Padua College is an

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boys' primary and high school located in the

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suburb of Kedron,

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, Australia. The College is the only school owned and operated by the Franciscan Friars in Australia and only the second in the Southern Hemisphere along with St Francis of Assisi College in Timor-Leste. Students of the College are known in the community as "Paduans".

History

Padua College derives its name from

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Saint Anthony of Padua Anthony of Padua ( it, Antonio di Padova) or Anthony of Lisbon ( pt, António/Antônio de Lisboa; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was bo ...

, appointed by St Francis as the first professor of theology for the friars.

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is the

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city of Northern Italy where St Anthony died. Padua began in 1956 when the Franciscan Sisters, who cared for the

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of St Anthony, were no longer able to cater for the large number of boys at their school. At the request of Sister Mary Bernadette O’Callaghan OSF, the friars, who had taken charge of the Kedron parish since 1929, agreed to begin a separate school for

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s. Damian Nolan OFM was appointed nominal

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of the new school, which began with two

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, Eileen Cameron and John Fox, and 89 boys in Years 4, 5 and 6. The friars began teaching at the school in 1957 with the arrival of Alban Mitchell OFM, Angelo O’Hagan OFM and, a little later, Odoric (Hugh) Fathers OFM. Since that time, Padua has developed with many extensions and facilities. At present there are over 1360 students enrolled at the college.

Sport

The college is a member of the Associated Independent Colleges (AIC). Padua

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alumni include

Paul McCabe Paul McCabe (born 4 August 1959 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for several clubs as well as representing Queensland in State of Origin series. McCabe was ...

Paul Vautin Paul Vautin (born 21 July 1959) nicknamed Fatty, is an Australian football commentator and formerly a professional rugby league footballer, captain and coach. He has provided commentary for the Nine Network's coverage of rugby league since joi ...

Shane Perry Shane Perry (born 9 November 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s whose usual position was halfback. He played in the National Rugby League for the Western Suburbs Magpies, Canterbury-Bankst ...

David Stagg David Stagg (born 18 October 1983, in Townsville, Queensland) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He made one appearance for the Queensland State of Origin side and played for the Brisbane Broncos, with whom he won the ...

David Shillington David Shillington (born 24 June 1983 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian in ...

David Bouveng David Bouveng (born 6 February 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. A or , Bouveng played for the Gold Coast Seagulls, Halifax and was a foundation played for the North Queensland Cowboys ...

and

Dane Carlaw Dane Carlaw (born 21 February 1980 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. An Australia national and Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he played ...

AIC premierships

Padua College's Associated Independent Colleges premierships since its inception in 1999 include:

Confraternity Shield results

The Confraternity Shield is a statewide schoolboy rugby league competition in Queensland that started in 1980. These State of Origin players include

and Lindsay Collins.

Co-curricular activities

The College offers

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and public speaking events,

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competitions and

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and

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programs. In addition, the College also enters teams into the AIC competition for the following sports:

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and Cross Country. Every alternate year the boys and girls from Mt Alvernia and Padua College produce a

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. Recent productions have included '' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', ''

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'', '' Jesus Christ Superstar'', and '' Oliver!''. The latest collaborative production between the two schools is ''The Wiz'', released in 2018.

Campus

The college is situated at Kedron on two campuses. The primary department also known as the Greccio campus, catering for boys from Years 5 and 6 on the eastern side of Turner Rd and the Year 7 to 12 boys on the western side also known as the Assisi campus. Two other Franciscan schools, St. Anthony's and Mt. Alvernia are also in the precinct. In addition to in-school facilities and the Outdoor Education Centre, the school owns 73,000m² of playing fields on Elliot Rd, Banyo, which is used for rugby, soccer and athletics carnivals.

House system

There are six houses at the College: Angelo House, Cattani House, Leo House, Masseo House, Quintavalle House and Rufino House.

