Marist College Canberra

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Marist College Canberra

Motto	Servo Fidem I Keep The Faith
Established	1968
Type	Roman Catholic School
Gender	Male
Principal	Mr Richard Sidorko
Founder	St Marcellin Champagnat
Students	1622 (2006)
Grades	4-12
Location	Canberra, ACT, Australia
Campus	15 hectares
Colours	Sky Blue & Royal Blue
School Song	Sub tuum praesidium & Great Man of God
Website	maristc.act.edu.au

Marist College Canberra is an all-boys independent Catholic school school founded in 1968. The college is situated on 15 hectares and located in the Australian Capital Territory, Canberra. The college provides boys from years 4-12 with a well-rounded education. Founded by Marist Brothers, it is a member of the Association of Marist Schools of Australia (AMSA).

[edit] History

[edit] The Rocks

The origins of Marist College Canberra are to be found at the Rocks in Sydney. There in 1875, only three years after the foundation of the first Marist school in Australia, the Brothers began a Select School or High School with Brother Augustine McDonald as its first Principal.

[edit] Darlinghurst

In 1887 the secondary school transferred to the eastern side of St Mary's Cathedral, since this was a more central location and provided more space. By 1910 however, the school premises were run down and this fact and other difficulties led the Marist Brothers to construct new buildings on the heights of Darlinghurst, and "The High School" as it was commonly known, transferred there. Both at the Cathedral and at Darlinghurst. By the 1960s, demographics threatened the future of the school at Darlinghurst, while at the same time Canberra was burgeoning and in need of Catholic schools. So the decision was taken to sell the property and to use the proceeds to transfer the school to Canberra.

[edit] Canberra

Marist Canberra began in 1968 with primary classes. By 1973 the main secondary building and gymnasium had been completed and the first Marist senior class to complete the full secondary course at the College graduated in 1975. Since that time, Marist Canberra has grown to be one of the largest schools in the ACT.

[edit] Houses

[edit] Background

The schools houses system was implemented in 1987 from a year group system. This was to provide greater care of students and further leadership opportunities. Each house developed their crest and motto which forged the houses Conway, Crispin, Darlinghurst, Mark, Othmar, Patrick. The following year, 1988, two further houses, Haydon and McMahon, were added to reduce house size.

[edit] Champagnat Cup

The Champagnat Cup was introduced by the graduating year of 2005. The cup is presented to the house that proves to have respectively won overall in array of house competitions. These competitions include athletic, swimming and cross country carnivals, academic performance, and walkathon collection totals.

[edit] Table

House	Crest	Motto (Latin - English)	House Colours	House Charity	Champagnat Cup Wins
Conway		Nil Desperandum - Never Give Up	Red - White	Canberra Blind Society
Crispin		Carpe Diem - Seize the Day	Red - Gold	SIDS – Red Nose Day	2005
Darlinghurst		Qui Audet Vincit - Who Dares Wins	Red - Navy Blue	Epilepsy Association	2006
Haydon		Seges Est Metenda - Reap the Harvest	Blue - Green	Marymead
Mark		Quae Seminaveris Metes - What You Sow You Shall Reap	Gold - Royal Blue	Red Shield Appeal
McMahon		Ut Vincas Contende - Strive to Conquer	Sky Blue - White	Legacy	2007
Othmar		Si Fiet, Per Me Fiet - If It Is To Be, It Is Up To Me	Gold - Black	Starlight Children's Foundation
Patrick		E Pluribus Unum - Strength in Unity	Dark Green - Gold	CanTeen - Bandana Day - St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal - Parkinsons Association

[edit] Co-Curricular

[edit] Sports

Participation in sporting activities, particularly team games, is an important part of the life of every student at Marist. Students are provided with numerous sports to represent the College in.

• Cricket
• Rugby
• Soccer
• Basketball
• Australian Rules Football
• Hockey
• Swimming
• Track and Field
• Gymnastics
• Volleyball
• Cross Country
• Golf
• Judo
• Sailing
• Snow Sports - skiing and snowboarding

[edit] Groups, Clubs and Societies

Extensive opportunities exist for students to become involved in the many groups that function within the College, sponsored by members of staff and by students. Some of the major groups include:

• The College band, College orchestra, and various instrumental and vocal ensembles
• The Duke of Edinburgh Award Program
• Musicals and other stage productions
• Toastmasters
• Debating
• The St Vincent de Paul Society
• Amnesty International
• Marist Justice and Solidarity
• The Science Club
• The Computing Club
• The Chess Club
• Community Service
• Marist Miniatures
• The Photography Club

[edit] Sexual abuse of students at Marist College Canberra

In February 2008, Marist Brother John William Chute (also known as Kostka Chute) pleaded guilty in the ACT Magistrates Court to 11 charges of indecently assaulting students of the college during the 1980s. ^[1] Seven further charges against Chute relating to alleged offences committed before 1985 were dropped, due to a legal limitation that charges relating to sexual indecency had to be made within a year.^[2]

In February 2008, a statement of civil claim was lodged against Marist College Canberra in the ACT Supreme Court by a number of former students. The claim alleges that students were sexually abused by five teachers over a thirty-year period, and seeks damages from the school for negligence.^[3]

[edit] Notable Alumni

• Adrian Barich (West Coast Eagles)
• Craig Bolton (Sydney Swans player)
• Geoff Didier (Australian Wallabies representative)
• Rob Egerton (Former Wallabies representative)
• Paul McDermott (Comedian)
• James Meiklejohn (Delisted player for Sydney Swans)
• Matt O'Connor (former Wallabies representative)
• Joe Roff (Retired ACT Brumbies and Wallabies representative)
• Julian Salvi (Rising Brumbies player)
• Simon Tripovich (National level cyclist)
• Simon Thompson (Triathlete Runner)
• Patrick Mills (Australian Boomers)

[edit] See also

• Marist Brothers

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Marist College Canberra