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Bundoora
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Preston
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Boys
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Christian Brothers
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Edmund Rice Education Australia
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7–12
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Associated Catholic Colleges
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Parade College is an
independent
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secondary school for boys, located across two campuses in the northern suburbs of
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Victoria
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, Australia; one at
Bundoora
Bundoora is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Banyule, Darebin and Whittlesea local government areas. Bundoora recorded a population of 28,068 at the ...
; the other, away, at
Preston. The school was founded by the
Congregation of Christian Brothers
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in January 1871 and is a member of
Edmund Rice Education Australia
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.
History
The school was founded by four Christian Brothers in January 1871. They had taught for two years in a small school behind St Francis’ Church in Lonsdale Street before moving into the bluestone building in Victoria Parade, East Melbourne. The school's official name was CBC East Melbourne but it was generally known as Parade College. About one hundred boys enrolled on the first day and this number grew steadily over the years. This building was affectionately known as the "Old Bluestone Pile" and the school song takes its name from this building.
Eventually in 1953 it became necessary to move the junior classes to a site newly acquired by the Old Paradians Association at Alphington. In 1968 further expansion was necessary and the college moved to a site of on Plenty Road, Bundoora. The old school premises in East Melbourne were taken over by
Cathedral College (this school closed in 1995). In 1988, the junior classes at Alphington were moved to Bundoora and all three campuses occupied the spacious grounds large enough to give each campus its own recreational areas. In 2009 Parade opened a second campus in Preston. This had formerly been a long-established school, Marist College Preston which had been renamed Redden College before becoming
Samaritan Catholic College
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. This new campus of Parade Years offers 7–9 classes as well as the Year 10 Edmund Rice Pathways Program and Year 11 VCAL studies.
Current status
The college has almost 2000 students in Years 7–12 across both the Bundoora and the Preston campuses. The four houses of the school are named after the founding Brothers: Treacy (Yellow), Hughes (Blue), Bodkin (Red) and Lynch (Green). The school is a member of the
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. Its "old boy" association is the Old Paradians. The school's sporting colours are purple, green and blue, which also feature in the lyrics of the school war-cry.
Sport
Parade College is a founding member of the
Associated Catholic Colleges
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(ACC).
ACC premierships
Parade College has won the following ACC premierships.
* Athletics (17) - 1912, 1913, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1939, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1992, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
* Basketball (14) - 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000
* Cricket (15) - 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1963, 1970, 1973, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986
* Cricket T20 (3) - 2019, 2020, 2021
* Cross Country (4) - 1982, 1990, 1991, 1992
* Football (25) - 1938, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1948, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009
* Handball (9) - 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1951, 1952
* Hockey (3) - 2003, 2004, 2010
* Soccer (3) - 1994, 2001, 2002
* Swimming (12) - 1936, 1938, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1985, 1992, 1994, 1997
* Tennis (16) - 1953, 1954, 1955, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2020
Facilities
Bundoora campus
The Bundoora campus accommodates approximately 1,600 students in years 7-12 with VCE, VET, VCAL. Outdoor sporting facilities include three football / cricket ovals, two soccer pitches (of which two are synthetic), and athletics track, six tennis courts, two hockey fields and cricket nets. Indoor sporting facilities include the College Hall (which is an indoor sporting facility) that contains Moore Hall (with two basketball courts with seating for approximately 2,000 spectators), The Atrium (with one basketball court, table-tennis tables, and badminton nets), a canteen and change rooms and showers. The Greening Auditorium is an examination hall with two multi-purpose rooms, and on-site fitness centre, and change rooms and showers. Alphington Court is a multipurpose sports area.
The Edmund Rice Complex comprises classrooms, senior science labs, and a canteen for senior students. The Mt Sion Complex comprises classrooms, a drama room, two art rooms, two science labs, a dedicated VCE study centre, a careers centre, and three multi-purpose rooms. The Waterford Building comprises classroom, two science labs for junior students, and a music department with two classrooms and recording studios. The Yarangabee Centre comprises two food technology kitchens (one industrial and one standard), and a canteen for junior students. The Monagle Technology Centre comprises facilities for woodwork, metalwork, and robotics. The Edmund Rice Trade Training Centre comprises facilities for bricklaying, carpentry, building and construction, and scaffolding. The Rivergum Theatre has seating for approximately 350 patrons with full theatre lighting and sound systems, two dressing rooms (with mirrors, sinks, toilets and showers), and a canteen. The Nash Learning Centre is a multi-level library and resource centre with two recording studios, a reading pit, and an innovation lab (or maker space). Other facilities include the Ambrose Treacy Sport Pavilion, the Nolan Court amphitheatre, and a quadrangle.
Preston campus
The Preston campus accommodates approximately 350 students in years 7-9 and VCAL. Its facilities include soccer and cricket oval, six tennis courts, two basketball courts, the Penola Theatre, the Mackillop Centre (a multipurpose hall), the Callan Building that comprises science labs and woodwork / metalwork rooms, the Kilkenny Building that comprises classrooms, VCAL facilities, and a canteen, the Rice Building that comprises classrooms, the Caroline Chisholm Learning Centre, Arundel Place which is a plumbing centre, and the quadrangle.
Notable alumni
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General John Stuart Baker Australian army general; Chief of the Australian Defence Force 1995-1998; and Director of the Defence Intelligence Organisation 1990-92
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Peter Bedford
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Australian rules football player
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Brad Boyd
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Australian rules football player
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Bernard Callinan
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Commanding Officer, 20th Australian Infantry Battalion, the Pacific
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Blake Caracella
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Australian rules football player
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Peter Caven
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Australian rules football player
* Vice-Admiral Sir
John Augustine Collins
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Captain, HMAS Sydney; Commodore, HMA China Fleet
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Trent Cotchin
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Australian rules football player
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Adam Dale
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Australian cricket player
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Walter De Backersinger and musician
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Richard Di Natale
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Former leader of the Australian Greens and Senator for Victoria
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Ricky Dyson
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Australian rules football player
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Jade Gresham
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2016 season
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Australian rules football player
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Daniel Harford
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Australian rules football player
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Gary Honey
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Career
In addition, Honey won gold medals at the 1982 and 1986 Com ...
silver medalist, long jump, 1984 Los Angeles Olympiad, dual Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist
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Nathan Hrovat
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Australian rules football player
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Terry Keays
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Australian rules football player
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Gavan McCormack
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Asian languages and affairs academic
* Major General
Jim Molan
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Australian Defence College, 1st Division, 1st Brigade, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
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Jarrod Molloy
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Australian rules football player
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Terry Moran
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Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Massimo Murdocca
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Before jo ...
association football player
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Michael Kenneth Pratt
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recipient for bravery and Australia's only living George Cross medal recipient
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Andrew Robb
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former Howard Government Minister
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Sergio Silvagni
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Australian rules football player
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Tony Sneazwell
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Australian high-jumper, 1964 Tokyo Olympiad, 1968 Mexico Olympiad
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John Wegner
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In the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia), 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours Wegner was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia ...
German-born opera singer
References
External links
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Catholic secondary schools in Melbourne
Congregation of Christian Brothers secondary schools in Australia
Associated Catholic Colleges
Educational institutions established in 1871
1871 establishments in Australia
Buildings and structures in the City of Banyule