Notable alumni

Sports

* Rohan Ahern (rugby league player for the

Sydney Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional Rugby League Football Club based in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) and parts of inner Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The Roosters have won fifteen Ne ...

) * Jacob Allison (Australian rules footballer for the

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) *

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(Australian rules footballer for the

) * Oskar Baker (Australian rules footballer for

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) * Tony Bamford (Australian rules footballer for Port Adelaide in the

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) *

(rugby league player for the

Gold Coast Seagulls The Gold Coast Chargers were a professional rugby league club which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from New South Wales Rugby League season 1988, 1988 to New South Wales Rugby League season 1994, 1994, the Australian Ru ...

North Queensland Cowboys The North Queensland Cowboys is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, the largest town in North Queensland. They compete in Australia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL). Sinc ...

and Halifax Blue Sox) *

(rugby league player for the

Brisbane Broncos The Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Football Club Ltd., commonly referred to as the Broncos, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in April 1987, the Broncos play in Australia's elite c ...

and

Catalans Dragons The Catalans Dragons (French: ''Dragons Catalans'', Catalan: ''Dracs Catalans'') are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France. The team competes in the Super League and are the only team from outs ...

) * Lindsay Collins (rugby league player for the

) * Hudson Creighton (rugby union player for the

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) * Lawson Creighton (rugby union player for the

) * Peter Dale (swimmer at the

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) * Will Martyn (Australian rules footballer for

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) *

(rugby league player for multiple Sydney-based clubs) * Peter Nowill (long-distance runner at the 2004 Summer Olympics) * Tom O'Toole (rugby union player for

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and the Ireland national team) *

(rugby league player for multiple clubs) *

(rugby league player for the

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and

Gold Coast Titans The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australia and New Zealand's national rugby league club competition. The ...

) *

(rugby league player for the

and Canterbury Bulldogs) *

(rugby league player and commentator) * Brad Watts (rugby league player for the

Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are a rugby league club based in Melbourne, Victoria in Australia that participates in the National Rugby League. The first fully professional rugby league team based in the state, the Storm entered the competition in 1998. ...

South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league club based in Redfern, a suburb of inner-southern Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and are one of nine existing tea ...

and

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) * Michael Wood (rugby union player for the

and New South Wales Waratahs) * Jamie Young (association football goalkeeper, notably for

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and

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)

Entertainment and media

Damien Garvey Damien Garvey is an Australian actor and former musician known for his film and television roles. Early life Garvey graduated from Padua College in 1982. Career Garvey had guest roles in several drama series in his early part of his act ...

(film and television actor) *

Daniel Gaudiello Daniel Gaudiello (born 1982) is an Australian ballet dancer. He performed with The Australian Ballet from 2004 until his retirement as a principal artist in March 2016 to dance and teach as a freelancer. Dance career Daniel Gaudiello began dan ...

(ballet dancer) * Chris Mitchell (journalist and editor-in-chief of ''

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'') * Marty O'Brien and Danny Procopis (musicians and members of rock band Small Mercies) * Greg Thomson (journalist) * John Willsteed (musician and member of rock band

The Go-Betweens The Go-Betweens were an Australian indie rock band formed in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1977. The band was co-founded and led by singer-songwriters and guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, who were its only constant members throughout ...

)

Business

Eddy Groves Edmund Stuart "Eddy" Groves (born 16 June 1966) is an Australian businessman, founder and former chief executive officer of ABC Learning, once one of Australia's largest companies and one of the world's biggest childcare providers prior to go ...

(businessman and founder of ABC Learning) *

Craig Steven Wright Craig Steven Wright (born October 1970) is an Australian computer scientist and businessman. He has publicly claimed to be the main part of the team that created bitcoin, and the identity behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. These claims are ...

(computer scientist, businessman and alleged Bitcoin creator)

Politics

* Dan Purdie (politician and state MP for

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) * Jimmy Sullivan (politician and state MP for Stafford)

Other

* Geoffrey Harding OAM (medical practitioner)

References

External links

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