St Mary's College, Melbourne (school)

St Mary's College, Melbourne
St Mary's College, Melbourne
	Main entrance of the Presentation Campus
Location
	11 Westbury Street, St Kilda East, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates	37°51′33″S144°59′48″E / 37.85917°S 144.99667°E
Information
Former names	Christian Brothers College, St Kilda; Presentation College Windsor ;
Type	Independent secondary school
Motto	Latin: Virtus Sola Nobilitas; (Virtue Alone Is Noble)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Denomination	Christian Brothers
Established	26 July 1878;145 years ago
Trust	Edmund Rice Education Australia
Chair	Philip Soumilas
Principal	Michael Lee OAM (Acting)
Chaplain	Fr. Jerome Santamaria
Years offered	7–12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrolment	552
Campuses	Edmund Rice Campus, St Kilda & Presentation Campus, Windsor
Campus type	Inner-city
Houses	Corbett; McMahon; O'Shea; Tevlin;
Colour(s)	Navy blue, light blue, green;
Slogan	A School For All
Yearbook	Loquax Ludi
Affiliation	Associated Catholic Colleges ; Catholic Girls Sports Association of Victoria;
Website	stmaryscollege.vic.edu.au

Last updated December 24, 2023

St Mary's College (formerly Christian Brothers College, St Kilda) is an independent Catholic co-educational secondary college, located in Melbourne, Victoria, 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.

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 Presentation Sisters 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.^[1]

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.^[2]

PCW was governed by the Presentation Sisters until their closure.^[3]

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.^[4]

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 will be constructed from November 2023, and up to the closure of Presentation Campus in September 2024.^[5]

Curriculum

St Mary's College offers its senior students the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE).

VCE results 2012-2023^[6]
Year	Rank	Median study score	Scores of 40+ (%)	Cohort size
2012	195	30	5.3	101
2013	305	28	4.1	91
2014	179	30	7.2	91
2015	236	29	5.5	119
2016	268	29	2.6	106
2017	190	30	5.1	87
2018	147	31	6.7	108
2019	234	29	5.2	116
2020	241	29	4.7	91
2021	265	29	3.6	130
2022	206	30	4.4	137
2023	150	31	6.4	117

Campuses

The two campuses that St Mary's College operates across are adjacent to each other, connected by an overpass across Dandenong Road.

Year levels have a home base at one campus, and utilise specialist facilities, specialist classes, and sport facilities at both campuses.^[7]

Edmund Rice Campus

Located on 11 Westbury Street, St Kilda East as the original site of CBC St Kilda, the Edmund Rice Campus is the home-campus for Years 7, 8 and 10.

The site was originally established by the Christian Brothers in 1878.^[7]

Presentation Campus

Located on 187 Dandenong Road, Windsor as the original site of Presentation College Windsor, the Presentation Campus is the home-campus for Years 9, 11 and 12.

The Year 9 Nobilitas Program is operated on this campus in the Rahilly Centre.

The site was originally founded by the Presentation Sisters in 1873.^[7]

Presentation Campus will close in September 2024.^[5]

Houses

The St Mary's College houses were established in 1955 in honour of previous principals of CBC St Kilda.^[8]


Houses	In Honour Of	Motto
Corbett	Br J. P. Corbett Principal 1878–1881	Latin: Macte Virtutem (Strive with virtue)
McMahon	Br R. A. McMahon Principal 1930–1936	Latin: Ad magorem Dei gloriam (Do all things for God's greater glory)
O'Shea	Br J. C. O'Shea Principal 1887–1902	Latin: Quem timebo (Whom shall I fear)
Tevlin	Br J. S. Tevlin Principal 1909–1919	Latin: In oruce glorior (I will glory in the cross)

