Cathedral College, East Melbourne
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Cathedral College, East Melbourne was an all-boys, Catholic high school, run by the
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, and located on Victoria Parade, at the intersection of Eades Street, in
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,
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. It was on the former site of the Christian Brothers' school,
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, which had been relocated to
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in 1968. and St Kevin's College, which moved to Toorak in 1932. Cathedral College operated at the Victoria Parade location from 1968 and 1995, teaching classes from year 5 to year 10 & accommodated approximately 300 boys. It was home to the renowned St Patrick's Cathedral Choir from 1968 until the school's closure, when the choristers moved to St Kevin's College. The
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currently operates on a part of the former college site, with the remainder, the original St Kevin's College building on Albert St, having been converted to apartments.


Heritage-listed building

The school building, designed by prominent 19th century architect,
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, is considered to be of architectural significance within the state of Victoria, and is heritage listed.


References

{{Christian Brothers schools in Australia Associated Catholic Colleges Educational institutions established in 1968 1968 establishments in Australia 1995 disestablishments in Australia Defunct Catholic schools in Australia Former Congregation of Christian Brothers schools in Australia East Melbourne, Victoria Heritage-listed buildings in Melbourne Buildings and structures in the City of Melbourne (LGA)