Salesian College

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**Salesian College**

Name

Salesian College

Address

Bosco Street

Suburb

Chadstone, Victoria 3148

Established

1957

Community

Urban

Type

Independent

Religion

Catholic (Salesian Order)

Students

Approx. 1000 Single Sex (Boys)

Year Levels

7 to 12

Accreditation

Associated Catholic Colleges

Nickname

Chaddy

Principal

Fr. Chris Ford

Mascot

Griffen

Publications

The Journey

Colours

Blue, Red and Silver

Motto

Omnia Omnibus ("All things to all")

Website

www.salesianchad.vic.edu.au

For Salesian College, Rupertswood, located in Sunbury, Victoria click here.

Salesian College is a Catholic secondary college for boys located in Chadstone, Victoria, Australia. Founded on the philosophies of Saint John Bosco, the college aims to offer a Salesian ideal of education.

Salesian College has two campuses that are situated on the northern and southern sides of the Monash Freeway. The main campus, located on the northern side of the freeway, caters for the years 7-8 and 10-12. Year 9 students are in the newly built Mannix Campus, which is situated on the southern side of the freeway. Salesian College is a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges - Victoria (ACC).

1 History
2 Co-curricular
- 2.1 Sport
  - 2.1.1 Salesian Old Boys Cricket Club
- 2.2 Music
3 Famous Students
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

A brief history of the college:

1956 - Three classrooms and hall built on a 50-acre property donated to Salesian's by Miss Louisa Moroney.
1957 - Doors open with 61 students enrolled in Forms One and Two.
1958 - Fr. Fedrigotti, of the Salesian staff, was to become the first Provincial of the Australian Salesian Province and had his headquarters at Chadstone until 1964.
1958 - Three new classrooms were added and the enrolment reached 110 boys with Form Three added
1959 - Administration block was built, Form Four added, tennis courts were built and oval was extented
1960 - Another Form was added and enrolment reached 260. Chapel and science wing was also built.
1961 - Residental are built for Salesian staff. Form Six was added and enrolment passed 360. Furthermore another wing with two classrooms, a kitchen, dining rooms and a shower block was added to the complex.
1969 - The B.M. Fedrigotti Senior Science wing was built.
1973 - College library plus three more classrooms were built.
1983 - Senior wing and administration offices was completed.
1986 - New residence was built separate from the school complex.
1988 - New complex with an assembly hall, a gymnasium, a sick bay, and three classrooms with associated offices and stores was opened. Also the Music and Drama wing was completed. This was built to mark the centenary of St. John Bosco's death.
1995 - Technology Studies Centre was established.
1998 - New Computer Centre, Multimedia Laboratories, Minilabs and Special Education Area, as well as the provision of a Laptop Program and Intranet and Internet Access was established.
2004 - Numerous wetlands and water features were built around the college.
2005 - Year 9 Mannix Campus was completed.
2006 - Emailing Systen Introduced.

[edit] Co-curricular

[edit] Sport

Sports within the college is also widely available. Throughout years 7 to 10, weekly sporting activities are conducted and compulsory to students in those year levels. The college also offers a number of other sporting clubs, teams, trips and activities. These include: cycling team riding throughout the school year and involved in an annual cycling trip along the Great Alpine Highway; annual skiing trip to Mt. Hotham; canoeing club running throughout the warmer terms; golf team, camping in every year level.

This sporting ethos is heavily embedded in the school life and has allowed the school to compete with and often win against many of the larger schools in the ACC.

Football
Basketball
Soccer
Athletics
Swimming
Table Tennis
Volleyball
Tennis
Cricket - Salesian Old Boys Cricket Club
Hockey
Cross Country
Golf

- Sports within the college is also widely available. Throughout years 7 to 10, weekly sporting activities are conducted and compulsory to students in those year levels. The college also offers a number of other sporting clubs, teams and trips. These include: cycling team riding throughout the school year and involved in an annual cycling trip along the Great Alpine Highway; annual skiing trip to Mt. Hotham; canoeing club running throughout the warmer terms; golf team.

[edit] Salesian Old Boys Cricket Club

Salesian Old Boys Cricket Club is a cricket club situated in the suburbs of Ashwood, Mt. Waverley and mainly Chadstone. It currently hosts a Cricket Juniors Academy hosted by Milo, a Juniors Team and a Seniors Team.

It boasts a state of the art Cricket Ground at Bosco Street opposite the clubrooms and 2 training nets. The club also has another ground directly opposite the main ground overlooking the Monash Freeway in Melbourne, Australia. The club also has 2 emergency grounds for use at Mayfield Park. The club currently plays under the Southern Districts and Churches Cricket League. The club is connected to Salesian College Chadstone.

[edit] Music

Music is another important aspect of Salesian College life. A host of various styles of bands are offered to the students to suit there needs. These bands will play often throughout the year in many of the college's assemblies, masses, plays and other music activities. The college bands have also been involved in many other major events including: Olympic Torch Relay, State Ministerial performances, the College's Annual Dinner Dance, Band Festivals and Eisteddfods. An annual band camp is also held during the year for the students involved. As part of the year 7 students curriculum, to encourage them to begin an instrument, a free semester of music tuitions is given. Once completed, students may elect to continue or change their preferences.