St. Kevin's College, Melbourne
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St Kevin's College, founded 1918, is a private
, all-boys primary and secondary school
in the Catholic tradition. The college is located in Toorak
, Victoria
, Australia. It has four campuses, three of which are in the suburb of Toorak
; the fourth in Richmond
. The school owned a campsite 'Silver Creek' in the town of Flowerdale
which was completely destroyed in February 2009 during the Black Saturday bushfires. St. Kevin's was founded by the Christian Brothers
. St Kevin's College is a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria
.
St. Kevin's overlooks Gardiners Creek
, a tributary that runs into the Yarra River
, with Scotch College
on the opposite side. The college has a long standing tradition with the historic St. Patrick's Cathedral
and is responsible for the choral voices.
St Kevin's is a school of the Archdiocese of Melbourne
, and is affiliated with the Junior School Heads Association of Australia
(JSHAA), the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), Edmund Rice Education Australia
(EREA) and is a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria
(APS).
.
The Heyington Campus was built in 1960, notably the Kearney Building, which is visible on the approach from the Glen Waverley
railway line. The Lansell Road property was opened in 1972, and that same year the Orrong road property was sold. In 1982, the K.C. Smith building was constructed for the middle school years on the Senior Campus, and in 1990 the Pavilion was opened. Since its opening, the Pavilion has flooded twice, both in 2005. Ovals one and two were completely submerged, resembling flooded school foyers in the 1970s.
The Cummins Building was refurbished in 1997, and currently houses the creative arts precinct, which includes arts, drama, music and artistic works. The McCarthy Building was opened in 1997, housing Art Studios, the Campus Library and the Administration Block. The Lansell Road property is now home to the Glendalough Campus, and in 1999 became a full primary school, housing prep to grade 6 students. Also in 1999, Year 9 students moved from the Senior Campus to a dedicated campus named Waterford in Balaclava
. Waterford currently resides in the former Vaucluse College FCJ
site in Richmond
.
In March 2006, a $16 million indoor pool, gym and sports facility, the Wilding Centre, was blessed by Cardinal George Pell
and opened for the students.
In 2009 the Godfrey building was opened.
In 2010, the Boyd Egan Hall was opened at Glendalough and substantial floods filled the school's ovals and damaged the Fraser tennis courts.
In 2011, work began on a three storey 14 million dollar Science Wing, located adjacent to Heyington railway station at the end of the Kearney Building.
The class of 2009 have been highest-performing academic group in the history of the modern VCE for St Kevin’s College, making St Kevin's in 2009 the top-performing, non-selective, all boys, Catholic and Associated Public Schools of Victoria
member school, with 33 per cent of study scores at 40 or over, and 14 perfect scores were achieved across 10 subjects.
and as of 2011, the WIDPSC
, with one student competing representing Australia, and recording 8th place.
The school's motto is, in Latin, 'Omnia Pro Deo' meaning 'All for God' or transliterated means 'All things for God'. This is taken from a letter of St Paul.
with whom it established an ELC Centre, St. Peter's. The College also has a strong establishment with fellow independent schools Korowa Anglican Girls' School
, Sacré Cœur School, Genazzano FCJ College
and St. Catherine's School
.
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...
, all-boys primary and secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in the Catholic tradition. The college is located in Toorak
Toorak, Victoria
Toorak is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district located on a rise on the south side of a bend in the Yarra River. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington...
, 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. It has four campuses, three of which are in the suburb of Toorak
Toorak, Victoria
Toorak is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district located on a rise on the south side of a bend in the Yarra River. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington...
; the fourth in Richmond
Richmond, Victoria
Richmond is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra...
. The school owned a campsite 'Silver Creek' in the town of Flowerdale
Flowerdale, Victoria
Flowerdale is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Murrindindi Local Government Area, from the state capital, Melbourne...
which was completely destroyed in February 2009 during the Black Saturday bushfires. St. Kevin's was founded by the 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...
. St Kevin's College is a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria
Associated Public Schools of Victoria
The Associated Public Schools of Victoria are a group of eleven elite independent schools in Victoria, Australia, similar to the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales in New South Wales....
.
