Iona College (Queensland)
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Iona College, is a private
, Roman Catholic
, day school
for boys, located in Wynnum
, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland
, Australia
.
Founded in 1958, the college
currently caters for approximately 1,300 students from years 5 to 12, on a 25–hectare campus 16 km east of the Brisbane central business district
.
Iona is operated by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a religious order that was founded in 1816 by Saint Eugene de Mazenod.
, which is located in the Inner Hebrides
off Scotland
.
On 1 October 1957, Father Tim Long and Father Denis McCarthy arrived on the hill at Lindum in an old second-hand Vauxhall
, with only five pounds in cash, a gift of blankets, sheets and towels from the Oblate parish of Eagle Junction and a 'Mass Kit' from the Mercy Sisters at All Hallows School
. The site, of 32 acres (12.9 ha), had been given to the Oblates by Archbishop James Duhig
to begin a school for boys.
With the help of local families, the preparing grounds for students, interviews and designing the uniform, College arms and motto and constant quest for finance became easy. On 28 January 1958, 58 students arrived at the school.
In 1961, Father Tim Long suffered a heart attack in London while making his way back to Ireland at the age of 65.
There are two other schools run by the OMI. They are Mazenod College, Victoria and Mazenod College, Western Australia.
on which is depicted an arm
holding a cross
, while underneath is the Latin
phrase "In Hoc Signo Vinces", which translates to "In This Sign You Will Conquer".
In total the school has 13 different blocks with a chapel, a staff and priests' house.
Iona College has an outdoor education centre called "Glendalough" near Peregian Beach on the Sunshine Coast
. Most year levels visit the camp every year. The site has an area of 19 hectares and Glendalough is close to the southern shores of Lake Weyba, one of the large shallow lakes of the region. Double kayaks are provided for use on the lake. Other nearby activities include climbs of Mt Coolum and Mt Peregian, the environmental walk at Stumer’s Creek Reserve and numerous local patrolled surf beaches.
Iona has a proud tradition in many cultural activities such as drama, music, art, debating and public speaking, titration and mooting.
Every year The Festival of Music, a state wide competition open to all schools is held in the Iona Performing Arts Center (IPAC). Both state and private schools are allowed to enter this competition. Iona's musical, play and band concerts all are performed here. Music at Iona College maintains a good reputation, such as the Symphonic Winds Band, Percussion Ensemble and Big Band receiving great success in their relevant fields of competition.
The school provides over 14 school bands. It can be divided into 5 categories. These include:
These categories can divided into three levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced. The bands use IPAC to perform and practise. The school also provides music lessons for students.
Iona has been very successful in public speaking with various regional, state and national representatives. The Carter Shield is an annual public speaking competition between Moreton Bay College and Iona. 2006 celebrated the tenth year of this competition. Iona has been successful in winning the competition seven times.
Iona is a member of the Associated Independent Colleges
and competes in this sporting competition against such schools as Marist College Ashgrove
and St Patrick's College
.
Iona College has a reputation of winning the Associated Independent Colleges
Cross Country, Athletics and Volleyball aggregates. The Junior School (Yr 5 to 7) is a member of C.I.C. Combined Independent Colleges Association playing against many preparatory schools in the Greater Brisbane Region.
. Iona currently has 8 houses, many of which are named after famous Oblates. They are:
Many inter-house competitions are held throughout the year, such as swimming, athletics and cross-country. Although inter-house sport is an important aspect of inter-house activities, it is by no means the only area. Houses also compete in the arts and academic arenas. The winner of each competition receives points which contribute towards the Oblate Trophy.
Academic
Philanthropy
Entrepreneurs
Actors
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, Roman Catholic
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...
, 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, located in Wynnum
Wynnum, Queensland
Wynnum is a suburb located on the shores of Moreton Bay in Brisbane, Australia, about 16 kilometres east of the CBD. The area was sparsely settled until the arrival of the railway in the late 1880s, but then grew fairly rapidly. The former Wynnum Shire Council was created in 1902, and twelve years...
, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Founded in 1958, the college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
currently caters for approximately 1,300 students from years 5 to 12, on a 25–hectare campus 16 km east of the Brisbane central business district
Brisbane central business district
The Brisbane central business district , sometimes referred to as the city, is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. The triangular shaped area is bounded by the Brisbane River to the east, south and west...
.
Iona is operated by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a religious order that was founded in 1816 by Saint Eugene de Mazenod.
History
Iona was founded by Fr. Tim Long and Fr. Denis McCarthy in 1958. Iona College is named after the island IonaIona
Iona is a small island in the Inner Hebrides off the western coast of Scotland. It was a centre of Irish monasticism for four centuries and is today renowned for its tranquility and natural beauty. It is a popular tourist destination and a place for retreats...
