St. Joseph's College, Geelong
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St Joseph's College, sometimes referred to colloquially as Joeys or SJC, is a Roman Catholic
Independent
school for boys located in the inner Geelong
suburb of Newtown
. It is run under the auspices of the Congregation of Christian Brothers
and provides education from year 7-12, offering a broad range of curricular choices for its students in middle and senior schools including VCE, VET and VCAL. St Joseph's sister school is the nearby Sacred Heart College. The current Principal is Paul Tobias. The two Deputy Principals are Claire Brown (Years 7 to 9) and Paul Clohesy (Years 10 to 12).
On 1 April 1854, St Augustine's Catholic Church and schoolhouse was opened by Dunne. The first temporary building was of corrugated iron, imported from England. James McKeegan was appointed the first teacher and the following year, Mary Acton was employed as an assistant.
Daniel O'Driscol was appointed teacher at St Augustine's school on the 1st October, 1856. Acton continued as Assistant during these years.
St Augustine's Orphanage was built opposite St Augustine's school in August 1857. It was situated on the present site of St Joseph's College. The original bluestone Orphanage building is now known as the Br. Tom Howe Creative Arts Building.
When the Orphanage was first opened, Daniel O'Driscol was appointed manager, although he also continued to teach at St Augustine's school. The tin schoolhouse was replaced with a more permanent sandstone building in December, 1857. The new St Augustine's Church and schoolhouse was of Gothic design and was built close to the site of the original tin shed. Both were orientated towards Noble Street and stood on the present site of Noble Street Oval.
With the arrival of the Sisters of Mercy in 1859, the orphan girls were moved to the new Convent. The boys remained at St Augustine's Orphanage.
From 1862, St Augustine's school was no longer required as a Church due to declining church numbers. The school was eventually closed on 10 June 1876 and the land became part of St Augustine's Orphanage. The sandstone walls of the schoolhouse eventually crumbled with age and its remains were finally demolished in 1900.
St Augustine's Orphanage continued to be managed by Daniel O'Driscol until his death in 1878. Three Christian Brothers arrived at the request of Archdeacon Slattery, to continue caring for the orphans. In 1890, St Joseph's College was blessed and opened. However, the newly established College and the Orphanage continued to share the same site until the Orphanage was eventually relocated to Highton in 1935. The present St Joseph's College was officially opened and blessed by Archbishop Mannix on Sunday, February 3, 1935.
St Joseph's College remains a Christian Brothers' School. The congregation of Christian Brothers was founded in 1802 by Edmund Rice of Waterford, Ireland. In 1820 the Congregation of Christian Brothers gained Papal approval and in 1869, Brother Patrick Ambrose Treacy established a community and school in Melbourne. Since then the Christian Brothers have extended their work throughout Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, India, Tanzania, and the Pacific Islands.
In 2000, Mr Paul Tobias became the new principal at St Joseph's College. The previous principal was Mr Peter Cannon, who was principal from 1989-1999.
In 2010, the Noble St Oval was renamed the O'Driscol Oval in memory of Daniel O'Driscol.
In Year 7, students learn a wide variety of subjects. They study English and Math for 4 periods a week, Science, Humanities and R.E for 3 periods a week, Phys Ed for 2 periods a week, and Health, Music, Band and Pastoral Care for 1. In addition to that, Year 7's do 3 periods of Chinese in one semester and 3 periods of Italian in the other, and 4 periods of Art in one semester and 2 periods of Food Technology and 2 periods of Drama in the other.
Music by Darryl Barclay,
Lyrics by Paul Tobias (SJC Principal)
Verse 1
On top of Newton Hill our Chapel proudly stands,
Honouring all who’ve gone before from across our sunburnt land.
Classroom and sporting field, achievement is our aim.
Edmund Rice, your story we acclaim.
Chorus
Ad alta virtute, our motto shows the way,
We strive for the highest in a manly way.
We are St Joseph's boys, so listen to our song.
We are proudly part of St Joseph's Geelong.
Verse 2
Shaped by a tradition that sets us apart:
Butler and Brophy were the first to make a start.
Hist’ry and vision, a place to grow and thrive,
In a school that's vibrant and alive.
Chorus
Verse 3
Compassion, love and hope, and justice and peace,
Encouragement and service,
day by day may these increase.
Christian and spirit-filled, including one and all,
Proud and strong, we hear the Gospel call.
Chorus
Coda
We are proudly part of St Joseph's Geelong
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...
Independent
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
school for boys located in the inner Geelong
Geelong, Victoria
Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, south-west of the state capital; Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia...
suburb of Newtown
Newtown, Victoria
Newtown is an inner western suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is a primarily residential area occupying one of the highest points of urban Geelong, has always been a desirable place of residence and it is the location of many of Geelong's oldest and most valuable properties.The locality of...