St. Kevin's overlooks Gardiners Creek
Gardiners Creek
Gardiners Creek, originally known as Kooyongkoot Creek, is a waterway in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and part of the Yarra River catchment....
, a tributary that runs into the Yarra River
Yarra River
The Yarra River, originally Birrarung, is a river in east-central Victoria, Australia. The lower stretches of the river is where the city of Melbourne was established in 1835 and today Greater Melbourne dominates and influences the landscape of its lower reaches...
, with Scotch College
Scotch College, Melbourne
Scotch College, Melbourne is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for boys, located in Hawthorn, an inner-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
on the opposite side. The college has a long standing tradition with the historic St. Patrick's Cathedral
St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne
St Patrick's Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, and seat of its archbishop, currently Denis J. Hart. The building is known internationally as a leading example of the Gothic Revival style of architecture.In 1974 Pope Paul VI...
and is responsible for the choral voices.
St Kevin's is a school of the Archdiocese of Melbourne
Archdiocese of Melbourne
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Erected initially in 1847 as the Diocese of Melbourne, a suffragan diocese of Archdiocese of Sydney, the diocese was elevated in 1874 as an archdiocese of the...
, and is affiliated with the Junior School Heads Association of Australia
Junior School Heads Association of Australia
The Independent Primary School Heads of Australia formerly Junior School Heads Association of Australia , is an incorporated body representing the heads of independent primary schools in Australia....
(JSHAA), the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), Edmund Rice Education Australia
Edmund Rice Education Australia
Edmund Rice Education Australia was established in October 2007. It is the outcome of one of two project groups, the National Planning Committee for Schools Governance and Shaping our Future Committee Oceania...
(EREA) and is a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria
Associated Public Schools of Victoria
The Associated Public Schools of Victoria are a group of eleven elite independent schools in Victoria, Australia, similar to the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales in New South Wales....
(APS).
History
The school was established in 1918 in East Melbourne by the Christian Brothers set out to establish a strong tradition of high academic standards. St Kevin’s was the matriculation centre for all the Brothers’ schools in Melbourne. With its early academic success, the enrolment soon outgrew its buildings in East Melbourne. In 1932, the school was moved to the corner of Saint George and Orrong Roads, Toorak. Property in Heyington was purchased and developed into playing fields. The Heyington Property is now the Senior School Campus, housing Years 7 to 8, and Years 10 through to year 12, in a vertical 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...
.
The Heyington Campus was built in 1960, notably the Kearney Building, which is visible on the approach from the Glen Waverley
Glen Waverley, Victoria
Glen Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash...
railway line. The Lansell Road property was opened in 1972, and that same year the Orrong road property was sold. In 1982, the K.C. Smith building was constructed for the middle school years on the Senior Campus, and in 1990 the Pavilion was opened. Since its opening, the Pavilion has flooded twice, both in 2005. Ovals one and two were completely submerged, resembling flooded school foyers in the 1970s.
Balaclava, Victoria
Balaclava is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, in Australia. It is situated in the south-east of the city in the St Kilda East area and is bounded by Inkerman Street to the north, Chapel Street to the west, Hotham Street to the east and Oak Grove and Los Angeles Court to the south. In terms of its...
. Waterford currently resides in the former Vaucluse College FCJ
Vaucluse College FCJ
Vaucluse College FCJ was founded in 1882 by the Faithful Companions of Jesus. The school was originally known as Mount St Joseph College and later was changed to Vaucluse College FCJ. The main buildings of the college including the convent were designed by the architect GW Vanheems and constructed...
site in Richmond
Richmond, Victoria
Richmond is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra...
.
In March 2006, a $16 million indoor pool, gym and sports facility, the Wilding Centre, was blessed by Cardinal 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...
and opened for the students.
In 2009 the Godfrey building was opened.
In 2010, the Boyd Egan Hall was opened at Glendalough and substantial floods filled the school's ovals and damaged the Fraser tennis courts.
In 2011, work began on a three storey 14 million dollar Science Wing, located adjacent to Heyington railway station at the end of the Kearney Building.
