St Edmund's College, Canberra
| St Edmund's College Canberra | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
|
Canberra, ACT Australia | |
| Coordinates | 35°19′22″S 149°08′43″E / 35.3228°S 149.1454°ECoordinates: 35°19′22″S 149°08′43″E / 35.3228°S 149.1454°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent - Christian Brothers - All-Male College/Secondary/Primary |
| Motto |
"Christus Lux Mea" "Christ is My Light" |
| Established | 1954 |
| Chairman | Mr Paul Pearson |
| Headmaster | Mr Daniel Lawler |
| Chaplain | Fr Ben Roberts |
| Grades | 4–12 |
| Campus | Griffith |
| Colour(s) | Blue White Gold |
| Affiliations | Roman Catholic, Christian Brothers, Edmund Rice Education Australia |
| Website | www.stedmunds.act.edu.au |
St Edmund's College, is a private, Catholic, day school for boys, located in Griffith, a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The college was established in 1954 by the Christian Brothers as St Edmund's War Memorial College. It was opened to meet the demand for a Catholic Education school in the region and was the first Catholic Secondary Boys' College established in the Australian Capital Territory. St Edmunds College was opened and practices in the tradition of Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice. The Current Headmaster of the College is Mr. Daniel Lawler, The Deputy is Mr. Peter Milligan and Board Chair Mr. Paul Pearson. The current director of Middle School is Ms. Patricia Doyle.
History
St Edmund's War Memorial College opened in 1954 as a Christian Brothers school in response to the needs of Catholic parents of the region. St. Edmund's was the first Catholic secondary boys college established in Canberra. The College has 1200 students currently enrolled, having started in 1954 with only 330 on the first day.
Headmasters
The St Edmund's College website lists the following people as headmasters of the school:
- 1954 – 1956 Br P L McCarthy;
- 1957 – 1959 Br E C Fields;
- 1960 – 1965 Br N T Landener;
- 1966 – 1969 Br J B Darmody;
- 1970 – 1978 Br G D Kerr;
- 1979 – 1988 Br R J Wallace;
- 1989 – 1994 Br J P O’Shea;
- 1995 – 2004 Mr C J Dwyer;
- 2005 – 2008 Dr C X Hayes;
- 2009 - 2014 Mr P J Fullagar;
- 2015 - present Mr D Lawler
Edmund Rice Foundation
In reflecting the spirit of charity of Edmund Rice, St Edmund's College established The Edmund Rice Foundation with the aim of giving financial assistance to disadvantaged families to diminish the burden of educating their children.
Rugby Union
The College won the Waratah Shield more than any other school (14 times) and were the defending champions in 2005 when schools from the ACT (Canberra) were no longer invited/permitted to participate by the organisers, the New South Wales Rugby Union.[1] The College has over 480 registered boys playing rugby union. St. Edmunds has a reputation for being one of the premier rugby schools in Australia, with Saia Faingaa being the latest alumnus to represent Australia. St Edmunds also have always had a brilliant record in the local competition (ACTJRU) with many Grand finals to their name across the different age groups.
Notable alumni
- Business
- John A. Bryant - President & CEO of the Kellogg's Corporation
- Academic
- Andrew John Robertson - Rhodes Scholar (1995)[2]
- Politics and Law
- Terence Higgins - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Australian Capital Territory
- Arts
- Tommy Murphy (Australian playwright) (this version) award-winning Australian playwright, Sydney
- Matthew Le Nevez - Currently starring in Offspring
- Flip Simmons - Theatre Actor and singer [3]
- Military
- Lieutenant General David Morrison AO – Chief of Army
- Sport
- George Gregan - Former Australian Rugby Union player for the Wallabies and Brumbies. The most-capped rugby union international of all time.
- Matt Giteau - Former Australian Rugby Union player for the Wallabies and the Brumbies (rugby)
- Anthony Fainga'a - Australian Rugby Union player for the Wallabies and the Queensland Reds
- Saia Fainga'a - Australian Rugby Union player for the Wallabies and the Queensland Reds
- Vili Fainga'a - Rugby Union player for the Tonga national rugby union team and former Canberra Raiders and Melbourne Storm Rugby League player
- Colby Fainga'a - Australian Rugby Union player for the Brumbies (rugby)
- Robbie Coleman - Australian Rugby Union player for the Brumbies (rugby)
- David Furner - Former Rugby League player for the Canberra Raiders and NSW State of Origin
- Ricky Stuart - Former Australian Rugby Union player and Rugby League representative. Former coach of the Cronulla Sharks Rugby League team & New South Wales State of Origin team, Current Coach of the Canberra Raiders Rugby League team
- Luke Priddis - Australian Rugby League player for the Kangaroos, Penrith Panthers and St George-Illawarra Dragons
- Matt Pini - Former Australian Rugby Union player for the Wallabies and Italy
- Tyrone Smith - Former Rugby Union player for the Brumbies and Tonga
- Matt Henjak - Former Australian Rugby Union player for the Wallabies and the Western Force
- Tom Palmer - Junior world champion cyclist[4]
- Alex Jesaulenko - Notable Australian rules football player[5]
- Stephen Simmonds - Paralympic swimming medallist and disabled water ski world champion.
See also
- List of schools in the Australian Capital Territory
- Associated southern colleges
- Edmund Ignatius Rice
References
- ↑ Sheehan, Paul (23 May 2005). "Boys' lesson in defeat, if not class". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ↑ "NSW Rhodes Scholars" — University of Sydney list, (retrieved 26 April 2007)
- ↑ "Retrieved: June 2009"
- ↑ Cycling Australia: Junior World Championships(retrieved 7 August 2008)
- ↑ Vortex Newsletter 14th May 2008 (retrieved 7 August 2008)