Villanova College
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Villanova College is a private
and catholic
school for boys located in Coorparoo
, a southern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland
, Australia. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy for all years and caters for approximately 1,150 boys in three schools, Junior, Middle and Senior from year five to twelve.
Established in 1948 by six Irish Priests, led by Fr Ben O'Donnell, who were from the Order of Saint Augustine, at 'Whinstanes' in the suburb of Hamilton
. In 1954 due to lack of prospects for growth at Whinstanes, the College moved to its present site at Coorparoo
, where it has flourished.
The college is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the The Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA), Combined Independent Colleges
(CIC) and the Associated Independent Colleges
(AIC).
at a site named Whinstanes. On the 25 of January, 1948 the college was officially opened by the Chancellor of the Queensland University, Mr. Forgar. Smith, who raised the college flag in front of the main entrance and was blessed by Archbishop Duhig. In 1953 a decision was made to move the college due to lack of prospects for expansion at Whinstanes and a property was found at Coorparoo.
In the sixties and seventies a library, science laboratories, senior classrooms and a new primary block joined the existing buildings on the campus. During this period, the college saw additional co-curricular facilities including a swimming pool on campus and sporting fields at Tingalpa. Villanova had been a founding member of The Associated Schools (TAS)
and was always competitive.
During the seventies and early eighties the College saw the foundation of the Student Council as well as the leadership role of all the boys in the senior class which led to the abolition of the prefect system. The election of captain and vice-captains of the school and houses by the senior class was started. The Goold Gymnasium and Assembly Hall was built as well as more classrooms, new science laboratories, a technical drawing room and some Art rooms.
The late eighties and nineties saw the governance of the College now entrusted to a College Council composed of staff, parents, Augustinians, past students and friends of the College. It also saw new courses start in computing, and catering start at the college and the introduction of a campus-wide computer network as well as computers in classrooms. The nineties also saw the college split from the TAS competition and the foundation of the AIC Competition
In 2006 the college inaugurated its three present schools, Junior, consisting of Years 5 and 6. Middle with the grades of 7, 8 & 9 and Senior with Year 10, 11 & 12. Currently the college is building a new Staff and Senior block, part of the BER
program by the Australian Government.
; House colour: Red Murray House named after James Murray; House colour: Blue
. After his death he was canonized by Pope Alexander VII in 1658. His feast day is celebrated on September 22.
Other Augustinian Colleges named for this saint are St. Thomas of Villanova College
, located in Ontario
, Canada
, and Villanova Preparatory School
in California
, United States. He is also the patron saint to the popular Catholic university, Villanova University
located in Villanova
, Pennsylvania
.
In Year 8 the Major Core Curriculum consists of two parts; Humanities, which consists of English, SOSE and RE, as well as Maths and Science. Six enrichment subjects are offered, Music, Art, Drama, Computing, Business Studies and Graphics and Chinese and Italian.
In Year 9 the Major Core Curriculum is divided into separate subjects of RE, SOSE, Science, Mathematics, English and HPE. Year 9 Students also take four elective units, two for semester 1 and two for semester 2.
In Year 11 and 12 students have the decision to take the subject of RE, a Mathematics subject and an English subject and in addition they chose three or four from the Authority and Authority-Registered subjects. Instead of this, they can chose to do a VET or SAT Course. In 2010, 141 students in the Year 12 cohort received an Overall Position (OP) result. 38 were in the 1-5 range and 67 were in the 6-15 range.
The AIC sporting association is for years eight to Open. It comprises 8 schools, Marist College Ashgrove
, St Edmunds College, Ipswich
, St Patrick's College
, Iona College
, Padua College, St Laurence's College
and St. Peters Lutheran College. The sports played by the association are rugby union
, soccer, cricket
, basketball
, volleyball
, tennis
, swimming
, chess
, athletics
and cross country
.
The CIC sporting association is for grades 4 to 7 and Villanova competes against Anglican Church Grammar School
, Brisbane Boys' College
, Brisbane Grammar School
, Iona College
, Marist College Ashgrove
, Padua College, St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace, Nudgee Junior College
, St Joseph's Nudgee College
, St Laurence's College
, St Patrick's College
, and The Southport School
.
to showcase their talents and receive plaques for particular levels of achievement. Villanova is home to a music centre, known as the Augustine Centre. Within this centre is the Hanrahan Theatre, named after the second rector of the college, Fr John Hanrahan.
productions in conjunction with Loreto College every two years. Recent productions have been Back to the Eighties (2006) and Pimpernel (2004), "The Wiz" (2008), and recently "Godspell." Students of Chinese language
studies have the opportunity to visit China
every second year. The music department holds a Music Tour for all students in the colleges Senior Ensembles every two years, the most recent tours being to Melbourne in 2005 and Sydney in 2007 where the colleges students performed in the Sydney Opera House. The most recent tour was held in June 2009 to the city of Rotorua, New Zealand. AFAS members can visit impoverished students in the Philippines and assist in developing their communities, also every two years. Villanova competes in the Tournament of Minds
competition and in 2010 took out first place in the Primary Division of Applied Technology. Other activities include Environment Group, Student Council, Eucharistic Ministry, LIONS Youth of the Year and the RACI Titration Competition. Villanova also conducts a sports tour with St Augustines College in Brookvale
, Sydney
, alternating as hosts.
