, motto_translation = Courage Conquers All
, location =
, address = 270 Miller Street & 40 Ridge Street
, region =
Lower North Shore
, city =
North Sydney
, state =
New South Wales
)
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, es ...
, postcode = 2060
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, pushpin_map = Australia Sydney
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, pushpin_map_caption = Location in
greater metropolitan Sydney
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, patron =
St Marcellin Champagnat,
St Mary of the Cross MacKillop
, established =
, founder = Walter Moore
, oversight = Catholic Education Office for the
Archdiocese of Sydney
, other_names =
, former_names =
, type = Independent
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Day School
, denomination =
Roman Catholicism
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, religious_affiliation =
Marist Brothers
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, educational_authority =
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, feeder_schools =
, affiliations =
Association of Marist Schools of Australia
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, principal = Anthony Boys
, principal_label2 = Principal (St Mary's Campus)
, principal2 = Beverly Coffey
, principal_label3 = Assistant Principal (La Valla Campus)
, principal3 = Robert Nehme
, enrolment =
, enrolment_as_of = 2021
, grades_label = Years
, grades =
K–
12
, song = la, Sub Tuum Praesidium, Sub tuum praesidium
, athletics =
Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association
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, publication = ''The High Notes'', ''The Maristian''
, yearbook = The Maristian
, campuses = St Marys Campus (Grades K–6), La Valla Campus (Grades 7–12)
, houses = Aquinas, Barangaroo, Chisholm, Fourviere, O'Connor, Xavier
, colours = Navy, gold and cerise
, website =
Marist Catholic College North Shore (often shortened to Marist North Shore or abbreviated as MCCNS) is an independent
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coeducational
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precinct (day school), located in
North Sydney, Australia.
Established in 1888, Marist Catholic College North Shore is conducted by Sydney Catholic Schools, based on the teachings of its patrons
St. Marcellin Champagnat and
St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. The school caters to roughly 1300 students from
Kindergarten
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to
Year 12
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. The precinct is administered by the Catholic Education Office for the
Archdiocese of Sydney,
and is affiliated with the
Association of Marist Schools of Australia
The Association of Marist Schools of Australia (MSA) is an organisation that seeks to unite the various schools across Australia which have at any stage in their history been connected to the Australian provinces of the Marist Brothers, Marist Sis ...
(AMSA),
as well as the
Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association
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(MCC).
Academically, Marist Catholic College North Shore rarely ranks in the top 150 schools in New South Wales in the HSC.
History
Marist Brother's School North Sydney (1888–1916)
Marist Brother's School North Sydney was first established on 2 July 1888 by the school's first headmaster, Br Walter Moore. Originally catering for boys in primary to
intermediate years (Years 1–10), the school would not go on to teach Secondary (Years 7–12) years until 1965 and then in 2021 would change again to educate both girls and boys from
Kindergarten
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through to
Year 12
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.
The Marist Brothers originally opened the school in response to the educational needs of the poor in the
North Sydney area, which was, at the time, a low socioeconomic area. The school was the fourth
Marist School opened in Australia after
Church Hill (1872),
Parramatta
Parramatta () is a suburb and major Central business district, commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney, located in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately west of the Sydney central business district on the ban ...
(1875) and
Hunters Hill
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(1881) and had a teaching staff of three
Brothers
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and an enrolment of 65 boys. The school initially started as a two-room campus on the site of what is now the St Mary's Campus (Ridge Street).
The school was established with the motto ''"Esse Non Videri"'' (
Latin
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), which is translated to, ''"to be, not to seem".''
Marist Brothers High School North Sydney (1916–1965)
In 1916 the school's enrolments had reached an excess of 300 students and the limited campus was inadequate to educate comfortably. In response to this, the school moved sites to what is now the La Valla Campus (Carlow Street) but had previously been a local business, Mark Foy's Furniture Repository before 1916. It had been purchased by the Parish Priest at the time, Fr. Cornish SJ and converted into classrooms and a hall known as the Manresa Hall. Once the transformation of the school's campus was completed, the school was named Marist Brother's High School North Sydney.
"Practice and Demonstration" School of St Joseph's Training School (1916–1955)
After the
Marist Brothers
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left what is now called the St Mary's Campus (Ridge St) in 1916, the
Sisters of St Joseph
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moved their primary school which was originally at a site on Mount St to the vacated school. This new primary school became known as the "Practice and Demonstration" School of St Joseph's Training School. In the term of the first principal Sr Mary Donatres Egan RSJ, the demand for Catholic education in North Sydney grew to the point where the school extended to educate from primary to secondary education which included the building of a new school on the Mount St property the school originated on. This new school specialised in commercial subjects; cooking, domestic Science and dressmaking.
