Corpus Christi College Maroubra

Corpus Christi College Maroubra
Corpus Christi College Maroubra
Location
	Maroubra, Sydney, New South Wales ; Australia
Coordinates	33°56′48″S151°13′49″E / 33.9467559°S 151.2302346°E
Information
Former names	Marist Brothers Pagewood; Marist College Pagewood; Champagnat Catholic College Pagewood;
Type	Independent comprehensive co-educational secondary day school
Motto	Know God's Love
Religious affiliation(s)	Marist Brothers
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	Marcellin Champagnat
Established	1961;62 years ago
Sister school	Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College
Oversight	Catholic Education Office of the Archdiocese of Sydney
Principal	Craig Mooney
Staff	~64
Teaching staff	~60
Years	7 – 12
Enrolment	c. 700
Average class size	~30
Campus type	Suburban
Houses	Chisholm; Chanel; Francis; Mackillop; Ozanam; Chavoin;
Colour(s)	Black and gold
Song	Sub Tuum
Affiliation	Sydney Catholic Schools
Website	cccmaroubra.syd.catholic.edu.au

Last updated December 20, 2023

Corpus Christi College Maroubra is an independent Roman Catholic comprehensive co-educational secondary day school located in Maroubra, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The college was founded in 1961 by the Marist Brothers, a Catholic order of teaching brothers founded in France in the early nineteenth century by Saint Marcellin Champagnat.

The college, after being known as Marist Brothers Pagewood and later Marist College Pagewood for over 50 years, changed to Champagnat Catholic College Pagewood in 2014 as part of a range of organisational and educational changes initiated by the college.^[2] In 2023, the College renamed to Corpus Christi College as part of its transition from a single-sex (all boys) school to co-educational school.

History

The land on which the school is built was purchased during the time that Mgr. Denis Conaghan was parish priest of Maroubra, in the years 1939–1954. Father John Power was appointed parish priest of Pagewood and was instrumental in the development of the school over the next thirty years.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 1960, building began on the John Power wing at the instigation of Mgr. Barney Hudson, the parish priest from 1954 to 1974. The architect for the project was Professor Neville Anderson of the University of New South Wales. The main two-storey block contained eight classrooms, library, manual arts room and four cloak rooms. A single-storeyed extension contained toilet facilities for the boys, accommodation for three brothers and the school canteen. This building was opened by Cardinal Norman Gilroy on 29 January 1961.^{[ citation needed ]}

Three years later, construction of the Brother's Monastery began. The building was delayed due to a season of constant rain, but on the appointed day, 12 May, the building still in an uncompleted state was solemnly blessed and officially opened by Cardinal Gilroy. The monastery has accommodation for ten brothers and the building included a Study, Chapel and a small flat for the housekeeper.^{[ citation needed ]}

The school was established in 1961. Originally it was formed as a primary school with 84 students and later became a high school in 1969.^[3]

Sport

Until 2022, the college was a member of the Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association where high level competition games, are played against Catholic high schools, within the Sydney Metropolitan area.

Notable alumni

John Berne, former South Sydney rugby League and Randwick, NSW and Australian Rugby Union player
Stan Browne, former rugby league player
Mario Fenech, former South Sydney, NSW rugby League player
Dean Hawkins, rugby league player who currently plays for South Sydney Rabbitohs
Peter Mamouzelos, rugby league player who currently plays for South Sydney Rabbitohs
Cameron McInnes, rugby league player for Cronulla Sharks
Sam Robson, English Test cricketer
Bob Spencer, rock guitarist
Matt Thistlethwaite, Incumbent MP for the Division of Kingsford Smith for the Australian Labor Party, former senator^[4]

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References

↑ Corpus Christi College Maroubra (13 February 2023). "The wait is over! Introducing our official House Patron Saints". Facebook . Retrieved 2 March 2023.
↑ "The Pagewood Project". College website. Marist College Pagewood. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
↑ "Marist Pagewood's Golden Jubilee". Sydney Catholic Education Office. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
↑ "Matt Thistlethwaite address to parliament". Australian Labor Party. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2012.

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[1] Corpus Christi College Maroubra (13 February 2023). "The wait is over! Introducing our official House Patron Saints". Facebook . Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[2] "The Pagewood Project". College website. Marist College Pagewood. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.

[Marist_Pagewood's_Golden_Jubilee-3] "Marist Pagewood's Golden Jubilee". Sydney Catholic Education Office. Retrieved 8 February 2013.

[4] "Matt Thistlethwaite address to parliament". Australian Labor Party. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2012.

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