St Joseph's College (sometimes referred to colloquially as Joeys or SJC) is an

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secondary school for boys, located in the inner

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suburb of Newtown,

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. The school was founded by the

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in 1935, who continue to run the school, and provides education from years 7–12, offering a broad range of curricular choices for its students in middle and senior schools including VCE, VET and VCE-VM . In 2014 the Year 9 Westcourt Campus began operation, and the Joseph Innovation Trade Training Centre also commenced classes offering a broad range of study options. The current principal is Tony Paatsch. The two Deputy Principals are Lisa Pope and Mark Kennedy.

History

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of Waterford, Ireland founded the congregation of Christian Brothers in 1802 for the Christian education of boys, particularly those from less affluent backgrounds. St Joseph's College Geelong was founded in 1935 by the Christian Brothers as a day school and, by 1940, had added a

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. Today it is a day school only, providing a comprehensive education for boys within the Geelong Region. The college's motto ''Ad Alta Virtute'' in Latin, translates as 'Strive for the Highest' in English.egg

Curriculum

St Joseph's College offers its senior students the

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(VCE).

Campuses

Edmund Rice Campus

The Edmund Rice campus of St Joseph's College is located on Aphrasia Street, in the suburb of Newtown.

Westcourt Campus

The Westcourt campus of St Joseph's College is located on Minerva Road, in the suburb of

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. The campus caters for Year 9 students and has a chapel on the campus, that opened in 2016.

House system

St Joseph's College runs a

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which is based on points earned. There are four houses at St Joseph's College: Brophy, Butler, Foley and Jordan. Each house is named in honour of four Brothers who gave outstanding service to the college. Upon entering Year 7, all boys attending St Joseph's are assigned a house. There is a house captain and vice for each house. The houses compete for the Adam Bryant Memorial House Competition Shield, awarded in memory of Adam, a student between 1982–1992 and former House Captain at St Joseph's College, who died as a result of a car accident in 1993. Points are awarded for participation in a variety of activities and initiatives throughout the school year, including swimming and athletics days, Edmund Rice Day, Blood Bank, Peter Larkins Hill Run and many more. The houses are as follows:

Sport

St Joseph's is a member of the

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(ACC). St Joseph's has won the following ACC premierships: * Cricket – 2020 * Cross Country – 2017 * Football (6) – 1994, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016 * Golf – 2018 * Soccer (4) – 2005, 2006, 2009, 2013

Notable alumni

Entertainment, media and the arts

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* Mitch Cleary – sports reporter, Channel 7 *

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– sports doctor and presenter on '' The Sunday Footy Show'' *

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– folk singer

Politics, religion, welfare, public service and the law

* The Hon. Justice Bernard Bongiorno – Supreme Court Judge * John Hyde – former Member for

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, former Shadow Minister for Culture and the Arts; Multicultural Interests; Planning; Heritage

Sports

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–

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er for Geelong Cats *

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– former Australian rules footballer for Geelong Cats and Brisbane Bears *

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– former Australian rules footballer for Geelong Cats * Allen Christensen – Australian rules footballer for Brisbane Lions and Geelong Cats * Terry Callan – Australian rules footballer for Geelong * Tim Darcy – Australian rules footballer for Geelong *

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– Australian rules footballer for Geelong Cats *

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– Australian rules footballer for Adelaide *

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– Australian rules footballer for Essendon * Jack Henry – Australian rules footballer for Geelong Cats *

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– Australian rules footballer for Geelong Cats *

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– Australian rules footballer * Sam Simpson – Australian rules footballer for Geelong Cats *

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– MMA fighter in the lightweight division of the

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– baseball player;

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pitcher for the San Diego Padres *

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–

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player; represented the Socceroos and

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team Al-Arabi * Tom Stewart – Australian rules footballer for Geelong Cats *

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– former Australian rules footballer for Geelong Cats * Oliver Henry – Australian rules footballer for Geelong * Sam Walsh – Australian rules footballer for Carlton Blues * Ned Reeves – Australian rules footballer for Hawthorn *

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– Australian rules footballer for Geelong * Charlie Lazzaro – Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne * Darcy Gardiner – Australian rules footballer for Brisbane Lions * Michael Woolnough – Australian rules footballer *

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References

External links

St Joseph's College Geelong Website
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