Principals

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


Years	Name
1878–1881	Rev. Br. J. P. Corbett
1881–1885	Br. T. R. Hughes
1885–1887	Br. B. J. Morgan
1887–1891	Br. D. F. Bodkin
1891	Br. D. F. O'Donoghue
1891–1895	Br. J. B. Nugent
1895–1897	Br. J. L. Ryan
1897–1903	Br. J. C. O'Shea
1903–1906	Br. T. S. Carroll
1906–1909	Br J. F. Fogarty
1909–1919	Br. J. D. Tevlin
1919	Br. J. M. Fagan
1919–1921	Br. J. S. Turpin
1921–1924	Br. J. K. O'Neill
1924–1930	Br. J. M. Fagan
1930–1936	Br. T. A. McMahon
1936–1942	Br. W. B. Crennan
1942–1945	Br. J. V. Coghlan
1945–1948	Br. B. G. Rooney
1948–1949	Br. G. C. Davy
1949–1953	Br. W. B. Crennan
1953–1954	Br. F. J. Levander
1954–1960	Br. J. V. Goghlan
1960–1966	Br. R. G. McCartney
1966–1972	Br. F. I. McCarthy OAM
1972–1978	Br. R. M. Miller
1978–1984	Br. P. L. Chapman
1984–1987	Br. P. W. Dowling
1987–1993	Br. P. E. Noonan
1993–2005	Rev. Br. Roger A. Cripps
2005–2019	Mr Gerald Bain-King
2020–2023	Mr Terry Blizzard
2023 (acting)	Mr Michael Lee OAM
2024– (appointed)	Mr Darren Atkinson

Sport

St Mary's College is a founding member of the Associated Catholic Colleges (ACC) and a member the Catholic Girls Sports Association of Victoria (CGSAV).

ACC premierships

St Mary's College has won the following ACC premierships.^[9]

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

John Burns – radio presenter
Ronald Conway – psychologist and author of The Great Australian Stupor
Peter Corrigan – architect of international renown
Frank Howson – noted scriptwriter and film director
Richard Hughes – journalist, foreign correspondent in Asia
Daniel Keene – noted playwright
Eddie McGuire – television personality, former CEO of the Nine Network
Bob Maguire – priest, community worker and media personality
Felix Mallard – actor and musician
Shane Maloney – novelist
Barry Oakley – writer and former literary editor of The Australian newspaper
Damien Parer – war photographer, filmed the first Australian film to win an Academy Award (1942)
Daryl Somers – television personality
Kevin Summers – actor, playwright
Gerard Vaughan – director of the National Gallery of Australia
Morris West – writer of international renown

Business

Paul Gardner – former chairman of Grey Global, chairman of the Melbourne Football Club
Robert James Thomson – editor-in-chief of Dow Jones & Company and the managing editor of The Wall Street Journal , and former editor of The Times

Government, law and military

James Reginald Halligan – senior public servant [10]
Richard Keane – prominent trade unionist and trade minister in the Chifley Labor government^[11]
Tony Lupton – cabinet secretary, Brumby Labor government, Victoria, 2002– 2014
John Madigan – senator representing Victoria (2011– 2016) and deputy leader of the DLP
Frank McGuire – Labor Party Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Broadmeadows (2011 – present)
Sir Frank Meere – senior public servant^[12]
John Moller OAM – Commander, Australian Navy (served in Korea and Vietnam)

Sport

Atu Bosenavulagi – Australian rules footballer for Collingwood
Simon Meehan – Australian rules footballer for St Kilda
Patrick John O'Dea – Australian rules footballer turned American football player
Kevin O'Donnell – Australian rules footballer, father of Simon O'Donnell

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References

↑ "Our History and Traditions | St Mary's College". www.stmaryscollege.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
↑ "Edmund Rice Governance | St Mary's College Melbourne". www.stmaryscollege.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
↑ "PCW Melbourne - School Leadership". 31 July 2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ Carey, Adam; Heffernan, Madeleine (23 November 2020). "'Part sadness, part joy' as historic inner-city Catholic schools merge". The Age . Retrieved 30 June 2021.
1 2 "St Mary's College set to close Windsor Presentation campus". Herald Sun. 6 October 2023.
↑ "Trend of St Mary's College by VCE results". bettereducation.com.au. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
1 2 3 "Our Campuses | St Mary's College". www.stmaryscollege.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
↑ "History". 4 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ "Premiers & Champions – Associated Catholic Colleges" . Retrieved 2 February 2021.
↑ CP 159: James Reginald HALLIGAN OBE, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 28 September 2016
↑ Rawson, Don (2002). "Keane, Richard Valentine (1881–1946)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538.
↑ CP 245: Sir Francis Anthony MEERE OBE, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 23 January 2014, retrieved 22 August 2015

