CBC Fremantle
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Christian Brothers College Fremantle (CBC) is a private
, Catholic, day school
for boys situated in Fremantle
, a suburb of Perth
, Western Australia
. It caters for students from Years 7-12.
The school traces its origins back to 1901, when it was established by the members of the religious order of the Christian Brothers
.
Since its foundation, the school has been located on its current Ellen Street site, in the coastal community surrounding Fremantle
. The campus consists of a Junior School (Years 7-10), Senior School (Years 11-12), performing arts, sporting grounds and gymnasium.
CBC Fremantle is associated with Edmund Rice Education Australia
(EREA) and has been a member of the Assosciated & Catholic Colleges of WA (ACC) since its inception in 1937.
The College doesn't have an official sister school, but maintains good relations with both Iona Presentation College located in Mosman Park
and Santa Maria College
in Attadale
.
convict, an architect by profession who drew up the plans for the new school and built using stone mined on the site. The new school began with an enrolement of thirty primary-aged boys under the management of Mr Otto De Grancy.
A change in the colony's Education Act in 1895 meant that all financial support for church-based schools was withdrawn. The recently arrived religious order of Christian Brothers was invited to take over the running of the parish school, and to establish a high school for the education of boys in the Fremantle area. In January 1901, the first group of brothers took charge of what was then known as St. Patrick's Boys' School. Thirty boys were enrolled but this number soon grew to ninety within four weeks. Soon afterwards, the High School opened with an enrolement of twenty-nine which soon rose to fifty-seven by the end of the year.
From 1901 to 1913, Christian Brothers' College Fremantle was one of the half-a-dozen schools in Western Australia preparing students for public examinations of the The University of Adelaide
. Unil the University of Western Australia
opened in 1914 with two brother and two former CBC students among the first graduates.
In the last twenty years the school has become staffed by predominantly by lay teachers, with 2002 seeing the appointment of the schools' first lay Principal, Mr David McFadden. The years that followed saw CBC Fremantle undergo radical changes including the addition of a world-class gymnasium, new science labs, manual arts area, the renovation of the library, Year 12 common room and the addition of the new language buildings.
In October 2007, Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) took responsibility for the governance of CBC Fremantle along with forty other Edmund Rice schools, including Aquinas College
and Trinity College
(WAAFL). The club was founded in 1932 and continues to this day with relative success, winning the A Grade, A Reserves and A Colts Premiership treble in 2000 as well as grand final appearances in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
Year 12 students wear the same uniform, with the exception of a white shirt and leavers tie year round. The jazz orchestra wear a separate tie and when performing, the yellow blazer.
Students in leadership positions such as house captains and prefects are given a badge that is pinned to the blazer.
Private school
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, Catholic, day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
for boys situated in Fremantle
Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle is a city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829...
, a suburb of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. It caters for students from Years 7-12.
The school traces its origins back to 1901, when it was established by the members of the religious order of the Christian Brothers
Congregation of Christian Brothers
The Congregation of Christian Brothers is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice. The Christian Brothers, as they are commonly known, chiefly work for the evangelisation and education of youth, but are involved in many ministries, especially with...
.
Since its foundation, the school has been located on its current Ellen Street site, in the coastal community surrounding Fremantle
Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle is a city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829...
. The campus consists of a Junior School (Years 7-10), Senior School (Years 11-12), performing arts, sporting grounds and gymnasium.
CBC Fremantle is associated with Edmund Rice Education Australia
Edmund Rice Education Australia
Edmund Rice Education Australia was established in October 2007. It is the outcome of one of two project groups, the National Planning Committee for Schools Governance and Shaping our Future Committee Oceania...
(EREA) and has been a member of the Assosciated & Catholic Colleges of WA (ACC) since its inception in 1937.
