St. Joseph's College, Geelong
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Motto | Ad Alta Virtute (Latin: 'Strive for the highest') |
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Established | 1890 |
Type | Independent all-male secondary |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic, Christian Brothers, ACC |
Chairman | Mr Jeff King |
Headmaster | Mr. Paul Tobias |
Founder | Christian Brothers |
Grades | Years 7–12 |
Location | Newtown, Geelong, VIC, Australia |
Colours | Red, yellow and black |
School song | Ad Alta Virtute – Striving Together |
Website | www.sjc.vic.edu.au |
St. Joseph's College, Geelong, Victoria, is an Australian Roman Catholic all-boys high school, run under the auspices of the Congregation of Christian Brothers. The school provides education from year 7-12, offering a broad range of curricular choices for its students in middle school and VCE.
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[edit] Notable alumni
[edit] Academic
- Anthony John Dietz - Rhodes Scholar (1987)[1]
- Professor Frank Larkins - Rhodes Scholar (1965)
[edit] Sporting
- Matthew Scarlett - Australian Footballer for the Geelong Cats
- Cameron Ling - Australian Footballer for the Geelong Cats
- James Bartel - Australian Footballer for the Geelong Cats and Brownlow medalist 2007
- Nick Maxwell - Australian Footballer for the Collingwood Magpies
- Joel Reynolds - Australian Footballer for the Geelong Cats
- Shaun Higgins - Australian Footballer for the Western Bulldogs
- Damian Bourke - Former Australian footballer for the Geelong Cats and the Brisbane Lions
- Barry Stoneham - Former Australian footballer for the Geelong Cats
- Matthew Spiranovic - Member of the Socceroos Under-21 National Side and German Bundesliga side FC Nurnberg
- Chris Kangars - Australian Footballer for the Geelong Cats
[edit] Media
- Dr. Peter Larkins - Highly Renowned Sports Doctor and Presenter on The Footy Show
- Chris Scaddan - Programme Producer and Announcer for Triple J
- Tom King - Sports Editor with FM 95.5 K-Rock Geelong
[edit] Arts
- Xavier Rudd- Folk Singer.
- Patrick Ryan - Heavy Metal Guitarist and minor role in video game devil may cry.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "NSW Rhodes Scholars" — University of Sydney list, (retrieved 16 April 2007)
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Categories: Associated Catholic Colleges - Victoria (ACC) | Roman Catholic schools in Australia | Private schools in Victoria | Schools in Geelong | High schools in Victoria | Christian Brother (Irish) secondary schools | Boys' schools in Australia | Educational institutions established in 1890 | Australian school stubs