St Aloysius College is an

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secondary

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, located in

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a southern suburb of

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History

In 1936, the De La Salle Brothers purchased a bushland property, 'Kilkivan Grange,' for the purpose of a college for Catholic boys and used an existing house on the property for boarding students. Brother Donatus Slattery was appointed the inaugural Principal of De La Salle College Cronulla in 1936 and was a much-loved gentle man who died in Sydney in 1962. From 1936 to 1967, students from Primary classes to Leaving Certificate level attended the college, but in 1967, in co-operation with the nearby De La Salle College in Caringbah, the present structure of a Senior College for Years 11 and 12 only was established. In 1975, the College admitted girls for the first time, accepting school certificate graduates from

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. In 1990 the Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Sydney took over administrative responsibility for the college. Former Principal Brother Stan Carmody (died 5 February 2011, aged 92) encouraged the development of the senior rugby league team which produced several outstanding

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players. In 1994 the first lay principal was appointed. In 2024, the college will welcome its first intake of Year 7 students with the college to become a fully co-educational Year 7 to 12 college from 2027. Additionally, the name of the college will change to Saint Aloysius College reflecting the close ties the school has with the local parish of St. Aloysius in Cronulla.

College Principals

* Brother Donatus Slattery (1936) * Brother Vincent Latham (1937) * Brother George Lyons (1938–1939) * Brother Eugene Donegan (1940–1945) * Brother Dositheus O’Dea (1946–1949) * Brother Leo Caldwell (1950–1954) * Brother Leopold Deignan (1955–1960) * Brother John Neil (1961–1966) * Brother Celestine Gavin (1967–1973) * Brother Walter Farrell (1974) * Brother Edward Gehrig (1975–1976) * Brother Stanislaus Carmody (1977–1986) * Brother Kenneth Ormerod (1987–1989) * Brother Malachy Yates (1990–1993) * Mrs Julia O’Connor (1994–1995) * Mr John Maguire (1996–2004) * Mr John Riordan (2005–2008) * Mr Phil Gane (2009–2015) * Mr Craig Mooney (2016–2019) * Mr Stephen Mahoney (2020–present)

Notable alumni

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References

External links

St Aloysius College Cronulla websiteDe La Salle 1981 graduates reunion site
{{DEFAULTSORT:De La Salle College (Cronulla, Nsw) Educational institutions established in 1936 Catholic secondary schools in Sydney 1936 establishments in Australia Cronulla, New South Wales

History

College Principals

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links