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, located in Eastwood, Sydney,

, Australia.

History

As a Marist school, Marist College Eastwood traces its inception to

, a Catholic Priest and Pastor of La Valla in France who established the order of the

in 1817. Emphasising equality and support for all students, regardless of circumstance or privilege, Champagnat is considered the forefather of the Marist institution worldwide. From establishing these Brothers, the first Marist School in Australia, St Patrick's, was established in 1872 by four Marist Brothers: Ludovic Laboureyras, Jarlath Finand, Augustinus MacDonald and Peter Tennyson, at The Rocks in Sydney. On 2 February 1937, Brother Leopold Smith and three other Marist brothers (Brothers Ervan McDonough, Loyola Sullivan and Kenneth Harris) came to Eastwood and opened St Kevin's Boys' School, with 100 students. The school was established on the site of Eastwood House, the home built by William Rutledge and purchased by Edward Terry in 1863. Terry became the first mayor of Eastwood and later a member of the

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, and Eastwood House, with its extensive gardens, orchards and sporting grounds, was the location of many hunts. The house, built in 1840 and extended in 1863, forms the central administration block for the College today, having been purchased by the

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using the

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's finances in 1929. The building's awnings, roofing, window panelling and structural support was renovated in 1990, and has since been partially rendered as recent as 2019 in its interior to account for contemporary trends in architecture and industrial design. In further developments, the school purchased the remaining front terraces it was neighboured by, being preserved and renovated to serve as classroom and administrative spaces as three separate 'cottages'. These buildings have since been heritage listed by the City of Ryde local government area. The school's colours, being red, yellow and black were chosen for their iconic relation to the

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Rugby League team. The colours have since become an integral part of the school community, being used as a distinguishing scheme for school uniforms, musings and other media. Following its founding as 'St Kevin's Boys' School', the 1960s saw the school being named as Marist Brothers' High School, Eastwood. In this timeframe, male students from the adjoined St Kevin's Primary School would graduate by

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, joining the college aged 10 in

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. All teachers and administrative peoples were part of the Marist Brothers or another religious missionary group, and would receive funding for the school from the local parish church and parents. To aid expansionary numbers of students, the parish allocated funding to build a new academic complex in the early 1970s, now used as the school's main science and HSIE faculty building. However, such a system was short-lived, with the Sydney Catholic Archdiocese ordering a change in curriculum and pastoral-related development that would necessitate students graduating to the college two years later in

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, now the final year of primary school in Australia. By 1985, the early adoption of students in a 'primary' based stream was abolished, with the school still accommodating its remaining enrolments from Year 5 and 6. Following the influx of lay teachers and other external personnel, notably with the appointment of the college's first lay principal in 1987, the name of the school was changed on 2 April 1993 to Marist College Eastwood. This was coupled with the school's transition away from the sole governance of the Marist Brothers, whose authority was amalgamated to what is now recognised as the Catholic Education Office of Sydney, or Sydney Catholic Schools. Today, Marist College Eastwood is known as a 'systemic catholic school', meaning that funding from the community is directed to the Sydney Catholic Schools body, who are responsible for adequately redistributing the resources gathered to meet the different financial needs across school communities. In 1972 Br Oswin McKinney formed the Marist Singers of Eastwood, they performed in "Carmen" a musical and in 1974 were the official choir in "Joseph's Technicolor Dream Coat" which performed at the Seymour Centre, with Mark Holden. In 1977, Paul Bateman OAM, became the Artistic Director and produced a record called "I'm a Song, Sing Me". At the same time, Penshurst Marist boys joined the Choir and later, Hamilton Marist boys. Also in 1977, the Choir performed the opening song for the movie, Break Of Day. In April 1999, teacher and student representatives of the school were sent to Rome, joining with other teachers and students from Marist Schools around the world to celebrate the canonisation of Marcellin Champagnat. Through the turn of the century, the school has celebrated numerous events and experienced several renovations. In 2005, the graduating class of Year 12 donated a flagpole for use in the main school yard. This gesture was repeated in 2010, with a secondary flagpole purchased by the leaving students. The poles are now used to raise the

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and Aboriginal flags during each morning administration period. In 2006, the backyard area of the acquired cottages was resurfaced, irrigated and landscaped to become a grass playground. The area was later redeveloped into a synthetic grass area fenced by a cage. In 2010, the college's library underwent significant redevelopment - being reopened as the 'Father Peter Ryan Learning Centre', aided through a

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of $200,000 from the now defunct National School Pride Program, instilled by the

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in 2009. In the same year,

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were deployed to all students in accordance with the National Secondary School Computer Fund. Being beneficial to backpack weight, academic research and technological integration, laptops remain in use throughout the school; albeit in a

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(bring your own device) scheme. In 2012, the school celebrated its 75th anniversary at St Mary's Cathedral, with the college's first enrolled boy - Jim Maloney - in attendance. The college additionally celebrated its 80th anniversary in February 2017 - coinciding with the 200th year of Marist-led education in Australia. In 2015, following an extensive 10-year planning process, the multi-purpose 'Montagne Centre' was built on the fringe of the college campus, facilitating greater enrolment capacity and recreational activities. In anticipation for the centre's construction, students established a