In 1955, when the Archbishop of Sydney established an Education Office, both the Mount St Commercial and Domestic Science School and Ridge St's "Practice and Demonstration" school of St Joseph's Training School combined. The Ridge St campus was to educate the primary students, and the Mount St campus became the senior campus for pupils from Ridge Street, Naremburn and Lavender Bay. At the end of 1955, the Sister's of St Joseph vacated the school and transferred to
Lavender Bay
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The s ...
; the Sisters of Mercy took over and renamed the school St Mary's.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School (1955–2021)
In 1956, St Mary's became solely a primary school, education boys and girls from Kindergarten to Year 4. The construction of the expressway saw the demolition of a large part of the school campus which affected enrolment with there being only 69 students by 1978.
In 1980, however, there was an increased demand for primary education which saw the school extend to teach Kindergarten to Year 6 with enrolment back up to 186 by 1989. This year saw the introduction of the first Lay principal, Mrs Susan Clifton, the school was a single stream school with an entire Lay staff. By the early 1990s it became evident that the school was overdue for construction.
Beginning on 12 October 1992, a construction project which had been approved by St Mary's Parish Priest Fr Joseph Sobb, began. Being entirely funded by the parents and parishioners of St. Mary's School and Parish, the project included the upgrading and refurbishment of the existing building and outside areas. As well as this, a new school block of six classrooms was built adjacent to the existing building. The Blessing and Official Opening of the new building and renovations took place on 24 October 1993. Bishop Peter Ingham presided and over five hundred people were in attendance.
In 2010 as a result of Federal Government funding, the kindergarten to Year 4 learning environments were refurbished and extended along with two new learning areas for Years 5 and 6. These new and refurbished areas were designed and constructed with the intention of creating flexible learning areas and in 2011 and 2012 after a research project collaboration with UTS were further enhanced with new furniture suitable for a higher reliance on technology and flexibility.
In 2012, the North Sydney Parish and St Mary's Catholic Primary School hall was completed for gathering, recreational and performance purposes.
In 2014, a second stream of Kindergarten classes was introduced with the entire school becoming two streamed in 2020.
A construction project in 2015 saw the conjunction of the existing school buildings to form additional classrooms and learning areas.
The most recent phase of construction on the St Mary's campus began in 2017 with the purchase of the property on the West hand side of the school. After demolishing the existing buildings on the property, the St Mary's school building was extended onto the new property with four temporary demountable classrooms installed on the Presbytery grounds to cater for classrooms displaced during construction. After the completion of the construction in February 2018, the demountable classrooms remained to accommodate the students of Marist Catholic College North Shore whilst their campus was renovated in 2020.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Houses
* Ignatius
* McCauley
* Marcellin
* MacKillop
Marist Brothers / Sacred Heart, Mosman (1922–1965)
In 1922, the Marist Brothers opened their fourteenth school in Australia. Located in Mosman, Marist Brother's Mosman was an all boys Catholic high school. The school colours were blue, black and gold school motto was the Latin phrase; "''Virtus Ubique Vincit"'' meaning "''Courage Conquers All".''
The school was associated and a part of the Sacred Heart parish in Mosman and the corresponding Catholic primary school, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School.
Marist College North Shore (1965–2020)
, motto_translation = Courage Conquers All
, other_names =
, former_names =
, type = Independent
single-sex secondary day school
, religious_affiliation =
Marist Brothers
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, denomination =
Roman Catholicism
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, patron =
St Marcellin Champagnat
, established =
, founder = Walter Moore
, status = Closed
, educational_authority =
New South Wales Department of Education
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, oversight = Catholic Education Office for the
Archdiocese of Sydney
, grades_label = Years
, grades =
7–
12
, gender =
Boys
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, houses = Chanel, Kelly, MacKillop, Montagne, Moore, Salta
, colours = Blue, black and gold
, song = la, Sub Tuum Praesidium, Sub tuum praesidium
, athletics =
Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association
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, publication = ''The High Notes'', ''The Maristian''
, yearbook = The Maristian
, feeder_schools =
, affiliations =
Association of Marist Schools of Australia
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, website =
After 1916, the next major change to Marist Brother's High North Sydney was in response to the 1965 Wyndham Scheme which saw the merging of Marist Brothers Mosman and Marist Brothers High School North Sydney to create a completely new school.