. Students have the opportunity to join these groups and nominate for leadership
positions within the ministries
. Ministries Villanova offers students to be involved in includes:
The main campus is located at Coorparoo
that includes a library, chapel, science laboratories, a hall named after James Alipius Goold
, technical drawing and art rooms and a junior block. The main campus also houses a swimming pool and oval called 'Whinstanes', named after the original block in Hamilton
.
The college also owns a block of land located at Tingalpa called Villanova Park. It has 7 playing fields and a function center named the 'Cor Unum Center'
Tolentine
Tolentine, also known as 'T' block, is the oldest and original building at Villanova and incorporates administration, pastoral and teaching facilities. At the time of building, the 'Tower', which is approximately 50m tall, was the second tallest building in Brisbane. Tolentine was split into two wings in 2006, with the incorporation of three separate sub-schools and a minor refurbishment. The block is named after the Augustinian Saint, Nicholas of Tolentine
.
Good Counsel & Cascia
Also known as 'GC' & 'C' block, was built in 1967 to accommodate classrooms, a one-room library and a general purpose room. Today, the Good Counsel facility is dedicated solely to the middle school. Good Council and Cascia block are named after the Mother of Good Counsel
and the Augustinian saint, Rita of Cascia
.
Mendel Hall
Opened originally in 1971 as a two storey complex dedicated solely to the sciences, with a bottom floor reserved for the arts — an art room and a media room for debates. In 1979, a third storey was added with two new laboratories. Today, the two top storeys are dedicated to science laboratories, with the bottom levels incorporating a technical drawings room, classrooms and a catering centre. The swimming pool is also located near the Mendel complex. The complex is named after the Augustinian geneticist
, Gregor Mendel
.
Goold Hall
In 1985 and 1986, demolition of previous buildings and purchasing of new land allowed the construction of Goold Hall, incorporating a indoor sporting centre, a stage and numerous classrooms. The hall up until 2005 was used for school assemblies and musical productions, this has since changed with the construction of the Augustine Centre. After this, the Brisbane Augustinian community moved to the new priory located in the college grounds. The Hall is named after James Alipius Goold
, the first Augustinian to come to Australia and the first Archbishop
of Melbourne
.
O'Donnell Building
Years 1993 and 1994 saw further major building works with the construction of the O'Donnell block, comprising seven classrooms and art facilities. It was named after Villanova's first rector, Father Ben O'Donnell OSA, who was invited from Ireland to attend the opening. Today it is used as the Primary School of the College.
Augustine Centre
Opened in May 2005, the Augustine Centre was the most anticipated development within the college, planned for over a decade. It was opened with the assistance of the wider community in-cordination with the One Mind, One Heart campaign, which began in 2003. The program encompassed a donation by families to help construct two centres — Augustine Centre and Cor Unum Centre. The Augustine centre incorporates music and drama facilities with the addition of staff offices. The Hanrahan theatre, the main audiotorium of the complex, can be split into two lecture theatres and seats over 500, with high class technical features. The drama centre is attached via an annex and incorporates teaching and office facilities. The lower level of the centre incorporates a complete music tution complex, with ten music classrooms, practice rooms and storage facilities. Furthermore, the centre also has meeting areas and food areas.
Cor Unum Centre
The most recently opened complex within the college, situated at the College's sports facilities — Villanova Park, opened in 2006. The centre incorporates sporting meeting facilities, food preparation areas and a grand stand located close to the Andrew Slack Oval.
Academic
Arts
Law
Politics
Sport
Media and entertainment
Villanova's brother school is St. Augustine's College, Brookvale in Sydney, New South Wales
. Loreto College
is the sister school of Villanova College.
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...
and catholic
Catholic
The 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"...
school for boys located in Coorparoo
Coorparoo, Queensland
Coorparoo is a southern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, located approximately four kilometres from the city. Surrounding suburbs include Camp Hill, Holland Park, Greenslopes, East Brisbane, Norman Park and Seven Hills.-Aboriginal history:...
, a southern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Australia. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy for all years and caters for approximately 1,150 boys in three schools, Junior, Middle and Senior from year five to twelve.