The College doesn't have an official sister school, but maintains good relations with both Iona Presentation College located in Mosman Park
Mosman Park, Western Australia
The Town of Mosman Park is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 4.3 km² in western metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 14 km southwest of the Perth CBD and 5 km from Fremantle.-History:The Buckland Hill Road...
and Santa Maria College
Santa Maria College
'Santa Maria College' is a [Roman Catholic] all girls school. It is situated in the inner-northern [Melbourne] suburb of Northcote, Victoria. Established in 1904 by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the Order of St Benedict, it now caters for over 850 students...
in Attadale
Attadale, Western Australia
Attadale is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Melville.It was the first subdivision of A.P. Matheson's Melville Water Park Estate. Attadale was named after an estate in Scotland situated on the south side of Loch Carron....
.
History
The school was first opened in 1882 on High St in the port town of Fremantle under the name Fremantle Catholic Boys' School in a building still standing on school grounds, Edmund Hall. The building was designed by a former FenianFenian
The Fenians , both the Fenian Brotherhood and Irish Republican Brotherhood , were fraternal organisations dedicated to the establishment of an independent Irish Republic in the 19th and early 20th century. The name "Fenians" was first applied by John O'Mahony to the members of the Irish republican...
convict, an architect by profession who drew up the plans for the new school and built using stone mined on the site. The new school began with an enrolement of thirty primary-aged boys under the management of Mr Otto De Grancy.
A change in the colony's Education Act in 1895 meant that all financial support for church-based schools was withdrawn. The recently arrived religious order of Christian Brothers was invited to take over the running of the parish school, and to establish a high school for the education of boys in the Fremantle area. In January 1901, the first group of brothers took charge of what was then known as St. Patrick's Boys' School. Thirty boys were enrolled but this number soon grew to ninety within four weeks. Soon afterwards, the High School opened with an enrolement of twenty-nine which soon rose to fifty-seven by the end of the year.
From 1901 to 1913, Christian Brothers' College Fremantle was one of the half-a-dozen schools in Western Australia preparing students for public examinations of the The University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
. Unil the University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
opened in 1914 with two brother and two former CBC students among the first graduates.
In the last twenty years the school has become staffed by predominantly by lay teachers, with 2002 seeing the appointment of the schools' first lay Principal, Mr David McFadden. The years that followed saw CBC Fremantle undergo radical changes including the addition of a world-class gymnasium, new science labs, manual arts area, the renovation of the library, Year 12 common room and the addition of the new language buildings.
In October 2007, Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) took responsibility for the governance of CBC Fremantle along with forty other Edmund Rice schools, including Aquinas College
Aquinas College
Aquinas College may refer to any one of several educational institutions:-In Australia:*Aquinas College, Adelaide – a Roman Catholic residential college.*Aquinas College, Sydney – a Roman Catholic co-educational secondary school....
and Trinity College
Trinity College, Perth
Trinity College, is an independent day school for boys, located in East Perth, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The school was established in 1962, Trinity is a school in the Edmund Rice Tradition. and is located on reclaimed land adjacent to the Swan River foreshore...