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documenting the process of its creation, titled 'MCETV' in 2014. The channel is currently used to publicise commentary on wider school life, including sport reports, academic events and 'Molloy Cup' proceedings, and often livestreams content pertaining to school assemblies and other internally based material. In 2019, the school refurbished a variety of classrooms, installing new chairs, tables and other technology. The main renovations were made to A-Block, installing new carpet flooring and overhanging LED lights. Some classroom walls were also rendered, with a set of wooden facades placed on each room's ceiling for decorative purposes. Furthermore, most closed windows were replaced with a single sliding door to provide a more modern look. The main college offices were also renovated with the same interior design. In 2020, the college transitioned away from its traditional latin motto of 'Respice Finem', replacing its past ubiquity on all school material with a slogan describing 'A Daring Faith', 'A Dynamic Education' and a 'Holistic Personhood'. The Latin phrase, however, remains on the college crest. In 2021, with an additional variety of grants and other monetary support, the school erected several demountable structures at the once vacant block adjacent to Shaftsbury Road, accounting for further enrolment expansions. Other classrooms and previously defunct facilities in the cottages in C-Block were additionally renovated, and are now used as speciality classes and office spaces. With an emphasis on environmental sustainability, the college has also installed solar panels on the library, now formerly known as the Father Peter Ryan Learning Centre. This facility, having been renovated in 2010, was rendered and redesigned once again in 2021 with new interiors and solar powered electricity generation. Furthermore, an indigenous mural was placed on the face of the library building itself, representing the

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people associated with the Ryde, Hunters Hill and Parramatta regions. In 2022, the college celebrated 85 years of existence. B-Block was renovated through removing two administration offices on the ground level in order to add an additional classroom. The scaffolding staircase accompanying the demountable buildings were removed, with a permanent concrete stairwell and walkway installed.

House System

There are four

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, all of which are named after people who have contributed to the development of the school: *Maloney – Sky blue, dark blue – named after Jim Maloney, the first student to be enrolled in 1937. *Elliott – Gold, green – named after J. W. Elliott, the local chemist who donated 3386 pounds (approximately $320,000 AUD) to enable a school to be built behind Eastwood House. *Cusack – Dark green, black – named after Fr. Cusack, the first parish priest of St. Kevin's who lobbied the Marist Brothers to establish a school on the vacant block next to the church. *Leopold – Burgundy, yellow – named after Br Leopold, the first principal of the school who provided 'much needed direction' for the school's forthcoming developments. In 2005, students were provided 'house shirts' at sporting carnivals as a means to display their affiliation to a particular house. The shirts are often worn by students on sport-related events and other pastoral activities. Throughout the school year, students compete for these houses in an Athletics and Swimming Carnival. From the results garnered from these events, the 'Malloy Cup' is a trophy presented to the winning house at the conclusion of the school year for the aggregated sporting and academic achievements of pupils. The trophy is often regarded as a competitive element of college life, as students contribute 'points' in an attempt to attain it for the house they represent. The competition is named in honour of Mr Frank Malloy, a former principal of the college serving from 1999 to 2003.

Sport, spirituality and extracurricular activities

The school is a member of the Metropolitan Catholic Schools Sports Association (MCS) competition, where they play against schools in Sydney's metropolitan region. MCS sports include

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, rugby sevens,

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, Australian rules football,

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, and

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. Additionally, the college offers the opportunity for students to compete in

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, public speaking,

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, musical bands, and the

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. Furthermore, the Maths Challenge for Young Australians is held annually, measuring student scores in abstract mathematical problems and logistical reasoning. In 2009, the school's rugby 10s team won the NSW Rugby Tens Championships. Only 22 points were scored against them in the entire series. Over a 10-year period, the College was known to have dominated in regional swimming events and competitions, being described as a 'decade of dominance'. In 2014, the school won its tenth championship in a row at the Metropolitan Catholic Schools Swimming meet. On a triennial cycle, school staff and students part-take in the ceremonies of

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, an event coordinated by the

to collate international communities of young adults to a singular venue within a given country. When the event was held in Sydney, in 2008, student representatives gathered in the eastern suburbs to see the speech of

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at the

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. The most recent event was held in the Central-American country of

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throughout January 2019, and the next is scheduled in the

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city of Lisbon in 2023. Likewise, the Australian Catholic Youth Festival is a biennial national event at which the school participates in, with the most recent gathering occurring in

