St Mary's College (formerly Christian Brothers College, St Kilda, Presentation College, Windsor) is an

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secondary college, located in

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, Australia. The school was founded in 1878 and is both one of the oldest private schools in Melbourne and one of the only co-educational Catholic schools in inner Melbourne. Originally founded as Christian Brothers College, St Kilda (CBC St Kilda), and run by the Christian Brothers, the school has long since had a lay teaching and administrative staff; becoming co-educational as St Mary's College in 2021 following the closure of Presentation College Windsor (PCW). The college is governed by Edmund Rice Education Australia and is also members of

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and Catholic Girls Sports Association of Victoria.

History

St Mary's College was founded as Christian Brothers College St Kilda, a Catholic single-sex boys school in 1878. Its former sister school, Presentation College Windsor, was founded in 1873 as a Catholic single-sex girls school.

Founding & single-sex education

In 1872, the parish priest of St Mary's Parish, Dr James Corbett wrote to the Presentation Sisters and Christian Brothers, calling for their assistance in providing Catholic education in the precinct, following the passing of the Educational Act of 1872 and the establishment of a nearby state school. The

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arrived in 1873, founding Presentation Convent Windsor (later Presentation College Windsor) and running the pre-existing St Mary's Primary School. The Christian Brothers arrived in 1878, founding Christian Brothers College St Kilda as well as the former St Mary's Boys School; a single-sex primary school located directly west to the CBC site, which ran until 1986 and is now operated by the co-educational St Mary's Primary School East St Kilda for its Specialist Campus. A plaque commemorating the boys school is located on the building. Both colleges operated as separate single-sex schools for nearly 150 years, with VCE classes being shared between both colleges since 1991. CBC was governed and operated by the Christian Brothers until the first lay principal being Mr Gerald Bain-King in 2005, and the college ceding its governance in 2007 to Edmund Rice Education Australia, an organisation that governs schools previously administered by the Christian Brothers in Australia at the time and continues to govern St Mary's College. PCW was governed by the Presentation Sisters until their closure.

Co-education

In 2019, following the announcement of Presentation College Windsor's closure at the end of 2020, CBC St Kilda announced it would reregister from a single-sex boys school to a co-educational school that would operate across both sites. On 23 November 2020, CBC St Kilda announced the change of name to St Mary's College Melbourne, beginning operation as a Catholic co-educational college in 2021. On 2 October 2023, the college announced that the lease on Presentation Campus (owned by the Presentation Sisters) will be terminated in September 2024 to allow more funding to be dedicated to capital works on the Edmund Rice Campus without having to raise tuition fees. These capital works were constructed from November 2023, and up to the closure of Presentation Campus in September 2024.

Curriculum

St Mary's College offers its senior (years 10–12) students the following pathways: * Scored

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(VCE) * Unscored Victorian Certificate of Education* *

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* * VET, via external providers.† *

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* Does not allow for study scores or an

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to be calculated. † Can be completed alongside Scored/Unscored VCE, and must be completed with the VCE VM program.

Campuses

St Mary's College has one campus, the Edmund Rice Campus. Formerly, it used also the old site of Presentation College Windsor as a campus for students in years 9, 11, and 12.

Edmund Rice Campus

Located on 11 Westbury Street,

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as the original site of CBC St Kilda, the Edmund Rice Campus is the home-campus for all year levels. The site was originally established by the Christian Brothers in 1878.

Presentation Campus

Located on 187 Dandenong Road,

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as the original site of Presentation College Windsor, the Presentation Campus was the home-campus for Years 9, 11 and 12. The Year 9 Nobilitas Program was operated on this campus in the Rahilly Centre. The site was originally founded by the

in 1873. Presentation Campus closed on September 20, 2024.

Houses

The St Mary's College houses were established in 1955 in honour of previous principals of CBC St Kilda.

Principals

An honour board of all previous headmasters of St Mary's College is located in Logue Hall, Edmund Rice Campus.

Sport

St Mary's College is a founding member of the

(ACC) and a member the Catholic Girls Sports Association of Victoria (CGSAV).

ACC premierships

St Mary's College has won the following ACC premierships. * Athletics (16) – 1918, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1935, 1942, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1968, 1971 * Basketball (1) – 2014 * Chess Division 1 (1) – 1998 * Chess Division 2 (2) – 2007, 2018 * Cricket Seniors 1st XI (12) – 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1967, 1974 * Cricket T20 Division 2 (3) – 2020, 2021, 2023 * Cross Country Division 1 (2) – 1974, 1975 * Cross Country Division 2 (13) – 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016 * Debating Junior Division 2 (3) – 2002, 2007, 2022 * Football (AFL) Division 1 (14) – 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1969, 1971 * Football (AFL) Division 2 (5) – 1992, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021 * Golf Open Division 2 (8) – 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2021 * Handball (1) – 1953 * Hockey (3) – 1982, 2007, 2011 * Soccer Seniors Division 1 (4) – 1978, 1987, 1997, 2007 * Soccer Seniors Division 2 (2) – 2019, 2021 * Swimming (23) – 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977 * Tennis (4) – 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945 * Triathlon (2) – 2018, 2022

Notable alumni

;The arts, media and entertainment *

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– noted scriptwriter and film director * Richard Hughes – journalist, foreign correspondent in Asia *

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– noted playwright *

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– television personality, former CEO of the Nine Network *

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– actor and musician *

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– novelist *

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– writer and former literary editor of ''The Australian'' newspaper *

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– television personality *

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– actor, playwright * Gerard Vaughan – director of the National Gallery of Australia *

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– writer of international renown ;Business * Paul Gardner – former chairman of Grey Global, chairman of the

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– editor-in-chief of

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'' ;Government, law and military
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AM - judge, Legal Pioneer of Family Court and children's rights. * James Reginald Halligan – senior public servant *

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– prominent trade unionist and trade minister in the Chifley Labor government *

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– cabinet secretary, Brumby Labor government, Victoria, 2002–2014 * John Madigan – senator representing Victoria (2011–2016) and deputy leader of the DLP *

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– Labor Party Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Broadmeadows (2011–present) * Sir Frank Meere – senior public servant * John Moller OAM – Commander, Australian Navy (served in Korea and Vietnam) ;Sport *

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– Australian rules footballer for Collingwood * Frank Dunin - Australian Rules footballer for Richmond * Geoff Feehan - Australian Rules footballer for St Kilda * Simon Meehan – Australian rules footballer for St Kilda * Kevin Mithen - Australian rules footballer for Melbourne * Laurie Mithen - Australian Rules footballer for Melbourne * Patrick John O'Dea – Australian rules footballer turned American football player * Kevin O'Donnell – Australian rules footballer, father of

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- Australian Rules footballer for Melbourne.

References

External links

Official website
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