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*[[Geoffrey Tozer]] - World Renowned Classical Pianist.
*[[Geoffrey Tozer]] - World Renowned Classical Pianist.
*Professor Peter Drake AO-Emeritus Professor, Foundation Vice Chancellor, Australian Catholic University, Order of Australia.
*Professor Peter Drake AO-Emeritus Professor, Foundation Vice Chancellor, Australian Catholic University, Order of Australia.
*[[Brendan Kennedy]] - Professor of Inorganic Chemsitry at the University of Sydney.
*[[Brendan Kennedy]] - Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Sydney.
*Paul Jackson - Lighting Designer, University Lecturer and named in [[The Bulletin]]'s "Smart 100" in 2004.
*Paul Jackson - Lighting Designer, University Lecturer and named in [[The Bulletin]]'s "Smart 100" in 2004.


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De La Salle College, Malvern is a Roman Catholic Independent school for boys located in Malvern, an affluent inner eastern suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The College was founded in 1912 by the De La Salle Brothers, a religious order based on the teachings of Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, and is a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges - Victoria (ACC). The College consists of two campuses, (Tiverton & Kinnoull) both located in Malvern. The Principal, Br. Paul Rogers, commenced his term at the beginning of academic term 2, 2010. The Head of Tiverton Campus (years 4-9) is Mr John McAlroy & The Head of Kinnoull Campus (years 10-12) is Ms Sally Buick.

Timeline

1911 - Father Simon Hegarty CM, parish priest of Malvern, announced that a boys school was to be established, conducted by the Brothers of Christian Schools.

Father Simon Hegarty

1912 - On 4 February, Brother Dunstan Drumm, Brother Leopold Loughran and Brother Jerome Foley arrived in Melbourne from Waterford, Ireland. The following day, they commenced teaching 54 boys in the Parish Hall. On Easter Tuesday, Archbishop Thomas Carr blessed the new school in Stanhope Street West.

1926 - The first edition of the College Magazine Blue and Gold was published, and the first student to complete his leaving certificate finished.

1929 - The house Manresa on the corner of Stanhope and Dalny St was purchased and the Tower Building was erected, blessed and opened by Archbishop Daniel Mannix. The old Stanhope building was sold to Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Trust. The Old Collegians' Association was formed.

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The Old Collegians Wing

1944 - Two-classroom building on the corner of Stanhope and Dalny Streets constructed on the site of a Tennis Court.

1946 - The Old Collegians' Association was reformed after it lapsed during the Second World War.

1948 - World War II shrine erected on Stanhope Street.

1954 - On 21 March, Archbishop Mannix officially opened Kinnoull (named after Kinnoull Hill), the then preparatory school for the College.

1959 - Gardens to the east of the homestead Kinnoull removed to create what is now known as Kinnoull Oval.

1960 - The new senior school, on High St, now the Brother Oswald Murdoch Building, was erected. The Fathers' Association was formed.

1962 - The former Gym/Hall now the Performing Arts Center was erected.

1967 - Kinnoull homestead demolished.

1972 - Manresa was demolished and the Brothers moved to a new residence on High St. The Brother Jerome Foley Library and the now Brother Dunstan Drumm Administration building was opened on High St. Father Les Troy, CM, was appointed College Chaplin.

1983 - The Lasallian Award was introduced by the Old Collegians' Association.

1984 - The Brother Peter Duffy Memorial Building was opened and the Kinnoull Campus became the Senior School for Years 11 and 12.

1987 - The Brother Stanislaus Carmody Centre for the Arts and Technology was opened.

1988 - The Brother James Taylor Gymnasium was opened.

1990 - The Brother Damian Harvey Building was opened.

1995 - The High Street campus was renamed, Tiverton, after the former Brothers' residence on Stanhope Street (which, in turn, was named after Tiverton, Devonshire).

2004 - The Old Collegians' building was opened on the Kinnoull campus. Year 10 classes move to Kinnoull for the first time in the College's history.

2007 - Reformation of the Old Collegians' Association executive committee.

2009 - The St. Miguel Theatre attached to the Brother Adrian Fitzgerald Building (colloquially known as the Chapel Building) was opened.

Campuses

There are two campuses, Tiverton and Kinnoull. Due to their proximity, for governmental funding reasons, they are considered the one campus.

At Tiverton, student achievements are acknowledged both at Campus Assemblies and Year Level Assemblies. A Student Representative Council meets regularly to discuss ideas and issues that arise in the College.

Approximately 600 students in Years 10-12 occupy the area of land named Kinnoull Campus adjacent to Malvern Cricket Ground and Northbrook. The site was purchased in 1955, and was initially a junior Campus until it became the senior Campus in 1984. Approximately 85% of students have gone on to university, 10% to TAFE and 5% to apprenticeships, traineeships, travel and other paths. All Kinnoull students undertake a program in Religious Education each year. Opportunities for service are available through the Lasallian Youth Leaders Program and the St Vincent de Paul Society.

Events include Mission Action Day, the Football Lightning Premiership, the Year 12 Formal, the Blue and Gold Ball, Rock Eisteddfod, the Graduation Mass and Valedictory Dinner and the Farewell Assembly.

