St. Augustine's College (Brookvale)

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St. Augustine's College
Motto: Vincit Veritas 'Truth Conquers'
Established	1956
Type	Independent all-male secondary
Principal	Mr. Tim Cleary
Founder	Fr. David Brimson OSA
Chaplain	Sr Joan Infante OSA, Fr Peter Jones OSA, Fr Tony Banks OSA
Students	930[1]
Grades	5–12
Location	Brookvale, NSW, Australia
Campus	12 acres
Colours	Green and Yellow (with Red)
Captain	Cameron Dyer
Website	www.saintaug.nsw.edu.au

For other schools/colleges of the same name, see St. Augustine's (disambiguation)

Saint Augustine's College is an independent Catholic School for boys in year five to year twelve. The distinctive ethos of the college is Augustinian. It is conducted and was founded by the Order of St. Augustine.^[1] It is located in Brookvale, NSW, Australia and is situated directly opposite Brookvale Oval.

In 2006, the college is celebrating its 50th Jubilee year.^[1][2]

The college continues an Augustinian approach to learning among its students. It also aims to encourage the development of individual strengths and to prepare students for their adult lives, whether they go on to tertiary education or seek another path in life. The school places emphasis on community spirit as articulated in the Gospels and the writings of Augustine; and over its history students have been required to take part in community-based volunteer work during their time at the school.

The school is a member of the Independent Schools Association (ISA), a collection of independent Sydney schools grouped primarily for the purpose of sporting competition. Its sister school is Villanova College, located in Brisbane.

Contents 1 Patron Saint 2 Demographics 3 Sport 3.1 Rugby 4 Co-Curricular 4.1 The Red Land Society 5 Choral and Sacred Music 6 Instrumental and Secular Music 7 Drama 8 School Houses 9 History of the school 10 The teaching of an Augustinian school 11 Facilities 11.1 Augustine Wing 11.2 Mendel Wing 11.3 Tolentine Wing 11.4 Goold Wing 11.5 Brimson Centre 11.6 Lecceto Arts Centre 11.7 Good Counsel Wing 11.8 Old School Chapel 12 Rectors of the College 13 Principals of the College 14 The Augustinians in Australia 15 Augustinian friars at the College 16 Notable alumni 16.1 Clergy 16.2 Academia 16.3 Media, Entertainment and the Arts 16.4 Activism 16.5 Sport 16.5.1 Soccer (football) 16.5.2 Rugby League 16.5.3 Basketball 16.5.4 Olympians 17 See also 18 Footnotes 19 References 20 External links

[edit] Patron Saint

The College is named in honour of the 4th century saint, St. Augustine of Hippo, and its motto "Vincit Veritas" (Truth Conquers) is taken from his writings.^[3]

Augustine was a key figure in the doctrinal development of Western Christianity and is often referred to as a "Doctor of the Church" by Roman Catholics. Two of his many surviving works, namely "The Confessions" (his autobiography) and "The City of God" are Western Classics, and are read and studied by Christians of many denominations around the world. Augustine is also considered to be one of the theological fountainheads of Reformation, because of his teaching on salvation and grace; Martin Luther himself also having been an Augustinian friar. Augustine was not a Biblical fundamentalist.

Other English speaking Augustinian Schools with the same patron include those in Reading (Massachusetts), Richland (New Jersey) and San Diego (California) - all in the United States; three schools in the Philippines; a school in Malta, and schools in Dungarvan and New Ross, Ireland.

[edit] Demographics

The school is located in the Warringah Council area. Most students are Roman Catholic, drawn from the Eastern part of Northern suburbs of Sydney. The majority of students are of Caucasian heritage. Of the typical population in the area, 68.8% are born in Australia, with .03% being Indigenous. In the council area, 62.6% of the population speak English as a first language, with 29.6% speaking another language. Brookvale has a significant Italian ethnic minority. The ten main non-English language groups in the council area are Italian 11.9%, Chinese languages 2.5%, Tagalog 1%, Spanish 1% and Korean 1%, French .7%, Dutch .7%, Indonesian .5%, German .5% and Greek .5%.

