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secondary school , religion =

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, denomination = Christian Brothers , trust = Edmund Rice Education Australia , headmaster = Terry Blizzard , chaplain = Joseph Caddy , chairman = James Esmonde , gender =

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, enrolment = 552 , years = 7–12 , affiliation =

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, address = 11 Westbury Street , city = St Kilda East , state =

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, zipcode = 3183 , country = Australia , campus =

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, coordinates = , former_names = St Mary's College (formerly Christian Brothers College, St Kilda) is an

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secondary school for boys and girls, located in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, Australia. The school was founded in 1878 and is both one of the oldest private schools in Melbourne and the only co-educational Catholic school in inner Melbourne. Originally founded as Christian Brothers College, St Kilda, and run by the Christian Brothers, the school has long since had a lay teaching and administrative staff. The school is member of Edmund Rice Education Australia and is also a member of

. St Mary's consists of two campuses. The ''Edmund Rice Campus'' (formerly CBC St Kilda) in St Kilda East and the ''Presentation Campus (formerly PCW Melbourne)'' in . Until 2020, there was a campus solely for Year 9 students located in which opened in 2008.

History

In 2019, after Presentation College Windsor announced it was shutting down at the end of the 2020 school year, CBC St Kilda announced it would be going from a boys school to a co-educational school. On 23 November 2020, CBC St Kilda announced the change of name to St Mary's College.

Sport

St Mary's is a founding member of the

(ACC) and the Secondary Catholic Sports Association (SCSA).

ACC premierships

Christian Brothers' College, St Kilda won the following ACC premierships. * Athletics (16) - 1918, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1935, 1942, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1968, 1971 * Basketball - 2014 * Cricket (11) - 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1967 * Cross Country - 1975 * Football (14) - 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1969, 1971 * Handball - 1953 * Hockey (3) - 1982, 2007, 2011 * Soccer (4) - 1978, 1987, 1997, 2007 * Swimming (23) - 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977 * Tennis (4) - 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945

Notable alumni

;The arts, media and entertainment *

John Burns John Elliot Burns (20 October 1858 – 24 January 1943) was an English trade unionist and politician, particularly associated with London politics and Battersea. He was a socialist and then a Liberal Member of Parliament and Minister. He was ...

– radio presenter * Ronald Conway – psychologist and author of ''The Great Australian Stupor'' *

Peter Corrigan Peter Russell Corrigan (6 May 1941 – 1 December 2016) was an Australian architect and was involved in the completion of works in stage and set design. Early life and achievements Corrigan was educated at Christian Brothers College, St Kilda ...

– architect of international renown *

Frank Howson Frank Michael Howson (born 1952) has had a career in entertainment. He directed ''Flynn'' (1996) on the early life of Errol Flynn and ''Hunting'' (1991). Howson, with Peter Boyle, helped establish Boulevard Films which produced thirteen film ...

– noted scriptwriter and film director * Richard Hughes – journalist, foreign correspondent in Asia * Daniel Keene – noted playwright *

Eddie McGuire Edward Joseph McGuire AM (born 29 October 1964) is an Australian television presenter, journalist and Australian Football League commentator. He is also an occasional '' Herald Sun'' newspaper columnist. He hosts Channel Nine’s Millionai ...

– television personality, former CEO of the Nine Network * Bob Maguire – priest, community worker and media personality *

Felix Mallard Felix Cooper Mallard (born 20 April 1998) is an Australian-American actor, musician, and model. He began his career playing Ben Kirk in the soap opera '' Neighbours'' (2014–2019). He has since starred as Cooper in the CBS comedy '' Happy Togeth ...

– actor and musician * Shane Maloney – novelist *

Barry Oakley Barry Kingham Oakley (born 24 February 1931)''Who's Who in Australia'' (2010) is an Australian writer.Luke Slattery"10 questions: Barry Oakley, author, 81"''The Australian'', 15 December 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2016.- Graeme Blundell"Wittily i ...

– writer and former literary editor of ''The Australian'' newspaper *

Damien Parer Damien Peter Parer (1 August 1912 – 17 September 1944) was an Australian war photographer. He became famous for his war photography of the Second World War, and was killed by Japanese machine-gun fire at Peleliu, Palau. He was cinematographer ...

– war photographer, filmed the first Australian film to win an Academy Award (1942) *

Daryl Somers Daryl Paul Somers (né Schulz; 6 August 1951) is an Australian television personality and musician, and a triple Gold Logie award-winner. He rose to national fame as the host and executive producer of the long-running comedy-variety program '' ...

– television personality *

Kevin Summers Kevin Summers (born is an Australian actor and playwright who has worked in theatre, film & television for over four decades. Career Television Summers' is best known for his multiple character roles in numerous soap operas and serials. His cre ...

– actor, playwright * Gerard Vaughan – director of the National Gallery of Australia *

Morris West Morris Langlo West (26 April 19169 October 1999) was an Australian novelist and playwright, best known for his novels '' The Devil's Advocate'' (1959), '' The Shoes of the Fisherman'' (1963) and ''The Clowns of God'' (1981). His books were pub ...

– writer of international renown ;Business * Paul Gardner – former chairman of Grey Global, chairman of the

Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. It is based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, ...

Robert James Thomson Robert Thomson (born 11 March 1961) is an Australian journalist. Since January 2013 he has been chief executive of News Corp. Life Thomson was born in Torrumbarry, Victoria, and studied at Christian Brothers College in St Kilda East, and at ...

– editor-in-chief of Dow Jones & Company and the managing editor of ''

The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...

'', and former editor of ''

The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ...

'' ;Government, law and military * James Reginald Halligan – senior public servant *

Richard Keane Richard Valentine Keane (14 February 1881 – 26 April 1946) was an Australian politician and trade unionist. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served as Minister for Trade and Customs from 1941 until his death in 1946. H ...

– prominent trade unionist and trade minister in the Chifley Labor government * Tony Lupton – cabinet secretary, Brumby Labor government, Victoria, 2002– 2014 * John Madigan – senator representing Victoria (2011– 2016) and deputy leader of the DLP *

Frank McGuire Frank Joseph McGuire (November 8, 1913 – October 11, 1994) was an American basketball coach. At the collegiate level, he was head coach for three major programs: St. John's, North Carolina, and South Carolina, winning over a hundred games at e ...

– Labor Party Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for

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(2011 – present) * Sir

Frank Meere Sir Francis Anthony Meere (24 July 189515 April 1985) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Comptroller-General of Customs between 1952 and 1960, heading first the Department of Trade and Customs and then the Department of Customs and ...

– senior public servant ;Sport * Atu Bosenavulagi – Australian rules footballer for Collingwood * Simon Meehan – Australian rules footballer for St Kilda * Patrick John O'Dea – Australian rules footballer turned American football player *

Kevin O'Donnell Kevin O'Donnell may refer to: *Kevin O'Donnell (Peace Corps) Kevin O'Donnell (June 9, 1925 – February 29, 2012) was the fourth director of Peace Corps, serving from July 1, 1971 to September 30, 1972. Early life O'Donnell was born and grew up ...

– Australian rules footballer, father of

Simon O'Donnell Simon Patrick O'Donnell (born 26 January 1963) is an Australian former cricketer, VFL footballer, and horse racing and cricket commentator. He is currently a horse breeder and enabler. He is a former record holder for the fastest One Day Int ...

References

External links

Official website
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