Marist College North Shore
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Marist College North Shore (MCNS) (often shortened to Marist North Shore), is a systemic Roman Catholic, secondary
day school
for boys, located in North Sydney
, New South Wales
, Australia
, a suburb on Sydney's
Lower North Shore
.
Founded in 1888, Marist College North Shore is conducted by the Marist Brothers
, based on the teachings of the order's founder, St. Marcellin Champagnat
. The school is non-selective, and currently caters for approximately 700 students from Years 7 to 12 (12 to 18 years old).
The college
is administered by the Catholic Education Office for the Archdiocese of Sydney
, and is affiliated with the Association of Marist Schools of Australia
(AMSA), as well as the Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association
(MCC).
The school met a felt need in the area and its enrolments grew to the point where a larger site and more classrooms were needed. In 1916, with enrolments in excess of three hundred, the school was moved to a neighbouring site in Carlow Street. Here, the former Mark Foy’s Furniture Repository, which had been purchased by Parish Priest Fr. Cornish SJ, was converted into classrooms and a Hall known as Manresa Hall. Marist Brothers High School North Sydney continued to expand in numbers and obtained a name for academic, cultural and sporting excellence. During these years the school catered for the educational needs of boys from Primary through to Intermediate (Year 10) level. Its motto “Esse Non Videri”, translated as “To Be, Not To Seem”, captured the essence of the school as it sought to form boys into good Christians and responsible Citizens.
The final transformation occurred in 1965 when a re-organisation of education occurred in New South Wales. The reforms introduced under the Wyndham Scheme led to the amalgamation of Marist Brothers Mosman and Marist Brothers North Sydney to form a complete Year Seven to Twelve secondary school on the grounds of the North Sydney campus. The school was subsequently renamed to appropriately reflect the representation of the two Lower North Shore Marist schools as one; Marist College North Shore. The school colours of ‘blue black and gold’ were adopted, as was the Marist Brothers Mosman motto of “Virtus Ubique Vincit” – “Courage Conquers All”. From this time development accelerated, and a series of building programmes were initiated to provide for the contemporary educational needs of the students. In 1996 the La Valla Centre was opened for use as a multi purpose educational facility comprising a hall, art rooms, computer laboratories, music classrooms and practice rooms, Design and Technology workshops, and other assorted facilities and offices. In 2007 the most recent building project was completed. The Coyle Centre contains a new library, additional classrooms, and food technology kitchens. In addition several buildings and sections of the school were given names such as the Mosman Wing in homage to Marist Brothers Mosman and the Manresa Courts.
Academically, Marist College North Shore has seen increasing success in recent years. As of 2010 the Year Twelve cohort was ranked 98th in the NSW Higher School Certificate candidature, up from 273rd in the 2009 HSC.
Other notable named locations in the school include:
In certain circumstances the college may open special extra houses:
Prior to 2006, the four college houses were Chanel, Xavier, Marcellin and Sykes. However after an extensive review, an overhaul of the house and pastoral systems resulted in significant structural changes and greater emphasis on intra-house relationships and less so on Year groups as collectives. The houses were subsequently renamed; Xavier became Kelly, Marcellin became Moore and Sykes became Salta. The only House that retained its name in the overhaul was Chanel. The house colours of the previous four houses was retained for their successors. The previous posts of Year Seven to Twelve Coordinators were abolished and four House Coordinators were established in their places.
(MCC). The college has been incredibly successful for a school of its size, having emerged as premiers several times in several sports. Many talented students who have contributed to the college's successes have later gone on to become professionals in their specialist sport.
Other MCC member schools are: Marcellin College Randwick
, Marist College Pagewood
, Marist College Kogarah
, De La Salle College Ashfield
, LaSalle Catholic College Bankstown, Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham
, and St Leo's College
Wahroonga. The college has held sporting rivalries with the other member schools for many years.
Summer sports include:
Winter sports include:
Other sports available throughout the year include:
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Sport
Secondary school
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day school
Day school
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for boys, located in North Sydney
North Sydney, New South Wales
North Sydney is a suburb and commercial district on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. North Sydney is located 3 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of North Sydney...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
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, a suburb on Sydney's
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...
Lower North Shore
North Shore (Sydney)
The North Shore is an informal term used to describe the primarily residential area of northern metropolitan Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The term usually refers to the suburbs located on the north shore of Sydney Harbour between Middle Harbour and the Lane Cove River, up to...
.
Founded in 1888, Marist College North Shore is conducted 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...
, based on the teachings of the order's founder, St. Marcellin Champagnat
Marcellin Champagnat
Saint Marcellin Joseph Benedict Champagnat was born in Rozet, village of Marlhes, near St. Etienne , France...
