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primary and secondary day and boarding school for boys, located in Boondall, a northern suburb of

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in 1891 as a result of the large numbers of boarders at St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace, also operated by the Christian Brothers, and insufficient room to house the boarders. Both schools share St. Joseph's College as part of their name and follow the Edmund Rice tradition, administered via Edmund Rice Education Australia. Nudgee currently caters for approximately 1,600 students from Year 5 to Year 12, including 300 boarders. In 2006, some of the buildings of the school were listed in the

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. St Joseph's is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA), the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the

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(JSHAA), and is a founding member of the

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(GPS).

History

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The college was established in 1891, as the boarding campus for St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace. Its location was selected by Brother Patrick Ambrose Treacy, founder of the Australian Province of the Christian Brothers, at the request of the Archbishop of Brisbane at the time, Robert Dunne. Brother D. F. Bodkin was appointed first Headmaster. At the time of Nudgee College's Golden Jubilee in 1941, the late Archbishop Sir James Duhig described the college as being "the jewel in the crown of the Christian Brothers' Schools in Queensland".

School buildings

The main building was completed in 1891; the architect was Andrea Stombuco. The façade of this building was used in the movie ''

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''. The matching chapel was completed in 1916 and is used for weddings and funerals in addition to school celebrations. In 1993, after refurbishment, it won

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Conservation Award and Regional Commendation. A second school building was completed in 1919. All three buildings were completed in the

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style. In 1938, Nudgee Junior College was opened at a separate campus in

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. In 2015, it was renamed

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. Building has continued at Boondall, and the campus now has sporting and academic facilities including technologically advanced classrooms throughout the school, an award-winning multi-level learning centre, science laboratories, a vocational education centre, a 400-seat auditorium, 13 playing fields for cricket, rugby and football, 12 tennis courts, indoor and outdoor basketball and volleyball courts, a multi-purpose gymnasium, an Olympic grade athletics track, a weights room, Olympic 50-metre and 25-metre heated swimming pools, a sound-proofed, digital recording studio, art workshops, and cattle yards.

Other significant developments

In July 1967, a 17-year-old student of the college, John Frances Treacy, was murdered outside the chapel by a 29-year-old man, John Martin Heywood. Heywood had befriended Treacy while in hospital in August 1966. Heywood, who had a long criminal history, was convicted of the murder, and spent the remainder of his life in prison or in mental hospitals. In August 2008, a 59-year-old man from ,

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, accused a

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from the College of abusing him and four other students who have since committed suicide due to the abuse. The college was unable to locate any records of the man attending the school and denied any wrongdoing.

Battle of the Colours

In 1991, the following was printed in the Centennial Rugby Program, dubbed - "The Battle of The Colours", for the 100th anniversary of the annual Nudgee vs Terrace rugby match: The result of the Centennial Nudgee vs Terrace rugby match was a 15-all draw.

Academic

Nudgee College's teaching and learning ethos aligns with Art Costa's Habits of Mind framework. In addition to a wide range of subject offerings, Nudgee offers students access to learning support, an enrichment and extension program and a vocational education and training program. The school is also a pioneer in the field of flipped learning.

Co-curricular

As a member school of the GPS Association, Nudgee students are able to take part in cricket, rowing, volleyball, debating, swimming, football, tennis, cross country (athletics), rugby, basketball, chess, and track and field (athletics). The school also offers students access to an extensive music program, Theatresports, a robotics and steam club, and a cattle club, Art Club.

''The Season''

In 2017, Nudgee College was featured in series one of Onion TV's production of ''The Season''. The series followed the school's first XV as they progressed through the 2017 GPS season, which ultimately ended with a tied Premiership with

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. ''The Season'' aired on Fox Sports 3 in Australia and Sky Sports in New Zealand. The episodes are now available to watch on the school's Youtube channel.

