Daramalan College is a
Roman Catholic high school in
Canberra
Canberra ( )
is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
, Australia, located in the suburb of
Dickson. It encompasses Year 7 to Year 12, in a
co-educational environment. Run by the
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (MSC; la, Missionarii Sacratissimi Cordis; french: Missionnaires du Sacré-Coeur) are a missionary congregation in the Catholic Church. It was founded in 1854 by Servant of God Jules Chevalier (182 ...
, it has an emblem of a red eagle on a black shield. Its theme colours are red and black.
History
Daramalan College was founded in 1962 as an all-boys school, with girls enrolling in Years 11 and 12 from 1977, and in Year 7 onwards in 1996. The school's motto is "Fortes in Fide," which translates from Latin to "Strong in Faith." In 2017 Daramalan renovated the Dempsey Wing, designed to allow improved education in Science and English. It features new Science Labs and three English classrooms. This building started constructions in 2016 and ended in 2017. Also included in the building is a new Uniform Shop. The Dempsey Wing is named after a former member of staff. Daramalan College celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012.
Notable alumni
*
Peter Bowler – cricketer, (Leicestershire, Tasmania, Derbyshire)
*
Joanne Brown
Joanne Brown (born 7 April 1972 in Canberra) is a former softball catcher and outfielder from Australia, who won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of ...
(née Alchin Class of 1989) – 1996 and 2000 Australian Softball Olympian bronze medallist
*
Stephen Conroy – Federal politician, former Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (2007–2013)
*
Lara Cox – actor
*
Matt Frawley
Matt Frawley (born 24 December 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL.
Frawley previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby Leagu ...
– rugby league player
*
Philip Gerrans
Philip Simon Gerrans (born 14 October 1959) is an Australian academic and philosopher, and a former first-class cricketer.
Education and cricket career
Gerrans was born in Melbourne and attended Daramalan College in Canberra and the Australia ...
– philosopher and cricketer
*
Mack Hansen – rugby union player
*
Marc Herbert
Marc Herbert (born 7 January 1987), also known by the nicknames of "Marty", and "Herby", is a professional rugby league footballer who currently plays halfback in the Canberra Rugby League Competition. He made his NRL début in the Round 20 cla ...
– rugby league player
* Nathan Buckley – Australian rules footballer and coach
* Adam Hyde – half of music duo Peking Duk
* Professor Kiaran Kirk – Dean (education), Dean, Australian National University, ANU College of Science
* Justice Dr Jeremy Kirk – Rhodes Scholar, Vinerian Scholarship, Vinerian Scholar and Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and a Judge of Appeal
* Tim Kirk – Clonakilla chief winemaker
* Nick Kouparitsas – rugby league player
* Nick Kyrgios – tennis player
* Robbie Perkins – professional baseball player
* Tom Rogers (cricketer, born 1994), Tom Rogers – Australian cricketer for Tasmania cricket team, Tasmania
* Marty Sheargold – stand-up comedian and radio broadcaster
* Ivan Soldo – Australian rules footballer
* Lauren Wells (athlete), Lauren Wells – Australian athlete at 2012 Olympic Games
See also
* Associated Southern Colleges
References
External links
Daramalan College
{{Authority control
High schools in the Australian Capital Territory
Rock Eisteddfod Challenge participants
Educational institutions established in 1962
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
Association of Marist Schools of Australia
1962 establishments in Australia