Over the past couple of years the college has begun to offer the opportunity for international students (usually from Asian countries such as China, Taiwan or South Korea) to study at the school; usually with the hope of progressing on to an Australian University and then returning to their homeland, being educated in both Australian and Augustinian culture. The fees are often significantly higher for a student coming from overseas compared to a local student because the Australian Government does not subsidise their tuition fees.^[4] The college usually accepts entrants from overseas in Years 10-12, so that an appropriate ratio of local to overseas students is maintained.^[4]

[edit] Sport

Five Olympians have been produced from the school as of 2006, and since the foundation of the school sport has had considerable emphasis placed on it within the college curriculum as a means of promoting team work, sportsmanship and fair play. The College also produces numerous sporting professionals and state and national selected players in rugby union, rugby league, soccer (football), basketball, athletics, cricket, AFL and water polo. The College also trains rowing teams.

[edit] Rugby

Rugby Union was the code adopted by the school as this was considered the "sport of gentlemen" at the time of the College's founding, and the code favoured by GPS Schools (NSW Great Public Schools) which the founders of St. Augustine's admired, the CAS (in which St Augustine's competed on occasion), and the Independent Schools to which St Augustine's belonged. Rugby is the most popular sport among students at the college.

As of 2006, the school fields 17 rugby union teams during the winter season in age groups ranging from under 11's to open grade. The college was recently promoted to ISA Division One and its 1st XV came fourth out of the eight teams in the ISA open division for 2006. Earlier in 2006 there was a rugby tour where the 1st and 2nd XV travelled to the south island of New Zealand, winning 5 out of their 6 matches.^[5] The 1st XV is coached by John Papahatzis, former coach of the Australian Schoolboys rugby side. Papahatzis is also the sports and co-curricular co-ordinator at the college.^[6]

Rugby league is not played at the school, even though it is a major professional sport on the East coast of Australia and the most popular code in New South Wales. Ironically, the college campus is immediately adjacent to Brookvale Oval - home of the Manly Sea Eagles - the League team for which the college has produced so many first grade players (who transferred to League after playing Rugby Union at the school).

Cricket

Luke treadwell is carrying St Augustines cricket by himself he is a star and will play for Australia one day. He has been scoring thousands of runs for lynfield shires and is unlucky not to be moving up the grades.

The latest move to come out of st Augustines cricket has been the "Covey shuffle" when used correctly a six is guaranteed everytime. It is has been used to great effect in the diggers C1's team

[edit] Co-Curricular

Two extra-curricular activities are required of students at the College every year. The most popular choice among current students is to take part in two sports (usually one sport in Summer and one in Winter). Music, art, design, drama, chess and debating as well as Tae Kwon Do, ceramics and public speaking are also popular student choices.

[edit] The Red Land Society

The "Red Land" society was another early co-curricular organisation at St. Augustine's. This was a student group founded and run from the 1970s by the Rev'd Rod Cameron OSA during his long teaching tenure at St. Augustine's College, Brookvale (1964-84). Rod Cameron had long established extensive personal relationships with Indigenous Elders throughout Australia. The Red Land group specifically fostered a sense of connection and understanding with Indigenous Australians. It did this through poetry, drama, music, performance, meetings, seminars, regular Aboriginal elder guest speakers such as Mum (Shirl) Smith, as well as travel into indigenous communities and Dreaming sites through Australia.

[edit] Choral and Sacred Music

An exceptionally strong choral tradition was established at the Brookvale college from the 1960s. The treble/ alto/ tenor/ bass boys' choir was founded under the direction of musician and liturgist the Rev. Patrick Fahey OSA (on staff 1959-72). Affiliated to the Little Singers of the Wooden Cross (Pueri Cantores) and the Royal School of Church Music, its boys' choir was nationally famous for its liturgies, Eisteddfod wins, interstate tours and concerts. It was the official Festival Records Boys choir and cut commercial recordings. It sang for the first visit of a pope to Australia, Pope Paul VI, in 1970. It likewise assisted in the Australian premiere of Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki's St. Luke Passion at the Sydney Opera House under the direction of Australian conductor Patrick Thomas in 1974. The performance was held in the presence of the composer. The school's liturgical choral tradition was continued vigorously through the 1970s and 80's (by daily rehearsal and the annual choir camp) through a regular programme of Masses, Vespers and Benediction and public concerts. The choral repertoire and general musicianship of students were extended and promoted by musicians including the Rev. Ronald Bopf OSA (on staff 1957-74), Madge Wilson (sight singing and classroom music), the Rev. Senan Ward OSA (on staff 1975-82, 87-89), Peter Bohrsmann (on staff 1968-74, 77-81, and Choirmaster 1973-74, and member of St Mary's Cathedral Choir, Sydney), Errol Lea-Scarlett (on staff 1963-76, also then Organist of St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney), and Ann Sutcliffe (on staff 1972-80, Choirmaster 1975-80).

