Marcellin College, Bulleen
Marcellin College is a Catholic secondary boys' college in Bulleen, Victoria, Australia.
| Marcellin College | |
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| Location | |
| , Australia | |
| Coordinates | 37°46′29″S 145°4′54″E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, single-sex |
| Motto | Virtute ad Altissima (Strive for the Highest with Virtue and Courage) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic (Marist) |
| Established | 1950[1] |
| Principal | Marco Di Cesare |
| Chaplain | N/A |
| Staff | ~170+ |
| Years offered | 7–12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrolment | 1,400 (7–12) |
| Houses | Augustine
Champagnat Faulkner Kenny Lavalla Mannes Marlhes Redden |
| Colour(s) | Maroon, blue & gold |
| Slogan | Virtute ad Altissima – Strive for the Highest with Virtue and Courage |
| Yearbook | Ad Altissima |
| School fees | $12,030 (7–9) $13,430 (10–12) |
| Affiliation | Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria |
| Website | marcellin.vic.edu.au |
The school was founded in 1950 by the Marist Brothers originally in Canterbury Road, Camberwell, Victoria. A senior school campus was opened in Bulleen for years 9 to 12 with the Canterbury campus catering for years 4 to 8. With the school population growing the Junior School in Camberwell stopped accepting students in grades 4, 5 and 6 and took only Years 7 and 8. The college consolidated its campuses in 1993 and the Junior School was closed.[2]
The college is a member of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria and the Association of Marist Schools of Australia. It comes under the north eastern region of Catholic Education Melbourne.[3]
Sport
Marcellin College is a member of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria in recent years, Marcellin's 1st football team achieved premierships in 2015, 2016 & 2017. The college was formerly a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges from 1952 to 1963.[4]
Marcellin is one of many schools that are "renowned" for their production of AFL players in spite of the fact that the school does not issue scholarships to students who may be talented at a particular sport.[5]
AGSV premierships
Marcellin has won the following AGSV premierships.[6]
- Athletics (2) – 1968, 2019
- Basketball (17) – 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
- Cricket (9) – 1970, 1974, 1981, 1983, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2015
- Cross Country (23) – 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
- Football (9) – 1977, 1983, 1984, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Soccer (12) – 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2021
- Squash (3) – 2000, 2003, 2010
- Tennis – 1999
- Volleyball – 2015
Notable alumni
Entertainment, media and the arts
- Stephen Curry – actor and comedian
- Kaz James – solo artist & international DJ
- Andrew Maher – media personality (The Front Bar)
- Anthony Pappa – international DJ
Politics
- Martin Dixon – Former Liberal member of Nepean, Minister for Education 2010–2014
- Michael O'Brien – Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, former Victorian opposition leader.[7]
- Greg Mirabella – Former Liberal Party senator of the Australian Senate and current president of the Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)[8]
AFL
- Marcus Bontempelli – AFL Western Bulldogs player[9]
- Callum Brown – AFL Collingwood player.
- Gavin Brown – former AFL Collingwood captain & Premiership player.
- Tyler Brown – AFL Collingwood player.
- Josh Caddy – AFL Richmond Football Club player
- Anthony Carafa – former AFL Fitzroy Football Club player.
- Jason Castagna – AFL player Richmond Football Club
- Jason Cripps – former AFL St Kilda player.
- Peter Curran – former AFL Hawthorn Premiership player.
- Paul Dimattina – former AFL Western Bulldogs player & restaurateur.
- Michael Erwin – AFL Collingwood Football Club
- Dale Fleming – former AFL Fitzroy and Hawthorn player.
- Matthew Head – former AFL field umpire
- Patrick Karnezis – former AFL Brisbane Lions and Collingwood player
- Greg Madigan – former AFL Hawthorn and Fremantle player.
- Frank Marchesani – former AFL Carlton Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club player.
- Justin McInerney – AFL Sydney Swans player[10]
- Leigh Montagna – AFL St Kilda player.
- Jack Newnes – AFL Carlton player
- Luke Shuey – AFL West Coast Eagles player.
- Brayden Sier – AFL Footballer Collingwood Football Club
- Stephen Silvagni – former AFL Carlton Football Club player, Full Back of the Century.
- Andrew Tranquilli – AFL Collingwood player.
- David Zaharakis – AFL Essendon player.
Soccer
- Mark Bresciano – Socceroo, plays also for Al-Gharafa, holds the record for highest transfer fee for an Australian player.
- Daniel Mullen – Socceroos, Adelaide United, Melbourne Victory, Western Sydney Wanderers
Tennis
- Pat Cash – Tennis Player (attended Marcellin College at the Camberwell Campus on Canterbury Road).
- Peter McNamara – tennis player, former world No. 7.
Cricket
- Michael Dimattina – Cricketer
Criminals
- Alphonse Gangitano – criminal known as the "Black Prince of Lygon Street", face of the Carlton Crew, said to have started the Melbourne Gangland War with the killing of Greg Workman.
References
- "College History". About. Marcellin College. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
- McMahon, John (December 1992), "Discerning a Direction: Marcellin College Melbourne", Educational Vision: A Marist Perspective, p. 180
- "CECV Profile – Marcellin, Bulleen". Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- Olive, Richard (2020). "The Age of Professors" (PDF). Foundation news. p. 4.
- Niall, Jake (23 November 2019). "How private schools have taken over the AFL". The Age. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "Past Results". Associated Grammar Schools Victoria. 19 January 2021.
- Deery, Shannon (12 June 2021). "Michael O'Brien says he's the right man to replace Daniel Andrews as Premier". Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- Harris, Rob (30 November 2021). "Greg Mirabella's unorthodox road to Canberra". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "Marcus Bontempelli – westernbulldogs.com.au". www.westernbulldogs.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014.
- "Justin McInerney". Sydney Swans. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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