Brisbane Boys' College

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Brisbane Boys' College
Sit Sine Labe Decus (Let honour stainless be)
Established	February 1902
School type	Independent
Principal/ Headmaster	Mr Graeme McDonald
Location	Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Campus	Toowong
Enrollment	1600
School colours	Green, White and Black
Homepage	http://www.bbc.qld.edu.au/

Brisbane Boys' College (BBC), founded in 1902, is an all boys day and boarding school located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Contents 1 History 2 Present day 3 Campus 3.1 Campus Development 4 Uniform 5 House system 5.1 Birtles 5.2 Campbell 5.3 Flynn 5.4 Hamilton 5.5 Knox 5.6 McKenzie 5.7 Rudd 5.8 Wesley 5.9 Wheller 6 Headmasters 7 Culture & College Spirit 7.1 Mascots 7.2 War cries 7.3 College Hymn 8 Sports & Activities 8.1 Rowing 8.2 Recent Sporting Achievements 9 Notable Alumni 9.1 Rhodes Scholars 9.2 Sporting 10 External links

[edit] History

Brisbane Boys' College was established in 1902 By Mr Arthur "Barney" Rudd. Rudd arrived in Brisbane in 1901 by boat from Melbourne and started a school in Clayfield in a house called "Knockarda". The school opened in February 1902 with just 4 students.

In 1906 the school moved to a new premises on the corner of Bayview Terrace, near the tram terminus. There was limited room for sporting fixtures, so for many years the boys walked to the nearby Kalinga park. In 1908 the school had 32 students, and a cadet corps was formed with the impending 1914-1918 war. The school suffered the losses of 8 Clayfield Collegians during the war. In the late twenties it was decided that there were insufficient facilities, and for the school was moved to its current site in Toowong with generous support from its owners, the daughters of the late Premier of Queensland, Sir Robert Philp. The Clayfield campus became a primary school department of Somerville House, which later developed into the independent Clayfield College.

[edit] Present day

BBC is owned by the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools' Association, which was formed in 1929 and owns other private schools in Queensland.

Although the College fosters a strong belief in academic success, there are wide range of co-curricular activities offered to students from Year 1 - 12.

[edit] Campus

BBC's campus is located in the Brisbane suburb of Toowong on land bordered by Moggill Road, Kensington Terrace and Miskin Street, with the main entrance from Kensington Terrace

The main building dates from the 1930s when the school moved to the site and is characterised by its Mediterranean arches and clock tower. Rudd and Hamilton wings form a T extending away from the main building and the modern glass fronted library fills the semi-circle. Other buildings on the site include McKenzie wing, College Hall, Barbra Helen Thomson Sports Complex, Birtles wing and the Junior School buildings.

There are 4 ovals included within the BBC grounds: Main, Junior School, P&F and Miskin. BBC also makes use of the Oakman Park ovals, Toowong College, University of Queensland and St Lucia playing fields.

[edit] Campus Development

The extension of the Junior School to allow the integration of Preparatory School and Grades 1 - 3 is expected to be completed by the end of 2008, but temporary classrooms/facilities are said to be put in place to accommodate Prep to Grade 3 students by the start of 2007. Other developments include the refurbishment of the out-dated McKenzie wing, which is being cited as the new facility for Film, Television and New Media. Construction around the Integrated Learning Centre has seen the implementation of new seating facilities outside the building, as well as repair to the ILC building, which has involved the repair of the badly cracked pathway in front of the complex and removal of the scaffolding on the building.

[edit] Uniform

The College uniform varies throughout the different grades, these being between years 4-6, 7-11 and 12. One defining factor of the uniform is the boater, a straw hat worn to and from the school and in public that has been a college tradition since its conception. In years 4-6 the uniform consists of a green shirt, a green and black tie, grey shorts and plain grey socks. In years 7-11 the only difference is that trousers are worn, and in year 12 a white shirt and green and white tie are worn.

Green, white and black striped blazers are worn in terms 2 and 3. Blazers also display "Colours" which are awards that warrant embroidery on the pockets of the blazer. Lines, Half-Colours and Full-Colours are displayed on the bottom right-hand, top left-hand and top right-hand pocket respectively, and each display a line of text, which display the category of achievement and the year the award was given. Half-Colours and Full-Colours also exhibit altered forms of the BBC emblem (School capitains have a yellow full colour emblem). Students in leadership positions, such as house capitains and prefects, are given a badge with their name and position within the school. Prefects wear a distinguished tie and boater-band, which features Green, Black and Gold stripes.