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[1] "Our History and Traditions | St Mary's College". www.stmaryscollege.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

[2] "Edmund Rice Governance | St Mary's College Melbourne". www.stmaryscollege.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

[3] "PCW Melbourne - School Leadership". 31 July 2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[4] Carey, Adam; Heffernan, Madeleine (23 November 2020). "'Part sadness, part joy' as historic inner-city Catholic schools merge". The Age . Retrieved 30 June 2021.

[:1-5] 1 2 "St Mary's College set to close Windsor Presentation campus". Herald Sun. 6 October 2023.

[6] "Trend of St Mary's College by VCE results". bettereducation.com.au. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[:0-7] 1 2 3 "Our Campuses | St Mary's College". www.stmaryscollege.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

[8] "History". 4 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[9] "Premiers & Champions – Associated Catholic Colleges" . Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[10] CP 159: James Reginald HALLIGAN OBE, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 28 September 2016

[11] Rawson, Don (2002). "Keane, Richard Valentine (1881–1946)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538.

[NAA-12] CP 245: Sir Francis Anthony MEERE OBE, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 23 January 2014, retrieved 22 August 2015

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v t e Christian Brothers schools in Australia
Christian Brothers' schools administered by Edmund Rice Education Australia	Aquinas College, Perth Ambrose Treacy College Christian Brothers College, Adelaide Christian Brothers College, Fremantle Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham Ignatius Park College Parade College Rostrevor College St Bernard's College, Melbourne St Brendan's College, Yeppoon St Dominic's College, Penrith St Edmund's College, Ipswich St Edmund's College, Canberra St Edward's College, East Gosford St James College, Brisbane St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace St Joseph's College, Geelong St Joseph's College, Nudgee St Kevin's College, Melbourne St Laurence's College St Mary's College, Melbourne St Mary's College, Toowoomba St Patrick's College, Ballarat St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe St Patrick's College, Strathfield St Paul's College, Adelaide St Pius X College, Sydney St Virgil's College Trinity College, Perth Waverley College
Former Christian Brothers' schools operating under a different entity	Aquinas College, Southport Cathedral College, East Melbourne now Catholic Theological College, Melbourne Gilroy Santa Maria College, Ingham Good Shepherd Catholic College, Mount Isa McAuley Catholic Primary School Nagle Catholic College Our Lady of the Southern Cross College, Dalby Shalom Catholic College, Bundaberg St Augustines Primary School, Yarraville St Columban's College, Caboolture St George's School, Carlton now Corpus Christi Seminary, Melbourne St. Joseph's Flexible Learning Centre, Melbourne St Joseph's Technical College, South Melbourne now Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School St Leo's Catholic College St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney St Mary's Regional College, West Melbourne now Simonds College, West Melbourne St Patrick's College, Gympie St Patrick's College, Mackay St Paul's Catholic College, Manly St Teresa's College, Abergowrie The Cathedral College, Rockhampton Xavier High School, Albury
Former Christian Brothers' schools closed and defunct	Castledare Boys' Home Chanel College Christian Brothers School, Balmain Christian Brothers College, Bondi Beach Christian Brothers College, Burwood Christian Brothers College, Manly Christian Brothers' College, Perth Christian Brothers College, Rose Bay St Augustine's College, Yarraville CBC St Joseph's College, North Melbourne St Joseph's Technical College, Abbotsford St Leo's College, Box Hill St Patrick's College, Geraldton St Patrick's College, Goulburn St Patrick's Boys' School, Perth St Paul's College, Ballarat

v t e Associated Catholic Colleges
Current members	De La Salle Emmanuel Mazenod Parade Salesian Simonds St Bede's St. Bernard's St Joseph's, Geelong St Joseph's, Ferntree Gully St Patrick's St Mary's Whitefriars
Possible future members	Marcellin