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, principal = Joe Zavone , head = , chaplain = , years = 4–12 , colours = Blue, white and gold , religious_affiliation =

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, affiliation = Associated Southern Colleges , website = , enrolment = , campus = Griffith St Edmund's College, Canberra is an

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primary and secondary school for boys, located in Griffith, a suburb of Canberra, in the

(ACT), Australia. The college was established in 1954 by the Christian Brothers as St Edmund's War Memorial College. It was opened to meet the demand for a Catholic education school in the region and was the first Catholic secondary boys' college established in the ACT. St Edmund's College practises in the tradition of

. The current principal of the college is Joe Zavone. Students are placed into

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for sporting and other events. The current houses and colours are: Clancy (yellow), Treacy (dark blue), O'Brien (white), Haydon (red), Mulrooney (sky blue) and Rice (green).

History

St Edmund's War Memorial College opened in 1954 as a Christian Brothers school in response to the needs of Catholic parents of the region. St. Edmund's was the first Catholic secondary boys' college established in Canberra.

Headmasters / principals

The following individuals have served as headmasters or principals of the College:

Rugby union

The college has won the Waratah Shield more than any other school (14 times) and was the defending champion in 2005, when schools from the ACT were no longer invited/permitted to participate by the organisers, the

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. The college has over 480 registered boys playing

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. St Edmund's College has a reputation for being one of the premier rugby schools in Australia, with Saia Fainga'a being the latest alumnus to represent Australia. The college also have always had a brilliant record in the local competition ( ACTJRU) with many grand finals to their name across the different age groups.

Ancillary bodies

In reflecting the spirit of charity of Edmund Rice, St Edmund's College established the St Edmund's College Foundation with the aim of giving financial assistance to disadvantaged families to support children's education. The St Edmund's College Old Boys and Friends Association was established in 2015. ;Arts * Matthew Le Nevez – television actor * Tommy Murphy – award-winning playwright * Flip Simmons – theatre actor and singer ;Business * John A. Bryant – President & CEO of the

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and Director of

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;Military and police *

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David Morrison – former Chief of Army and 2016

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;Politics, public service, and law * John Barilaro – Member for Monaro and Deputy Premier of New South Wales * Terence Higgins – former Chief Justice of the

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(2003–2013) *

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– Member for Lingiari (since 2001); formerly the Member for

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(1987–1996; 1998–2001) ;Religion * Most Rev. Patrick Power – Auxiliary

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of Canberra and Goulburn ;Sport *

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– Irish

player for

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and Connacht Rugby * Robbie Coleman – Australian rugby union footballer for the Brumbies * Anthony Fainga'a – Australian rugby union footballer for the Wallabies and the Brumbies * Colby Fainga'a – Australian rugby union footballer for the

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* Saia Fainga'a – Australian rugby union footballer for the Wallabies and the Brumbies * Vili Fainga'a – rugby union footballer for the Tonga national rugby union team and former rugby league footballer for the

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– former professional rugby league footballer and coach for the Canberra Raiders and NSW State of Origin team * Matt Giteau – former Australian rugby union footballer for the Wallabies and the Brumbies * George Gregan – former Australian rugby union footballer for the Wallabies and Brumbies; the most-capped rugby union international of all time * Matt Henjak – former Australian rugby union footballer for the Wallabies and the Western Force * Alex Jesaulenko – Australian rules football player * Nate Osborne – head coach of

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's New Orleans Gold *

Matt Pini Matthew James Pini, also known as Matt Pini (born 21 March 1969 in Canberra), is an Australian-born Italian naturalized rugby union player. He played as a fullback. Pini played for Wests Bulldogs, from 1990/91 to 1995/96. He moved to Richmond, ...

– former Australian rugby union footballer for the Wallabies and Italy * Luke Priddis – Australian rugby league footballer for the Kangaroos,

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and

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– Paralympic swimming medallist and disabled water ski world champion * Tyrone Smith – former Australian rugby union footballer for the Brumbies and Tonga * Ricky Stuart – former Australian dual-code rugby player, coach of the Cronulla Sharks, NSW State of Origin team,

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and

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