Established in 1948 by six Irish Priests, led by Fr Ben O'Donnell, who were from the Order of Saint Augustine, at 'Whinstanes' in the suburb of Hamilton
Hamilton, Queensland
Hamilton is an inner northern suburb of Brisbane, Australia, lying on the north bank of the Brisbane River along Bulimba Reach. The area is hilly with views of the Brisbane central business district....
. In 1954 due to lack of prospects for growth at Whinstanes, the College moved to its present site at Coorparoo
Coorparoo, Queensland
Coorparoo is a southern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, located approximately four kilometres from the city. Surrounding suburbs include Camp Hill, Holland Park, Greenslopes, East Brisbane, Norman Park and Seven Hills.-Aboriginal history:...
, where it has flourished.
The college is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the The Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA), Combined Independent Colleges
Combined Independent Colleges (CIC)
The Combined Independent Colleges Junior Sports Association is a group of 14 independent schools in Queensland, Australia. 13 of these schools are based in Brisbane and one is located on the Gold Coast....
(CIC) and the Associated Independent Colleges
Associated Independent Colleges
The Associated Independent Colleges of Queensland are a group of eight independent schools in Queensland, Australia involved in a variety of sporting and cultural activities. AIC competition is only for male secondary students. Primary schools attached to AIC schools compete against their GPS...
(AIC).
At Whinstanes (1948-1953)
In 1948 Archbishop Duhig welcomed Fr O'Donnell with five other Irish Augustinian Priests, to Australia, and invited them to start a school in Brisbane. They subsequently established Villanova in the suburb of HamiltonHamilton, Queensland
Hamilton is an inner northern suburb of Brisbane, Australia, lying on the north bank of the Brisbane River along Bulimba Reach. The area is hilly with views of the Brisbane central business district....
at a site named Whinstanes. On the 25 of January, 1948 the college was officially opened by the Chancellor of the Queensland University, Mr. Forgar. Smith, who raised the college flag in front of the main entrance and was blessed by Archbishop Duhig. In 1953 a decision was made to move the college due to lack of prospects for expansion at Whinstanes and a property was found at Coorparoo.
At Coorparoo (1954-Present Day)
The school was officially opened on the 22 of November 1953 by Archbishop Duhig. The building had been built at a cost of £50,000 and could accommodate 500 students.In the sixties and seventies a library, science laboratories, senior classrooms and a new primary block joined the existing buildings on the campus. During this period, the college saw additional co-curricular facilities including a swimming pool on campus and sporting fields at Tingalpa. Villanova had been a founding member of The Associated Schools (TAS)
The Associated Schools
The Associated Schools is an incorporated body involving fourteen co-educational independent Queensland secondary schools in a variety of sporting and cultural activities established in 1956 following the disbanded Metropolitan Secondary School Sports Association in 1955, which had been...
and was always competitive.
During the seventies and early eighties the College saw the foundation of the Student Council as well as the leadership role of all the boys in the senior class which led to the abolition of the prefect system. The election of captain and vice-captains of the school and houses by the senior class was started. The Goold Gymnasium and Assembly Hall was built as well as more classrooms, new science laboratories, a technical drawing room and some Art rooms.
The late eighties and nineties saw the governance of the College now entrusted to a College Council composed of staff, parents, Augustinians, past students and friends of the College. It also saw new courses start in computing, and catering start at the college and the introduction of a campus-wide computer network as well as computers in classrooms. The nineties also saw the college split from the TAS competition and the foundation of the AIC Competition
In 2006 the college inaugurated its three present schools, Junior, consisting of Years 5 and 6. Middle with the grades of 7, 8 & 9 and Senior with Year 10, 11 & 12. Currently the college is building a new Staff and Senior block, part of the BER
Building the Education Revolution
Building the Education Revolution is an Australian government program administered by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations designed to provide new and refurbished infrastructure to all eligible Australian schools...
program by the Australian Government.
House system
Villanova College has four houses which compete in inter-house athletics, cross-country and swimming, as well as many other school based activities. Heavey House named after Bishop John Heavey; House colour: Green Goold House named after James Goold; House colour: Yellow Crane House named after Martin CraneMartin Crane (Roman Catholic bishop)
Bishop Martin Crane, D.D. was an Irish-born Australian cleric, appointed to be the first Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Sandhurst.-Early Life:...
; House colour: Red Murray House named after James Murray; House colour: Blue
Patron Saint
The college is named in honour of St. Thomas of Villanova, a sixteenth century Spanish Augustinian who was born in 1488 and died in 1555. Thomas was Archbishop of ValenciaArchdiocese of Valencia
The Archdiocese of Valencia is a Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Valencia, part of the autonomous community of Valencia. The archdiocese heads the ecclesiastical province of Valencia, having Metropolitan authority over the suffragan dioceses of...
