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, oversight = Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Sydney , religious_affiliation =

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, affiliation = Catholic Secondary Schools Association NSW/ACT , principal = Stephen Mahoney , founder =

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, location = Burraneer, New South Wales,

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a southern suburb of

, Australia. Established in 1936 by the

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, the college currently caters for approximately 470 students in

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from the

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es of the Archdiocese of Sydney. The college is under the

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age of the Archbishop of Sydney,

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. De La Salle College is one of 18 Lasallian Schools in Australia, and in 1994 appointed its first

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. The school is also affiliated with the Catholic Secondary Schools Association NSW/ACT.

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

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. 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

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players. 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

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– politician *

Jonathan Docking Jonathan Docking is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. Playing career A Cronulla junior, Docking played for the Sharks for eight seasons between 1984 and 1991, debuting as a 20-year-old ...

– rugby league football player *

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– athlete *

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– Senator *

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- Senator and ALP president * John Kane and Genni Kane – musicians in the band

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* James Hughes - Radio Presenter *

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– former Director General of the NSW Department of Premier & Cabinet and now CEO of the Tourism and Transport Forum of Australia * Michael Lee – former Federal Minister * Fran Molloy – journalist * Peter Morrissey – fashion designer * Tony Sheldon – trade union official *

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– former Deputy Premier of NSW *

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– opera singer, weightloss expert * Vanessa Ware – netball player * Glenn Wheeler – TV/radio personality *

Brendan Cowell Brendan Cowell is an Australian actor, playwright, and director. Early life and education Cowell was born in Sydney and grew up in the beachside suburb of Cronulla. He credits his mother and high school drama teacher with encouraging him to e ...

– TV/radio personality

References

External links

De La Salle College Cronulla website
{{DEFAULTSORT:De La Salle College (Cronulla, Nsw) Educational institutions established in 1936 Catholic secondary schools in Sydney 1936 establishments in Australia Cronulla, New South Wales

History

College Principals

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links