Nudgee International College

While Nudgee International College sat within the grounds of St Joseph's Nudgee College at Boondall, Nudgee International College was a completely separate entity and was not part of St Joseph's Nudgee College. In early 2012 it was announced that the Nudgee International College would close. The site has ceased to function as a separate college since late 2012. The building and facilities tuned over to the St Joseph's Nudgee College and the site was repurposed by the school for planned redevelopment.

Notable alumni

Academia, medicine and science

* Dr Prof John Boldemannuclear scientist, best known for his work on the ANTARES Tandem Accelerator and the Australian synchrotron * Francis Patrick Donovan 1946 Rhodes scholar * Neal Macrossan1907 Rhodes scholar * Dr Harry WindsorAustralia's first heart transplant surgeonWindsor, Henry Matthew John (Harry) (1914–1987)
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Arts, entertainment and music

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actor *

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composer * Pete Murraysinger-songwriter

Business

* Ian Riceproperty developer and former president of Carlton Blues

Politics, public service and the law

* Archbishop John BathersbyCatholic Archbishop of Brisbane * Kevin Byrneformer Mayor of Cairns * The Hon

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State MLA, 1912–1915 and Chief Justice of Queensland, 1940 * Neal MacrossanChief Justice of Queensland, 1946–1955 * The Hon

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Justice of Appeal, Supreme Court of Queensland (retired 27 December 2014) * Ted O'BrienMember for Fairfax *

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Leader of the Liberal Party in the Senate * The Hon

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Senator and Minister, 1984–2000 * Tom Quiltypastoralist, philanthropist, and bush poet * Mick Veiversformer coalition government minister, and rugby league football player * Terry Whiteformer Liberal Party leader in Queensland and founder of Terry White Chemists Minister for Police and Corrective Services and Minister for Fire and Emergency Services Mark Ryan MP

Sport

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Australian rules football player * Leith Brodieswimmer, bronze medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics * Joe Burnscricket player * Jamie CharmanAustralian rules football player * Lionel Coxcyclist, gold and silver medallist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic] * Michael Cresswellbasketball player for Cairns Marlins * Rocky Elsomrugby union football player * Elton Flatleyrugby union football player * Josh Flookrugby union football player * Nicholas Halljockey * Sean Hardmanrugby union football player * Nathan Hauritzcricket player * Peter Hewatrugby union football player *

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gymnast, gold and silver medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games *

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rugby union football player *

Chris Lynn Christopher Austin Lynn (born 10 April 1990) is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who plays for Queensland in Australian domestic cricket. Lynn was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and attended St Joseph's Nudgee College and t ...

cricket player * Paul McLeanrugby union football player *

Jack McLoughlin Jack Alan McLoughlin (born 1 February 1995) is a retired Australian swimmer. He competed in the men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games McLoughlin won a gold medal in the same event and sil ...

1500m Freestyle, 2016 Rio Olympics * Sean McMahonrugby union football player *

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rugby union football player *

Nathan McSweeney Nathan McSweeney (born 8 March 1999) is an Australian cricketer who plays for South Australia. He plays for Glenelg in South Australian grade cricket. He made his first-class debut for Queensland in the 2018–19 Sheffield Shield season on 16 ...

cricket player * Jimmy Mahercricket player * Anthony Martinweightlifter, 2000 Olympic Games * Harley Moore representative rower * Matt Moorebasketball player for South East Melbourne Magic and Brisbane Bullets * James O'Connorrugby union football player for the Australian Wallabies * Brenton Rickardswimmer, silver medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics * Dom Shipperleyrugby union football player *

Mitchell Swepson Mitchell Joseph Swepson (born 4 October 1993) is an Australian cricketer. A leg-spin bowler, he made his international debut for the Australia cricket team in June 2018, and plays for Queensland and the Brisbane Heat in Australian domestic cri ...

cricket player *

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Australian Nba/Nbl basketball player currently play’s for Tasmania jack jumpers * Reesjan Pasitoa - Australian rugby union football player

References

External links

St. Joseph's Nudgee College website

St Joseph's College, Nudgee YouTube channel
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