Campuses
St Kevin's College has four campuses:- Glendalough - The St Kevin's Junior School it is named after the location of St Kevin's Monastery in Ireland. (P-6)
- Heyington - In 1932 the current site of Heyington was purchased and at the time was used for playing fields. It now serves as the main academic campus. (7,8,10,11,12)
- Waterford - Is the Year 9 campus, situated on Richmond Hill and occupies the facilities of the former Vaucluse CollegeVaucluse College FCJVaucluse College FCJ was founded in 1882 by the Faithful Companions of Jesus. The school was originally known as Mount St Joseph College and later was changed to Vaucluse College FCJ. The main buildings of the college including the convent were designed by the architect GW Vanheems and constructed...
. (9) - St. Peter's - An ELC Centre that is a co-venture with Loreto Mandeville HallLoreto Mandeville HallLoreto Mandeville Hall Toorak is a Roman Catholic day school for girls in Toorak, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.It is one of many Loreto schools distributed over the world, established by the sisters of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary or Loreto Sisters, founded some 400 years...
.
Curriculum
St Kevin's College offers its Years 11 and 12 students the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), the main assessment program which ranks the students in the state.The class of 2009 have been highest-performing academic group in the history of the modern VCE for St Kevin’s College, making St Kevin's in 2009 the top-performing, non-selective, all boys, Catholic and Associated Public Schools of Victoria
Associated Public Schools of Victoria
The Associated Public Schools of Victoria are a group of eleven elite independent schools in Victoria, Australia, similar to the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales in New South Wales....
member school, with 33 per cent of study scores at 40 or over, and 14 perfect scores were achieved across 10 subjects.
Co-curriculum
As part of upholding the value of "fullness of life" of the College, a number of initiatives are conducted:Debating and public speaking
St Kevin's competes in the Debaters Association of Victoria Schools competition, and the Heyington Campus is the host venue for the Toorak regional competition. Five debates are held each year, and St Kevin's teams debate against other Melbourne schools on various current interest topics. St Kevin's participates in a range of other debating and public speaking tournaments, including those organised by Rotary, the RSL, UNYAUnited Nations Youth Association of Australia
UN Youth Australia is one of Australia's largest youth organisations, and is part of the global network of United Nations Youth Associations. UN Youth is an independent arm of the United Nations Association of Australia...
and as of 2011, the WIDPSC
World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships
The World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships is an annual international English language debating and public speaking tournament for individual high school-level students representing different countries. It occurs during a five-day period in late March and involves 180 to 200...
, with one student competing representing Australia, and recording 8th place.
Sport
St Kevin's College is a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria, the College teams take part in a competition providing a wide range of sports at different levels of achievement. The College recently won the Soccer, Aussie Rules Football and Rugby premierships - a feat that has never been achieved before in APS sport history.Theatre and drama
St Kevin's has a theatre department and each year produces a wide range of Plays, Musicals and Operas. A relationship between several different girls schools has been established to enhance the co-curricular dramatic arts program.Aviation
St Kevin's College offers an aviation program to its students, and is the only secondary school in Australia that to offer students the opportunity to earn a pilot's licence by the time they graduate. The program has been commended by aviators and industry experts such as the late Nancy Bird Walton, AO, OBE, DStJCoat of arms, crest and motto
The current school crest was adopted by Br Kearney in 1933. The school crest bears:- The Celtic CrossCeltic crossA Celtic cross is a symbol that combines a cross with a ring surrounding the intersection. In the Celtic Christian world it was combined with the Christian cross and this design was often used for high crosses – a free-standing cross made of stone and often richly decorated...
, signifying Irish Heritage, in the top left quadrant, - A single star, representing the Star of Knowledge in the top right quadrant,
- The Southern Cross representing AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , 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...
in the bottom left quadrant, - A book with the Greek Letters Alpha and Omega scribed, symbolising God is all from beginning to end in the bottom right quadrant.
- Surmounting the shield is another Celtic CrossCeltic crossA Celtic cross is a symbol that combines a cross with a ring surrounding the intersection. In the Celtic Christian world it was combined with the Christian cross and this design was often used for high crosses – a free-standing cross made of stone and often richly decorated...
which represents faith in God. - The school colours are, blue, green and gold.