Augustine of Hippo taught that "to sing once is to pray twice" (Qui cantat, bis orat) ^[7], and music is integral to the Augustinian ethos. Besides the significant historical musical contribution of Italian Augustinian nun and composer Vittoria Aleotti, Augustinian musical foundations include the famous Augustinerkirche in Vienna where Orchestral Masses by Mozart and Schubert are performed every week, as well as the boys' choir at Sankt Florian in Austria, a school conducted by Augustinian Canons, a choir now over 1,000 years old.

[edit] Instrumental and Secular Music

Band and Instrumental music was fostered through the music department's many peripatetic teachers, including players and principals from the internationally acclaimed Sydney Symphony Orchestra such as Walter Suttcliffe (Double Bass) and Edwin Lorentzen (French Horn, band). The full-time music staff included Ronald Bopf O.S.A. (Recorders and classroom music, on staff 1957-72), Paul Whelan O.S.A. (flute and piccolo, on staff 1962-66, 68-79), Lynne Leak, Gareth Jude (band) and Graham Press (band). Under Anne Sutcliffe, the college taught Early Music through its madrigal group, and its brace of recorders in the recorder group. It also played and sang in Benjamin Britten's Noye's Fludde together with St Andrew's Cathedral School in St Andrew's Anglican Cathedral in 1977. In conjunction with the drama department, the school also produced musicals such as Gilbert and Sullivan operettas including Trial by Jury in 1978 collaboration with Monte Sant' Angelo and Stella Maris Girls College at Manly.

[edit] Drama

Shakespeare's plays were among dramas performed by students at the College during the 1970s, under drama head Barry Hayes (on staff 1969-75). Then from 1977-80 under the direction of Les Solomon (now well-known in Australia and New York as a theatrical manager and agent), in 1977 the school produced The Pirates of Penzance (in collaboration with Monte and Stella Maris), 1978 Frank and Eleanor Perry's David and Lisa, Bob Babalan and Gary Burghoff's You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, 1979 James Hilton's Goodbye, Mr. Chips, The Crucible by Arthur Miller and in 1980 Harvey Schmidt's The Fantasticks.

[edit] School Houses

The 'houses' divide students of the school into four different groups which compete against each other during the college's many sport events and (in the past) other co-curicular contests such as debating, performing arts and music. The yearly sporting events include an Athletics Carnival, where students compete in many track and field events, a Swimming Carnival, where students compete in swimming races and the Easter Road Race, a race relay run at Brookvale Oval where each house has a representative from each year. The school aims to honour Augustinian heritage and history within its customs and traditions; and all houses are named after former Augustinian Bishops of Australia:

• Murray (red), named after James Murray, former Bishop of Cooktown, 1898-1914.
• Goold (blue), named after James Alipius Goold, first Bishop and Archbishop of Melbourne, 1848-1886.
• Crane (green), named after Martin Crane, first Bishop of Sandhurst,1874-1901.
• Reville (yellow), named after Stephen Reville, second Bishop of Sandhurst,1901- 1916.

[edit] History of the school

The college was founded in 1956 as an all-boys school by the local Provincial of the Augustinians, Fr Thomas Alphonsus Hunt OSA, at the request of the then Archbishop of Sydney Norman Cardinal Gilroy.^[1] The Augustinians already had a school in Brisbane (Villanova), and wanted one in Sydney. A disused tram terminus in the northern suburbs of Sydney was picked. In accordance with Augustinian tradition, the friar who was head of the school was styled "Rector". Its first Rector was Fr David John Brimson OSA (1916- 2004). The title "Principal" is now used for the lay headmaster.

From its founding, like many Australian Catholic schools of its time, a significant proportion of its staff were professed religious - in this case Augustinian friars - until the order withdrew professed teaching staff in the 1990s, and the school moved to a fully lay Catholic (cf. laity) staff in co-operation with the Augustinian order and ethos. The school taught the curriculum of the NSW Board of Studies as well as traditional Catholic values and the Catholic approach to ethics and the moral life.