, which is located in the Inner Hebrides
Inner Hebrides
The Inner Hebrides is an archipelago off the west coast of Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides, which enjoy a mild oceanic climate. There are 36 inhabited islands and a further 43 uninhabited Inner Hebrides with an area greater than...
off Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
On 1 October 1957, Father Tim Long and Father Denis McCarthy arrived on the hill at Lindum in an old second-hand Vauxhall
Vauxhall Motors
Vauxhall Motors is a British automotive company owned by General Motors and headquartered in Luton. It was founded in 1857 as a pump and marine engine manufacturer, began manufacturing cars in 1903 and was acquired by GM in 1925. It has been the second-largest selling car brand in the UK for...
, with only five pounds in cash, a gift of blankets, sheets and towels from the Oblate parish of Eagle Junction and a 'Mass Kit' from the Mercy Sisters at All Hallows School
All Hallows' School
All Hallows' School is a Catholic day school for girls, located close to the central business district of Brisbane, Queensland.Founded in 1861, the school follows in the tradition of the Irish Sisters of Mercy, and caters for over 1,300 girls from years five to 12...
. The site, of 32 acres (12.9 ha), had been given to the Oblates by Archbishop James Duhig
James Duhig
Sir James Duhig, KCMG was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane from 1917 until his death. At the time of his death he was the longest-serving bishop in the Catholic Church .-Early life:...
to begin a school for boys.
With the help of local families, the preparing grounds for students, interviews and designing the uniform, College arms and motto and constant quest for finance became easy. On 28 January 1958, 58 students arrived at the school.
In 1961, Father Tim Long suffered a heart attack in London while making his way back to Ireland at the age of 65.
There are two other schools run by the OMI. They are Mazenod College, Victoria and Mazenod College, Western Australia.
Arms, motto and colours
The College colours are black and white. The College crest consists of a shieldShield
A shield is a type of personal armor, meant to intercept attacks, either by stopping projectiles such as arrows or redirecting a hit from a sword, mace or battle axe to the side of the shield-bearer....
on which is depicted an arm
Arm
In human anatomy, the arm is the part of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow joints. In other animals, the term arm can also be used for analogous structures, such as one of the paired forelimbs of a four-legged animal or the arms of cephalopods...
holding a cross
Cross
A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars perpendicular to each other, dividing one or two of the lines in half. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally; if they run obliquely, the design is technically termed a saltire, although the arms of a saltire need not meet...
, while underneath is the Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
phrase "In Hoc Signo Vinces", which translates to "In This Sign You Will Conquer".
Campus
The college is situated on 25 hectares and the campus includes such facilities as:- A performing arts centre (IPAC)
- Indoor basketball / volleyball courts
- 6 cricket / rugby / soccer / athletics ovals
- An Olympic sized swimming pool
- A fully equipped gymnasium and weights room
- 2 squash Courts
- 4 tennis courts
In total the school has 13 different blocks with a chapel, a staff and priests' house.
Iona College has an outdoor education centre called "Glendalough" near Peregian Beach on the Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
The Sunshine Coast is an urban area in South East Queensland, north of the state capital of Brisbane on the Pacific Ocean coastline. Although it does not have a central business district, by population it ranks as the 10th largest metropolis in Australia and the third largest in...
. Most year levels visit the camp every year. The site has an area of 19 hectares and Glendalough is close to the southern shores of Lake Weyba, one of the large shallow lakes of the region. Double kayaks are provided for use on the lake. Other nearby activities include climbs of Mt Coolum and Mt Peregian, the environmental walk at Stumer’s Creek Reserve and numerous local patrolled surf beaches.
Performing Arts Centre and cultural activities
The Iona College Performing Arts Centre (IPAC) was opened in 1998, giving the school's cultural activity such Speech & Drama, Music and Art a venue to display their talents.Iona has a proud tradition in many cultural activities such as drama, music, art, debating and public speaking, titration and mooting.
Every year The Festival of Music, a state wide competition open to all schools is held in the Iona Performing Arts Center (IPAC). Both state and private schools are allowed to enter this competition. Iona's musical, play and band concerts all are performed here. Music at Iona College maintains a good reputation, such as the Symphonic Winds Band, Percussion Ensemble and Big Band receiving great success in their relevant fields of competition.
The school provides over 14 school bands. It can be divided into 5 categories. These include:
- Concert bands
- String orchestras
- Vocal ensembles
- Jazz ensembles
- Percussion ensembles
These categories can divided into three levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced. The bands use IPAC to perform and practise. The school also provides music lessons for students.
Iona has been very successful in public speaking with various regional, state and national representatives. The Carter Shield is an annual public speaking competition between Moreton Bay College and Iona. 2006 celebrated the tenth year of this competition. Iona has been successful in winning the competition seven times.
Sporting
The college offers a variety of sports including:- Rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
- Soccer
- Water poloWater poloWater polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
- SquashSquash (sport)Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
- CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
- AFLAustralian Football LeagueThe Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
- ChessChessChess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
- VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- SailingSailingSailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
Iona is a member of the Associated Independent Colleges
Associated Independent Colleges
The Associated Independent Colleges of Queensland are a group of eight independent schools in Queensland, Australia involved in a variety of sporting and cultural activities. AIC competition is only for male secondary students. Primary schools attached to AIC schools compete against their GPS...
and competes in this sporting competition against such schools as Marist College Ashgrove
Marist College Ashgrove
Marist College Ashgrove is a Roman Catholic day and boarding school for boys, located in Ashgrove, a northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....
and St Patrick's College
St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe
St. Patrick's College is a private, Roman Catholic, day school for boys, situated on the waterfront in Shorncliffe, north of Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia....