The new school was named Marist College North Shore and was a Secondary school (Years 7–12) for boys in the North Sydney and Mosman area. The college adopted the colours blue, black and gold and the former Marist Brothers Mosman school motto, "''Virtus Ubique Vincit"'' (Latin) meaning "''Courage Conquers All". ''Sacred Heart Primary School, although no longer a part of the school, remained as a feeder school to Marist College North Shore. This change of school saw a complete redesign and reconstruction of the campus.
In 1996, the La Valla Centre was opened for use as a multi-purpose educational facility comprising a hall, art rooms, computer laboratories, music classrooms and practice rooms, Design and Technology workshops, and other assorted facilities and offices. In 2007 the most recent building project was completed. The Coyle Centre contains a new library, additional classrooms, and food technology kitchens. In addition several buildings and sections of the school were given names such as the Mosman Wing in homage to Marist Brothers Mosman and the Manresa Courts.
In 2017, the Academic Resource Centre (Library) underwent construction which saw the removal of most staff offices from the library and a larger area available to students. This was due to a school wide removal of department specific staff-rooms where instead of there being individual staff-rooms for the staff of each department, a larger centralised staff-room was available for all teaching staff. The only department to retain a separate staff-room was the PDHPE department whose offices remained in the College Fitness Centre.
Marist College North Shore Houses
* Chanel: Named in honour of St
Peter Chanel
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, one of the earliest
Marists
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and the first Marist Saint. He was a
missionary
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to the Pacific and was martyred on the Island of
Futuna. Motto: Unity, Passion, Commitment. Colour: Red.
* Kelly: Named in honour of Fr. Michael Kelly SJ the Parish Priest of North Sydney who provided the original inspiration for the establishment of the College. Colour: Green (black before 2007). Motto: Service, Knowledge, Strength.
* MacKillop: Named after St
Mary Mackillop
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, Australia's first saint. Colour: Orange. Motto: Courage, Commitment, Compassion.
* Montagne: Named after the man whose death inspired St Marcellin Champagnat, the founder of the Marist Brothers, to begin his work for the poor. Colour: Purple. Motto: Faith Through Action.
* Moore: Named in honour of the College's first Headmaster, Walter Moore. Colour: Blue. Motto: Success Through Determination.
* Salta: Named in honour of Peter Salta, ex-student and staff member of the College. Peter attended the school as a boy and then returned as a staff member in 1967. He was the longest serving member of staff, finishing teaching duties in 1999. Colour: Gold. Motto: Life, Love, Loyalty
* Ludovic: Usually if the intake of Year Seven students in a particular year is significantly larger than normal, an extra house is opened, often called Ludovic. It is a special house in that it does not have a specific House Coordinator, Senior Captains leadership team, house colour or emblem. Rather the students consist of an even distribution amongst the six main houses and are placed in the Ludovic House for administrative purposes only. This class is an extension class for English students based on exams & Naplan results. Ludovic has been discontinued as of 2017.
Prior to 2006, the four college houses were Chanel, Xavier, Marcellin and Sykes. In 2014, the school decided to increase the number of houses from four to six. The new houses of Mackillop and Montagne were established, becoming functional in 2015.
Marist College North Shore Crest
* Motto: "Virtus Ubique Vincit" – Courage Conquers All
* Southern Cross: Symbolises the nation, Australia, and is a reminder of our duty as citizens.
* Sacred Heart: Reminds of the love of Jesus for all and also the association between the catholic parishes of Mosman and North Sydney.
* Open Book: Represents the quest for learning and the Gospels – a reminder of the central place the word of God has in the lives of Catholics.
* Interwoven A & M crowned with twelve stars: The Marist symbol – Ave Maria, crowned with twelve stars – (Book of Revelation 12.1) highlights the place Mary, the mother of Jesus, has in the life of the college.
* College Colours: Blue, black and gold
Marist Catholic College North Shore (2021– )
On 27 June 2018, at a symposium for parents, parishioners and senior leaders, it was announced that the North Sydney Catholic School Network's Marist Catholic College North Shore and neighbouring
co-ed
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primary school St Mary's would combine to become a new North Sydney Educational Precinct.