. The school is non-selective, and currently caters for approximately 700 students from Years 7 to 12 (12 to 18 years old).
The college
College
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is administered by the Catholic Education Office for 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,...
, and is affiliated with 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), as well as the Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association
Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association
The Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association is an association of eight Catholic schools in Sydney, Australia which share common interests, ethics, educational philosophy and compete in sporting competitions among themselves....
(MCC).
History
Marist education began in North Sydney on 2 July 1888. Since then, the school now called Marist College North Shore has experienced significant changes and development. Initially, it was established as a small two-room school in Ridge Street; the current site of St. Mary’s Primary School. It opened with sixty-five students and a staff of three Marist Brothers. It was the fourth school opened by the Brothers in Australia – after those begun at Church Hill (1872), Parramatta (1875) and Hunters Hill (1881). The inaugural Headmaster was Br. Walter Moore who gave the school an excellent beginning and a firm foundation on which to build.The school met a felt need in the area and its enrolments grew to the point where a larger site and more classrooms were needed. In 1916, with enrolments in excess of three hundred, the school was moved to a neighbouring site in Carlow Street. Here, the former Mark Foy’s Furniture Repository, which had been purchased by Parish Priest Fr. Cornish SJ, was converted into classrooms and a Hall known as Manresa Hall. Marist Brothers High School North Sydney continued to expand in numbers and obtained a name for academic, cultural and sporting excellence. During these years the school catered for the educational needs of boys from Primary through to Intermediate (Year 10) level. Its motto “Esse Non Videri”, translated as “To Be, Not To Seem”, captured the essence of the school as it sought to form boys into good Christians and responsible Citizens.
The final transformation occurred in 1965 when a re-organisation of education occurred in New South Wales. The reforms introduced under the Wyndham Scheme led to the amalgamation of Marist Brothers Mosman and Marist Brothers North Sydney to form a complete Year Seven to Twelve secondary school on the grounds of the North Sydney campus. The school was subsequently renamed to appropriately reflect the representation of the two Lower North Shore Marist schools as one; Marist College North Shore. The school colours of ‘blue black and gold’ were adopted, as was the Marist Brothers Mosman motto of “Virtus Ubique Vincit” – “Courage Conquers All”. From this time development accelerated, and a series of building programmes were initiated to provide for the contemporary educational needs of the students. In 1996 the La Valla Centre was opened for use as a multi purpose educational facility comprising a hall, art rooms, computer laboratories, music classrooms and practice rooms, Design and Technology workshops, and other assorted facilities and offices. In 2007 the most recent building project was completed. The Coyle Centre contains a new library, additional classrooms, and food technology kitchens. In addition several buildings and sections of the school were given names such as the Mosman Wing in homage to Marist Brothers Mosman and the Manresa Courts.
Academically, Marist College North Shore has seen increasing success in recent years. As of 2010 the Year Twelve cohort was ranked 98th in the NSW Higher School Certificate candidature, up from 273rd in the 2009 HSC.
Facilities
Major facilities of the college include:- The Walter Moore Building - classrooms, offices, ICT centre.
- The La Valla Centre - hall, conference room, storage areas, kitchen, art rooms, design and technology workshops, computer laboratories, health room, music practice rooms, music classrooms, offices, canteen.
- The Andrew Power Centre - faith formation offices, counsellors office, careers advisor's office, general purpose religious education area, storage areas.
- The Coman Sykes Wing - administration offices, board room, sick bay, staff accommodation, classrooms, storage areas, science laboratories and prep rooms.
- The Mosman Wing - administration offices, board room, sick bay, staff accommodation, classrooms, storage areas, archives, book hire, science laboratories and prep. rooms, drama studio, fitness and training centre.
- Manresa Courts - basketball courts, cricket nets.
- Coyle Centre - food technology classrooms, kitchens, MacKillop Library, media room and classrooms.
- Fitness Centre - gym equipment, new fitness and traning area
Other notable named locations in the school include:
- The Costello Quadrangle - Within the walls of the Mosman Wing and the Coman Sykes Wing, where most informal whole school or other partial group meetings and assemblies take place.
- The O'Mara Plaza - A quadrangle named in memory of The O'Mara Green which was demolished and subsequently replaced with the Coyle Centre and its namesake plaza.
College Crest
- Motto: "Virtus Ubique Vincit" - Courage Conquers All
- Southern Cross: Symbolises our nation, Australia, and is a reminder of our duty as citizens.