2006 is the 50th year the school has been operating, with 1956 being the founding year. All students of the school have been given a "Jubilee Medallion" to commemorate this occasion.^[8] Also, the official school tie has changed to celebrate this anniversary; the new "50 Year Jubilee Tie"^[8] is yellow with green and red stripes an opposed to the older tie, which was green with yellow and red stripes. There has also been the creation of a new occasional school emblem/logo which incorporates this celebration.

[edit] The teaching of an Augustinian school

The College promotes Augustine's ideal of a community where the members are ‘of one mind and heart on the way towards God’.^[9] Augustine taught foundationally on the subject of free will, and in the Augustinian tradition, unity of mind and heart is sought through free assent.

Augustine also taught foundationally on original sin; which might be understood as a great "leveller". The Augustinian approach to human nature assumes that we are flawed through sin, yet restored to goodness through Jesus Christ. It is an ethos that avoids "casting the first stone" since for the Augustinian all (undeserving) human beings have received the same generosity of forgiveness and love, and no individual ought to assume the moral high ground.

An Augustinian education is concerned with building a firm foundation of knowledge for personal and spiritual life as well as a basis for professional or work life. St Augustine speaks about Christ who is the teacher within us ^[10] who can test the truth of what is being taught. This teacher is the presence of God within the person; the Son of God within.

Contemplation, interior reflection and evaluation is also taught by Augustinians as part of this process. The College motto, ‘Truth Conquers,’ is based on the phrase from Augustine’s writings ‘Nothing conquers except truth and the victory of truth is love’.^[11] Ultimately the school teaches it is God who is both Truth and Love. As a consequence of this, an Augustinian education also seeks a balance in learning between different kinds of subjects, whether in humanities or sciences, sports and physical prowess, music or art, career oriented subjects or endeavours focussed on spiritual, personal and interpersonal growth. The Augustinian ideology is an explicitly broad and inclusive one, and while it esteems learning does not, as a matter of policy, prefer academic excellence or inherent ability over other forms of human achievement; or indeed simple human goodness under grace. Accordingly, the Mission Statement and Strategic Plan (2005 -2010) for St Augustine's affirms the value of each and every individual within its community and calls for pro-active attention to be paid to the 'values of justice and equality of opportunity."

Augustine's axiomatic teaching was "Love, and do what you will" (Sermon on 1 John 7, 8).^[12] As a consequence of this relational/communal ideal, the pastoral care of students, parents and staff is prioritised in the Augustinian school. Members of the school community including students, parents and extended families are encouraged and expected to reach out to those in need.

Amongst its immediate students, the College seeks to instil a sense of self-discipline. On one hand, students are called to account for their actions. On the other hand, the ultimate ideal is one of self-directed right behaviour. Again, the Augustinian ideal is of ‘free people acting under the influence of grace, rather than slaves under the law.’^[13]

[edit] Facilities

The school's main classrooms and facilities are set out in six interconnected buildings. In addition to these interconnected establishments there are three other buildings which house more of the school's facilities. In recent years the college has undertaken further refurbishments and expansion. Two new buildings have been constructed and many offices and classrooms have been renovated. The main buildings in the school are as follows:

[edit] Augustine Wing

The Augustine Wing (referred to by current school members as the "A Block") is the oldest of the buildings at the college. It was initially built as a single story building, but as the years went on was expanded and refurbished and is now a double story building used to hold the main office and several classrooms. It was officially blessed and opened by Norman Cardinal Gilroy on the 17th of March, 1957, despite already being used for almost a year before.^[14] The building, like the school, is named after St. Augustine of Hippo.

[edit] Mendel Wing

The Mendel Block (referred to by current school members as the "M Block") was built in 1971 and was specifically designed to hold the school's science classrooms and laboratories.^[14] It also holds many offices, an open learning centre and a computer room located on the ground floor. It is three stories high and is named after the Augustinian geneticist, Gregor Mendel. Mendel was Abbot of the Abbey of St. Thomas in Brno (Bruin) in the Czech Republic, and the Brno Augustinian community is unique in having an Abbot rather than a Prior to lead it.

[edit] Tolentine Wing

The Tolentine Wing (referred to by current school members as the "T Block") was initially contructed in 1972 as a building to hold the school's expanding library.^[14] However, over time, like the A Block, the building was greatly expanded and has now become a three story building used to hold the bulk of the school's classrooms. The building also holds student commonrooms and offices. It is named after the Augustinian Saint, Nicholas of Tolentino. The commonrooms are currently being refurbished to become extra classrooms as the senior commonrooms have been moved to the Old School Chapel.

