De La Salle College (Cronulla, NSW)
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De La Salle College Cronulla is a Catholic
systemic, senior secondary
, co-educational day school
, located in Cronulla
, a southern suburb of Sydney
, New South Wales
, Australia
.
Established in 1936 by the De La Salle Brothers
, the college
currently caters for approximately 360 Years 11 and 12 students from the Sutherland Shire
parish
es of the Archdiocese of Sydney
. The College is under the patron
age of the Archbishop of Sydney
, George Pell
.
De La Salle College is one of 18 Lasallian Schools in Australia, and in 1994 appointed its first lay
headmaster.
The school is also affiliated with the Catholic Secondary Schools Association NSW/ACT,.
Brother Donatus Slattery was appointed the inaugural Principal of De La Salle College
Cronulla in 1936 and was a much-loved gentle man who died in Sydney in 1962.
From 1936 to 1967, students from Primary classes to Leaving Certificate level attended the College, but in 1967, in co-operation with the nearby De La Salle College in Caringbah, the present structure of a Senior College for Years 11 and 12 only was established.
In 1975, the College admitted girls for the first time, accepting school certificate graduates from Our Lady of Mercy College, Burraneer
.
In 1990 the College became part of the Sydney Archdiocesan system of schools, administered by the Catholic Education Office.
Former Principal Brother Stan Carmody (died 5 Feb 2011 aged 92) encouraged the development of the senior Rugby League team which produced NRL greats such as Jonathan Docking
and Andrew Ettingshausen
.
In 1994 the first lay principal was appointed.
Roman Catholic Church in Australia
The Catholic Church in Australia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual and administrative leadership of the Pope.Australia is a majority Christian but pluralistic society with no established religion. There are approximately 5.1 million Australian Catholics . Catholicism...
systemic, senior secondary
Secondary school
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, co-educational 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...
, located in Cronulla
Cronulla, New South Wales
Cronulla is a beachside suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Cronulla is located 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Sutherland Shire....
, a southern suburb of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
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.
Established in 1936 by the De La Salle Brothers
Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools is a Roman Catholic religious teaching congregation, founded in France by Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle and now based in Rome...
, the college
College
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currently caters for approximately 360 Years 11 and 12 students from the Sutherland Shire
Sutherland Shire
The Sutherland Shire is a Local Government Area in the Southern Sydney region of Sydney, Australia. Geographically, it is the area to the south of Botany Bay and the Georges River...
parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
es of the Archdiocese of Sydney
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.Erected in 1842 and directly responsible to the Holy See, the Archdiocese is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Armidale, Bathurst, Broken Bay, Lismore,...
. The College is under the patron
Patrón
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age of the Archbishop of Sydney
Catholic Bishops and Archbishops of Sydney
Sydney has had a Catholic Archbishop since 1842.-List of incumbents:# John Bede Polding OSB, 1842-1877.# Roger Bede Vaughan O.S.B., 1877-1883.# Patrick Francis Moran, 1884-1911.# Michael Kelly, 1911-1940.# Norman Thomas Gilroy, 1940-1971....
, George Pell
George Pell
George Pell AC is an Australian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eighth and current Archbishop of Sydney, serving since 2001. He previously served as auxiliary bishop and archbishop of the Archdiocese of Melbourne...
.
De La Salle College is one of 18 Lasallian Schools in Australia, and in 1994 appointed its first lay
Laity
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headmaster.
The school is also affiliated with the Catholic Secondary Schools Association NSW/ACT,.
History
The De La Salle Brothers purchased a bushland property, 'Kilkivan Grange,' in 1936 for the purpose of a College for Catholic boys and used an existing house on the property for boarding students.Brother Donatus Slattery was appointed the inaugural Principal of De La Salle College
Cronulla in 1936 and was a much-loved gentle man who died in Sydney in 1962.
From 1936 to 1967, students from Primary classes to Leaving Certificate level attended the College, but in 1967, in co-operation with the nearby De La Salle College in Caringbah, the present structure of a Senior College for Years 11 and 12 only was established.
