St Mary's College, Melbourne (school)

St Mary's College (formerly Christian Brothers College, St Kilda) is an independent Catholic co-educational secondary college, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school was founded in 1878 and is both one of the oldest private schools in Melbourne and one of the only co-educational Catholic schools in inner Melbourne.

St Mary's College, Melbourne
Main entrance of the Presentation Campus
Location
,
Australia
Coordinates37°51′33″S 144°59′48″E
Information
Former names
TypeIndependent secondary school
MottoLatin: Virtus Sola Nobilitas
(Virtue Alone Is Noble)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
DenominationChristian Brothers
Established26 July 1878 (1878-07-26)
TrustEdmund Rice Education Australia
ChairPhilip Soumilas
PrincipalMichael Lee OAM (Acting)
ChaplainFr. Jerome Santamaria
Years offered7–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrolment552
CampusesEdmund Rice Campus, St Kilda & Presentation Campus, Windsor
Campus typeInner-city
Houses
  •    Corbett
  •    McMahon
  •    O'Shea
  •    Tevlin
Colour(s)Navy blue, light blue, green
   
SloganA School For All
YearbookLoquax Ludi
Affiliation
Websitestmaryscollege.vic.edu.au

Originally founded as Christian Brothers College, St Kilda (CBC St Kilda), and run by the Christian Brothers, the school has long since had a lay teaching and administrative staff; becoming co-educational as St Mary's College in 2021 following the closure of Presentation College Windsor (PCW).

The college is governed by Edmund Rice Education Australia and is also members of Associated Catholic Colleges and Catholic Girls Sports Association of Victoria.

History

St Mary's College was founded as Christian Brothers College St Kilda, a Catholic single-sex boys school in 1878. Its former sister school, Presentation College Windsor, was founded in 1873 as a Catholic single-sex girls school.

Founding & single-sex education

In 1872, the parish priest of St Mary's Parish, Dr James Corbett wrote to the Presentation Sisters and Christian Brothers, calling for their assistance in providing Catholic education in the precinct, following the passing of the Educational Act of 1872 and the establishment of a nearby state school.

The Presentation Sisters arrived in 1873, founding Presentation Convent Windsor (later Presentation College Windsor) and running the pre-existing St Mary's Primary School.

The Christian Brothers arrived in 1878, founding Christian Brothers College St Kilda as well as the former St Mary's Boys School; a single-sex primary school located directly west to the CBC site, which ran until 1986 and is now operated by the co-educational St Mary's Primary School East St Kilda for its Specialist Campus. A plaque commemorating the boys school is located on the building.

Both colleges operated as separate single-sex schools for nearly 150 years, with VCE classes being shared between both colleges since 1991.[1]

CBC was governed and operated by the Christian Brothers until the first lay principal being Mr Gerald Bain-King in 2005, and the college ceding its governance in 2007 to Edmund Rice Education Australia, an organisation that governs schools previously administered by the Christian Brothers in Australia at the time and continues to govern St Mary's College.[2]

PCW was governed by the Presentation Sisters until their closure.[3]

Co-education

In 2019, following the announcement of Presentation College Windsor's closure at the end of 2020, CBC St Kilda announced it would reregister from a single-sex boys school to a co-educational school that would operate across both sites.

On 23 November 2020, CBC St Kilda announced the change of name to St Mary's College Melbourne, beginning operation as a Catholic co-educational college in 2021.[4]

On 2 October 2023, the College announced that the lease on Presentation Campus (owned by the Presentation Sisters) will be terminated in September 2024. to allow more funding to be dedicated to capital works on the Edmund Rice Campus without having to raise tuition fees. These capital works will be constructed from November 2023, and up to the closure of Presentation Campus in September 2024.[5]

Campuses

The two campuses that St Mary's College operates across are adjacent to each other, connected by an overpass across Dandenong Road.

Year levels have a home base at one campus, and utilise specialist facilities, specialist classes, and sport facilities at both campuses.[6]

Edmund Rice Campus

Located on 11 Westbury Street, St Kilda East as the original site of CBC St Kilda, the Edmund Rice Campus is the home-campus for Years 7, 8 and 10.

The site was originally established by the Christian Brothers in 1878.[6]

Presentation Campus

Located on 187 Dandenong Road, Windsor as the original site of Presentation College Windsor, the Presentation Campus is the home-campus for Years 9, 11 and 12.

The Year 9 Nobilitas Program is operated on this campus in the Rahilly Centre.

