Salesian College
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Omnia Omnibus (Latin:"all things to all") |
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Established | 1957 |
School Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day school |
Denomination | Roman Catholic, Salesians |
Slogan | "a journey of excellence" |
Key People | Fr. Chris Ford (Principal) Fr. Tim Costelloe (Chairman) Fr. John Prest (Rector) |
School Fees | AU$4,010 p.a - AU$6,940 p.a |
Location | Chadstone, Victoria, Australia |
Coordinates | Coordinates: |
Enrolment | ~900 (7-12) |
Colours | Navy Blue, Red & Grey |
Homepage | www.salesianchad.vic.edu.au |
Salesian College is an independent, Roman Catholic, day school for boys located in Chadstone, Victoria, Australia. Founded on the philosophies of Saint John Bosco, the college aims to offer a Salesian ideal of education.
Salesian has two day campuses situated on separate sides of the Monash Freeway - Bosco (Years 7-8 & Years 10-12) being the schools main campus and Mannix Campus (Year 9) catering solely for one year level.
The college has achieved consistently strong VCE results. The performance of the 2004 and 2005 year 12 cohort saw the school ranked consecutively in the top 3 Catholic boy schools in Victoria, behind only to Xavier and St. Kevin's College.
Salesian College is also a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges (ACC) of Victoria.
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[edit] History
- 1956 - Three classrooms and hall built on a 50-acre property donated to Salesian's by Miss Louisa Moroney.
- 1957 - Doors open with 61 students enrolled in Forms One and Two.
- 1958 - Fr. Fedrigotti, of the Salesian staff, was to become the first Provincial of the Australian Salesian Province and had his headquarters at Chadstone until 1964.
- 1958 - Three new classrooms were added and the enrolment reached 110 boys with Form Three added
- 1959 - Administration block was built, Form Four added, tennis courts were built and oval was extented
- 1960 - Another Form was added and enrolment reached 260. Chapel and science wing was also built.
- 1961 - Residential are built for Salesian staff. Form Six was added and enrolment passed 360. Furthermore another wing with two classrooms, a kitchen, dining rooms and a shower block was added to the complex.
- 1969 - The B.M. Fedrigotti Senior Science wing was built.
- 1973 - College library plus three more classrooms were built.
- 1983 - Senior wing and administration offices was completed.
- 1986 - New residence was built separate from the school complex.
- 1988 - New complex with an assembly hall, a gymnasium, a sick bay, and three classrooms with associated offices and stores was opened. Also the Music and Drama wing was completed. This was built to mark the centenary of St. John Bosco's passing.
- 1995 - Technology Studies Centre was established.
- 1998 - New Computer Centre, Multimedia Laboratories, Minilabs and Special Education Area, as well as the provision of a Laptop Program and Intranet and Internet Access was established.
- 2004 - Numerous wetlands and water features were built around the college.
- 2005 - Year 9 Mannix Campus was completed.
- 2007 - Installation of $1 million worth of learning technology, including every classroom having Promethian whiteboards.
- 2007 - 50th Anniversary of School
- 2008 - Introduction of House System: Collinson, Annecy, Savio, Moroney
- 2008 - Year long closure of Oval on Bosco Campus due to work being done to liven up the grass.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Dominic McGrath - Commonwealth Games (1998) 50 km walk Bronze Medalist
- Frank Davis - AFL footballer, Melbourne Demons
- Kevin Morris - AFL footballer, Richmond and Collingwood. (Richmond Premiership Player 1973, 1974 and Best & Fairest 1975)
- Dean Rice - AFL footballer, St Kilda and Carlton. (Carlton Premiership Player 1995)
- Matthew Robbins - AFL footballer, Geelong and Western Bulldogs
- Ben Sharp - AFL and WAFL footballer, De-listed from the West Coast Eagles in 2008
- Steve Panopoulos - Soccer player, South Melbourne FC
- Steve Pantelidis - Soccer player, Melbourne Victory FC
- John Leehane - Cricketer, first class games player representing Victoria
- Arthur Athanasopoulos - City of Kingston Councillor and former Mayor of City of Kingston
- Justin McKeegan - City of Kingston Councillor (Elected 2005, Victoria's youngest Councillor at the age of 20)
[edit] Sport
Sports within the college is also widely available. Throughout years 7 to 10, weekly sporting activities are conducted and compulsory to students in those year levels. The college also offers a number of other sporting clubs, teams, trips and activities. These include: cycling team riding throughout the school year and involved in an annual cycling trip along the Great Alpine Highway; annual skiing trip to Mt. Hotham; canoeing club running throughout the warmer terms; golf team, camping in every year level.
This sporting ethos is heavily embedded in the school life and has allowed the school to compete with and often win against many of the larger schools in the ACC.
Salesian has also gone back to the housing system of competitive sport in the school at the beginning of 2007.
[edit] Salesian Old Boys Cricket Club
Salesian Old Boys Cricket Club is a cricket club situated in the suburbs of Ashwood, Mount Waverley, and mainly Chadstone. It currently hosts a Cricket Juniors Academy hosted by Milo, a Juniors Team and a Seniors Team.
It boasts a state of the art cricket ground at Bosco Street opposite the clubrooms and 2 training nets. The club also has another ground directly opposite the main ground overlooking the Monash Freeway in Melbourne. The club also has 2 emergency grounds for use at Mayfield Park. The club currently plays under the Southern Districts and Churches Cricket League. The club is connected to Salesian College Chadstone.
[edit] Music
Music is another important aspect of Salesian College life. A host of various styles of bands are offered to the students to suit there needs. These bands will play often throughout the year in many of the college's assemblies, masses, plays and other music activities. The college bands have also been involved in many other major events including: Olympic Torch Relay, State Ministerial performances, the College's Annual Dinner Dance, Band Festivals and Eisteddfods. An annual band camp is also held during the year for the students involved. To encourage new students to begin an instrument, a free semester of music tuitions is given as part of the year 7 students curriculum. Once completed, students may elect to continue or change their preferences.
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