.
Iona College has a reputation of winning the Associated Independent Colleges
Associated Independent Colleges
The Associated Independent Colleges of Queensland are a group of eight independent schools in Queensland, Australia involved in a variety of sporting and cultural activities. AIC competition is only for male secondary students. Primary schools attached to AIC schools compete against their GPS...
Cross Country, Athletics and Volleyball aggregates. The Junior School (Yr 5 to 7) is a member of C.I.C. Combined Independent Colleges Association playing against many preparatory schools in the Greater Brisbane Region.
House system
As with most Australian schools, Iona College utilises a house systemHouse system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
. Iona currently has 8 houses, many of which are named after famous Oblates. They are:
- Albini (Gold) - named after Fr Charles Albini
- Anthony (Mauve) - named after Brother Anthony Kowalczyk
- Cebula (White) - named after Fr Jozef Cebula
- Charlebois (Orange) - named after Fr Ovide Charlebois
- Gérard (Green) - named after Fr Joseph GérardJoseph GérardBlessed Joseph Gérard, OMI was a French Catholic missionary who chiefly worked among the Basotho people of modern day Lesotho and the Free State province of South Africa. He was born in Bouxières-aux-Chênes, in the Diocese of Nancy and received his religious training from the Missionary Oblates of...
- Grandin (Red) - named after Fr Vital-Justin GrandinVital-Justin GrandinFather Vital-Justin Grandin was a Roman Catholic priest and bishop who served the Church in the western parts of what is now Canada both before and after Confederation.-Early life:...
- Mackillop (Maroon) - named after Saint Mary MacKillopMary MacKillopMary Helen MacKillop , also known as Saint Mary of the Cross, was an Australian Roman Catholic nun who, together with Father Julian Tenison Woods, founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart and a number of schools and welfare institutions throughout Australasia with an emphasis on...
- Mazenod (Blue) - named after Saint Eugene de Mazenod
Many inter-house competitions are held throughout the year, such as swimming, athletics and cross-country. Although inter-house sport is an important aspect of inter-house activities, it is by no means the only area. Houses also compete in the arts and academic arenas. The winner of each competition receives points which contribute towards the Oblate Trophy.
Notable alumni
Sport- Ashley CallusAshley CallusAshley Callus is an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer, who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics....
, Olympic champion relay team in 2000 - Graham Quinn, Australian rugby league team
- Ben Turner, 2006 Commonwealth Games weightlifting Gold Medalist, 2010 Commonwealth Games Silver Medalist
- Chris Hill, Australian triathlon team and World Junior triathlon champion
- Shane DrahmShane DrahmShane Drahm is an Australian rugby union player who plays at fly-half or fullback for Kubota Spears in Japan's Top League....
, Australian 7-a-side rugby union and Queensland Reds - Andrew Johns, Olympic triathlon British representative 2000 and 2004
- Grant McGregor, Australian swimming team
- Luke Doherty, Under 19 and Under 21 Australian rugby union representative, former Queensland Reds and current Western Force player
- Damien MacKenzie, former Queensland cricketer
- Wayne Broad, former Queensland cricketer
- Tony Hackett, former Australian indoor cricketer
- Jared Waerea-HargreavesJared Waerea-HargreavesJared Waerea-Hargreaves is a rugby league player currently with the Sydney Roosters in the NRL. He plays in the second-row.-Early years:Waerea-Hargreaves first made a name for himself playing schoolboy rugby union at Iona College in Queensland, through some impressive performances in the AIC...
, U/19 Australian rugby representative, New Zealand rugby league representative, Sydney Roosters NRL player - Mitch Felsman, Australian Schoolboys 2009, Australian 7's 2010, QLD Reds A 2011.
- Dan PowerDan PowerDan Power is currently a free agent in the NFL and is a former American rugby union footballer for the New York Athletic Club and the USA Eagles- Rugby :...
USA 7's & 15's Rugby - David Tyrrell, South Sydney Rabbitohs NRL player
- Mitchell Dodds, Brisbane Broncos NRL player
- Josh Maeder, Current Australian Triathlete (2010)
Academic
- Tom Ward, Rhodes Scholar in 2001
Philanthropy
- John Dougherty, Managing Director of Rosies from 2002-2005
Entrepreneurs
- Joe Andon, founder and CEO of Vuly Trampolines
Actors
- Chris MilliganChris MilliganChris Milligan is an Australian actor. He has appeared in numerous television series and is best known for his role as Kyle Canning in the soap opera Neighbours.-Career:...
, recurring/guest actor on NeighboursNeighboursNeighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...