. It is run under the auspices of the Congregation of 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...
and provides education from year 7-12, offering a broad range of curricular choices for its students in middle and senior schools including VCE, VET and VCAL. St Joseph's sister school is the nearby Sacred Heart College. The current Principal is Paul Tobias. The two Deputy Principals are Claire Brown (Years 7 to 9) and Paul Clohesy (Years 10 to 12).
History
In early 1854, Patrick Dunne, the Parish Priest of Geelong, applied to the Government for a land grant. His application was acknowledged and two acres of land, between Noble Street and Queens Road, were granted as a Roman Catholic church Reserve.On 1 April 1854, St Augustine's Catholic Church and schoolhouse was opened by Dunne. The first temporary building was of corrugated iron, imported from England. James McKeegan was appointed the first teacher and the following year, Mary Acton was employed as an assistant.
Daniel O'Driscol was appointed teacher at St Augustine's school on the 1st October, 1856. Acton continued as Assistant during these years.
St Augustine's Orphanage was built opposite St Augustine's school in August 1857. It was situated on the present site of St Joseph's College. The original bluestone Orphanage building is now known as the Br. Tom Howe Creative Arts Building.
When the Orphanage was first opened, Daniel O'Driscol was appointed manager, although he also continued to teach at St Augustine's school. The tin schoolhouse was replaced with a more permanent sandstone building in December, 1857. The new St Augustine's Church and schoolhouse was of Gothic design and was built close to the site of the original tin shed. Both were orientated towards Noble Street and stood on the present site of Noble Street Oval.
With the arrival of the Sisters of Mercy in 1859, the orphan girls were moved to the new Convent. The boys remained at St Augustine's Orphanage.
From 1862, St Augustine's school was no longer required as a Church due to declining church numbers. The school was eventually closed on 10 June 1876 and the land became part of St Augustine's Orphanage. The sandstone walls of the schoolhouse eventually crumbled with age and its remains were finally demolished in 1900.
St Augustine's Orphanage continued to be managed by Daniel O'Driscol until his death in 1878. Three Christian Brothers arrived at the request of Archdeacon Slattery, to continue caring for the orphans. In 1890, St Joseph's College was blessed and opened. However, the newly established College and the Orphanage continued to share the same site until the Orphanage was eventually relocated to Highton in 1935. The present St Joseph's College was officially opened and blessed by Archbishop Mannix on Sunday, February 3, 1935.
St Joseph's College remains a Christian Brothers' School. The congregation of Christian Brothers was founded in 1802 by Edmund Rice of Waterford, Ireland. In 1820 the Congregation of Christian Brothers gained Papal approval and in 1869, Brother Patrick Ambrose Treacy established a community and school in Melbourne. Since then the Christian Brothers have extended their work throughout Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, India, Tanzania, and the Pacific Islands.
In 2000, Mr Paul Tobias became the new principal at St Joseph's College. The previous principal was Mr Peter Cannon, who was principal from 1989-1999.
In 2010, the Noble St Oval was renamed the O'Driscol Oval in memory of Daniel O'Driscol.
Year 7
Each Year 7 student is allocated to a homegroup and a homeroom teacher, who takes them for homeroom at the start of the day and usually one or two other subjects; one of them most likely being R.E.In Year 7, students learn a wide variety of subjects. They study English and Math for 4 periods a week, Science, Humanities and R.E for 3 periods a week, Phys Ed for 2 periods a week, and Health, Music, Band and Pastoral Care for 1. In addition to that, Year 7's do 3 periods of Chinese in one semester and 3 periods of Italian in the other, and 4 periods of Art in one semester and 2 periods of Food Technology and 2 periods of Drama in the other.
Pathways
Starting from year 8, students enter the pathways years. Students are allowed to choose what subjects they want to study in each year from the 9 Key Learning Areas: English, Math, R.E (all of which are compulsory), Science, LOTE, Humanities, Arts, Technology and Health and P.E.Student Leadership
The St Josephs College senior leadership team is made up of 16 year 12 students and 16 year 11 students. There are also middle school leaders from Years 8-10 and Class Captains in Year 7.School song
'Ad Alta Virtute - Striving Together'Music by Darryl Barclay,
Lyrics by Paul Tobias (SJC Principal)
Verse 1
On top of Newton Hill our Chapel proudly stands,
Honouring all who’ve gone before from across our sunburnt land.
Classroom and sporting field, achievement is our aim.
Edmund Rice, your story we acclaim.
Chorus
Ad alta virtute, our motto shows the way,
We strive for the highest in a manly way.
We are St Joseph's boys, so listen to our song.
We are proudly part of St Joseph's Geelong.
Verse 2
Shaped by a tradition that sets us apart:
Butler and Brophy were the first to make a start.
Hist’ry and vision, a place to grow and thrive,
In a school that's vibrant and alive.
