De La Salle College, Cronulla

De La Salle College, Cronulla is an independent Roman Catholic comprehensive co-educational secondary day school, located in Cronulla a southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

De La Salle College, Cronulla
Location
Burraneer, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates34°3′22″S 151°8′32″E
Information
TypeIndependent comprehensive co-educational secondary day school
MottoLatin: Deo Duce
(With God As Leader)
Religious affiliation(s)De La Salle Brothers
DenominationRoman Catholic
Established1936 (1936)
FounderDe La Salle Brothers
OversightCatholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Sydney
PrincipalStephen Mahoney
Staff57 (total)
43 (teaching)
14 (support)[1]
Years11–12
Enrolmentc. 387
Colour(s)Blue and white   
AffiliationCatholic Secondary Schools Association NSW/ACT
Websitewww.dlscronulla.catholic.edu.au

Established in 1936 by the De La Salle Brothers, the college currently caters for approximately 470 students in Year 11 and Year 12[1] from the Sutherland Shire parishes of the Archdiocese of Sydney. The college is under the patronage of the Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher. De La Salle College is one of 18 Lasallian Schools in Australia,[2] and in 1994 appointed its first lay headmaster. The school is also affiliated with the Catholic Secondary Schools Association NSW/ACT.[3]

History

The De La Salle Brothers purchased a bushland property, 'Kilkivan Grange,' in 1936 for the purpose of a College for Catholic boys and used an existing house on the property for boarding students.

Brother Donatus Slattery was appointed the inaugural Principal of De La Salle College Cronulla in 1936 and was a much-loved gentle man who died in Sydney in 1962.

From 1936 to 1967, students from Primary classes to Leaving Certificate level attended the college, but in 1967, in co-operation with the nearby De La Salle College in Caringbah, the present structure of a Senior College for Years 11 and 12 only was established.

In 1975, the College admitted girls for the first time, accepting school certificate graduates from Our Lady of Mercy College, Burraneer. In 1990 the Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Sydney took over administrative responsibility for the college.

Former Principal Brother Stan Carmody (died 5 February 2011, aged 92) encouraged the development of the senior rugby league team which produced several outstanding National Rugby League players.[4]

In 1994 the first lay principal was appointed.

College Principals
  • Brother Donatus Slattery (1936)
  • Brother Vincent Latham (1937)
  • Brother George Lyons (1938–1939)
  • Brother Eugene Donegan (1940–1945)
  • Brother Dositheus O’Dea (1946–1949)
  • Brother Leo Caldwell (1950–1954)
  • Brother Leopold Deignan (1955–1960)
  • Brother John Neil (1961–1966)
  • Brother Celestine Gavin (1967–1973)
  • Brother Walter Farrell (1974)
  • Brother Edward Gehrig (1975–1976)
  • Brother Stanislaus Carmody (1977–1986)
  • Brother Kenneth Ormerod (1987–1989)
  • Brother Malachy Yates (1990–1993)
  • Mrs Julia O’Connor (1994–1995)
  • Mr John Maguire (1996–2004)
  • Mr John Riordan (2005–2008)
  • Mr Phil Gane (2009–2015)
  • Mr Craig Mooney (2016–2019)
  • Mr Stephen Mahoney (2020–present)

Notable alumni

See also

References
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  2. "Lasallian Schools in Australia". Lasallian Presence in Australia. International Lasallian Youth Gathering. 2007. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
  3. "About Us". Catholic Secondary Schools Association NSW/ACT. Catholic Secondary Schools Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 20 November 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
  4. "Captain bags hat trick as DLS Cronulla wins RL district final". Catholic Weekly. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  5. "2011 CMA Golden Guitar winners". ABC Country. 2011. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  6. "2SER RADIO". 2SER RADIO. 2011. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  7. "Hands on the wheel". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 August 2009.
  8. Robins, Brian (15 September 2010). "Premier's toppling of Rees cost taxpayers more than million". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  9. "Board Members || Events New South Wales (NSW)". Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  10. "Tourism and Transport Forum – Chief Executive". Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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