Marcellin College
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Marcellin College is a Marist
Catholic
secondary boys' school situated in Bulleen, Victoria
, Australia.
The school was founded in 1950 by the Marist Brothers
originally in Camberwell
. A senior school campus was opened in Bulleen for years 9 to 12 with the Camberwell campus catering for grades 3 to Form 6 before it closed in 1993.
Marcellin College is a member of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria
(AGSV) and the Association of Marist Schools of Australia
(AMSA).
in Heidelberg attended the Marcellin campus for some subjects. This attempt was not deemed successful. Recently, the bond between Marcellin and OLMC strengthened through their school musical production, held in 2006. Marcellin has also had close ties with Our Lady of Sion College
working together on Biannual Musical productions during the 90s and early 00s as well as sharing Food Technology and Visual communication and design facilities.
The College was founded upon the principles of Saint Marcellin Champagnat
to provide an education grounded in Gospel values with emphasis upon each student striving to reach his potential. Indeed, the College's Latin
motto: virtute ad altissima means literally "to the highest with virtue" or “Through virtue and courage to strive for the highest”.
The College philosophy promotes 'open entry' in terms of academic ability, encouraging students of all abilities to undertake their studies there. This is continued into the VCE where the majority of students are encouraged to complete their Year 12. The mainstream curriculum is augmented by extension programmes for the gifted and additional support for those with learning difficulties.
The College's facilities include specialist classrooms, learning technologies, performance venues and sporting venues. The 15 hectare property includes the playing fields used in the Associated Grammar Schools’ of Victoria competition, various Old Collegians' Sporting Clubs and also a few of the AFL
Football Teams. Prior to the 2006 Commonwealth Games
, the Fijian
and Welsh
rugby teams also used the Gartner Fields as an official training venue. The Jonathon Bray oval is also situated on school grounds.
In April 2009, Mark Murphy took over as Principal of Marcellin College, in the place of outgoing Principal Mark Merry. Murphy formerly served as Deputy Principal of St. Joseph's College, Ferntree Gully
event held in the same year with the position being called the Liturgy Captain for future years.
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Marist Brothers
The Marist Brothers, or Little Brothers of Mary, are a Catholic religious order of brothers and affiliated lay people. The order was founded in France, at La Valla-en-Gier near Lyon in 1817 by Saint Marcellin Champagnat, a young French priest of the Society of Mary...
Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
secondary boys' school situated in Bulleen, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia.
The school was founded in 1950 by the Marist Brothers
Marist Brothers
The Marist Brothers, or Little Brothers of Mary, are a Catholic religious order of brothers and affiliated lay people. The order was founded in France, at La Valla-en-Gier near Lyon in 1817 by Saint Marcellin Champagnat, a young French priest of the Society of Mary...
originally in Camberwell
Camberwell, Victoria
Camberwell is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara. At the 2006 Census, Camberwell had a population of 19,637....
. A senior school campus was opened in Bulleen for years 9 to 12 with the Camberwell campus catering for grades 3 to Form 6 before it closed in 1993.
Marcellin College is a member of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria
Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria
The Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria are a group of nine independent schools in Victoria, Australia, formed in 1920. The AGSV provides the basis for interschool sporting competition between the nine member schools in a range of sports....
(AGSV) and the Association of Marist Schools of Australia
Association of Marist Schools of Australia
The Association of Marist Schools of Australia is an organisation that seeks to unite the various schools across Australia which have at any stage in their history been connected to the Australian provinces of the Marist Brothers, Marist Sisters or Marist Fathers, and by that union assist them in...
(AMSA).