Sport

As members of the Associated Catholic Colleges’ Victorian competition, elite interschool competition is offered to Years 7–12 students in the major carnivals of swimming, athletics, cross-country running, and with tennis, cricket, Australian Rules football, Soccer, Hockey, Basketball, Tennis, Golf, Table Tennis, Volleyball and Chess. Our students are also involved in state level competitions in Basketball, Cycling, Weight Lifting, Lacrosse, Triathlon, Futsal and Beach Volleyball. The college is known for its experienced Australian Rules Football Squads having won the Senior football competition 52 times since its entry in 1948.

Mission Action Day

On the final day of Term 1, the College participates in Mission Action Day (formerly Charity Action Day), which consists of a 13 km walk from Kooyong Tennis Centre to T.H. King Oval, Glen Iris and back.

The walk is usually completed in two hours, with students sponsored for completing the walk, thereby raising much needed funds for schools in third-world countries, including the Philippines and Indonesia. This event typically raises over $70,000 AUD per annum.

"Coolies"

De La Salle "Coolies" is a optional program in which year 12 students give up their summer holidays to go India and build houses for those affected by the tsunami in 2004. The six-week programme is an alternative to the controversial Schoolies week, and is held from the start of November (immediately following final year 12 exams) until early January of the following year. The programme, initiated by Br Denis Loft, has been running since 2006.

In December 2007, the program featured in the Herald Sun newspaper, with Br Denis Loft featuring in numerous articles in other local newspapers, including the Melbourne Weekly Magazine.

Patron saint

St. Jean-Baptiste De La Salle was born in Reims, France on April 30, 1651. He was 29 years old when he realized that the educational system of his day was inadequate to meet the needs of poor children. To provide a Christian and human education that would be practical and effective, La Salle founded a religious community of men, the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (Fratres Scholarum Christianarum), dedicated to the instruction of youth.

After many hardships, Jean-Baptiste De La Salle died on Good Friday, April 7, 1719. He was canonized a saint of the Catholic Church in 1900 and declared "Universal Patron of All Teachers" by his Holiness Pope Pius XII in 1950. The feast of St. Jean-Baptiste De La Salle is celebrated on May 15 by the worldwide La Sallian movement of approximately 900,000 students in over 80 countries.

Houses

The College is split up into four houses, being:

  •   St Leos (Navy Blue)
  •   St Austins (Gold)
  •   St Marks (Red)
  •   St Edwins (Green)

Each house participates in various intra-house competitions, including Swimming (1st Term), Athletics (Term 4) and Cross Country (Term 3).

Notable alumni

Arts and Academia

  • Archimede Fusillo - Author
  • Edward Duyker - Historian, author and fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Numerous awards include Order of Australia.
  • Paul Jennings - Broadcaster and satirist, creator of the 'Rubbery Figures'.
  • Stephen McIntyre -Associate Professor of Music, University of Melbourne, renowned pianist, founding member of Australian Chamber Soloist.
  • Gerald Murnane - Fiction writer nominated for 2006 Nobel Prize for literature
  • Paul H. Saunders - Author, Psychologist and Motivational Speaker.
  • Geoffrey Tozer - World Renowned Classical Pianist.
  • Professor Peter Drake AO-Emeritus Professor, Foundation Vice Chancellor, Australian Catholic University, Order of Australia.
  • Brendan Kennedy - Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Sydney.
  • Paul Jackson - Lighting Designer, University Lecturer and named in The Bulletin's "Smart 100" in 2004.

Religion

Science

Medicine

  • Hanny Calache - Adjunct Professor Oral Health, La Trobe University, Clinical Director, Dental Health Services Victoria Executive.
  • Raymond TT Chan - Clinical Oncologist
  • Walter Cosolo - Oncologist
  • Anthony Fenelon -co-designer of Australia's first implantable cardiac pacemaker. Also gained Order of Australia medal for his services to music where he was named 'Organist of the Year' by the American Theatre Organ Society. He has 22 recording and 4 Gold Records to his credit.
  • Professor Thomas Marwick - cardiologist, The University of Queensland/Princess Alexandria Hospital. "Who's Who in Australia" recognised as a world-renowned expert in echocardiology

Law

  • Bruce Anthony Chamberlain - 17th President of the Legislative Council of Victoria and former school captain. Member of the Order of Australia
  • John Hedigan - Judge, Supreme Court of Victoria.
  • Tony Pagone - Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
  • Chief Justice John Harber Phillips - Barrister, Author, and Judge. Best known for defending Lindy Chamberlain for murdering baby Azaria. Later became Director of Public Prosecutions of Victoria and Director of National Crime Authority.
  • Bernard Teague - Supreme Court Judge, Former President of The Law Institute of Victoria, Victorian Legal Personality of the Year 1985, Officer of the Order of Australia 2008, appointed to head royal commission into Victoria's bushfires, February 2009.
  • Bryan Clothier - Retired former Deputy Chief Magistrate of Victoria

Politics

  • Steven Stefanopoulos - Former Councillor City of Stonnington 2004-2008, author, archivist, museum curator, teacher, and architectural historian.
  • James Ingram AO - former Australian diplomat and former Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program

Other

  • Tony Stewart - Sound recordist, one of the Balibo Five murdered by the Indonesian military in 1975.

Business

Entertainment

Sport

Stawell Gift Winners:

Current Australian Rules Footballers:

Notable Australian Rules Footballers:

Sport - Other

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