. After his death he was canonized by Pope Alexander VII in 1658. His feast day is celebrated on September 22.
Other Augustinian Colleges named for this saint are St. Thomas of Villanova College
St. Thomas of Villanova College
St. Thomas of Villanova College is a middle school and high school in King City, Ontario, Canada. It was established at Mary Lake by lay educators Paul Paradiso and Grant Purdy in 1999 at Mary Lake Augustinian Monastery as a Catholic school together with the Order of Saint Augustine's friars of...
, located in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and Villanova Preparatory School
Villanova Preparatory School
Villanova Preparatory School is an Augustinian Catholic co-ed day/ boarding school located in the small town of Ojai, California, USA. Sitting on more than 120 acres, Villanova's campus has sports fields and trails, modern gym, tennis courts and well equipped classrooms with up-to-date technology,...
in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States. He is also the patron saint to the popular Catholic university, Villanova University
Villanova University
Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
located in Villanova
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Villanova is a community in the United States Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It straddles Lower Merion Township of Montgomery County and Radnor Township of Delaware County. It is located at the center of the Pennsylvania Main Line, a series of highly affluent Philadelphia suburban towns located...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
.
Rectors of College & Principals of College
There have been 8 Augustinian rectors at Villanova College in its history. The traditional job of the rector was to lead the college but this has changed after the retirement of Fr. Michael Morahan in 2009. Now Villanova College has a lay principal with the priests living in the priory at Villanova College looking after school Masses. The current priest of the college is Fr Peter Wieneke.| Rector | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fr. Ben O'Donnell | 1948–1958 | Founding Member and First Rector of the College. |
| Fr. Louis Hanrahan | 1959–1964 | |
| Fr. Kevin Burman | 1965–1970 | |
| Fr. Donal Paul Dempsey | 1971–1975 | |
| Fr. Laurence Mooney | 1976–1986 | |
| Fr. Peter Weineke | 1987–1994 | |
| Fr. Michael Morahan | 1995–2009 | Last Augustinian Rector of the College. |
| Mr. Dennis Harvey | 2010– | First Lay Principal of the College. |
Junior School
Students in Years 5 to 6 study the Key Learning Areas: Religious Education (RE), English, Mathematics, Study of Sociaety and Environment (SOSE), Science, Technology and Computer Literacy, Visual Art, Music, Media, Drama and Health and Physical Education (HPE).Middle School
In Year 7 the Major Core Curriculum is divided into two parts; Humanities, which consists of English, SOSE and RE, and Maths, Science and Technology, a well as studies in Music, Drama, Art and Computing as well as HPE and Library lessons each week.In Year 8 the Major Core Curriculum consists of two parts; Humanities, which consists of English, SOSE and RE, as well as Maths and Science. Six enrichment subjects are offered, Music, Art, Drama, Computing, Business Studies and Graphics and Chinese and Italian.
In Year 9 the Major Core Curriculum is divided into separate subjects of RE, SOSE, Science, Mathematics, English and HPE. Year 9 Students also take four elective units, two for semester 1 and two for semester 2.
Senior School
In Year 10 the Core Program includes English, Mathematics, RE and Health. The Core Program also includes Science Core Option Units and Social Science Core Option Units where students chose 2 from each, 1 for each term. They also chose 4 elective units from a range of core extension and elective subject areas.In Year 11 and 12 students have the decision to take the subject of RE, a Mathematics subject and an English subject and in addition they chose three or four from the Authority and Authority-Registered subjects. Instead of this, they can chose to do a VET or SAT Course. In 2010, 141 students in the Year 12 cohort received an Overall Position (OP) result. 38 were in the 1-5 range and 67 were in the 6-15 range.
Sport
The college is a foundation member of the AIC and CIC sporting associations. The college has sporting fields at Tingalpa, in Brisbane's east suburbs.The AIC sporting association is for years eight to Open. It comprises 8 schools, Marist College Ashgrove
Marist College Ashgrove
Marist College Ashgrove is a Roman Catholic day and boarding school for boys, located in Ashgrove, a northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....
, St Edmunds College, Ipswich
St Edmunds College, Ipswich
St Edmund's College is a Catholic, secondary day school for boys', located in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.The school is member of the Associated Independent Colleges of the Greater Brisbane region along with Marist College Ashgrove, Iona College , Padua College, Villanova College, St Patrick's...
, St Patrick's College
St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe
St. Patrick's College is a private, Roman Catholic, day school for boys, situated on the waterfront in Shorncliffe, north of Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia....
, Iona College
Iona College (Queensland)
Iona College, is a private, Roman Catholic, day school for boys, located in Wynnum, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.Founded in 1958, the college currently caters for approximately 1,300 students from years 5 to 12, on a 25–hectare campus 16 km east of the Brisbane central business...
