, motto_translation = By Right Paths , established = 1938 , type =

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Catholic , gender =

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, denomination =

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(

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) , principal = Deborah Frizza , chairman = , address = 2 Mentone Parade , city =

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, state =

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, zipcode = 3194 , country =

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, coordinates = , enrolment = 1,950 , grades_label = Years , grades = 7–12 (Mentone campus)
7–10 (Bentleigh East campus) , staff = , colours = Blue, Red, Gold , affiliation =

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, homepage
www.stbedes.catholic.edu.au
St Bede's College is a Catholic secondary school for boys in the Melbourne suburb of Mentone. The college was founded in 1938 by the De La Salle Brothers, a religious order based on the teachings of Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, and is a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges and the

Council of International Schools The Council of International Schools (CIS) is a membership organization aimed at international education. CIS was formed in 1949. It has over 1,360 institutional members consisting of over 740 schools and 610 colleges/universities, located in 122 ...

. The college has two campuses: one in Mentone that takes students from years 7 to 12, and one in

Bentleigh East Bentleigh East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Glen Eira local government area. Bentleigh East recorded a population of 30,159 at the 2021 census ...

that takes students from years 7 to 10.

History

The College was founded in 1938 at

, by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, or De La Salle Order of Brothers, also known as The French Christian Brothers. The Brothers built the college overlooking Mentone Beach which opened in February, 1938. The Order had purchased a property which included a Victorian homestead, "the McCristal Estate", that had been used by Mentone Girls Grammar School since the early 1920s. From its inception, St Bede's was a day and

boarding school A boarding school is a school where pupils live within premises while being given formal instruction. The word "boarding" is used in the sense of "room and board", i.e. lodging and meals. As they have existed for many centuries, and now exten ...

. It is now a day school only. It remains an independent school in the Catholic tradition with its administration still retained by the De La Salle Brothers. The school was named after St. Bede the Venerable, a 7th-century Benedictine monk and priest, who spent his life teaching and writing at Jarrow Abbey, and who was the first English historian, famous for his publication of

Ecclesiastical History of the English People The ''Ecclesiastical History of the English People'' ( la, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum), written by Bede in about AD 731, is a history of the Christian Churches in England, and of England generally; its main focus is on the conflict be ...

. St Bede's attracts Catholic students from Mentone and surrounding suburbs as far south-east as the

Mornington Peninsula The Mornington Peninsula is a peninsula located south of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is surrounded by Port Phillip to the west, Western Port to the east and Bass Strait to the south, and is connected to the mainland in the north. Geogra ...

. As a boarding school its bailiwick was statewide and encompassed southern New South Wales, and internationally from South-East Asia, the South Pacific and the expat community. Its ethos is that of an essentially

middle class The middle class refers to a class of people in the middle of a social hierarchy, often defined by occupation, income, education, or social status. The term has historically been associated with modernity, capitalism and political debate. Commo ...

institution, with an emphasis on athleticism, religion, and discipline. It now comprises approximately 1600 day students. In 2021 the former St James College in

became a campus of St Bede's.

Technology

In 2016, the college's

F1 in Schools ''F1 in Schools'' is an international STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) competition for school children (aged 11–19), in which groups of 3–6 students have to design and manufacture a miniature car out of the official F ...

team, Infinitude, set the World Record at the World Finals in

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, in collaboration with

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, Adelaide. Also in this same year, a team of students successfully won the Australian STEM Video Game Challenge in the Year 9-12

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category with their game Spectrum.

Principals

* Simon Staunton (1937–1938) * Julian Lennon (1939–1947) * Colman Molloy (1948–1952 and 1959–1965) * Finian Allman (1953–1957) * Stanislaus Carmody (1966–1967) * Peter McIntosh (1968–1973) * William Firman (1974–1987) * Kevin Moloney (1988) * Quentin O'Halloran (1989–1998) * Ken Ormerod (1999–2006) * Garry Coyte (2007–2017) * John Finn (2018 -2021) * Deborah Frizza (2022 - Current)

Sport

St Bede's is a member of the

(ACC).

ACC premierships

St Bede's has won the following ACC premierships. * Athletics (8) - 1958, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1987, 2016 * Basketball (10) - 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2015 * Cricket (31) - 1958, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021 * Cross Country (22) - 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019 * Football (16) - 1953, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2011, 2019, 2021 * Handball (3) - 1944, 1945, 1947 * Hockey (15) - 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2016 * Soccer (5) - 1987, 1993, 1996, 2011, 2012 * Swimming (13) - 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2020, 2021 * Tennis (12) - 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006 * Triathlon (3) - 2016, 2017, 2019 * Golf (23) - 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012

Alumni

Business

Michael Hirst, former CEO

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, and current member of the board of directors

AMP Limited AMP is a financial services company in Australia and New Zealand providing superannuation and investment products, financial advice, and banking products (through AMP Banking) including home loans and savings accounts. Its headquarters is in Sy ...

Law, academia, politics and advocacy

* Hon. Justice Kevin Bell (1972)judge of

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and President of the

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* Cr Ralph Bernardi

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1979-1980 * Hon. Justice

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(1972)judge of

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MLA for

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and co-founder of the

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, which was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. * Senator

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QCjudge of the

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rock band members Declan Melia, Will Drummond, Matt O'Gorman and Nick Wilson. *

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member of the band Jet *

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member of the band Jet * Liam Davisonnovelist * Greg Evansradio & television presenter * Carl and Mark Fennessy (1979 and 1985)founders of Crackerjack Productions, joint CEOs of

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* Patrick Harveyactor * Jimi Hockingsongwriter, singer and guitarist *

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Multi ARIA awarded composer, producer and engineer for

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and

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. Member of Australian Crawl. *

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stage/film director *

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member of the band Jet *

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actor/comedian *

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celebrity chef

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- Australian rules footballer *

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Australian rules footballer and coach of the

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Association football player *

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swimmer and Olympic bronze medallist *

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cricket player *

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cricket player * Nathan Holmangolfer; 2015 Australian PGA champion * Bob Hoystedracehorse trainer * Bradley Hughesgolfer; 1993, 1998

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Association football player *

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* Marcus Windhager-AFL Footballer

Priests and religious

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, DD, DCL, Bishop of Broome

References

External links

St Bede's College website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Bede's College, Mentone Catholic secondary schools in Melbourne Mentone Associated Catholic Colleges Boys' schools in Victoria (Australia) Educational institutions established in 1938 1938 establishments in Australia Buildings and structures in the City of Kingston (Victoria)

History

Technology

Principals

Sport

ACC premierships

Alumni

Business

Law, academia, politics and advocacy

Creative arts and entertainment

Sport

Priests and religious

See also

References

External links