
Campus	15 hectares
Colour(s)	Sky Blue & Royal Blue
School Song	Sub tuum & Great Man of God
Website	maristc.act.edu.au

For other schools with the same name, see Marist College (disambiguation).
For other Marist Brothers schools, see List of Marist Brothers schools.

Marist College Canberra is a Marist Catholic school school founded in 1968. The college is situated on 15 hectares and located in the Australian Capital Territory, Canberra.The college provides boys from years 4-12 with a well-rounded education.

Bullying, Homophobia, SuicideThe school has not been without its controversy. It fosters a culture of bullying and homophobia that is alarmingly accepted and tolerated by the schools leadership. In recent years there have been several suicide attempts by students who attended. Beatings and bashings are common place and Br. Anthony, former deputy Headmaster, when justifying to the victim as to why such behavior is acceptable "boys will be boys".

PeadophiliaThe school has also been rocked by allegations of pedophilia. A former teacher of the college has been accused of abusing students.

History

The Rocks

The origins of Marist College Canberra are to be found at the Rocks in Sydney. There in 1875, only three years after the foundation of the first Marist school in Australia, the Brothers began a Select School or High School with Brother Augustine McDonald as its first Principal.

Darlinghurst

In 1887 the secondary school transferred to the eastern side of St Mary's Cathedral, since this was a more central location and provided more space. By 1910 however, the school premises were run down and this fact and other difficulties led the Marist Brothers to construct new buildings on the heights of Darlinghurst, and "The High School" as it was commonly known, transferred there. Both at the Cathedral and at Darlinghurst. By the 1960s, demographics threatened the future of the school at Darlinghurst, while at the same time Canberra was burgeoning and in need of Catholic schools. So the decision was taken to sell the property and to use the proceeds to transfer the school to Canberra.

Canberra

Marist Canberra began in 1968 with primary classes. By 1973 the main secondary building and gymnasium had been completed and the first Marist senior class to complete the full secondary course at the College graduated in 1975. Since that time, Marist Canberra has grown to be one of the largest schools in the ACT.

Houses

Background

The schools houses system was implemented in 1987 from a year group system. This was to provide greater care of students and further leadership opportunities. Each house developed there crest and motto which forged the houses Conway, Crispin, Darlinghurst, Mark, Othmar, Patrick. The following year, 1988, two further houses, Haydon and McMahon, were added to reduce house size.

Champagnat Cup

The Champagnat Cup was introduced by the graduating year of 2005. The cup is presented to the house that proves to have respectively won overall in array of house competitions. These competitions include athletic, swimming and cross country carnivals, academic performance, and walkathon collection totals.

Table

House	Crest	Motto (Latin - English)	House Colours	House Charity	Champagnat Cup Wins
Conway		Nil Desperandum - Never Give Up	Red - White	Canberra Blind Society
Crispin	File:Crispin crest.gif	Carpe Diem - Seize the Day	Red - Gold	SIDS – Red Nose Day	2005
Darlinghurst	File:Darlinghurst crest.gif	Qui Audet Vincit - Who Dares Wins	Red - Navy Blue	Epilepsy Association	2006
Haydon	File:Haydon crest.gif	Seges Est Metenda - Reap the Harvest	Blue - Green	Marymead
Mark	File:Mark crest.gif	Quae Seminaveris Metes - What You Sow You Shall Reap	Gold - Royal Blue	Red Shield Appeal
McMahon	File:Mcmahon crest.gif	Ut Vincas Contende - Strive to Conquer	Sky Blue - White	Legacy	2007
Othmar	File:Othmar crest.gif	Si Fiet, Per Me Fiet - If It Is To Be, It Is Up To Me	Gold - Black	Starlight Children's Foundation
Patrick	File:Patrick crest.gif	E Pluribus Unum - Strength in Unity	Dark Green - Gold	CanTeen - Bandana Day - St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal - Parkinsons Association

Co-Curricular

Sports

Participation in sporting activities, particularly team games, is an important part of the life of every student at Marist. Students are provided with numerous sports to represent the College in.

• Cricket
• Rugby
• Soccer
• Basketball
• Australian Rules Football
• Hockey
• Swimming
• Track and Field
• Gymnastics
• Volleyball
• Cross Country
• Golf
• Judo
• Sailing
• Snow Sports - skiing and snowboarding

Groups, Clubs and Societies

Extensive opportunities exist for students to become involved in the many groups that function within the College, sponsored by members of staff and by students. Some of the major groups include:

• The College band, College orchestra, and various instrumental and vocal ensembles
• The Duke of Edinburgh Award Program
• Musicals and other stage productions
• Toastmasters
• Debating
• The St Vincent de Paul Society
• Amnesty International
• Marist Justice and Solidarity
• The Science Club
• The Computing Club
• The Chess Club
• Community Service
• Marist Miniatures
• The Photography Club

Notable Alumni

• Adrian Barich (West Coast Eagles)
• Craig Bolton (Sydney Swans player)
• Geoff Didier (Australian Wallabies representative)
• Rob Egerton (Former Wallabies representative)
• Paul McDermott (Host of Strictly Dancing)
• James Meiklejohn (Delisted player for Sydney Swans)
• Matt O'Connor (forer Wallabies representative)
• Joe Roff (Retired ACT Brumbies and Wallabies representative)
• Julian Salvi (Rising Brumbies player)
• Simon Tripovich (National level cyclist)
• Simon Thompson (Triathlete Runner)
• Patrick Mills (Australian Boomers)

See also

Marist Brothers

External links

• Marist College Canberra