, Padua College, St Laurence's College
St Laurence's College
St Laurence's College is an independent, Roman Catholic school for boys located in South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was founded by the Christian Brothers in 1915...
and St. Peters Lutheran College. The sports played by the association are rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, soccer, cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
, athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
and cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
.
The CIC sporting association is for grades 4 to 7 and Villanova competes against Anglican Church Grammar School
Anglican Church Grammar School
The Anglican Church Grammar School , is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in East Brisbane, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.Founded in 1912 by Canon William Perry French Morris, Churchie has a non-selective...
, Brisbane Boys' College
Brisbane Boys' College
Brisbane Boys' College , is an independent, Presbyterian and Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Toowong, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....
, Brisbane Grammar School
Brisbane Grammar School
Brisbane Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding school for boys, located in Spring Hill, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia...
, Iona College
Iona College (Queensland)
Iona College, is a private, Roman Catholic, day school for boys, located in Wynnum, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.Founded in 1958, the college currently caters for approximately 1,300 students from years 5 to 12, on a 25–hectare campus 16 km east of the Brisbane central business...
, Marist College Ashgrove
Marist College Ashgrove
Marist College Ashgrove is a Roman Catholic day and boarding school for boys, located in Ashgrove, a northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....
, Padua College, St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace, Nudgee Junior College
Nudgee Junior College
St Joseph's Nudgee Junior College is an independent Catholic boy's primary school catering for students from Years 4 to 7 and is set on a 40 hectare site on the Brisbane River in the suburb of Indooroopilly....
, St Joseph's Nudgee College
St. Joseph's Nudgee College
St Joseph's Nudgee College is a private, Roman Catholic, day and boarding school for boys, located in Boondall, a northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....
, St Laurence's College
St Laurence's College
St Laurence's College is an independent, Roman Catholic school for boys located in South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was founded by the Christian Brothers in 1915...
, St Patrick's College
St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe
St. Patrick's College is a private, Roman Catholic, day school for boys, situated on the waterfront in Shorncliffe, north of Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia....
, and The Southport School
The Southport School
The Southport School , is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in Southport, a suburb on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia....
.
Music
The college currently has twenty-eight main music ensembles, 4 bands, 5 String ensembles, 3 jazz bands, 4 choirs as well as 14 extra Chamber Ensembles. The music program is also compulsory for the Junior School. The college hosts Queensland's largest music festival for Catholic Schools and Colleges, Queensland Catholic Schools & College's Music Festival (QCMF). This festival is a three day event in which over seventy-five schools from around Queensland and New ZealandNew Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
to showcase their talents and receive plaques for particular levels of achievement. Villanova is home to a music centre, known as the Augustine Centre. Within this centre is the Hanrahan Theatre, named after the second rector of the college, Fr John Hanrahan.
Debating
Villanova is involved with the Queensland Debating Union (QDU) and CIC debating competitions. In 2001, Villanova placed first in the Senior A QDU debating competition. The QDU competition at Villanova involves students from years 8 to 12, who debate against other schools in the district. The CIC competition involves students from years 5-7 compete against the other schools in the CIC competition.Technology
Villanova takes part yearly in the Young ITC Explorers Competition Australia held annually at the University of Queensland St.Lucia campus. Villanova have also established their own Music Production & Stage Crew (more commonly known as "Tech Crew"), electing a stage manage and equipment manager each yearCultural/Spiritual
Villanova runs musicalMusical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
productions in conjunction with Loreto College every two years. Recent productions have been Back to the Eighties (2006) and Pimpernel (2004), "The Wiz" (2008), and recently "Godspell." Students of Chinese language
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
studies have the opportunity to visit China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
every second year. The music department holds a Music Tour for all students in the colleges Senior Ensembles every two years, the most recent tours being to Melbourne in 2005 and Sydney in 2007 where the colleges students performed in the Sydney Opera House. The most recent tour was held in June 2009 to the city of Rotorua, New Zealand. AFAS members can visit impoverished students in the Philippines and assist in developing their communities, also every two years. Villanova competes in the Tournament of Minds
Tournament of Minds
The Tournament of Minds is a school competition program available throughout Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore. Teams of students work to solve problems in a number of disciplines, including: applied technology, language and literature, mathematics and engineering, and social sciences...
competition and in 2010 took out first place in the Primary Division of Applied Technology. Other activities include Environment Group, Student Council, Eucharistic Ministry, LIONS Youth of the Year and the RACI Titration Competition. Villanova also conducts a sports tour with St Augustines College in Brookvale
Brookvale, New South Wales
Brookvale is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Brookvale is located 16 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Warringah Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region.-History:The first development in...