The school's motto is, in Latin, 'Omnia Pro Deo' meaning 'All for God' or transliterated means 'All things for God'. This is taken from a letter of St Paul.
Relationship with other schools
St. Kevin's College, Toorak has a long standing tradition with Loreto Mandeville HallLoreto Mandeville Hall
Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak is a Roman Catholic day school for girls in Toorak, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.It is one of many Loreto schools distributed over the world, established by the sisters of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary or Loreto Sisters, founded some 400 years...
with whom it established an ELC Centre, St. Peter's. The College also has a strong establishment with fellow independent schools Korowa Anglican Girls' School
Korowa Anglican Girls' School
Korowa Anglican Girls' School is an independent, Anglican, day school for girls, located in Glen Iris, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
, Sacré Cœur School, Genazzano FCJ College
Genazzano FCJ College
Genazzano FCJ College is a Roman Catholic, day and boarding school for girls, located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
and St. Catherine's School
St Catherine's School, Toorak
St Catherine's School is an independent, non-denominational, Christian day and boarding school for girls, located in Toorak, an inner south-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
.
Politics, public service and the law
- B. A. SantamariaB. A. SantamariaBartholomew Augustine "B. A." Santamaria, otherwise 'Bob' , was an Australian political activist and journalist and one of the most influential political figures in 20th century Australian history...
, politician (Founder of the Democratic Labor PartyDemocratic Labor PartyThe Democratic Labor Party is a political party in Australia that espouses social conservatism and opposes neo-liberalism. The first "DLP" Senator in decades, party vice-president John Madigan was elected to the Australian Senate with 2.3 percent of the primary vote in Victoria at the 2010 federal...
) and journalist. - George Edward White, Victorian MLA
- John Peter Bourke, Victorian MLA
- Peter John Randles, Victorian MLA
- Jack ComberJack ComberJack Comber was an Australian politician. Born in Broken Hill, New South Wales, he was educated at St Kevin's College in Melbourne before becoming a shop assistant. He served in the military 1941-46 and returned to become a store manager and insurance consultant...
, Member of the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for the Queensland seat of Bowman - Francis Field, Victorian MLA
- Jim McClelland, Labor Senator for New South Wales, solicitor, jurist, Minister in the Third Whitlam Ministry and Royal Commissioner
- Scott RyanScott Ryan (Australian politician)Scott Michael Ryan is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 2008, representing the state of Victoria....
, Liberal Senator for Victoria - Barney CooneyBarney CooneyBernard Cornelius "Barney" Cooney is a former Australian politician. Born in Currie, Tasmania, he was educated at the University of Melbourne before becoming a barrister. In 1984, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Victoria. He held the seat until his retirement in...
, Labor Senator for Victoria - Bill BourkeBill BourkeWilliam Meskill "Bill" Bourke was an Australian politician.Bourke was elected to the Australian House of Representatives seat of Fawkner at the 1949 election representing the Australian Labor Party...
, Politician and Member for Fawkner - William Lombard, Catholic priest, established the Young Christian WorkersYoung Christian WorkersThe Young Christian Workers is an international organization founded by Rev. Joseph Cardijn in Belgium as the Young Trade Unionists; the organization adopted its present name in 1924. Its French acronym, JOC, gave rise to the then widely-used terms Jocism and Jocist...
movement in Australia - Ted SerongTed SerongBrigadier Francis Philip "Ted" Serong DSO, OBE was a senior officer of the Australian Army, most notable for his contributions to counter-insurgency and jungle warfare tactics, and as commander of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam from 1962 until 1965.-Early life:The path that took Serong...
, DSO, OBE was a senior officer of the Australian Army, most notable for his contributions to counter-insurgency and jungle warfare tactics.
Sport
- Phonse KynePhonse KyneAlphonsius E. "Phonse" Kyne was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached Collingwood in the Victorian Football League. He is an inductee of the Australian Football Hall of Fame and a member of the official Collingwood Team of the Century...