In 1975, the College admitted girls for the first time, accepting school certificate graduates from Our Lady of Mercy College, Burraneer
Our Lady of Mercy College, Burraneer
Our Lady of Mercy College, Burraneer is an all-girls 7–10 school situated on Burraneer Bay, near Cronulla, in Sydney's southern suburbs, Australia. Our Lady of Mercy College, Burraneer is a Systemic Roman Catholic School. It was founded by in 1932 by The Sisters of Mercy Parramatta. In 1960, it...
.
In 1990 the College became part of the Sydney Archdiocesan system of schools, administered by the Catholic Education Office.
Former Principal Brother Stan Carmody (died 5 Feb 2011 aged 92) encouraged the development of the senior Rugby League team which produced NRL greats such as Jonathan Docking
Jonathan Docking
Jonathan Docking is an Australian retired professional rugby league footballer. He played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. His position of choice on the football field was fullback. He also went on to play State of Origin for New South Wales in 1987 and 1988....
and Andrew Ettingshausen
Andrew Ettingshausen
Andrew Ettingshausen is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. He played his first grade Australian club football for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, retiring with the record of most games at a single club, with 328...
.
In 1994 the first lay principal was appointed.
Notable alumni
- Carmel TebbuttCarmel TebbuttCarmel Mary Tebbutt is an Australian politician. She is the Australian Labor Party Member for Marrickville in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and was Deputy Premier of New South Wales from 2008 to 2011. She was also Minister for Health in the Keneally Government...
- Deputy Premier of NSW - Andrew Ettinghausen - athlete
- Jonathan DockingJonathan DockingJonathan Docking is an Australian retired professional rugby league footballer. He played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. His position of choice on the football field was fullback. He also went on to play State of Origin for New South Wales in 1987 and 1988....
- football player - Tony SheldonTony Sheldon (trade unionist)Anthony "Tony" Sheldon, is an Australian trade unionist and a well-known figure in the Australian labour movement, and the current National Secretary of the Transport Workers Union ....
- trade union official - John Della BoscaJohn Della BoscaJohn Joseph Della Bosca is a former Australian politician, representing the Australian Labor Party in the New South Wales Legislative Council...
- politician - Steve HutchinsSteve HutchinsStephen Patrick Hutchins , Australian politician, has been a member of the Australian Senate for the state of New South Wales since October 1998, representing the Australian Labor Party.Hutchins was born in Sydney...
- Senator and ALP president - Michael LeeMichael Lee (Australian politician)Michael John Lee is an Australian Labor politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives 1984–2001, a minister in Paul Keating's government, and a member of the City of Sydney Council 2004–08....
- former Federal Minister - Michael ForshawMichael ForshawMichael George Forshaw , Australian politician, was a member of the Australian Senate for the state of New South Wales from May 1994 to June 2011, representing the Australian Labor Party....
- Senator - John Kane and Genni Kane - musicians in the band Flying EmusFlying EmusFlying Emus were an Australian country/bluegrass band. They won the 1988 ARIA Music Award for Best Country Album for their album This Town. They won CMAA Country Music Awards in 1986 , 1987 , 1988 and 1991...
- Mark VincentMark VincentMark Vincent is an Australian pop opera singer. Vincent won Australia's Got Talent on 22 April 2009. His main inspiration is his late grandfather, Bruno, who raised him and taught him how to sing. Vincent has said that he would like to follow in the footsteps of his idol Anthony Warlow...
- opera singer - Peter MorrisseyPeter MorrisseyPeter Morrissey is a prominent Australian fashion designer based in Sydney. He grew up in the Sutherland Shire with his twin sister, Elizabeth, and four brothers and he attended school at De La Salle College .-Career:...
- fashion designer - John LeeJohn Lee (New South Wales)John Lee is a senior Australian bureaucrat, former head of the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet and former Rugby League coach....
- former Director General of the NSW Department of Premier & Cabinet and now CEO of the Tourism and Transport Forum of Australia
See also
- List of Non-Government schools in New South Wales
- Lasallian educational institutions