, Sydney
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...
, alternating as hosts.
Augustinian Youth Ministry
The Augustinian Ministry programme (AYM) at Villanova College, offers students the opportunity to contribute to both local and international communities through serviceCommunity service
Community service is donated service or activity that is performed by someone or a group of people for the benefit of the public or its institutions....
. Students have the opportunity to join these groups and nominate for leadership
Leadership
Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Other in-depth definitions of leadership have also emerged.-Theories:...
positions within the ministries
Christian ministry
In Christianity, ministry is an activity carried out by Christians to express or spread their faith. 2003's Encyclopedia of Christianity defines it as "carrying forth Christ's mission in the world", indicating that it is "conferred on each Christian in baptism." It is performed by all Christians...
. Ministries Villanova offers students to be involved in includes:
- Young Christian Students (YCS) - Helps Students within the college community, settling in of new students and helps improve the overall image of the college.
- St Vincent de Paul SocietySociety of Saint Vincent de PaulThe St Vincent de Paul Society is an international Roman Catholic voluntary organization dedicated to tackling poverty and disadvantage by providing direct practical assistance to anyone in need. Active in England & Wales since 1844, today it continues to address social and material need in all...
- Helps people in the local Brisbane community. One major event being EasterEasterEaster is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
Hampers for the needy. - The Benenson Society - Fights to help world wide issues. These issues include Human RightsHuman rightsHuman rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
and ImmigrationImmigrationImmigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
. - Young Augustinian Youth Ministry - Works for people both locally and world wide. This ministry is run by students from the Middle School.
- Australian FilipinoPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
Augustinian Solidarity (AFAS) - Helps fund student in the PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and provides fundamental resources.
Facilities
The college maintains two locations for student activity.The main campus is located at Coorparoo
Coorparoo, Queensland
Coorparoo is a southern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, located approximately four kilometres from the city. Surrounding suburbs include Camp Hill, Holland Park, Greenslopes, East Brisbane, Norman Park and Seven Hills.-Aboriginal history:...
that includes a library, chapel, science laboratories, a hall named after James Alipius Goold
James Alipius Goold
James Alipius Goold was an Australian Augustinian friar and the founding Roman Catholic Bishop and Archbishop of Melbourne in Australia.-Early years and background:...
, technical drawing and art rooms and a junior block. The main campus also houses a swimming pool and oval called 'Whinstanes', named after the original block in Hamilton
Hamilton, Queensland
Hamilton is an inner northern suburb of Brisbane, Australia, lying on the north bank of the Brisbane River along Bulimba Reach. The area is hilly with views of the Brisbane central business district....
.
The college also owns a block of land located at Tingalpa called Villanova Park. It has 7 playing fields and a function center named the 'Cor Unum Center'
Tolentine
Nicholas of Tolentino
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino , known as the Patron of Holy Souls, was an Italian saint and mystic.-Biography:...
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Good Counsel & Cascia
Also known as 'GC' & 'C' block, was built in 1967 to accommodate classrooms, a one-room library and a general purpose room. Today, the Good Counsel facility is dedicated solely to the middle school. Good Council and Cascia block are named after the Mother of Good Counsel
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Our Lady of Good Counsel is a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary, after an allegedly miraculous painting now found in the thirteenth century Augustinian church at Genazzano, near Rome, Italy. Measuring 40 by 45 centimeters the image is a fresco executed on a thin layer of porcelain no thicker...
and the Augustinian saint, Rita of Cascia
Rita of Cascia
Saint Rita of Cascia is an Italian Augustinian saint.-Early life:St. Rita was born at Roccaporena near Spoleto, Umbria, Italy....
.
Mendel Hall
Geneticist
A geneticist is a biologist who studies genetics, the science of genes, heredity, and variation of organisms. A geneticist can be employed as a researcher or lecturer. Some geneticists perform experiments and analyze data to interpret the inheritance of skills. A geneticist is also a Consultant or...
, Gregor Mendel
Gregor Mendel
Gregor Johann Mendel was an Austrian scientist and Augustinian friar who gained posthumous fame as the founder of the new science of genetics. Mendel demonstrated that the inheritance of certain traits in pea plants follows particular patterns, now referred to as the laws of Mendelian inheritance...
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Goold Hall
In 1985 and 1986, demolition of previous buildings and purchasing of new land allowed the construction of Goold Hall, incorporating a indoor sporting centre, a stage and numerous classrooms. The hall up until 2005 was used for school assemblies and musical productions, this has since changed with the construction of the Augustine Centre. After this, the Brisbane Augustinian community moved to the new priory located in the college grounds. The Hall is named after James Alipius Goold
James Alipius Goold
James Alipius Goold was an Australian Augustinian friar and the founding Roman Catholic Bishop and Archbishop of Melbourne in Australia.-Early years and background:...