, Collingwood Football ClubCollingwood Football ClubThe Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
, AFLAustralian Football LeagueThe Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
. Premiership player 1935 and 1936, Captain in 1942 and 1946–49, Copeland Trophy winner 1946, 1947, 1948 and Premiership Coach in 1953 and 1958. He is an inductee of the Australian Football Hall of FameAustralian Football Hall of FameThe Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules football by players, umpires, media personalities, coaches and administrators. It was initially established...
and a member of the official Collingwood Team of the Century - Allan La FontaineAllan La FontaineAllan La Fontaine was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Born in Victoria, La Fontaine attended St Kevin's College, Melbourne. He was recruited from University Blacks as a brilliant full-forward, and was to earn his fame playing with the Melbourne Football Club as a...
, AFLAustralian Football LeagueThe Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
player for the Melbourne Football ClubMelbourne Football ClubThe Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
. Premiership Captain from 1939-1941, and coach from 1949-1951. He is an inductee of the Australian Football Hall of FameAustralian Football Hall of FameThe Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules football by players, umpires, media personalities, coaches and administrators. It was initially established...
and a member of the official Melbourne Team of the Century. - Brad Scott, AFL, premiership playing footballer. Current Coach of North Melbourne Football ClubNorth Melbourne Football ClubThe North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
. - Chris Scott AFL, Premiership Playing Footballer and Coach. Current Coach of the Geelong Football ClubGeelong Football ClubThe Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
. - Ryan O'KeefeRyan O'KeefeRyan O'Keefe is an Australian Football League player with the Sydney Swans, and part of the Swans' 2005 premiership-winning side....
, Sydney SwansSydney SwansThe Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
, AFL, premiership player and All Australian footballer. - Josh MahoneyJosh MahoneyJoshua William Paul "Josh" Mahoney , is a former professional Australian rules footballer.- VFL career :After beginning his career in the TAC Cup with the Western Jets, Mahoney moved to the Williamstown Seagulls in the VFL, playing 19 games with them in 1996...
, Port Adelaide Football ClubPort Adelaide Football ClubThe Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
, AFL, premiership player. - Luke PennyLuke PennyLuke Penny is a former Australian rules footballer.Recruited to the Western Bulldogs in the 1998 AFL Draft as pick 14, Penny was seen as a project player who could lead the defence in years to come. He stood at 193 cm, and made his debut in 2000...
, Western BulldogsWestern BulldogsThe Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
and St Kilda Football Club, AFL Footballer. - Simon GarlickSimon GarlickSimon Garlick is a former Australian rules footballer who played between 1994 and 2004. He spent his first four years of league football with the Sydney Swans before moving Footscray...
, Western Bulldogs, AFL Player, CEO of the Western Bulldogs. - Stephen PowellStephen PowellStephen Powell was an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League .A journeyman in the AFL, Powell made his debut with the Western Bulldogs as a 20-year-old in 1997. He became known as a solid player whose hardness at the ball was very valuable, continuing this role as the...
, AFL footballer with Western Bulldogs, Melbourne and St. Kilda - Laurie KerrLaurie KerrLaurie Kerr is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL during the 1950s. He was named as an emergency in Carlton's official 'Team of the Century'.Kerr was educated at St Kevin's College in Toorak....
, AFL Footballer with the 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...
and founder of the Carlton Social Club at Princes Park - Tony MorwoodTony MorwoodTony Morwood is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans.He was usually seen in the half forward flank and it was in that position that he was named in the Swan's 'Team of the Century'....
, AFLAustralian Football LeagueThe Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
, Sydney SwansSydney SwansThe Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
football player. A member of the Official Sydney Swans Team of the Century. - Bill NettlefoldBill NettlefoldWilliam 'Bill' Nettlefold is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond, North Melbourne and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....
, AFL footballer with North Melbourne Football ClubNorth Melbourne Football ClubThe North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
, Richmond Football ClubRichmond Football ClubThe Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
and Melbourne, member of the 1977 premiership team for North Melbourne. - Neale FraserNeale FraserNeale Andrew Fraser AO MBE is a former tennis player from Australia, born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of a Victorian judge. He began playing tennis at age 11 and attended St Kevin's College, Melbourne where he became Captain of Tennis at the school.Fraser won Wimbledon in 1960 and the US...
, WimbledonThe Championships, WimbledonThe Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
tennis champion. - Mitch WallisMitch WallisMitchell "Mitch" Wallis is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League...