- Sacred Heart: Reminds us of the love of Jesus for all and also the association between the catholic parishes of Mosman and North Sydney.
- Open Book: Represents our quest for learning and the Gospels - a reminder of the central place the word of God has in our lives.
- Interwoven A & M crowned with twelve stars: The Marist symbol - Ave Maria, crowned with twelve stars - (Book of Revelations 12.1) highlights the place Mary, the mother of Jesus, has in the life of the College.
- College Colours: Blue, Black and Gold
Houses
The college currently has four houses:- Chanel: Named in honour of St Peter ChanelPeter ChanelPierre Louis Marie Chanel, known in English as Saint Peter Chanel was a Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr.-Early years:Chanel was born in La Potière near Cuet in the area of Belley, Ain département, France....
, one of the earliest MaristsSociety of Mary (Marists)The Society of Mary , is a Roman Catholic religious congregation or order, founded by Father Jean-Claude Colin and a group of other seminarians in France in 1816...
and the first Marist Saint. He was a missionaryMissionaryA missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
to the Pacific and was martyred on the Island of FutunaFutuna Island, Wallis and FutunaFutuna is an island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna. It is one of the Hoorn Islands or Îles Horne, nearby Alofi being the other...
. Colour: Red. - Kelly: Named in honour of Fr. Michael Kelly SJ the Parish Priest of North Sydney who provided the original inspiration for the establishment of the College by persistently inviting the Brothers to commence a school in the Parish. Colour: Green (black before 2007).
- Moore: Named in honour of the College’s first Headmaster, Br Walter Moore, who had the responsibility of establishing a new school and beginning the proud tradition of Marist Education north of the Harbour. Colour: Blue.
- Salta: Named in honour of Br Peter Salta, ex-student and staff member of the College. Br Peter attended the school as a boy and then returned as a staff member in 1967. He is the longest serving member of staff, finishing teaching duties in 1999 and maintaining until today an involvement as tutor and assistant in the office. He has moved to Marcellin College, Randwick for his retirement years. Colour: Yellow.
In certain circumstances the college may open special extra houses:
- Ludovic: Usually if the intake of Year Seven students in a particular year is significantly larger than normal, an extra house is opened, often called Ludovic. It is a special house in that it does not have a specific House Coordinator, Senior Captains leadership team, house colour or emblem. Rather the students consist of an even distribution amongst the four main houses and are placed in the Ludovic House for administrative purposes only.
Prior to 2006, the four college houses were Chanel, Xavier, Marcellin and Sykes. However after an extensive review, an overhaul of the house and pastoral systems resulted in significant structural changes and greater emphasis on intra-house relationships and less so on Year groups as collectives. The houses were subsequently renamed; Xavier became Kelly, Marcellin became Moore and Sykes became Salta. The only House that retained its name in the overhaul was Chanel. The house colours of the previous four houses was retained for their successors. The previous posts of Year Seven to Twelve Coordinators were abolished and four House Coordinators were established in their places.
Sport
The college competes in inter-school sport competitions through the Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports AssociationMetropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association
The Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association is an association of eight Catholic schools in Sydney, Australia which share common interests, ethics, educational philosophy and compete in sporting competitions among themselves....
(MCC). The college has been incredibly successful for a school of its size, having emerged as premiers several times in several sports. Many talented students who have contributed to the college's successes have later gone on to become professionals in their specialist sport.
Other MCC member schools are: Marcellin College Randwick
Marcellin College Randwick
Marcellin College Randwick is a systemic Roman Catholic, secondary, day school for boys, located in Randwick, a south-eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
, Marist College Pagewood
Marist College Pagewood
Marist College Pagewood is a Catholic secondary school for boys in grades 7 through 12, located in Maroubra, New South Wales in Australia. It was founded in 1961 by the Marist Brothers, a Catholic order of teaching brothers, as a primary school, and in 1969 became a high school.-History:The land...
, Marist College Kogarah
Marist College Kogarah
Marist College Kogarah is a systemic Catholic College for boys from Years 7 to 12, located in Bexley, New South Wales, Australia.The College was founded in 1909, and has a tradition based on the teachings of the French educator Saint Marcellin Champagnat...
, De La Salle College Ashfield
De La Salle College Ashfield
This article is about De La Salle College Ashfield, Sydney. For Ashfield College in Dublin, Ireland, see Ashfield College.De La Salle College is a Catholic systemic, secondary, day school for boys', located in Ashfield, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.Established in...
