St Edmund's College, Canberra

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St Edmund's College, Canberra
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Location
St Edmund's College, Canberra
Canberra
,
Australian Capital Territory

Australia
Coordinates 35°19′22″S149°08′43″E / 35.3228°S 149.1454°E / -35.3228; 149.1454
Information
Type Independent primary and secondary day school
Motto Latin: Christus Lux Mea
(Christ is My Light)
Religious affiliation(s) Catholicism
Denomination Congregation of Christian Brothers
Patron saint(s) Edmund Ignatius Rice
Established1954;70 years ago (1954)
(as St Edmund's War Memorial College)
Founder Congregation of Christian Brothers
Trust Edmund Rice Education Australia
PrincipalJoe Zavone
Years offered 4–12
Gender Boys
Campus Griffith
Colour(s)Blue, white and gold    
Affiliation Associated Southern Colleges
Website sec.act.edu.au

St Edmund's College, Canberra is an independent Catholic primary and secondary school for boys, located in Griffith, a suburb of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia.

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The college was established in 1954 by the Christian Brothers as St Edmund's War Memorial College. It was opened to meet the demand for a Catholic education school in the region and was the first Catholic secondary boys' college established in the ACT. St Edmund's College practises in the tradition of Edmund Ignatius Rice. The current principal of the college is Joe Zavone.

Students are placed into houses for sporting and other events. The current houses and colours are: Clancy (yellow), Treacy (dark blue), O'Brien (white), Haydon (red), Mulrooney (sky blue) and Rice (green).

History

St Edmund's War Memorial College opened in 1954 as a Christian Brothers school in response to the needs of Catholic parents of the region. St Edmund's was the first Catholic secondary boys' college established in Canberra.

Headmasters / principals

The following individuals have served as headmasters or principals of the college:

OrdinalOfficeholderTerm startterm endTime in officeNotes
1P. L. McCarthy cfc 195419563 years
2E. C. Fields cfc195719593 years
3N. T. Landener cfc196019656 years [1]
4J. B. Darmody cfc196619694 years
5G. D. Kerr cfc197019789 years
6R. J. Wallace cfc1979198810 years
7J. P. O’Shea cfc198919946 years
8C. J. Dwyer1995200410 years
9C. X. Hayes200520084 years
10P. J. Fullagar200920146 years
11D. Lawler201520173 years
12Joe Zavone2018–7 years

Rugby union

The college has won the Waratah Shield more than any other school (14 times) and was the defending champion in 2005, when schools from the ACT were no longer invited/permitted to participate by the organisers, the New South Wales Rugby Union. [2] The college has over 480 registered boys playing rugby union. St Edmund's College has a reputation for being one of the premier rugby schools in Australia, with Saia Fainga'a being the latest alumnus to represent Australia. The college also have always had a brilliant record in the local competition (ACTJRU) with many grand finals to their name across the different age groups.[ citation needed ]

Ancillary bodies

In reflecting the spirit of charity of Edmund Rice, St Edmund's College established the St Edmund's College Foundation with the aim of giving financial assistance to disadvantaged families to support children's education. [3]

The St Edmund's College Old Boys and Friends Association was established in 2015. [4]

Notable alumni

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Business

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Politics, public service, and law

Religion

Sport

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Obituary: Brother Landener". Canberra Times. 21 September 1982. p. 6. Retrieved 12 June 2020– via Trove.
  2. ↑ Sheehan, Paul (23 May 2005). "Boys' lesson in defeat, if not class". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Foundation". St Edmunds College Canberra. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "About St Edmund's College Old Boys and Friends Association". St Edmund's College Old Boys and Friends Association. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Queanbeyan's own Tommy Murphy sees his drama series Significant Others start this weekend on ABC TV Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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