, AFL footballer with Western Bulldogs Football Club. - Tom LiberatoreTom LiberatoreTom Liberatore is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. He is the son of former Bulldogs legend Tony Liberatore....
, AFL footballer with Western Bulldogs Football Club.
Media, entertainment and the arts
- Rob SitchRob SitchRobert Ian Sitch , is an Australian director, producer, screenwriter, actor and comedian.-Early life:Sitch attended St Kevin's College and graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Melbourne, where he resided at Trinity College. He worked at the Royal Womans Hospital...
, Australian director, producer, screenwriter and actor. - Stevie NicholsonStevie NicholsonStevie Nicholson is an Australian singer and actor. He attended St Kevin's College in Melbourne as a student and is currently a member of the Australian children's entertainment group Hi-5...
, Member of the popular Australian children's musical group Hi-5 - Simon HallTripod (band)Tripod is an Australian musical comedy act, specialising in improv, parody and satire. As its name suggests, the band is a trio; it comprises Scod , Yon and Gatesy...
, Member of the popular commedy group Tripod - Damien ParerDamien ParerDamien Peter Parer was an Australian war photographer. He became famous for his war photography of the Second World War, and was killed by Japanese machinegun fire at Peleliu, Palau. He married Elizabeth Marie Cotter on 23 March 1944, and his son, producer Damien Parer, was born after his father...
Australian war photographer, was cinematographer for Australia's first Oscar winning film, Kokoda Front Line - Daniel Mahoney actor starring as Mr Cooper in the series Hangin' With Mr Cooper
- E W (Bill) TippingE W (Bill) TippingEdmond William Tipping was an Australian journalist, social commentator and activist.-Early life and family:"Bill" Tipping was born in Moonee Ponds, and attended St Kevin's College, Melbourne where he was school captain in 1933...
Walkley award winning journalist - Greg KerrGreg KerrGreg J. Kerr is a politician from Nova Scotia, Canada. He was elected as the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for the electoral district of West Nova in the 2008 federal election. He is currently the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs.-Biography:He graduated from...
, author and writer - Mark Davis (journalist)Mark Davis (journalist)Mark Davis, an Australian investigative journalist, is best known for his work on Dateline for SBS TV, where he is currently a co-presenter and video journalist.-ABC TV:...
is an Australian journalist best known for his work on Dateline, won five Walkley awards, including the prestigious Gold Walkley. - Charles Augustine Sweeney QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
, Federal Court of AustraliaFederal Court of AustraliaThe Federal Court of Australia is an Australian superior court of record which has jurisdiction to deal with most civil disputes governed by federal law , along with some summary criminal matters. Cases are heard at first instance by single Judges...
Judge - Greg Craven Vice-Chancellor at the Australian Catholic University, leading advocate of republicanism and author
- Joel DeaneJoel DeaneJoel Deane is an Australian poet, novelist, and speechwriter.-Biography:Deane, born in Melbourne, Australia, lived in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1990s, working as a technology journalist...
, Acclaimed Australian novelist and poet, former chief speech writer for VictoriaVictoria (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....
n PremierPremierPremier is a title for the head of government in some countries and states.-Examples by country:In many nations, "premier" is used interchangeably with "prime minister"...
Steve BracksSteve BracksStephen Philip Bracks AC is a former Australian politician and the 44th Premier of Victoria. He first won the electoral district of Williamstown in 1994 for the Australian Labor Party, and was party leader and Premier from 1999 to 2007....
.
Clergy
- ArchbishopArchbishopAn archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
Mark Benedict ColeridgeMark Benedict ColeridgeMark Benedict Coleridge DD B.A. DSS is the Catholic Archbishop of Canberra-Goulburn, Australia. He was previously Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia.-Early life:...
, Current CatholicCatholicThe word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
Archbishop of CanberraCanberraCanberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
and Goulburn, New South WalesGoulburn, New South WalesGoulburn is a provincial city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Goulburn Mulwaree Council Local Government Area. It is located south-west of Sydney on the Hume Highway and above sea-level. On Census night 2006, Goulburn had a population of 20,127 people...
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