, LaSalle Catholic College Bankstown, Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham
Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham
Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham , is a Roman Catholic, day school for boys, located in Lewisham, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
, and St Leo's College
St. Leo's Catholic College
St Leo's Catholic College is a secondary Catholic college in the North Shore suburb of Wahroonga in Sydney, Australia.- Alumni :* Luke Davies, author* American-Australian actor Mel Gibson attended St Leo's Catholic College in the early 1970s....
Wahroonga. The college has held sporting rivalries with the other member schools for many years.
Summer sports include:
- Basketball
- Cricket
- Squash
- Touch Football
Winter sports include:
- Rugby League
- Soccer
- Water Polo
Other sports available throughout the year include:
- Athletics
- Biathlon
- Bodyboarding
- Bowling
- Cross Country Running
- Golf
- Ice Skating
- Indoor Rock-climbing
- Lawn Bowls
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Weights
Notable alumni
Entertainment, media and the arts- Brian Bury - Radio and television broadcaster
- Kyle Linahan- Australian singer/songwriter and media presenter
- Mike MunroMike MunroMichael Munro is an Australian television presenter.- Early life :Munro cites a tough childhood with an abusive and alcoholic mother, as one of the main reasons behind his motivation to succeed. Munro attended Sacred Heart Primary School in Mosman, New South Wales and Marist College North Shore in...
- Television journalist - Ben HarrisBen HarrisBen Harris is an Australian former rugby league player. He is the first player in the history of the sport to have won grand finals in each hemisphere over consecutive seasons. He played in the National Rugby League for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, with whom he won the 2004 premiership, and...
- Award-winning journalist - Steve Ahern - Radio broadcaster and manager, Director of Radio at AFTRS, awarded Order of Australia Medal in 2009.
- Steve BalbiSteve BalbiSteve Balbi played bass in the hit-making Australian band Noiseworks, and was also in Electric Hippies along with fellow Noiseworks member Justin Stanley. Prior to Noiseworks, he was in Rose Tattoo, and prior to Rose Tattoo was in a band with his cousins called The Apaches. They performed 'Fox on...
- Australian singer, songwriter. - Grant Blackley - former executive and CEO, Australian television Network TEN
Military
- Air Marshal David Evans
Politics, public service and the law
- Justice Brian Sully
- Anthony Nolan OAM JP
Sport
- Steve Carew - Rugby league player
- Chris Caruana - Rugby league player
- Martin Collins - Rugby league player and coach
- Paul Conlon - Rugby league player
- Kieran ForanKieran ForanKieran Foran is a New Zealand rugby league player who has represented his country. He currently plays for the Manly Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. He plays as a five-eighth or half-back though he can also play centre...
- Rugby league Player - Liam ForanLiam ForanLiam Foran is a rugby league player who currently plays for the Manly Sea Eagles. He plays as a half-back or five-eighth...
- Rugby league Player - Ken IrvineKen IrvineKenneth John Irvine was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1950s, 60s and 70s. He holds the standing record for the most number of tries in a first-grade career – 212. No other player has yet managed 200 tries in their career, apart from Steve Menzies who has scored 216...
- Rugby league player (North Sydney BearsNorth Sydney BearsThe North Sydney Bears are an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. They currently compete in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 92 years of top-grade competition. The Bears are based on...
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) - Andrew LangfordAndrew LangfordAndrew Langford is a fitness trainer and former professional basketball player born in Leeds, England.Langford played for the Leeds Tigers junior sides, and was also a part of the England youth squad. He attended Linfield University, Oregon, USA until graduating in 2007...
- Rugby league Player - Guy LeechGuy LeechGuy Leech is a former Australian Ironman surf lifesaving champion.Now retired from formal competition, he won seven Uncle Toby's Super Series races and twice won The Coolangatta Gold. Leech remained undefeated over surf's toughest event and in 1989 won the Uncle Toby's version titled the "Gold...
- Ironman - Kevin Marr - Rugby league player
- Paul McCaffery - Rugby league player
- Mitchell PearceMitchell PearceMitchell Pearce is an Australian rugby league footballer currently playing for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League...
- Rugby league Player - Phil RitchiePhil RitchiePhil Ritchie was the lead singer of the band Lennex, who has also performed on the North American Television show Rock Star: Supernova on CBS in the summer of 2006...
- Rugby league player - Matt ShirvingtonMatt ShirvingtonMatt Shirvington is an Australian athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002...
- Olympic runner - Simon TaufelSimon TaufelSimon James Arthur Taufel, , is an Australian cricket umpire who is a member of the ICC Elite umpire panel...
- International cricket umpire - William Urasaki - Australian PGA Professional
See also
- Kelly (School house)
- List of Marist Brothers schools
- List of non-government schools in New South Wales