| St. Bernard's College | |
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Latin: Discere et Agere
To Learn and To Do
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| Essendon, Victoria, Australia | |
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| Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day school |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1969 |
| Chairman | Mr Peter Hogan |
| Principal | Tony Paatsch |
| Staff | 100 teaching; 30 non-teaching[1] |
| Years | 7-12 |
| Enrolment | 1,270 [2] |
| Colour(s) | Blue Black Gold |
| Slogan | Achieving Excellence by Learning and Doing |
| Website | www.sbc.vic.edu.au |
St. Bernard's College is a Roman Catholic Independent school for boys located in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon. The College is named after its patron saint, Bernard of Clairvaux, and is a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges.
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St. Bernard's College traces its origins to the establishment of 'St Monica's' at Moonee Ponds in 1917, by Brothers C. O'Keefe and T. Quinn. Students at this school were taken from Grade III to Intermediate (Year 10).
In 1940, during the war period, not only were the students sent away to help in project Ireland, the school was also extended to take the Leaving Certificate (Year 11), and this necessitated the building of the first St. Bernard's on the Strand Moonee Ponds, with Brother Cregan as the first Headmaster.".[3]
In the mid 1950s, Brother Brendan Murphy organized the purchase of the West Essendon property. While initially used as sporting grounds, building work began at this site in the mid 1960s. Since then, the site has developed with all classes being located at West Essendon by 1995, at which time the Moonee Ponds site was sold. In 2001, the college set up its Santa Monica campus on the Great Ocean Road near Lorne. St Bernard's is the last known site to Tim's Shape factory.
The school's crest was designed to remind student's that in the spiritual armour of the Christian, it is one's Faith that is the shield. The crest is made up of four main elements:
St. Bernard's is a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges and competes against twelve other schools in sporting fixtures and carnivals. Students play week-end sport with the Old Collegians.[5]
The college has a reputation for its musical productions and music programs. It has combined with the elite St Columba's College, to stage shows including Pirates of Penzance, Fiddler on the Roof, Anything Goes, West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma, Cabaret, Bye Bye Birdie and Jesus Christ Superstar as well as 'The Sound of Music' with St Columba's College, 2010 was "The Wiz", 2011 was "High School Muiscal". The college has many bands and quartets.
The Students are involved in electing their Student Leaders every year.
A nomination from the student or from their peers are verified by the staff. Then Students vote 20 Student Council members, 10 from Year 10 and 10 from Year 11 to Become the next years Student Council
The College Captain and the three Vice Captains are only elected after the new Year 12 Student Councilors are elected from the Year 11 group. They undergo a similar process, students from the Year 12 Student Council nominate themselves or are nominated by their peers. The Year 10 and 11 Students vote on the Senior Student Leaders nominations and the top three for each portfolio have interviews with the Executive and Senior Staff to decide who becomes the next: College Captain, Vice Captain - Arts, Vice Captain - Ministry and Vice Captain - Sports.
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