This new precinct named Marist Catholic College North Shore consists of two campuses which offer students stage-specific contemporary learning spaces and provide a seamless curriculum pathway from
Kindergarten
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to Year 12. The school is run by Sydney Catholic Schools, taking over from the
Marist Brothers
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and the
Sisters of Mercy
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from Marist College North Shore and St Mary's respectively. Primary education continues on the St Mary's Catholic Primary School campus under the shortened campus name of St Mary's, whilst secondary learning takes place on the former Marist Catholic College North Shore campus, now named La Valla campus.
Both La Valla and St Mary's campus kept the existing leadership teams who would oversee their respective campus whilst running the educational precinct as a whole in a combined team.
From 3 September 2018; Marist Catholic College North Shore opened its first wave of applications for both boys and girls for Year 7 2021.
The new educational precinct did not continue with the former houses for both the primary and secondary campus, but created a new system that was consistent across the two campuses.
Gifted education
Marist Catholic College North Shore runs a selective stream from Years 7 to 9 following the Newman Gifted Education Program. To be considered for the Newman Gifted Education Program stream at the school, a student must first be nominated by their parents then are to sit an ability assessment followed by a panel meeting of identification and selection where successful applicants will pass through the first round of selection.
After being elected in the first round a student must prepare a portfolio. After this, an Allwell Placement Test will determine who has been selected for the program. This process usually begins at least 3 years before a students first day at the college.
The Newman Gifted Education Program has been in use at the college since 2017.
Motto
The schools motto is "Virtus Ubique Vincit" which is Latin for "Courage Conquers All".
When the school was initially established it had the motto ''Esse Non Videri"'', which was Latin for, ''"to be, not to seem".''
Courage Conquers All – Marist Catholic College North Shore Motto
Academic results
Facilities
La Valla campus
Major facilities of the La Valla Campus include:
*Walter Moore Building – classrooms, offices, ICT centre.
*La Valla Centre – hall, conference room, storage areas, kitchen, art rooms, design and technology workshops, computer laboratories, health room, music practice rooms, music classrooms, Moore House office, canteen.
*The Andrew Power Centre (APC) – faith formation offices, counsellors office, careers advisor's office, general purpose religious education area, storage areas, Chanel, Kelly, MacKillop, Montagne and Salta House offices.
*The Mosman Wing – administration offices, board room, sick bay, staff accommodation, classrooms, storage areas, archives, science laboratories and prep. rooms, drama studio.
*Manresa Courts – basketball courts, cricket nets
*Coyle Centre – food technology classrooms, kitchens, MacKillop Library, media room and classrooms.
*Fitness Centre – gym equipment, fitness and training area. PDHPE staff offices.
Other notable named locations in the school include:
*The Costello Quadrangle – Within the walls of the Mosman Wing where most informal whole school or other partial group meetings and assemblies take place.
*The O'Mara Plaza – A quadrangle named in memory of The O'Mara Green which was demolished and subsequently replaced with the Coyle Centre and its namesake plaza. In 2020 a roof was added and renovations were done to modernise the plaza.
*St Leonards Park – Opposite College used for PE and Recess and Lunch
Precinct crest
* Font:
Garamond
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, used in the time of the founding Marist father, St Marcellin Champagnat.
* Bible stamped with the Miraculous Medal: Illustrates Marist Catholic College North Shore’s Marist charism, which values love and care for others. The Miraculous Medal is a medal design based on the visions of
St. Catherine Labouré in the 19th century. (Formerly on the St Mary's Catholic Primary School crest)
* Mary's Monogram: The
Marist symbol – Ave Maria, crowned with twelve stars – (Book of Revelation 12.1) highlights the Precinct's connection to
Mary
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People
* Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name)
Religious contexts
* New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below
* Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...
, the mother of Jesus. It combines A and M representing Ave Maria (Hail Mary). The twelve stars are a reference to the
woman of the Apocalypse
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, a Christian picture of Mary and her role in bringing Christ to birth. (Formerly on the Marist College North Shore crest)
* Southern Cross: Symbolises the history that both Marist College North Shore and St Mary's Catholic Primary School had. Also symbolising Australia, being a reminder of the student's and staff's duty as citizens. The stars of the cross are also used to represent the four moral virtues of justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude. (Formerly on the Marist College North Shore crest)
* Stylised Crucifix: Symbolises the
Catholic
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Faith held by the school.
