Marist College North Shore

Marist College North Shore

Latin: Virtus Ubique Vincit
Courage Conquers All
Location
North Sydney, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates 33°49′53″S 151°12′27″E / 33.83139°S 151.20750°ECoordinates: 33°49′53″S 151°12′27″E / 33.83139°S 151.20750°E
Information
Type Independent, Secondary, Day school
Denomination Roman Catholic
(Marist Brothers)
Established 1888[1]
Founder Walter Moore
Headmaster Tony Duncan
Staff ~67[2]
Years 7–12[3]
Gender Boys
Enrolment ~720
Colour(s) Blue, Black and Gold             
Athletics MCC
Website www.maristcollege.com

Marist College North Shore (MCNS) (often shortened to Marist North Shore), is a Roman Catholic, secondary day school for boys, located in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, a suburb on Sydney's Lower North Shore.

Founded in 1888, Marist College North Shore is conducted by the Marist Brothers, based on the teachings of their founder St. Marcellin Champagnat. The school is non-selective, and currently caters for approximately 700 students from Years 7 to 12 (12 to 18 years old).[3]

The college is administered by the Catholic Education Office for the Archdiocese of Sydney,[4] and is affiliated with the Association of Marist Schools of Australia (AMSA),[5] as well as the Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association (MCC).[6]

History

Marist education began in North Sydney on 2 July 1888. Since then, the school now called Marist College North Shore has experienced significant changes and development. Initially, it was established as a small two-room school in Ridge Street; the current site of St. Mary’s Primary School. It opened with sixty-five students and a staff of three Marist Brothers. It was the fourth school opened by the Brothers in Australia – after those begun at Church Hill (1872), Parramatta (1875) and Hunters Hill (1881). The inaugural Headmaster was Br. Walter Moore who gave the school an excellent beginning and a firm foundation on which to build.

The school met a felt need in the area and its enrolments grew to the point where a larger site and more classrooms were needed. In 1916, with enrolments in excess of three hundred, the school was moved to a neighbouring site in Carlow Street. Here, the former Mark Foy’s Furniture Repository, which had been purchased by Parish Priest Fr. Cornish SJ, was converted into classrooms and a Hall known as Manresa Hall. Marist Brothers High School North Sydney continued to expand in numbers and obtained a name for academic, cultural and sporting excellence. During these years the school catered for the educational needs of boys from Primary through to Intermediate (Year 10) level. Its motto “Esse Non Videri”, translated as “To Be, Not To Seem”, captured the essence of the school as it sought to form boys into good Christians and responsible Citizens.

The final transformation occurred in 1965 when a re-organisation of education occurred in New South Wales. The reforms introduced under the Wyndham Scheme led to the amalgamation of Marist Brothers Mosman and Marist Brothers North Sydney to form a complete Year Seven to Twelve secondary school on the grounds of the North Sydney campus. The school was subsequently renamed to appropriately reflect the representation of the two Lower North Shore Marist schools as one; Marist College North Shore. The school colours of ‘blue black and gold’ were adopted, as was the Marist Brothers Mosman motto of “Virtus Ubique Vincit” – “Courage Conquers All”. From this time development accelerated, and a series of building programmes were initiated to provide for the contemporary educational needs of the students. In 1996 the La Valla Centre was opened for use as a multi purpose educational facility comprising a hall, art rooms, computer laboratories, music classrooms and practice rooms, Design and Technology workshops, and other assorted facilities and offices. In 2007 the most recent building project was completed. The Coyle Centre contains a new library, additional classrooms, and food technology kitchens. In addition several buildings and sections of the school were given names such as the Mosman Wing in homage to Marist Brothers Mosman and the Manresa Courts.

Academically, Marist College North Shore has seen increasing success in recent years. As of 2010 the Year Twelve cohort was ranked 98th in the NSW Higher School Certificate candidature, up from 273rd in the 2009 HSC.[7]

Facilities

Major facilities of the college include:

Other notable named locations in the school include:

College Crest

Houses

The college recently updated the houses moving from the traditional four to six houses:

In previous years and n certain circumstances the college opened a special extra house:


Prior to 2006, the four college houses were Chanel, Xavier, Marcellin and Sykes. However after an extensive review, an overhaul of the house and pastoral systems resulted in significant structural changes and greater emphasis on intra-house relationships and less so on Year groups as collectives. The houses were subsequently renamed; Xavier became Kelly, Marcellin became Moore and Sykes became Salta. The only House that retained its name in the overhaul was Chanel. The house colours of the previous four houses was retained for their successors. The previous posts of Year Seven to Twelve Coordinators were abolished and four House Coordinators were established in their places.

In 2014, new principal Tony Duncan decided to up the houses to six in total. The new houses of Mackillop and Montagne were established, becoming functioning in 2015.

Sport

The college competes in inter-school sport competitions through the Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association (MCC). The college has been incredibly successful for a school of its size, having emerged as premiers several times in several sports. Many talented students who have contributed to the college's successes have later gone on to become professionals in their specialist sport.

Other MCC member schools are: Marcellin College Randwick, Marist College Pagewood, Marist College Kogarah, De La Salle College Ashfield, LaSalle Catholic College Bankstown, Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham, St Leo's College Wahroonga, and Holy Cross College Ryde. The college has held sporting rivalries with the other member schools for many years.

Summer sports include:

Winter sports include:

Other sports available throughout the year include:

Notable alumni

Entertainment, media and the arts
Military
Politics, public service and the law
Medicine and the Sciences
Sport

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Marist College North Shore". New South Wales. School Choice. 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  2. ↑ "College Staff". Retrieved 2011-01-31.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Marist College North Shore Annual Report 2009" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-01-31.
  4. ↑ "CEO schools". Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  5. ↑ "Member Schools". Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  6. ↑ "Teams". Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  7. ↑ "HSC Performance 2010" (PDF). The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2011-03-03.

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