[edit] House system

The school is divided into a house system with 9 houses in the school. These are:

[edit] Birtles

Named After: Former Headmaster
Colours: Azure, Purple

[edit] Campbell

Named After: Secretary of PMSA
Colours: Yellow, Black

[edit] Flynn

Named After: John Flynn- Founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service
Colours: Blue and White

[edit] Hamilton

Named After: Former Headmaster
Colours: Blue, White and Black

[edit] Knox

Named After: John Knox- Leading Reformer of the Church of Scotland, a major influence on Presbyterian churches worldwide
Colours: Red, White

[edit] McKenzie

Named After: Former Headmaster
Colours: Orange, Black

[edit] Rudd

Named After: Founding Headmaster
Colours: Green, Gold

[edit] Wesley

Named After: John Wesley- Founder of the Methodist Church
Colours: Light Blue, Yellow

[edit] Wheller

Named After: Long serving Minister of Albert St church
Colours: Maroon, Black and White

[edit] Headmasters

• Mr A Rudd 1902-1931,
• Mr P Hamilton 1931-1946,
• Dr T Mckenzie 1946-1955,
• Mr A Birtles 1956-1973,
• Mr G Thompson 1974-1989, 1996,
• Mr M Cujes 1990-1994,
• Mr M Norris 1997-2001,
• Mr G McDonald 2002- Current.

[edit] Culture & College Spirit

Brisbane Boys' College is one of the few Australian schools that maintains the tradition of playing the bagpipes.

[edit] Mascots

BBC's support for many years has been provided by the College pipeband. However, with support at GPS events radically declining the school decided that drastic action was needed, and thus the Highlander was created. This seven-foot-tall beast attends GPS sports events, and leads the school in its many war cries. He wears face paint in the colours green, white and black. He wears a kilt, and is never seen without his sword or shield, the latter of which is also painted in the school colours.

[edit] War cries

The school has many war cries, which are used to rally support at sporting events.

The official college war cry is:
Aloomba Kaloomba by-a-duco
Winya Winya go go go
Karigal Karigal Nany-o-mar
Nurumbeta Burundarra tarra-kara-la
Go on College Green White Black
Ray Ray Ray!

[edit] College Hymn

The college has its own christian hymn which is as follows:

1.Sons of the college of lift,
your voices to the sky,
a hymn of praise our voices raise
to god on high.
He is our home,
our guide, our help in ages past,
and days to come.

2. With motto to the fore,
"Let honour stainless be,"
when we are men, we'll think again
of B.B.C.
Whate'er our fame,
we'll keep the rule we learned at school
in Jesus name.

3. The lessons we have learned,
in honesty and right,
will help us then to live like men
and fight the fight,
As in God's name
our school was born may it go on
from fame to fame.

4. Sons of the college, lift
your voices to the sky.
A hymn of praise our voices raise
to God on high.
He is our home.
Our guide, our help in ages past,
and days to come.

[edit] Sports & Activities

The college offers a number of sports including Rugby, Football, Rowing, Gymnastics, Cricket, Basketball, Volleyball, Chess, Tennis, Cross Country, Australian Rules Football, Athletics, Swimming and Sailing.

[edit] Rowing

BBC has a strong rowing tradition fostered by the successes of its crews over the years. In 1993 a BBC crew were the first Australian crew to win the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at the Royal Henley Regatta, beating Eton College in the final.

[edit] Recent Sporting Achievements

• Australian Football - 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005
• Basketball - 2005
• Cricket - 2003
• Football - 2004
• Gymnastics - 2000, 2001, 2004
• Rowing - 2002, 2003
• Volleyball - 2001

[edit] Notable Alumni

[edit] Rhodes Scholars

• Graeme Wilson
• Gordon Donaldson
• Hugh Dunn
• John Wylie
• Michael Huggins

[edit] Sporting

(bold indicates current player)

• Australian rules football
  • Chris Scott (Brisbane Lions)
  • Clint Bizzell (Geelong Cats/Melbourne Demons)
  • Courtenay Dempsey (Essendon Bombers)
  • Hamish Simpson (Geelong Cats)
• Rugby Union
  • Roger Gould (Queensland Reds and the Wallabies)
  • John Roe (Queensland Reds and the Wallabies)
  • James Horwill (Queensland Reds and Australia A)
  • Andrew Brown (Queensland Reds)

• Beach Volleyball
  • Lee Zahner (2000 Sydney Olympian)

• Cricket
  • Chris Hartley (Queensland Bulls)
  • Craig Phillipson (Queensland Bulls)
• Swimming
  • Kieren Perkins - Olympic Gold Medallist

[edit] External links

• Brisbane Boys' College website

Members of The Great Public Schools Association of Queensland Inc., Queensland, Australia

Anglican Church Grammar School | Brisbane Boys' College | Brisbane Grammar School | Brisbane State High School | Ipswich Grammar School | St. Joseph's Nudgee College | St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | The Southport School | Toowoomba Grammar School

Presbyterian and Methodist Schools' Association Colleges, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane Boys' College | Clayfield College | Moreton Bay Boys' College | Somerville House | Sunshine Coast Grammar School