Marist College North Shore
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| Virtus Ubique Vincit (Latin:"Courage Conquers All") |
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| Established | 1888 |
| School Type | Private, Single-sex, Secondary, Day school |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic, Marist |
| Slogan | "The modern approach to the art of teaching" |
| Key People | Br Peter Corr FMS (Principal) |
| Location | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Enrolment | ~670 (7-12)[1] |
| Employees | ~47[1] |
| Colours | Blue, Black & Gold |
| Homepage | www.maristcollege.com |
Marist College North Shore (Marist North Shore), is a Roman Catholic, secondary day school for boys, located in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The college is a school of the Marist tradition, and is non-selective, catering for approximately 670 boys from Years 7 to 12 (12 to 18 years old).
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[edit] History
Marist Education began in North Sydney on July 2, 1888. Since that time, the school we now call Marist College North Shore has experienced significant change 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 first 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. It’s 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 full Years Seven to Twelve secondary school, Marist College North Shore. The colours ‘blue black and gold’ were adopted, as was the Mosman motto of “Virtus Ubique Vincit” – “Courage Conquers All”. From this time development accelerated, and a series of building programmes were begun to provide for the contemporary educational needs of the students. In 1996 the La Valla Centre was opened. This is a multi purpose educational facility that comprises 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.
[edit] Facilities
Major facilities of the college include:
- The Walter Moore Building - Classrooms, Offices, ICT Centre.
- The Lavalla Centre - Hall, Conference Room, Storage areas, kitchen, Art Rooms, Design and Technology Workshops, Computer Laboratories, Health Room, Music Practice Rooms, Music Classrooms, Offices, Canteen.
- The Andrew Power Centre - Faith Formation Offices, Counsellors Office, General Purpose Religious Education Area, storage areas.
- The Coman Sykes Wing - Administration Offices, Board Room, Sick bay, Staff Accommodation, Classrooms, Storage areas, Archives, Book Hire, Science Laboratories and Prep. Rooms, Drama Studio, Fitness and Training Centre.
- Manresa Courts - Basketball Courts, Cricket Nets.
- Coyle Center - Food technology classrooms, kitchens, library, classrooms.
[edit] Houses
The college has four houses:
- Chanel: Named in honour of St Peter Chanel, one of the earliest Marists and the first Marist Saint. He was a missionary to the Pacific and was martyred on the Island of Fortuna. Colour: Red.
- Kelly: Named in honour of Fr. Michael Kelly SJ the Parish Priest of North Sydney who provided the original inspiration for the establishment of the College by persistently inviting the Brothers to commence a school in the Parish. Colour: Green (formerly black).
- Moore: Named in honour of the College’s first Headmaster, Br Walter Moore, who had the responsibility of establishing a new school and beginning the proud tradition of Marist Education north of the Harbour. Colour: Blue.
- Salta: Named in honour of Br Peter Salta, ex-student and staff member of the College. Br Peter attended the school as a boy and then returned as a staff member in 1967. He is the longest serving member of staff, finishing teaching duties in 1999 and maintaining until today an involvement as tutor and assistant in the office. Colour: Gold.
[edit] Sport
The college competes through the 'Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association'. Other 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, and St Leo's College Wahroonga.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Entertainment, media and the arts
- Brian Bury - Radio and television broadcaster
- Kyle Linahan- Australian Singer/songwriter
- Mike Munro - Television journalist, host of TV show 'This is your life'
- Military
- Air Marshal David Evans
- Politics, public service and the law
- Justice Brian Sully
- Sport
- Steve Carew - Rugby League player
- Chris Caruana - Rugby League player
- Martin Collins - Rugby League player and coach of North Sydney
- Paul Conlon - Rugby League player
- Kieran Foran - Rugby League Player
- Liam Foran - Rugby League Player
- Ken Irvine - Rugby League player (North Sydney Bears and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)
- Andrew Langford - Rugby League Player
- Guy Leech - Ironman
- Kevin Marr - Rugby League player
- Paul McCaffery - Rugby League player
- Mitchell Pearce - Rugby League Player
- Phil Ritchie - Rugby League player
- Matt Shirvington - Olympic runner
- Simon Taufel - International cricket umpire
[edit] References
- ^ a b Marist College North Shore Annual Report 2006 (accessed:16-08-2007)
