St Bede's College (Bentleigh East)

St Bede's College, Bentleigh East
Address
156 Bignell Road Bentleigh East , Victoria Australia
Coordinates	37°55′36″S145°4′16″E / 37.92667°S 145.07111°E / -37.92667; 145.07111
Information
Former name	St James College
Type	Catholic boys secondary education
Motto	Per Vias Rectas (By Right Paths)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1970
Sister school	OLSH Bentleigh
Campus Director	Trent Collins
Years	7–9
Enrolment	approx. 260 students
•  Grade 7	approx. 80 students
•  Grade 8	approx. 90 students
•  Grade 9	80-90 students
Average class size	25 students
Language	English Indonesian and Italian are taught as LOTE
Schedule	10 weekday timetable cycle
Classrooms	Over 30
Campus	St Bede's College Bentleigh East Campus
Houses	McCristal Solomon Benilde LaSalle
Colour(s)	Blue, red, gold
School fees	- Year 7: $10,530 (2025) - Year 8: $10,480 (2025) - Year 9: $10,530 (2025) - Year 10: $10,680 (2025) - Year 11: $10,430 (2025) - Year 12: $10,430 (2025)
Affiliations	Roman Catholic, De La Salle Brothers
Website	www.stbedes.catholic.edu.au

St Bede's College Bentleigh East Campus (formerly St James College) is tailored to students in Years 7 to 9. It is located in Bentleigh East, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The campus has around 250 students, and is administered by the De La Salle Brothers, a teaching order of Christian Brothers. As of the start of 2024, the Campus Director is Trent Collins. At the beginning of 2021, St James College was amalgamated into St Bede's College in Mentone, operating as a dedicated middle years campus.

History

The College opened in 1970 in association with the De La Salle Brothers as St James Regional College, in order to serve six Catholic parishes in a fast-growing area of suburban Melbourne, and moved from temporary accommodation to the first buildings on its present campus in 1971. By 1984, it was serving four Catholic additional parishes. ^[1] In early 2021, it became a campus of St Bede's College, Mentone, adopting its name and uniform. ^{[2] [3]}

Some of the College's alumni have gone on to play in Australian sports such as Australian Rules Football. ^{[4] [5]} St Peter's Church Bentleigh East used to host masses for the students at the College, but they are now held at the College's campus in Mentone. ^[6]

College Principals

Principal	Years & duration
Br. Sean Paul Lockhart	1970–1974; 5 years
Br. Kevin Moloney	1975–1976; 2 years
Br. John Corkeron	1977–1984; 8 years
Br. Joseph Gabel	1985–1986; 2 years
Br. Michael McCabe	1987–1988; 2 years
Br. Raymond Khan	1989–1990; 2 years
Br. James Taylor	1991–1996; 6 years

• 
  Photo of the school when it was known as St James College.
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  St Peter's Church Bentleigh East, near St Bede's where the students formerly attended mass

Alumni

• Ljubo Miličević – Former Melbourne Victory, Newcastle Jets HAL player
• Nick Staikos – State Member for Bentleigh (2014–) ^[7]
• Steve Staikos – Mayor of City of Kingston (2010–2011) ^[8]
• Liam Sumner – AFL player for Carlton Football Club ^[9]
• Luke Beveridge – AFL Premiership coach
• Jarryd Lyons - Australian Football League player for Brisbane Lions

See also

• St Bede's College, Mentone

References

1. "History", St Bede's College (Bentleigh East). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
2. Stephen Pooley, "Principal's Welcome", St Bede's College (Bentleigh East), 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
3. "Amalgamation of St James College and St Bede's College", St Bede's College (Bentleigh East) Retrieved 9 February 2021.
4. Corey Lyons, "Corey Lyons' VCE and AFL draft success", Catholic Education Melbourne, 19 December 2016
5. "Old Boy Achievements", St James College Old Collegian Association 2, 29 June 2017, p. 8
6. "St James College - Issue 12: Principal's Message".
7. About Nick. nickstaikos.com.au. Retrieved 27 August 2015
8. "Cr Steve Staikos elected Kingston Mayor". City of Kingston. 16 November 2017.
9. "AFL star and St James' College alumni Liam Sumner", De La Salle 16 June 2016

External links

• St Bede's College, Bentleigh East