, the first Augustinian to come to Australia and the first Archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
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O'Donnell Building
Years 1993 and 1994 saw further major building works with the construction of the O'Donnell block, comprising seven classrooms and art facilities. It was named after Villanova's first rector, Father Ben O'Donnell OSA, who was invited from Ireland to attend the opening. Today it is used as the Primary School of the College.
Augustine Centre
Opened in May 2005, the Augustine Centre was the most anticipated development within the college, planned for over a decade. It was opened with the assistance of the wider community in-cordination with the One Mind, One Heart campaign, which began in 2003. The program encompassed a donation by families to help construct two centres — Augustine Centre and Cor Unum Centre. The Augustine centre incorporates music and drama facilities with the addition of staff offices. The Hanrahan theatre, the main audiotorium of the complex, can be split into two lecture theatres and seats over 500, with high class technical features. The drama centre is attached via an annex and incorporates teaching and office facilities. The lower level of the centre incorporates a complete music tution complex, with ten music classrooms, practice rooms and storage facilities. Furthermore, the centre also has meeting areas and food areas.
Cor Unum Centre
The most recently opened complex within the college, situated at the College's sports facilities — Villanova Park, opened in 2006. The centre incorporates sporting meeting facilities, food preparation areas and a grand stand located close to the Andrew Slack Oval.
Old Boys Association
Villanova Old Boys Association Incorporated (VOBAI) is the association for all old boys of the college. VOBAI's objectives are to- Foster the spiritual and temporal interests of the Old Boys;
- Promote the interests of Villanova College and its Old Boys;
- Establish and award prizes, memorials and bursaries; and,
- Support the work of the Augustinian Fathers at Villanova College and elsewhere
Notable alumni
Some notable 'Old Boys' include:Academic
- Christopher Layton - Rhodes Scholar in 2001
Arts
- Eugene Gilfedder - Actor, 2010 Matilda Award winner.
- Liam FerneyLiam FerneyLiam Ferney is a Brisbane poet whose work has been published widely in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States. His first collection of poetry, Popular Mechanics , was published in 2004....
- Poet, author of Popular Mechanics. - Luke Beesley - Poet, author of Lemon Shark.
- James MoloneyJames MoloneyJames "Jim" Moloney is an Australian children's author who has written more than 30 books including The Book of Lies, The Gracey Trilogy, and A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove, which won the Australian Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award in 1997...
- Author, best known for The Book of Lies, The Gracey Trilogy, and A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove. - Lance Grimstone - Author, When the Tulips Bled and Brother Rats.
Law
- Justice Peter Lyons, Supreme Court of Queensland, and past-President of the Queensland Bar Association.
- Justice Robert Douglas, Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland, and Past President of the Queensland Bar Association.
- The Honourable Justice James Douglas, Supreme Court of Queensland, and past-President of the Queensland Bar Association.
- Francis Douglas QC, a leading Queens' Counsel practicing in Sydney and a Former Justice of the Fiji Court of Appeal.
- His Honour Judge Gary Long SC, Judge, District Court of Queensland.
Politics
- George BrandisGeorge BrandisGeorge Henry Brandis, SC , Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate representing Queensland since May 2000.-Education & Early Career:...
SC - LiberalLiberal Party of AustraliaThe Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
Senator, former Minister for the Arts, current Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Shadow Attorney-General. - Paul LucasPaul Lucas (politician)Paul Thomas Lucas is the Attorney-General of Queensland and Minister for Local Government and Special Minister of State in the Bligh Labor Government and the Member for Lytton...
- Queensland ParliamentarianQueensland Legislative AssemblyThe Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
and Deputy Premier of QueenslandDeputy Premier of QueenslandThe Deputy Premier of Queensland is a role in the Government of Queensland assigned to a responsible Minister in the Australian state of Queensland. It has second ranking behind the Premier of Queensland in Cabinet, and its holder serves as Acting Premier during absence or incapacity of the Premier...
. - Kerry ShineKerry ShineKerry Gerard Shine is the Australian Labor Party representative of the seat of Toowoomba North in the Queensland Legislative Assembly.He first ran for election in the 1998 state election...
- Queensland Attorney GeneralAttorney GeneralIn most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
and Minister for JusticeJustice MinisterA justice ministry is a ministry or other government agency charged with justice. The ministry is often headed by a minister for justice or secretary of justice or secretary for justice; sometimes the head of a department of justice is entitled attorney general.Specific duties may relate to...
; State Member for Toowoomba North. - Ross VastaRoss VastaRoss Xavier Vasta , Australian politician, was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Bonner, Queensland for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2004 federal election...