[edit] Goold Wing

The Goold Wing (referred to by current school members as "G Block") was added to the school in 1987.^[14] It was built to contain classrooms, music rooms, an auditorium, and (on the lower floor) staff facilities. In 2005 the second and third floors of the building underwent refurbishment, aimed to coincide with the construction of the new "Lecceto Arts Centre". The wing is named after James Alipius Goold, the first ever Augustinian to come to Australia and the first Archbishop of Melbourne.

[edit] Brimson Centre

The Brimson Centre was constructed in 2003 to provide the school with excellent gymnasium facilities.^[14] It was designed to be able to a hold a basketball court as well as many other indoor sports that require a hard-floor surface (such as badminton and volleyball). The gymnasium, because of its large stage area and internal size, is also used as a place to hold school assemblies and productions. Underneath the gymnasium is the "Augustine Resource Centre" (nicknamed ARC). This area of the Brimson Centre was designed to be the new library (the old library was located in the "T-Block"). The ARC is also home to many computer/technology areas and two seminar rooms. The Brimson Centre is also home to many offices, a cardio-room, a weights room and a large industrial-sized kitchen. The cardio and weights rooms are open to students before and after school and are primarily used by students in the school's open-grade rugby teams. The building was named after The Rev'd David Brimson OSA, first Rector of the College.

[edit] Lecceto Arts Centre

The Lecceto Arts Centre, the school's newest building, was constructed in 2005 as a modern creative arts centre.^[14] It holds many music facilities, two more computer rooms and a brand-new auditorium (the old auditorium was located in the "G-Block").

The building has a large landing which is often used by the school to hold casual lunches and presentations. It was named after Lecceto Monastery, in Rosia, Tuscany, an Augustinian monastery which dates back to the "Grand Union" of the Augustinian Order in 1256.

[edit] Good Counsel Wing

The Good Counsel Wing is a u-shaped building located to the back of the college behind the Mendel Wing. This area of the school is used primarily and exclusively by the juniors of the college (years 5-6) and consists of six classrooms. These facilities were opened in 1995.^[14]

[edit] Old School Chapel

The Old School Chapel is a building located at the front of the school, alongside the main driveway. It was one of the first buildings constructed by the college. It has been refurbished into the new senior commonrooms.

[edit] Rectors of the College

1. The Rev'd David Brimson OSA (1956-1964)
2. The Rev'd Steve Moran OSA (1965-1967)
3. The Rev'd Ralph Cameron OSA (1968-1974)
4. The Rev'd Kevin Burman OSA (1975-1982)
5. The Rev'd David Austin OSA (1983-1993)

[edit] Principals of the College

1. Mr John O'Brien (1994-2001)
2. Mr Tim Cleary (2001-

[edit] The Augustinians in Australia

The college was founded by Irish and Australian Augustinians - just as the order itself had been founded in Australia. Irishman James Alipius Goold O.S.A, was the first Augustinian to arrive in the Australian colonies in 1838. He began his missionary work in Sydney under Archbishop John Bede Polding, becoming parish priest at Campbelltown. Goold went on in 1848 to become the founding bishop and first Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Melbourne. He also commenced the design and construction of Melbourne's Neo-Gothic Cathedral.

Despite's Goold's initial desire to establish immediately an Australian branch of the order, the first Australian Augustinian was not ordained until 1940, and the Australian Province was not formally established as separate from its Irish founding province until 1952.

The Irish Augustinians formally accepted responsibility in 1884 for the part of Queensland that became the Diocese of Cairns, and the first Australian priory was founded at Echuca, Victoria in 1886. Priories were established at Rochester in 1889 and Kyabram in 1903. The order worked at different times in the colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, taking part in some critical moments of the settlement and establishment of modern Australia. Charles O'Hea O.S.A. baptized Ned Kelly. Father Matthew Downing O.S.A. tried to calm the miners who were part of the Eureka Stockade in 1854. The order also supplied a number of the other early Australian bishops including Martin Crane O.S.A, John Heavey O.S.A., John Hutchinson O.S.A, Stephen Reville O.S.A and James Murray O.S.A

The Australian order presently conducts parishes, two schools (the other one established 1948 in Brisbane), St John Stone House (a centre for Augustinian Spirituality), a formation centre, and special ministries such as palliative care, HIV/AIDS ministry, an Aboriginal ministry, and a mission in Korea. The Philippino Augustinian Sisters of our Lady of Consolation also established an Australian house in Sydney in the 1990s.