Previous Headmasters
| Name | Year(s) served |
|---|---|
| Br J Morgan cfc | 1901–1903 |
| Br B Hanrahan cfc | 1904–1906 |
| Br D O'Donoghue cfc | 1907–1909 |
| Br B Doyle cfc | 1910–1915 |
| Br A Ryan cfc | 1916–1917 |
| Br L Brennan cfc | 1918–1920 |
| Br P Joyce cfc | 1921–1923 |
| Br B Jordan cfc | 1924–1926 |
| Br L Mackey cfc | 1927–1932 |
| Br L Duffy cfc | 1933–1937 |
| Br A Doody cfc | 1938–1940 |
| Br A O'Connor cfc | 1941–1946 |
| Br P O'Connor cfc | 1947 |
| Br S Quilligan cfc | 1948–1950 |
| Br D Callopy cfc | 1951–1953 |
| Br A Kelly cfc | 1954–1959 |
| Br T Marshall cfc | 1960–1965 |
| Br P St John cfc | 1966–1970 |
| Br D Drake cfc | 1971–1974 |
| Br P Faulkner cfc | 1975–1980 |
| Br K McMaster cfc | 1981 |
| Br P Kelly cfc | 1982–1990 |
| Br A Wedd cfc | 1992–2002 |
| Mr D McFadden | 2002–2006 |
| Mr R Henderson | 2007–2010 |
| Mr S Kenny | 2011–Present |
House system
Like many other Australian schools CBC utilises a house system, overseen by the Head of House. Each of the four houses is named after a significant figure in the school community.| House name | Named after | Colours |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick | Prior to 1901, the present college site was the site of the 'Catholic Boys' new school, now known as St. Patrick's. | Bottle Green |
| Rice | Named in the honour of Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice, the founder of the order of Christian Brothers. | Gold Gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a... |
| Morgan | In recognition of the schools' first Principal appointed at CBC Fremantle, Rev. Brother Joseph Morgan. | Red Red Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye... |
| Samson | Named after the late Fremantle identity, Sir Frederick Samson. An early student at the College who, after graduation went on the become Mayor of Fremantle. His family owned the now historic "Samson House", which is situated within close distance of the College. | Royal blue Royal blue Royal blue describes both a bright shade and a dark shade of azure blue. It is said to have been invented by millers in Rode, Somerset, a consortium of which won a competition to make a dress for the British queen, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.... |
Campus
The school is based on its campus in Fremantle. One of the oldest schools in Western Australia, the property on Ellen Street houses the junior and senior school, and overlooks Fremantle Park. The College has several heritage listed buildings including the administration building in which the Christian Brothers once lived.Sport
Since the beginning of the schools' origins, sport has been an integral part of College life with students attending weekly after school sport. CBC Fremantle has been involved in the ACC Swimming, Athletics and Cross-County carnivals since it's inception and has had consistently strong results. Recent success includes winning the overall boys' shield at the ACC 'A' Division Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics Carnivals. The school also won the Wildcats shield in 2008 and the Geoff Marsh Shield for Cricket in 2011.CBC Fremantle Amateur Football Club
The CBC Old Boys Association fields 7 teams each Saturday to play against various other football clubs in the Western Australian Amateur Football LeagueWestern Australian Amateur Football League
The West Australian Amateur Football League is the largest fully amateur Australian rules football competition in Western Australia.The competition began in 1922.-Clubs:*Ballajura*Bassendean*Beechboro*Belmont Districts*Brentwood Booragoon...
(WAAFL). The club was founded in 1932 and continues to this day with relative success, winning the A Grade, A Reserves and A Colts Premiership treble in 2000 as well as grand final appearances in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
Arts
The arts department hosts jazz orchestra, string ensemble and various other stage and concert bands throughout the different year groups. The College boasts one of the best swing bands in the state and receives many commendations on its performances in the Catholic Performing Arts Festival, as well as numerous interstate and international tours.Uniform
CBC has adopted a rather distinctive uniform that enables students to be easily recognised in the community. For all students in Years 7-11 the historic 'Victoria Grey' shirt is worn year round, in the Summer terms (1 and 4) this is paired with dark grey shorts and grey socks with the school stripe. In the Winter months (terms 2 and 3) students must wear the Green blazer with matching Green/Gold striped tie.Year 12 students wear the same uniform, with the exception of a white shirt and leavers tie year round. The jazz orchestra wear a separate tie and when performing, the yellow blazer.
Students in leadership positions such as house captains and prefects are given a badge that is pinned to the blazer.
Notable Alumni
Once a boy has graduated from CBC, he becomes a member of the CBC Fremantle Old Boys Association.- John HughesJohn Hughes (Motor Dealer)John Joseph Hughes is an Australian businessman best known for his eponymous car dealership.-Early life:Hughes was born in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1935 and attended Christian Brothers College, Fremantle. As a teenager he began working at a car dealership while studying accounting by...
- Perth businessman