St Laurence's College

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Saint Laurence's College
established = 1915 type = Independent Christian Brothers school
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Principal/ Headmaster	Mr. Ian Macdonald
Location	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Campus	South Brisbane
Enrolment	Approx. 1400
School colours	Black and Gold
Homepage	St Laurences' College homepage

St Laurence's College (also known as Laurie's or SLC) is a Catholic all boys secondary school located in South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, near Mater Hospital. The college is part of the Archdiocese of Brisbane and is a member of the Associated Independent Colleges of the Greater Brisbane region. Other colleges in this region include Iona College, Marist Brothers Ashgrove and St. Peters Lutheran College, Villanova College, St Patrick's College Shorncliffe, St Edmunds College and Padua College.

The College was founded by the Christian Brothers and is conducted in the Edmund Rice tradition.

[edit] Notable alumni

Rugby Union

Brendan Cannon - Western Force, Wallabies 2001-2007
Mark Connors - Wallabies 1997-2002
Dan Crowley - Wallabies 1989-1999
Neil Betts - Wallabies 1949-1951
Kev Cottrell - Wallabies 1949-1952 (Also captained the side.)
Laurie Lawrence -Wallabies 1964 (Famed National Swim coach.)¹
Bill McLean - Wallabies 1947-48⁷
Jack McLean - Wallabies 1946 Tourist to New Zealand⁷
Tyron Mandrusiak - Australian 7's Rugby 1998
Karel Bos - Australian 7's Rugby 2003
John Mulvihill -Attack Coach for the Western Force
Peter O'Meara- Founding CEO of the Western Force
Barry Leask- International Rugby Referee⁵
Paul Marks- International Rugby Referee
Paul Gair- Founding Member of the QLD Junior Rugby Referees Association⁹

Rugby League

Bill Tyquin - Kangaroos Vice Captain & Captain (two tests) 1948-1949
Tom Tyquin - Kangaroos 1956-1957
Cooper Cronk - Melbourne Storm, Kangaroos 2007 (Also 2006 NRL Dally M "Half Back of the Year" Winner and 2007 Second sexiest man in Australian rugby league)⁴
William Zillman - Canberra Raiders
Tom Dempsey - Brisbane Broncos 2008

Tennis

Ken Fletcher - Winner of 37 international singles titles. Winner of 10 grand slam mixed doubles titles and 2 grand slam men's doubles titles.³

Other Sportsmen;

Mark Stockwell - Swimming - Member of the Green Machine²
John Anderson - 1972/1976 Olympics - Sailing
Tom Anderson - 1972 Olympics - Sailing
Brian Harvey - 1996/2000 Paralympics - Javelin - Medal of the Order of Australia
Joshua Slack - 2000/2004 Olympics - Beach Volleyball
Damon Kelly - 2006 Commonwealth Games - Weightlifting (Silver Medalist)
Andrew Mewing - 2006 Commonwealth Games - Swimming
Elliott Shriane - 2006 Winter Olympics Short Track Speed Skating
Peter Bateman - 1999 Australian Karate Team Member
Paul Batman - 1998 Australian Karate Team Member
Noel Dempsey - 1934 Empire Games Representative
Pat Carroll - Long distance runner - Represented Australia 18 times
John Rigby - 1964 Australian Surf Lifesaving Representative
Ashley Mahoney - 1998 World Surf Lifesaving Championships Representative

Media

Kerry O'Brien - ABC Reporter and 7:30 Report Host
Jason 'Labrat' Hawkins - B105 host
Russell Dykstra - Actor
Anthony Frangi - Talk Show Host ABC Radio, 4BC
Shaun Lawson - Sports Reporter

Business

John Symond - CEO and founder of Aussie Home Loans

Rhodes Scholars

James Mahoney - 1929 - Junior at SLC and Senior at Terrace (SLC had no Senior Matriculation at the time)
Peter Hempenstall - 1970⁶

Medicine

Robert John Walsh OBE - Founder and Director of the NSW Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service 1946⁸

Politics

Mike Horan - Former Queensland National Party Leader

[edit] External links

[edit] References

1http://www.abc.net.au/talkingheads/txt/s1646955.htm

2http://www.slcoldboys.com.au/sloba.php/news-events (newsletter May 2005)

3http://www.slcoldboys.com.au/sloba.php/news-events (newsletter March 2005)

4http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/default.asp?sec=2&ssec=2&sfpid=1588

5http://www.slcoldboys.com.au/sloba.php/news-events

6http://www.uq.edu.au/about/index.html?page=19482

7SLC College Annual 1990

8http://www.science.org.au/academy/memoirs/walsh.htm

9http://www.qrrabrisbane.rugbynet.com.au/default.asp?id=67763

v • d • e Members of the Associated Independent Colleges, Queensland, Australia

Iona \| Marist Ashgrove \| Padua \| St Edmund's \| St Laurence's \| St Patrick's \| St Peters \| Villanova

v • d • e Members of the Combined Independent Colleges (CIC), Queensland, Australia

Anglican Church Grammar School \| Brisbane Boys' College \| Brisbane Grammar School \| Iona College \| Marist College Ashgrove \| Padua College \| St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace \| St Joseph's Nudgee College \| St Laurence's College \| St Patrick's College \| The Southport School \| Villanova College

v • d • e Christian Brother (Irish) secondary schools in Australia

Aquinas College • Christian Brothers College, Adelaide • Christian Brothers College, Burwood • Christian Brothers College, St. Kilda • Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham • Ignatius Park College • Parade College • Rostrevor College • St. Bernard's College • St Edmunds College Ipswich • St Edmund's College, Canberra • St. Edward's College, East Gosford • St. Joseph's College Melbourne • St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace • St. Joseph's College, Geelong • St. Joseph's Nudgee College • St. Kevin's College • St Leo's College • St Leo's College, Wahroonga • St Laurence's College • St. Mary's Cathedral College • St. Mary's College • St. Patrick's College, Ballarat • St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe • St. Patrick's College, Strathfield • St Pius X College • St Virgil's College • Trinity College • Waverley College

Defunct schools	Chanel College • Christian Brothers' College, Perth • St. Augustine's College, Yarraville • St Mary's Technical School, Geelong • St Patrick's College, Goulburn • St Patrick's College, Perth