[edit] Augustinian friars at the College

The 40 Augustinian friars at St. Augustine's College over its history include:

Rector David Austin (1983-93, 1996) Anthony Banks (1985-90, 2003-) Rector David Brimson (1956-65) Ronald Bopf (1957-74) Patrick Bourke (1964, 1997-98) Rector Kevin Burman (1975-82) Rector Ralph Cameron (1958-75) Roderick Cameron (1964-84) Barry Clifford (1982-84) Patrick Codd (1974-84) Patrick Crilly O.S.A. (1965-74) William Donlevy (1964) Michael Endicott (1970) Patrick Fahey (1959-72) Tom Greally (1975-87) Joe Hegarty (1961-62) Peter Jones (1990-92, 1994-96, 1999- ) Noel Hackett (1975-77) Peter Hayes (1961-75)

Patrick Love (1983) John McCall (1963-83) Michael McMahon (1970) Jim Maguire (1962-71) Paul Maloney (1967-74) Laurence Mooney (1985-88) Michael Morahan (1991-94) Gerry Moran (1962-64) Rector Steve Moran (1956-69) David Murrin (1993) Tom Power (1958-64) Michael Price (1956) Michael Slack (1979-89) John Sullivan (1974-82) Peter Tangey (1964-78) Senan Ward (1975-82, 87-89) John Paul Whelan (1962-66, 68-79) Abel van der Veer (1964) Peter Wieneke (1982-87)

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Clergy

• The Most Rev'd Christopher Saunders, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Broome in Western Australia
• The Rev'd Peter Jones OSA

[edit] Academia

• Nicholas John Cerneaz, Rhodes Scholar (1991)^[15]

[edit] Media, Entertainment and the Arts

• James Mathison, television presenter of Australian Idol and Channel [V]^[16]
• Matthew White, sports presenter of the Sydney bulletin of Seven News
• Vic Lorusso, traffic reporter for the Sydney bulletin of Ten News
• Chris Richardson, Economist, Director and spokesperson for Access Economics in National media
• Justin Holdforth, Executive Producer of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• Noel Debien, Religious Affairs Journalist of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• Campion Decent, playwright and theatre critic

[edit] Activism

• David McLachlan - former President of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras,

- former Co-Convenor of the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby

[edit] Sport

[edit] Soccer (football)

• Lucas Neill, captain of the Australian Socceroos, plays for the Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League
• Marco Villella, stopped the nation when he scored to send the socceroos into the world cup, Shouts of "VILLELLA" were sent all through the nation!!

[edit] Rugby League

• Jason King, plays prop for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
• Philip Blake, played halfback for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles from 1982 to 1986
• Michael Blake, brother of Philip Blake, also played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
• Glenn Ryan, also represented the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
• Phil Daley, represented the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, also represented NSW in the State of Origin

[edit] Basketball

• Mark Dalton, represented the Sydney Kings in the National Basketball League in Australia
• Brad Dalton, also represented the Sydney Kings in the National Basketball League in Australia
• Glen Dunsmore, represented NSW in the State Basketball League.
• Jake Brittain once dunked on Michael Jordan and Rick Catteau at the same time before succuming to AIDS after having a particularly promiscuous weekend

[edit] Olympians

Many of the sportsmen above (and more) from the college have represented Australia at the Olympics:^[17]

• Lucas Neill (soccer)
• Mark Dalton (basketball)
• Brad Dalton (basketball)
• Chris Cairns (yachting)
• Colin Hamilton (modern pentathlon)

[edit] See also

• List of Non-Government schools in New South Wales
• Liturgy of the hours

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Saint Augustine's College website
• Order of St Augustine, International Homepage
• About the school (on augustinians.org.au)
• Text of the Rule of St. Augustine
• Augnet International Cooperative Web Site for Schools in the Tradition of St. Augustine
• Australian Bureau of Statistics profile on Brookvale
• Warringah demographics
• Augustinians in Australia
• Augustinian Abbey of St. Thomas at Brno

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