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De La Salle College
Address
Map
1318 High Street
9 Northbrook Avenue

Malvern
,
Victoria
3144

Australia
Coordinates37°51′21″S 145°1′55″E / 37.85583°S 145.03194°E / -37.85583; 145.03194
Information
TypeIndependent, Single-sex
MottoLatin: Deo Duce
(With God As Leader)
DenominationRoman Catholic (Lasallian)
Established1912
PrincipalPeter Houlihan
Years4-12
Enrolment1,160
Colour(s)Blue and Gold    
School fees$6,096 (years 4-6)
$7,710 (years 7-12)
Websitewww.delasalle.vic.edu.au

De La Salle College is a Roman Catholic Independent school for boys located in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern. 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. The College consists of two campuses (Tiverton and Kinnoull) both located in Malvern. Mr Peter Houlihan - Principal, commenced his term at the beginning of academic Term 1, 2014. The Head of Tiverton Campus (Years 4-9) is John McAlroy and the Head of Kinnoull Campus (Years 10-12) is Luke Kenealy.

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 Streets 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.

The Old Collegians Wing

1944 - Two-classroom building on the corner of Stanhope and Dalny Streets was constructed on the site of a tennis court.

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

1948 - The World War II shrine was 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 were removed to create what is now known as Kinnoull Oval.

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

1962 - The former Gymnasium and Hall, now the Performing Arts Centre, was erected.

1967 - Kinnoull homestead was demolished.

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

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 - The Old Collegians' Association executive committee was reformed.

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 550 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, Football Lightning Premiership, Year 12 Formal, Blue & Gold Ball, Farewell Assembly, Graduation Mass and Valedictory Dinner.

Sport

As members of the Associated Catholic Colleges competition, elite interschool competition is offered to Years 7–12 students in Swimming, Athletics, Cross Country, Football, Cricket, Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Hockey, Golf, 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 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 Stadium 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. Recently, this event has raises over $90,000 AUD per annum.

"Coolies"

De La Salle "Coolies" is an 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 30 April 1651. He was 29 years old when he realised 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, 7 April 1719. He was canonised a saint of the Catholic Church in 1900 and declared "Universal Patron of All Teachers" by Pope Pius XII in 1950. The feast of St. Jean-Baptiste De La Salle is celebrated on 15 May by the worldwide La Sallian movement of approximately 900,000 students in over 80 countries.

Houses

The homeroom based system was used at the college until 2007 when the house system was introduced. As of 2011, Br Paul Rogers disbanded the house system and now sporting events follow a homeroom based system, returning to the traditional system at the college.

Notable alumni

Arts, academia, entertainment and media

  • Jason Donovan - Former Neighbours actor and musician who sold more than 3 million albums in the UK
  • Professor Peter Drake AO - Emeritus Professor, Foundation Vice Chancellor, Australian Catholic University, Order of Australia[citation needed]
  • Professor Edward Duyker OAM - Historian, author and fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Numerous awards include Order of Australia and Ordre des Palmes Académiques.
  • Archimede Fusillo - Author
  • Paul Hogan - The butler of US reality show Joe Millionaire
  • Paul Jennings - Broadcaster and satirist, creator of the 'Rubbery Figures'[citation needed]
  • Brendan Kennedy - Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Sydney
  • Jules Lund - Presenter on Getaway ,In 2010 Jules joined Fifi Box to host drive nationally on Austereo’s Fox FM, a role which saw him win Best Newcomer at the 2011 Australian Commercial Radio Awards.
  • Stephen McIntyre - Associate Professor of Music, University of Melbourne, renowned pianist, founding member of Australian Chamber Soloist
  • Michael Longhurst - Ex-Melbourne jazz musician (clarinet), now living in Queensland
  • Graeme Pender - Melbourne jazz musician (clarinet)
  • Gavin Gow - Melbourne jazz musician (clarinet)
  • Frank Gow - Melbourne jazz musician (piano)
  • Gerald Murnane - Fiction writer nominated for 2006 Nobel Prize for literature
  • Oh Mercy - Band nominated for the 2009 Australian Music Prize
  • Tony Stewart - Sound recordist, one of the Balibo Five murdered by the Indonesian military in 1975
  • Geoffrey Tozer - Classical pianist
  • Alphonse Gangitano - Melbourne gangland killings
  • Paul Stewart, singer-songwriter and trumpet player in band Painters and Dockers
  • Nick Bufalo, performer, The D-Generation

Religion

  • Eric D'Arcy - Late Archbishop of Hobart (1988–1999)
  • Brother Bill Firman - Former College Headmaster, Chairman of BoysTown Mission and Kids Help Line[citation needed]
  • Brother Henry Francis (Brother Quentin) O'Halloran - Teacher and recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to education[citation needed]
  • Monsignor Stuart Hall - Ordained priest to the Archdiocese of Melbourne and currently serving as Chaplain with the RAN

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

  • Tony Pagone - Gaetano (Tony) Pagone is a judge of the Federal Court of Australia. Until 21 June 2013 he was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria
  • Bernard Teague AO - 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 in February 2009, he was created an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours, 2009
  • John Harber Phillips - , AC, QC (18 October 1933 – 7 August 2009) Appointed as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria in 1991,Barrister, Author, and Judge. Best known for defending Lindy Chamberlain for murdering baby Azaria. Later became the first Director of Public Prosecutions of Victoria and Director of National Crime Authority
  • Bruce Anthony Chamberlain AM- (9 August 1939 – 1 October 2005) 17th President of the Legislative Council of Victorian Parliament and former school captain. Member of the Order of Australia
  • John Hedigan - Judge, Supreme Court of Victoria from 30 January 1991 till 30 August 2001
  • Bryan Clothier - Retired former Deputy Chief Magistrate of Victoria
  • Gerard Paul Mullaly- Judge of the County Court of Victoria
  • John Milton “Darcy” Dugan AO - One of the Court’s best-known and most widely respected Chief Magistrates,Retired from the Bench in 1990, Appointed a member of the Order of Australia (General Division) in June 1990.

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
  • Bruce Anthony Chamberlain AM (9 August 1939 – 1 October 2005) The President of the Legislative Council, Victorian Parliament

Business

Other

  • Thomas James Hemming - 'Thrill killer' jailed for 32 years for stabbing elderly neighbours to death

Sport

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