St. Bernard's College, Melbourne

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St. Bernard's College
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Address
St. Bernard's College, Melbourne
41 Rosehill Road

Essendon
,
Victoria
3040

Australia
Coordinates 37°45′1″S144°52′56″E / 37.75028°S 144.88222°E / -37.75028; 144.88222
Information
Type Independent secondary school
Motto Latin: Discere et Agere
(To Learn and To Do)
Religious affiliation(s) Catholicism
Denomination Christian Brothers
Patron saint(s) Bernard of Clairvaux
Established1940;83 years ago (1940)
Trust Edmund Rice Education Australia
ChairmanRod Lamplugh
PrincipalMichael Davies
Years offered7–12
Gender Boys
Enrolment1,361
SloganAchieving Excellence by Learning and Doing
School fees$6,390–$8,888
Affiliation Associated Catholic Colleges
Website www.sbc.vic.edu.au

St. Bernard's College is an independent Catholic secondary school for boys, located in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon, Victoria, Australia. The college is named after its patron saint, Bernard of Clairvaux, and is a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges. It is also part of Edmund Rice Education Australia, a series of schools that focus on teaching the pupils in the tradition of Edmund Rice.

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History

St. Bernard's College traces its origins to the establishment of 'St Monica's' at Moonee Ponds in 1917, by Brothers C. O'Keefe and T. Quinn. Students at this school were taken from Grade III to Intermediate (Year 10).

In 1940, during the war period, not only were the students sent away to help in Ireland, the school was also extended to take the Leaving Certificate (Year 11), and this necessitated the building of the first St. Bernard's on the Strand Moonee Ponds, with Brother Cregan as the first Headmaster. [1]

In the mid-1950s, Brother Brendan Murphy organised the purchase of the West Essendon property. While initially used as sporting grounds, building work began at this site in the mid-1960s. Since then, the site has developed with all classes being located at West Essendon by 1995, at which time the Moonee Ponds site was sold. In 2001, the college set up its Santa Monica campus on the Great Ocean Road near Lorne. This campus is most notably used by year 9 students where they live, study, and undertake outdoor education for four-week periods as part of the standard curriculum. [2]

Activities

Sports

St. Bernard's is a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges and competes against twelve other schools in sporting fixtures and carnivals. Students play week-end sport with the Old Collegians. St Bernards is particularly successful in Australian Rules Football, winning the Herald Sun Shield in 2017 and 2018. A number of boys from these sides have been drafted into the AFL like Noah Balta to Richmond, Xavier O'Halloran to Greater Western Sydney, (in the first round of the AFL draft) and Lachlan Sholl to Adelaide.

St Bernards had a record twelve straight Athletic championship wins from 2003-2014, under the coaching of Gerard Brown, a teacher with years of experience in the role as head coach of the Athletics squad and Cross Country team. [3] [4] [5]

ACC premierships

St. Bernard's has won the following ACC premierships. [6]

  • Athletics (18) – 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
  • Basketball (2) – 1991, 2016
  • Cricket (5) – 1979, 1997, 2005, 2018, 2021
  • Cross Country (10) – 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
  • Australian Rules Football (15) – 1961, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2021
  • Golf (3) – 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Handball – 1956
  • Hockey (7) – 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018
  • Lawn Bowls – 2021
  • Football (6) – 1995, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2021
  • Swimming (3) – 1995, 1998, 2012
  • Table Tennis (4) – 2001, 2002, 2010, 2013
  • Tennis (12) – 1952, 1954, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2019
  • Triathlon – 2018
  • Volleyball (4) – 1995, 1996, 1997, 2013

Performing arts

The college has a reputation for its musical productions and music programs. It has combined with St Columba's College, to stage shows annually, which have included Pirates of Penzance (2000), Fiddler on the Roof (2001), Anything Goes (2002), West Side Story (2003), Guys and Dolls (2004), Oklahoma (2005), Cabaret (2006), Bye Bye Birdie (2007), Jesus Christ Superstar (2008), The Sound of Music (2009), The Wiz (2010), High School Musical (2011), Jekyll and Hyde (2012), Once Upon a Mattress (2013), Shout! The Legend of The Wild One (2014), The Pajama Game (2015), The Boy from Oz (2016), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (2017), The Addams Family (2018), The Wedding Singer (2019), Grease (2020), Mary Poppins (2021), Strictly Ballroom (2022) and have recently finished performing Little Shop of Horrors (2023). The productions of Grease and Mary Poppins were both impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic during the rehearsal process, leading to both being cancelled. The college has many avenues for its students to explore the arts, including the College & ACC Art and Technology Exhibition, Battle of the Bands, Choir, Music Ensembles and Theatre Productions in collaboration with St Columba’s College. The college also has an annual 'Kick Arts' along with St Columba's College and Ave Maria College which comprises dramatic, musical and dance acts by each school.

Student leadership

View of the College Oval St. Bernard's College.jpg
View of the College Oval

The students are involved in electing their student leaders every year. A nomination from a student or from their peers is verified by the staff and senior leadership team. Staff will then endorse students from Year 11, and for specific leadership roles for Year 12 students.

The senior leadership team will then review the potential candidates based on student and staff endorsement and select the Year 11 and Year 12 members of the Student Council. The Year 12 portion of the Student Council is composed of eight council members, five House Captains, four Portfolio Captains (Arts, Sports, Ministry and Academic) and the College Captain.

Year 12 Student Council members who wish to undertake House, Portfolio, or the College Captain role must undertake an interview with the Senior Leadership Team, who will decide the student for the position. The Student Council helps facilitates many important events throughout the College such as the College's Feast Day and various assemblies throughout the year.

Notable alumni

Notable staff

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