History
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Marcellin flirted with a co-educational campus, when year 12 students from Our Lady of Mercy CollegeOur Lady of Mercy College
Our Lady of Mercy College , is a Roman Catholic, secondary day school for girls, situated in Heidelberg, a north-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
in Heidelberg attended the Marcellin campus for some subjects. This attempt was not deemed successful. Recently, the bond between Marcellin and OLMC strengthened through their school musical production, held in 2006. Marcellin has also had close ties with Our Lady of Sion College
Our Lady of Sion College
Our Lady of Sion College is a Catholic school for girls located in Box Hill, Melbourne, Australia.The college educates around 750 girls from year 7 to VCE...
working together on Biannual Musical productions during the 90s and early 00s as well as sharing Food Technology and Visual communication and design facilities.
The College was founded upon the principles of Saint Marcellin Champagnat
Marcellin Champagnat
Saint Marcellin Joseph Benedict Champagnat was born in Rozet, village of Marlhes, near St. Etienne , France...
to provide an education grounded in Gospel values with emphasis upon each student striving to reach his potential. Indeed, the College's 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...
motto: virtute ad altissima means literally "to the highest with virtue" or “Through virtue and courage to strive for the highest”.
The College philosophy promotes 'open entry' in terms of academic ability, encouraging students of all abilities to undertake their studies there. This is continued into the VCE where the majority of students are encouraged to complete their Year 12. The mainstream curriculum is augmented by extension programmes for the gifted and additional support for those with learning difficulties.
The College's facilities include specialist classrooms, learning technologies, performance venues and sporting venues. The 15 hectare property includes the playing fields used in the Associated Grammar Schools’ of Victoria competition, various Old Collegians' Sporting Clubs and also a few of the AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
Football Teams. Prior to the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
, the Fijian
Fiji national rugby union team (sevens)
The Fiji Sevens side is one of the most popular and successful Sevens teams in the world and has won the Hong Kong Sevens a record nine times since its inception in 1976. Fiji has also won the Sevens World Cup twice, winning that event in 1997 and 2005...
and Welsh
Wales national rugby union team (sevens)
The Wales national rugby union sevens team is the international rugby sevens side for Welsh rugby union players. They currently compete in the IRB Sevens World Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens and in the Commonwealth Games....
rugby teams also used the Gartner Fields as an official training venue. The Jonathon Bray oval is also situated on school grounds.
In April 2009, Mark Murphy took over as Principal of Marcellin College, in the place of outgoing Principal Mark Merry. Murphy formerly served as Deputy Principal of St. Joseph's College, Ferntree Gully
St. Joseph's College, Ferntree Gully
St. Josephs College is a Roman Catholic boys' secondary school in the eastern suburb of Ferntree Gully, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.-History:...
Leadership programme
There is an established Student Representative Council which allows students to be actively involved in various College matters to help organise functions and events relative to their student body. There is a SRC representative in each year level for each house for years 7 to 11. In year 12 there is a College Captain and two Vice Captains as well as House Captains and Vice Captains for their representative houses, who form the SRC Executive Committee. 2008 saw the introduction of various Academic Captains including LOTE and various Performing Arts Captains. This was also the year for the first World Youth Day Captain in conjunction with the World Youth DayWorld Youth Day
World Youth Day is a youth-oriented Catholic Church event. While the event itself celebrates the Catholic faith, the invitation to attend extends to all youth, regardless of religious convictions....
event held in the same year with the position being called the Liturgy Captain for future years.
Notable alumni
Sport- Mark BrescianoMark BrescianoMark "Marco" Bresciano is an Australian football player who is currently playing for UAE Pro-League side Al Nasr SC as a midfielder. He represented Australia at all youth levels, including appearances at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and 2000 Olympic Games...
- Socceroo, plays also for LazioS.S. LazioSocietà Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
, Italy, holds the record for highest transfer fee for an Australian player. - Gavin Brown - former AFL CollingwoodCollingwood Football ClubThe Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
captain & Premiership player. - Peter CurranPeter Curran (footballer)Peter Curran is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and the Brisbane Bears in the VFL/AFL.A courageous strong-marking forward, Curran played an important part in the most successful era in Hawthorn's history, the 1980s...