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in 2019. Likewise, the college annually raises funds for the Project Compassion initiative, organised by missionary group Caritas Australia. Various school-wide events and initiatives occur in anticipation for donations and other monetary support in pastoral activity. Under the guidance of Sydney Catholic Schools, the school student body participates in the 10:10 Project, a youth ministry initiative that connects them to other schools in the network. Moreover, the school actively organises a 'European Tour' within a similar 3-year timeframe. With a 'cultural' and 'religious' group of students selected for travel, the college's representatives visit the significant sites of Marcellin Champagnat in France, whilst participating in viewing various sporting events across the western portions of the continent. The cultural group often sends an

and

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team to compete against local sporting academies and schools in the touring region. In a similar tradition, an 'Immersion Tour' is often organised, generally for students to visit a disadvantaged country or location within Australia for the purpose of humanitarian and missionary principles. However, this annual occurrence was disrupted as a result of the

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Marist College Eastwood Champagnat Court

The college actively organises an annual 'Market Day', where the wider school community contributes consumer items for purchase in a

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-like environment to raise funding for a particular charitable or tangible cause. Additionally, the school hosts an 'Open Day', where prospective parents can view the contents and characteristics of the college through meeting staff and student members. Student representatives are often invited to participate in the City of Ryde's Granny Smith Festival Parade, raising publicity and awareness for the local region.

Tuition

Under compliance with the

, Marist College Eastwood offers all subjects in the organisation's 'Category A' section; at minimum through a remote or distance learning model. 'Category B' courses, often known as 'Non-ATAR' subjects, are additionally offered dependent on teacher availability and interested students. For students who wish to leave the college by

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, yet still wish to undertake further tertiary studies, a bridging and feeder college for

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- Southern Catholic College - is located in the Sydney suburb of Burwood, offering a variety of programs to accommodate

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, traineeships and other physical skills.

Principals

Being of religious and lay affiliations, the following individuals have served as Principals of Marist College Eastwood:

Controversy

The former principal, Brother Patrick (Thomas Butler), was adversely named in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Marist Brother Dacian (Kevin Jewell) was convicted and sentenced in early 2021 for abuse he committed during his time at Marist Brothers Eastwood in the 1960s. In Sydney District Court in 1995, aged 41, Phillip John Hardy was sentenced to 11 years' jail (with a minimum of seven years before parole) for sexual offences committed against a boy during an eight-year period, in 1978-1986, when the boy was aged from 8 to 16. During the time of the offences, Hardy was teaching at Marist Brothers College, Eastwood, Sydney, where he was in charge of "religious studies".

Alumni

As a school registered within the

, Marist College Eastwood has gradually improved its HSC result rankings over the last decade, now ranked inside of the state's top 100 schools. The majority of graduating students enter tertiary enrolment to a

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, with the local Macquarie University accounting for the majority of pupil output. Upon a student leaving the college, they are invited to part-take in the school's Old Boys Association, whom actively meet in reunions and committee hearings or gatherings to discuss manners pertaining to the wider school community. To date, over 6000 boys have been educated by the college. *

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– former rugby league player

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and

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* Lloyd Brodrick – Australian Ambassador to

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– politician and current

state member for the

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(HSC 1970) – lawyer, academic administrator and academic; tenured as the Portland Chair in New Testament Studies at the

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*Emmanuel Fakiye – represented Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Men's

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– former

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and Sydney FC football player and goalkeeping coach * Dave Gilbert – former Australian cricketer and CEO of NSW cricket association * Richard Gill – former conductor, music educator, and advocate for the music education of children (1941-2018) * Nick Lah (former staff member) –

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player * Jordan Lane – current City of Ryde Mayor *

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– former Australian professional golfer * Spencer Martin – former Australian Racing Driver *Terence Mullane – Consul General of Morocco to Australia and Pacific States * Paul Newton – artist and

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winner *

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– Australian actor and musician (1948-2017) * Mark O'Neill – former rugby league player with

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* Matt Parish – former rugby league player

; former assistant coach

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; present coach

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Gavin Robertson Gavin Ron Robertson (born 28 May 1966) is a former Australian cricketer. He was a right-handed offbreak bowler and a lower-order batsman. Career Robertson made his debut for the New South Wales Blues in 1987. Two seasons later he moved to Tas ...

– former Australian cricketer * Peter Ryan (HSC 1979) – current chief ABC business journalist and former Washington bureau * Bernie Shakeshaft – founder of the BackTrack communal youth program and recipient of the 2020 Australian Local Hero Award *

Aziz Shavershian Aziz Sergeyevich Shavershian (russian: link=no, Ази́з Серге́евич Шавершя́н; 24 March 1989 – 5 August 2011), better known as Zyzz, was a Russian-born Australian bodybuilder, personal trainer and model. He established a ...

– former

bodybuilder Bodybuilding is the use of progressive resistance exercise to control and develop one's muscles (muscle building) by muscle hypertrophy for aesthetic purposes. It is distinct from similar activities such as powerlifting because it focuses ...

and Internet celebrity otherwise known as Zyzz (1989-2011)

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* * * * {{Association of Marist Schools of Australia Boys' schools in New South Wales Educational institutions established in 1937 Catholic secondary schools in Sydney Association of Marist Schools of Australia Eastwood, New South Wales 1937 establishments in Australia