Chorus
Verse 3
Compassion, love and hope, and justice and peace,
Encouragement and service,
day by day may these increase.
Christian and spirit-filled, including one and all,
Proud and strong, we hear the Gospel call.
Chorus
Coda
We are proudly part of St Joseph's Geelong
Politics, public service and the law
- The Hon. Justice Bernard Bongiorno AO - Supreme Court Judge
Academic
- Anthony John Dietz - Rhodes Scholar (1987)
- Professor Frank Larkins AMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
- Rhodes Scholar (1965) - Edward Buratto - VCE High Achiever (Premier's Award) (2006)
Sporting
- Jimmy BartelJimmy BartelJames 'Jimmy' Bartel is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League . A midfielder at and , Bartel is a Brownlow Medallist, two-time All-Australian, and was part of the Cats' AFL premiership-winning teams in 2007, 2009 and 2011, being named the...
- Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club, AFL Premiership player 2007, 2009 and 2011, 2007 Brownlow MedalBrownlow MedalThe Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
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ist, All Australian 2007 and 2008 - Mark BerettaMark BerettaMark Beretta is an Australian media personality. He is known by the common nickname of Beretts.-Early life and career:Beretta was born in Geelong, Victoria on 16 June 1966. He was educated at St. Joseph's College...
- Ten-time Australian champion in Water skiingWater skiingthumb|right|A slalom skier making a turn on a slalom waterski.Waterskiing is a sport where an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation on a body of water, skimming the surface.-History:...
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- former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club and Brisbane BearsBrisbane BearsThe Brisbane Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Bears was an Australian rules football club and the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League . The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995... - Allen Christensen (footballer)Allen Christensen (footballer)Allen Christensen is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League . Christensen is the nephew of former Geelong players Marty and Damien Christensen.-AFL career:...
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- Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club and AFL Premiership player 2007 and 2009, Premiership captain 2011, Geelong Football Club Captain 2010–present - Nick MaxwellNick MaxwellNick Maxwell is an Australian rules football player and current captain of the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .- Early life :...
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- Australian Rules Footballer for the Port Adelaide Football Club - Matthew ScarlettMatthew ScarlettMatthew Scarlett is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League . A fullback, tall and weighing , Scarlett is the eldest son of former Geelong footballer John Scarlett....
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team 1. FC Nuremberg - Barry StonehamBarry StonehamBarry Stoneham is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club between 1986 and 2000.Originally from St Joseph's, Stoneham appeared 241 times for Geelong in the AFL and kicked 223 goals....
- former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club, Geelong Football Club Captain 1996 - 1998 - Luke DahlhausLuke DahlhausLuke Dahlhaus is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. Easily recognisable on the field with his dreadlocked hair, Dahlhaus' enthusiastic and energetic style of football have quickly made him a fan favourite.-Early career:Described as...
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Media
- Dr. Peter LarkinsPeter LarkinsDr. Peter Larkins is an Australian doctor and media personality, as well as a former athlete.-Early life and athletics career:...
- Highly Renowned Sports Doctor and Presenter on The Sunday Footy Show
Arts
- Xavier RuddXavier RuddXavier Rudd is an Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in 1978 and grew up in Torquay, Victoria. He attended St. Joseph's College, Geelong....
- Folk Singer - Patrick RyanPatrick RyanPatrick Ryan is the name of:*Patrick Ryan , U.S. Olympic athlete and NYC Police officer from Limerick*Patrick Ryan , English author*Patrick Ryan , LGBT American novelist...
- Heavy Metal Guitarist and minor role in video game Devil May CryDevil May Cryis an action game developed and published by Capcom, released in 2001 for the PlayStation 2. Although it is the first game in the series of the same name, the events in Devil May Cry are second in the series storyline's chronological order, taking place after Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening and...
House system
Upon entering Year 7, all boys attending St Joseph's will be assigned a house. There is a house captain and vice for each house and each year there is an athletics carnival, cross country and a swimming carnival, as well as many other smaller competitions, like the blood bank challenge and chess competitions. In these events all 4 houses compete against each other to win points. The house with the most amount of points at the end of the year wins the Adam Bryant Shield. The houses are as follows:| House | | Foley | | Butler | | Jordan | | Brophy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colour | Green | Blue | Red | Yellow |
| Nickname | Foley Falcons | Butler Sharks | Jordan Redbacks | Brophy Bees |
| Named after | Brother Foley, Principal 1942-44 | Brother Butler, Principal 1935-40 | Brother Jordan, Principal 1940-41 | Brother Brophy, a former sportsmaster |
| 2010 House Captain | Conor Reddan | Andrew Boseley | Jordan Haskins | Kieren Paliouras |
| 2011 House Captain | Mackenzie Bourke (Co-captain - Jackson Mitchell) | Brad Collard | Luke Christensen | Paul Belluzzo |