- former AFL Hawthorn Premiership player. - Paul DimattinaPaul DimattinaPaul Dimattina , the son of former Richmond rover Frank Dimattina, is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League....
- former AFL Western Bulldogs Football Club player & restaurateur. - Greg MadiganGreg MadiganGreg Madigan is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn and Fremantle Football Clubs between 1989 and 1997 in the Australian Football League. A centre half-back, he was a member of Hawthorn's 1989 VFL Grand Final winning side, in only his 6th league game...
- former AFL HawthornHawthorn Football ClubThe Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
and FremantleFremantle Football ClubThe Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...
player. - Peter McNamaraPeter McNamaraPeter McNamara is a retired Australian tennis player.He won five singles and nineteen doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March 1983 when he became World number 7...
- tennis player, former world No. 7. - Leigh MontagnaLeigh MontagnaLeigh Montagna is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Montagna was recruited as the number 37 draft pick in the 2001 AFL Draft. He is a midfielder with St Kilda Football Club.-AFL career:...
- AFL St Kilda player. - Luke ShueyLuke ShueyLuke Shuey , is an Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.Shuey was selected by West Coast with the 18th pick in the 2008 AFL Draft...
- AFL West Coast EaglesWest Coast EaglesThe West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
player. - Jason CrippsJason CrippsJason Cripps is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Australian Football League . He is currently an assistant coach at the Port Adelaide Football Club....
- former AFL St Kilda player. - Stephen SilvagniStephen SilvagniStephen Silvagni is a former Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club.During his long VFL/AFL career, from his debut in 1985, until his retirement in 2001, he gained the reputation as one of the greatest ever full-backs to play the game and was named as full-back in the AFL Team...
- former AFL Carlton Football ClubCarlton Football ClubThe Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
player, Full Back of the Century. - David ZaharakisDavid ZaharakisDavid Zaharakis is an Australian rules footballer for Essendon in the Australian Football League who is of Greek heritage.-Career:...
- AFL EssendonEssendon Football ClubThe Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
player. - Patrick KarnezisPatrick KarnezisPatrick Karnezis is a professional Australian rules football player at the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League . He was taken at pick number 25 in the 2010 National Draft. Karnezis made his debut in Round 13, against ....
- AFL Brisbane LionsBrisbane LionsThe Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
player - Rod De HighdenRod de HighdenRod de Highden is an Australian distance runner. In 1994 he finished 152nd in the World Cross Country.He finished 23rd at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and 28th at the 2000 Sydney Olympics...
- Olympic Marathoner
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- Stephen Curry - actor and comedian.
- Kaz JamesKaz JamesChristopher James Karyotakis, known professionally as Kaz James , is an Australian singer and DJ. He is a former member of the group BodyRockers. He was raised in Melbourne and is of Italian and Greek origin. He released his first solo album, If They Knew, in 2008.-Early life:James was raised in...
- solo artist & international DJ. - Andrew MaherAndrew MaherAndrew Maher is an Australian journalist and television presenter. He is best known for covering Australian rules football for the Seven and Ten television networks. He has also worked in television and radio....
- media personality (Network 10, AFL). - Alphonse GangitanoAlphonse GangitanoAlphonse John Gangitano was an Italian Australian criminal from Templestowe, a suburb of Melbourne. Nicknamed the "Black Prince of Lygon Street", Gangitano was the face of an organisation known as the Carlton Crew, and a close associate of convicted criminals Graham Kinniburgh, Mick Gatto and...
- Melbourne gangland killingsMelbourne gangland killingsThe Melbourne gangland killings were the murders in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia of 36 criminal figures or partners between 16 January 1998 and 13 August 2010. The murders were in a series of retributional murders involving various underworld groups. The deaths caused a sustained power vacuum...
.
Politics
- Michael O'BrienMichael O'Brien (Victorian politician)-References:BibliographyNews articlesOnline resources-External links:**...
- Victorian Liberal MP.