- Federal LiberalLiberal Party of AustraliaThe Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
Member for BonnerDivision of BonnerThe Division of Bonner is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 2004 and is named after Neville Bonner, the first Aborigine to serve in the Australian Parliament. Bonner served in the federal Senate as a Queensland Liberal Senator...
. - Gordon NuttallGordon NuttallGordon Richard Nuttall is a former Australian politician who represented Sandgate in the Queensland Parliament from 1992 to 2006....
- former State of Queensland Government (Labor) Minister. Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment in July 2009.
Sport
- Chris Simpson - former captain of the Queensland BullsQueensland BullsThe Queensland cricket team, nicknamed the Bulls, are the Brisbane-based Queensland representative cricket team in Australia's domestic cricket tournaments:*Sheffield Shield, 4-day matches with first-class status, since the 1926/27 season...
cricket team. - Brad MeyersBrad MeyersBradley Meyers is an Australian professional rugby league footballer with the Gold Coast Titans of the National Rugby League...
- Rugby League player for the Brisbane BroncosBrisbane BroncosThe Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...
(1998–2004) and Gold Coast TitansGold Coast TitansGold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its...
(2008- ). - Andrew SlackAndrew SlackAndrew Gerard Slack is an Australian former state and national representative rugby union player who captained the Wallabies in 19 Test matches in between 1984 and 1987...
- former Wallaby 39 caps (Captain 1984-1987) and RedsQueensland RedsThe Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
player (133 games for Queensland). - Michael ZulloMichael ZulloMichael Zullo is an Australian football player who plays for Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie.-Club career:After being signed by the former coach Frank Farina on a two year contract, Zullo played five of the six opening games of the season, coming on as a substitute...
- current member of FC Utrecht. Has also played for the Australia national football team on 2 occasions. - Joel Lindner - ATP ranked tennis player
- Matt Davis - current member of the Australia 4x100m relay team
- Ben MowenBen MowenBen Mowen is an Australian backrow forward for the NSW Waratahs rugby union club in the Super 14 competition. He commonly plays at blindside flanker or number 8.- References :...
- current member of the NSW Waratahs - Brett Scott - 1982 Rothmans Medal winner (Brisbane Rugby Union) and Queensland Rugby player
- Shaun Hourigan - 1984 Rothmans Medal winner (Brisbane Rugby Union) and Queensland Rugby player
- Mark Thomas - Australian Rugby League player 1977
- Greg Shaw - National and State representative swimmer, competed in Pan Pacific Games and the World Championships in Rome
Media and entertainment
- Chris ReasonChris ReasonChris Reason is a senior reporter for Seven News in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.-Career:Chris began his career in newspapers - first The Redland Times then The Sun in Brisbane. He has also worked for Nine Network in the Gold Coast for a year.Reason came to Seven News in 1990 in Brisbane as a...
- Journalist and Co-Host of Channel Seven's Sunday Sunrise. - Andrew SlackAndrew SlackAndrew Gerard Slack is an Australian former state and national representative rugby union player who captained the Wallabies in 19 Test matches in between 1984 and 1987...
- Head of Sports for Channel 9 News Brisbane. - Marco Monteverde - Football editor for the Courier Mail.
- Daniel FeuerriegelDaniel FeuerriegelDaniel Feuerriegel is an Australian actor who is based in Brisbane, Australia. He has acted in a number of Australian television series and first came to international notice with his role as a gladiator recruit Agron in the series Spartacus: Blood and Sand.-Biography:In 1998, Feuerriegel...
- Actor, appeared in Spartacus: Blood and SandSpartacus: Blood and SandSpartacus: Blood and Sand is a Starz television series that premiered on January 22, 2010. The series is inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus , a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BC led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Executive producers Steven S...
, Home and AwayHome and AwayHome and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
and McLeod's DaughtersMcLeod's DaughtersMcLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm...
Associated schools
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. Loreto College
Loreto College Coorparoo
Loreto College Coorparoo is a Roman Catholic, day school for girls, located in Coorparoo, a suburb on the inner south side of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Loreto College Coorparoo has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 710 girls...
is the sister school of Villanova College.
See also
- List of schools in Greater Brisbane
- List of schools in Queensland
- Education in AustraliaEducation in AustraliaEducation in Australia is primarily the responsibility of the states and territories. Each state or territory government provides funding and regulates the public and private schools within its governing area. The federal government helps fund the public universities, but is not involved in setting...
External links
- College website
- Order of St Augustine, International Homepage
- Order of St Augustine, Australian Homepage
- Augnet International Cooperative Web Site for Schools in the Tradition of St. Augustine
- Text of the Rule of St. Augustine
- Queensland Catholic Schools and Colleges Music Festival
- Villanova Music Department