* Sacred Heart: Symbolises the Jesuit charism of the local parish and the connection between the Mosman parish. Represents Jesus' heart. (Formerly on the Marist College North Shore and St Mary's Catholic Primary School crest)
* Precinct Colours: Navy, gold and cerise
Houses
The current houses for the Precinct have been in effect since 2021;
Aquinas
Named in honour of St
Thomas Aquinas
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; patron saint of universities and scholars.
Colour: Red
Barangaroo
Named in honour of
Barangaroo
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; a
Cammeraygal
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leader of the
Eora
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Nation at the time of European
colonisation
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.
Colour: Orange
Chrisholm
Named in honour of
Caroline Chrisholm; a Catholic philanthropist who provided outreach to vulnerable immigrants to the early European Colony in Australia, particularly women and children.
Colour: Blue
Fourvière
Named in honour of the French district of
Fourvière
Fourvière () is a district of Lyon, France, a hill immediately west of the old part of the town, rising from the river Saône. It is the site of the original Roman settlement of Lugdunum in 43 BC. The district contains many religious buildings i ...
where St
Marcellin Champagnat
Marcellin Joseph Benedict Champagnat (20 May 17896 June 1840), also known as Saint Marcellin Champagnat, was born in Le Rosey, village of Marlhes, near St. Etienne (Loire), France. He was the founder of the Marist Brothers, a religious congregat ...
and his followers made their pledge promising to devote themselves to the foundation of the
Society of Mary, effectively beginning
Marist education.
Colour: Purple
O'Connor
Named in honour of Mother Eileen O'Connor, Founder of Our Lady's Nurse of the Poor and most likely candidate to be Australia's next saint.
Colour: Green
Xavier
Named in honour of St
Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin: ''Franciscus Xaverius''; Basque: ''Frantzisko Xabierkoa''; French: ''François Xavier''; Spanish: ''Francisco Javier''; Portuguese: ''Francisco Xavier''; 7 April 15063 December 1 ...
; is credited for his idea that the missionary must adapt to the customs and language of the people he evangelises, and for his advocacy of an educated native clergy.
Colour: Red
Timetable structure
The college follows a two-week timetable with each day consisting of 5 one hour periods. Internal and external sporting activities take place after Period 3 on Thursdays. Every second Wednesday following the first four periods, students are sent home allowing staff to work on professional learning programs.
Sport
The college competes in inter-school sport competitions through the
Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association
The Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association (MCC) was an association of eight Roman Catholic secondary schools in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, that share common interests, ethics, educational philosophy and competed in sporting ...
(MCC).
Other MCC member schools are:
Marcellin College Randwick
, motto_translation = The Eternal, not the Transitory
, established =
, type = Independent single-sex secondary day school
, gender = Boys
, denomination = Roman Catholicism
, religious_affiliation = Marist Brothers
, affiliations = Asso ...
,
Marist College Pagewood
Corpus Christi College Maroubra is an Independent School, independent Roman Catholicism in Australia, Roman Catholic Comprehensive School#Australia, comprehensive Coeducational, co-educational Secondary School, secondary day school located in Mar ...
,
Marist College Kogarah
The college was founded in 1909, and has a tradition based on the teachings of the French educator Saint Marcellin Champagnat, the founder of the Marist Brothers. The school offers education to approximately 1,200 students from Year 7 to Year 12. ...
,
De La Salle College Ashfield
(Used in context as "to be the best man you can be." If translated directly from Latin it means "Be a man")
, established =
, type = Independent, comprehensive, single-sex school, secondary school, day school
, denomi ...
,
LaSalle Catholic College Bankstown,
Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham and
Holy Cross College Ryde
, motto_translation = In the Cross (is) Salvation
, location = Victoria Road, Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales
, country = Australia
, coordinates =
, pushpin_map = Australia Sydney
, pushpin_image =
, pu ...
. The college has held sporting rivalries with the other member schools for many years.
Summer sports include basketball, cricket, tennis, and touch football. Winter sports include rugby league, football (soccer), and water polo. Other sports available throughout the year within the MCC include athletics, cross country running, golf, squash, swimming, and volleyball.t
Culture and arts
The college has a long history of running productions every year that showcases the talent and creative spirit of the students. It has performed a variety of popular and contemporary productions over the years.
Notable alumni
;Entertainment, media and the arts
*
Steve Ahern
Stephen Roderick Ahern ( OAM) (born 1959), is a media executive, strategist, trainer and international consultant in modern broadcast media. He was the station manager at three Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) radio stations (1988 to ...
