St. Bernard's College, Melbourne

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This article is about St. Bernard's College, Melbourne. For similarly named schools, see St. Bernard High School.
St. Bernard's College, Melbourne
St. Bernard's College, Melbourne crest. Source: www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au (St. Bernard's website)
Discere et Agere
(Latin:"To Learn and To Do")
Established 1940
School Type Independent, Single-sex, Day school
Denomination Roman Catholic, Christian Brothers
Key People Frank Fitzgerald (Principal)
Mr. Peter McMahon (Chairman)
School Fees AU$4,120 p.a - AU$4,415 p.a[1]
Location Essendon, Victoria, Australia Flag of Australia
Coordinates 37°45′1″S 144°52′56″E / -37.75028, 144.88222Coordinates: 37°45′1″S 144°52′56″E / -37.75028, 144.88222
Enrolment ~1,260 (7-12)[2]
Employees 100 teaching; 30 non-teaching[3]
Colours Blue, Black & Gold
Homepage www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au

St. Bernard's College is a Roman Catholic, secondary, day school for boys' in Essendon, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. St Bernard's College is a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges - Victoria (ACC).

The College is named after its patron saint - Bernard of Clairvaux.

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[edit] History

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, the school was 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.".[4]

[edit] College Crest

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:

  • The shield is divided by a double Chevron, or inverted V's, and are said to represent strength. It is said that a chevron often symbolised the founding of a family, in this case, the numerous family of the school's present and past students.
  • The cross on top of the crest is there to indicate that St. Bernard's is primarily a Christian school.
  • The Greek letters on the upper ribbon are said to symbolise both God (the Father) "the beginning and the end" and Christ "the first and the last".
  • The school motto is printed in Latin on the upper ribbon "Discere et Agere", translated as "to learn and to do".[5]

[edit] Co-Curricular

[edit] Sport

St. Bernard's is a member of the Associated Catholic College's and competes against twelve other schools in sporting fixtures and carnivals. Students also have the opportunity to play week-end sport with the Old Collegians.[6]

[edit] Performing Arts

The College has quickly developed a reputation for its musical productions and music programs. In recent years it has combined with St Columbas to stage shows including Pirates of Penzance, Fiddler on the Roof, Anything Goes, West Side Story, Oklahoma, Cabaret and Bye Bye Birdie. They are currently doing the 'Jesus Christ Superstar' stageshow with St Columbas. The College has a number of Concert Bands that have toured around Australia.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ St. Bernard's College Fees 2007 (accessed:26-06-2007)
  2. ^ St Bernard's College- Who are we (accessed:26-06-2007)
  3. ^ St. Bernard's College Annual Report 2006 (accessed:26-06-2007)
  4. ^ St. Bernard's College- Christian Brothers (accessed:26-06-2007)
  5. ^ St. Bernard's College- College Crest (accessed:26-06-2007)
  6. ^ St. Bernard's College- Facilities (accessed:26-06-2007)
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Crikey.com.au: Famous alumni on Latham's hit list (accessed:26-06-2007)

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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Christian Brother (Irish) secondary schools in Australia
Aquinas College • Christian Brothers College, Adelaide • Christian Brothers College, Burwood • Christian Brothers College, St. Kilda • Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham • Ignatius Park College • Parade College • Rostrevor College • St. Bernard's College • St Edmunds College Ipswich • St Edmund's College, Canberra • St. Edward's College, East Gosford • St. Joseph's College Melbourne • St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace • St. Joseph's College, Geelong • St. Joseph's Nudgee College • St. Kevin's College • St Leo's College • St Leo's College, Wahroonga • St Laurence's College • St. Mary's Cathedral College • St. Mary's College • St. Patrick's College, Ballarat • St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe • St. Patrick's College, Strathfield • St Pius X College • St Virgil's College • Trinity College • Waverley College
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Chanel College • Christian Brothers' College, Perth • St. Augustine's College, Yarraville • St Mary's Technical School, Geelong • St Patrick's College, Goulburn • St Patrick's College, Perth
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Members of the Associated Catholic Colleges of Victoria, Australia