The site was originally founded by the Presentation Sisters in 1873.[6]

Presentation Campus will close in September 2024.[5]

Houses

The St Mary's College houses were established in 1955 in honour of previous principals of CBC St Kilda.[7]

Houses Colour In Honour Of Motto
Corbett   Br J. P. Corbett

Principal 1878-1881

Latin: Macte Virtutem (Strive with virtue)
McMahon   Br R. A. McMahon

Principal 1930-1936

Latin: Ad magorem Dei gloriam (Do all things for God's greater glory)
O'Shea   Br J. C. O'Shea

Principal 1887-1902

Latin: Quem timebo (Whom shall I fear)
Tevlin   Br J. S. Tevlin

Principal 1909-1919

Latin: In oruce glorior (I will glory in the cross)

Principals

An honour board of all previous headmasters of St Mary's College is located in Logue Hall, Edmund Rice Campus.

Years Name
1878-1881 Rev. Br. J. P. Corbett
1881-1885 Br. T. R. Hughes
1885-1887 Br. B. J. Morgan
1887-1891 Br. D. F. Bodkin
1891 Br. D. F. O'Donoghue
1891-1895 Br. J. B. Nugent
1895-1897 Br. J. L. Ryan
1897-1903 Br. J. C. O'Shea
1903-1906 Br. T. S. Carroll
1906-1909 Br J. F. Fogarty
1909-1919 Br. J. D. Tevlin
1919 Br. J. M. Fagan
1919-1921 Br. J. S. Turpin
1921-1924 Br. J. K. O'Neill
1924-1930 Br. J. M. Fagan
1930-1936 Br. T. A. McMahon
1936-1942 Br. W. B. Crennan
1942-1945 Br. J. V. Coghlan
1945-1948 Br. B. G. Rooney
1948-1949 Br. G. C. Davy
1949-1953 Br. W. B. Crennan
1953-1954 Br. F. J. Levander
1954-1960 Br. J. V. Goghlan
1960-1966 Br. R. G. McCartney
1966-1972 Br. F. I. McCarthy OAM
1972-1978 Br. R. M. Miller
1978-1984 Br. P. L. Chapman
1984-1987 Br. P. W. Dowling
1987-1993 Br. P. E. Noonan
1993-2005 Rev. Br. Roger A. Cripps
2005-2019 Mr Gerald Bain-King
2020-2023 Mr Terry Blizzard
2023 (acting) Mr Michael Lee OAM
2024- (appointed) Mr Darren Atkinson

Sport

St Mary's College is a founding member of the Associated Catholic Colleges (ACC) and a member the Catholic Girls Sports Association of Victoria (CGSAV).

ACC premierships

St Mary's College has won the following ACC premierships.[8]

  • Athletics (16) - 1918, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1935, 1942, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1968, 1971
  • Basketball (1) - 2014
  • Chess Division 1 (1) - 1998
  • Chess Division 2 (2) - 2007, 2018
  • Cricket Seniors 1st XI (12) - 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1967, 1974
  • Cricket T20 Division 2 (3) - 2020, 2021, 2023
  • Cross Country Division 1 (2) - 1974, 1975
  • Cross Country Division 2 (13) - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016
  • Debating Junior Division 2 (3) - 2002, 2007, 2022
  • Football (AFL) Division 1 (14) - 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1969, 1971
  • Football (AFL) Division 2 (5) - 1992, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021
  • Golf Open Division 2 (8) - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2021
  • Handball (1) - 1953
  • Hockey (3) - 1982, 2007, 2011
  • Soccer Seniors Division 1 (4) - 1978, 1987, 1997, 2007
  • Soccer Seniors Division 2 (2) - 2019, 2021
  • Swimming (23) - 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977
  • Tennis (4) - 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945
  • Triathlon (2) - 2018, 2022

Notable alumni

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References

  1. "Our History and Traditions | St Mary's College". www.stmaryscollege.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. "Edmund Rice Governance | St Mary's College Melbourne". www.stmaryscollege.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  3. "PCW Melbourne - School Leadership". 31 July 2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Carey, Adam; Heffernan, Madeleine (23 November 2020). "'Part sadness, part joy' as historic inner-city Catholic schools merge". The Age. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. "St Mary's College set to close Windsor Presentation campus". Herald Sun. 6 October 2023.
  6. "Our Campuses | St Mary's College". www.stmaryscollege.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  7. "History". 4 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. "Premiers & Champions – Associated Catholic Colleges". Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  9. CP 159: James Reginald HALLIGAN OBE, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 28 September 2016
  10. Rawson, Don (2002). "Keane, Richard Valentine (1881–1946)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538.
  11. CP 245: Sir Francis Anthony MEERE OBE, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 23 January 2014, retrieved 22 August 2015
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