– radio broadcaster, Director of Radio at AFTRS, international broadcasting consultant
*
Steve Balbi
Stephen Vert Balbi (born 3 October 1964) is an Australian musician and record producer. He was the founding bass guitarist in pub rockers, Noiseworks in 1986 and formed a psychedelic pop group and production duo, Electric Hippies in 1993 with ...
– Australian singer-songwriter – Noiseworks
*
Dan Ewing
Daniel M. Ewing (born 3 June 1985), is an Australian actor. He appeared on Seven Network's ''Home and Away'' series as Reuben Humphries during 2007. In 2011, he returned to the Australian soap, this time receiving a larger role, playing Heath ...
– actor
*
Kyle Linahan
Kyle Linahan is an Australian musician and TV presenter.
Linahan was discovered while starring in the lead role of a Marist College production of ''The Story of Motown'' at the age of 14. He was signed to Warner Music at the age of 16 and spent ...
– Australian singer-songwriter and media presenter
*
Mike Munro
Michael Kenneth Munro, (born 12 April 1953), is an Australian journalist and television presenter.
Early life
Munro cites a tough childhood—with an abusive and alcoholic mother—as one of the main reasons behind his motivation to succeed. ...
– television journalist
*
Dean Lewis
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– singer /songwriter.
;Politics, law, and business
*
Brian Sully – former justice of the Supreme Court of NSW
* The Honourable Justice Geoffrey Bellew, a Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and College Captain in 1977
[(Swearing in speech of The Honourable Justice Geoffrey Bellew, Supreme Court of NSW, 31 January 2012)]
;Sport
*
Kieran Foran
Kieran Foran (born 13 July 1990) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL and New Zealand at international level.
Foran previously played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, ...
– rugby league player
*
Liam Foran
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Background
Liam Foran was born ...
– rugby league player
*
Ken Irvine
Kenneth John Irvine (5 March 1940 – 22 December 1990),
also nicknamed "Mongo", was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He holds the standing Australian record for the most tries in a ...
– rugby league player for the
North Sydney Bears
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and the
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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*
Guy Leech
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– ironman
*
Mitchell Pearce
Mitchell Pearce (born 7 April 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League.
He previously played for Sydney Roosters, with whom he won the 2013 NRL Grand Final and Ne ...
– rugby league player for the
Sydney Roosters
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*
Daniel Petkovski
Daniel Petkovski (Macedonian: Даниел Петковски) (born 6 June 1993 in Sydney) is an Australian football (soccer) player.
Club career
Sydney FC
Petkovski joined Sydney FC's National Youth League team in 2011 after being signed fr ...
–
football
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player for the
Sydney FC
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*
Phil Ritchie – rugby league player
*
Eddie Scarf
Edward Richard Scarf (3 November 1908 – 7 January 1980) was an Australian wrestler and boxer. He was Olympic bronze medalist in Freestyle wrestling in 1932, and also competed at the 1936 Olympics.
Early life
He was born in Quirindi in New S ...
– Olympic (Bronze medal) and Empire Games (Commonwealth Games Gold Medal)
*
Matt Shirvington
Matt Shirvington (born 25 October 1978) is an Australian athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002. Shirvington is the third fastest Australian sprinter of all time. He qualified for ...
– Olympic athlete
*
Simon Taufel
Simon James Arthur Taufel (born 21 January 1971) is a former Australian cricket umpire who was earlier a member of the ICC Elite umpire panel. He won five consecutive ICC Umpire of the Year awards between 2004 and 2008, and was generally cons ...
– international cricket umpire
See also
*
List of Catholic schools in New South Wales
Below is list of Catholic schools in the state of New South Wales. It is correct as of 26 September 2009.
Systemic primary schools
Systemic secondary schools
Systemic combined primary and secondary schools
Non-systemic schools
...
*
Catholic education in Australia
Catholic education in Australia refers to the education services provided by the Roman Catholic Church in Australia within the Australian education system. From 18th century foundations, the Catholic education system has grown to be the ...
References
External links
Marist Catholic College North Shore websiteMarist Catholic College North Shore precinct websiteNorth Shore Catholic Educational Precinct Architecture website
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Educational institutions established in 1888
Catholic secondary schools in Sydney
Association of Marist Schools of Australia
Boys' schools in New South Wales
Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association
1888 establishments in Australia
North Sydney, New South Wales