Marcellin College Randwick is an

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systemic Catholic secondary day school for boys, located in

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, a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of

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, New South Wales, Australia. Founded by the

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in 1923, the college is overseen by the Sydney Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Sydney. The school currently caters for approximately 960 students from Years 7 to 12. The college is affiliated with the Association of Marist Schools of Australia (AMSA) and was previously a member of the Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association (MCC).

History

Marist Brothers founded the college as part of the worldwide Congregation of Marist Colleges which began in 1816 under the guidance of the French priest,

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SM. Archbishop Kelly visited Randwick in 1921, and pressed for the establishment of a school for boys. Land became available in Alison Rd and on 4 November 1922 Dr Sheehan laid the first stone which now forms part of the College Wall. Dr Cyril Fallon campaigned for funds. Br Walstan Curtin was the first

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, and welcomed the first students on 29 January 1923. Originally the brothers traveled from

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and

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, until Br Aquinas managed to purchase the house adjoining the college, and then it became the living quarters for the Brothers. The Marist Brothers have managed the college ever since. The College celebrated its 90 Year Anniversary in 2013 with a range of special events, celebrations & functions. A new College Sculpture, named ''Eternity'' was erected in 2013 in honour of the college's 90 Year landmark and as part of a major revamp of the college's courtyard. It was commissioned and sculpted by sculptor Col Henry. It was blessed on 17 May 2013 at the college's 90 Year Gala Dinner. In early 2014, major capital works commenced at Marcellin. Planning for these works had been underway since late 2011. The scope of the works includes: *a new library with additional learning spaces and major internal refurbishment *a multi-purpose space to replace the Year 7 rooftop playground *a new canteen *landscaping in the bottom yard *Food Technology and Hospitality facilities *a Drama performance space *alterations to the Marist Centre The works were completed by the beginning of the 2015 school year. At the end of the 2014 academic year, Br David Hall concluded his term as Headmaster at Marcellin College. Mr John Hickey was later appointed as his successor, becoming the 24th and first lay Headmaster of the college.

Headmasters

The following individuals have served as Headmaster of Marcellin College Randwick:

Academic

Marcellin College has always achieved strong academic results, with students regularly attaining

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(UAI) scores of over 90. In 2005, student Christopher Beshara achieved a UAI 100, the first student in Marcellin College Randwick to achieve a UAI 100 - many other students achieving over UAI 91 annually. Following the release of the 2007 NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) results, ''

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'' ranked Marcellin College 78th in the top 200 best performing schools in New South Wales. In addition to HSC success, the school has achieved in academic pursuits such as debating, oratory and chess.

Houses

Sport

Marcellin College was a former member of the Metropolitan Catholic Colleges (MCC) sport program. Through this association, the college competed against schools such as

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, Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham,

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, Champagnat Catholic College Pagewood, St. Leo's Catholic College and

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, in a variety of sports including

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, touch football,

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, squash and

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. (Also

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, but it was disbanded in 2009). Traditionally, Marcellin College has a strong history in sport (see below) with many students progressing to the elite level in their chosen sport, notably in rugby league, along with swimming.

Notable alumni

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are traditionally known as "Old Boys", with the school's

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called the "Marcellin College Ex-Students Association". Some notable Marcellin Old Boys include: ;Business * Charlie Bell – former

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and

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;Clergy and religious * Br Charles Howard FMS –

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of the

1985–1993 * Most Rev David Walker –

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1996–2013 ;Entertainment, media and the arts * Mitchell Butel –

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* Luke Carroll –

* Kerry Casey –

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–

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– magician and

* Bob Hornery –

* Peter James –

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and director of

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* Michael Lynch –

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;Medicine and science * Merv Cross –

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and rugby league player ;Politics, public service and the law *

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– politician;

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from 1983 to 1990 *

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– politician * John Lawrence O'Meally – judge ;Sport * Malcolm Allen –

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player * Tom Bellew – former chairman of the New South Wales Rugby League and Director of the Australian Rugby League * Luke Branighan – rugby league player * Shawn Budd –

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player * Richard Chee Quee – first player of Chinese origin to play first-class

in Australia *

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coach and former rugby union player, Australian national team (Wallabies) head coach since 2014,

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coach 2013–2015 * Jason Clark – rugby league player * Ben Davis – AFL player for the Adelaide Crows * Denis Donoghue – boxer & rugby league player * Andrew Durante –

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player,

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, 2008 Joe Marston Medal recipient * Jordan Foote – AFL player * Dr Nathan Gibbs – rugby league player * Campbell Graham – rugby league player *

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– rugby league player *

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– AFL player * Marty Gurr – rugby league player * Lachlan Lam – rugby league player * Reni Maitua – rugby league player * Darren Maroon – rugby league player *

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– rugby league player * Jeff Orford – rugby league player * Rick Pendleton –

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swimmer * Willie Peters – rugby league player * Eddy Pettybourne – rugby league player * Sam Robson – Australian-English

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er * Iosia Soliola – rugby league player * John Sutton – rugby league player * Tom Symonds – rugby league player * Peter Tunks – rugby league player * Joe Williams – rugby league player and

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* Ken Wright – rugby union and rugby league player

References

External links

Marcellin College Randwick Website
{{Marist Brothers Schools in Australia Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney Catholic secondary schools in Sydney Randwick, New South Wales Association of Marist Schools of Australia Boys' schools in New South Wales Educational institutions established in 1923 Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association 1923 establishments in Australia