Marist College Eastwood
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Marist College Eastwood is a Catholic
male-only high school in Eastwood, New South Wales
, Australia
.
The first Marist School in Australia, St Patrick's, was established in 1872 by four Marist Brothers (Brothers Ludovic Laboureyras, Jarlath Finand, Augustinus MacDonald and Peter Tennyson), at The Rocks
in Sydney.
On 2 February 1937, Brother Leopold Smith and three other Marist brothers (Brothers Ervan McDonough, Loyola Sullivan and Kenneth Harris) came to Eastwood and opened St Kevin's Boys' School, with 100 students. The school was established on the site of Eastwood House, the home built by William Rutledge and purchased by Edward Terry in 1863. Terry became the first mayor of Eastwood and later a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
, and Eastwood House, with its extensive gardens, orchards and sporting grounds, was the location of many hunts. The house, built in 1840 and extended in 1863, forms the central administration block for the College today.
In the 1960s the school was known as Marist Brothers' High School, Eastwood, and on 2 April 1993 the name of the school was changed to Marist College Eastwood.
In April 1999, teacher and student representatives of the school, were sent to Rome, to join with other teachers and students from Marist Schools around the world, to celebrate the canonisation of Marcellin Champagnat.
, all of which are named after people who have contributed to the development of the school:
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
male-only high school in Eastwood, New South Wales
Eastwood, New South Wales
Eastwood is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eastwood is located 17 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of the City of Ryde and the City of Parramatta...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
MCE History
Saint Marcellin Champagnat was a priest who commenced his ministry in Lavalla, a tiny Hamlet in France. He had a special love for the poor and underprivileged, and so in 1817 he founded the Little Brothers of Mary, later to become known as the Institute of the Marist Brothers of Schools.The first Marist School in Australia, St Patrick's, was established in 1872 by four Marist Brothers (Brothers Ludovic Laboureyras, Jarlath Finand, Augustinus MacDonald and Peter Tennyson), at The Rocks
The Rocks, New South Wales
The Rocks is an urban locality, tourist precinct and historic area of Sydney's city centre, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour, immediately north-west of the Sydney central business district...
in Sydney.
On 2 February 1937, Brother Leopold Smith and three other Marist brothers (Brothers Ervan McDonough, Loyola Sullivan and Kenneth Harris) came to Eastwood and opened St Kevin's Boys' School, with 100 students. The school was established on the site of Eastwood House, the home built by William Rutledge and purchased by Edward Terry in 1863. Terry became the first mayor of Eastwood and later a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
, and Eastwood House, with its extensive gardens, orchards and sporting grounds, was the location of many hunts. The house, built in 1840 and extended in 1863, forms the central administration block for the College today.
In the 1960s the school was known as Marist Brothers' High School, Eastwood, and on 2 April 1993 the name of the school was changed to Marist College Eastwood.
In April 1999, teacher and student representatives of the school, were sent to Rome, to join with other teachers and students from Marist Schools around the world, to celebrate the canonisation of Marcellin Champagnat.
House system
There are four housesHouse system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
, all of which are named after people who have contributed to the development of the school:
- Maloney - Sky Blue, Dark Blue - named after Jim Maloney, first student to be enrolled.
- Elliott - Gold, Green - named after J.W. Elliott, the local chemist who donated 3386 pounds to enable a school to be built behind Eastwood House.
- Cusack - Dark Green, Black - named after Fr. Cusack, first parish priest of St. Kevin's.
- Leopold - Burgundy, Yellow - named after Br Leopold, first principal.
Sport
The school is a member of the Metropolitan Catholic Schools (MCS) competition, where they play against schools in Sydney's metropolitan region. MCS sports include:- Football
- Rugby 7's
- Skiing
- Golf
- Cricket
- Swimming
- Australian rules football
- Tennis
- Basketball
- Athletics
- Triathlon
- Rugby league
Alumni
- John Filan - former Sydney FCSydney FCSydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
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goalkeeping coach - Dave Gilbert - former Australian cricketer
- Gavin RobertsonGavin RobertsonGavin Ron Robertson is a former Australian cricketer who played in 4 Tests and 13 ODIs from 1994 to 1998 after a first-class cricket career that saw him depart New South Wales for Tasmania and then return to New South Wales.Robertson is also a member of the band Six & Out with Australian fast...
- former Australian cricketer - Nick LahNick LahNick Lah is an Australian rugby union footballer. Lah has represented the Central Coast Rays in the Australian Rugby Championship and Northern Suburbs in the Sydney competition. He is a former Australian U/19 rep and plays the position of prop for the edinburgh club Melrose.-Footnotes:...
(current staff) - Northern Suburbs Rugby Club player - Victor DominelloVictor DominelloVictor Michael Dominello MP , an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing the electorate of Ryde for the Liberal Party of Australia since 2008, and is the Minister for Citizenship, Communities and Aboriginal Affairs since 2011 in the Coalition...
- politician - Philip EslerPhilip EslerPhilip Francis Esler is an Australian-born academic who became the inaugural Chief Executive of the UK's Arts and Humanities Research Council in 2005, remaining in the role until 2009. Phillip completed his high school at the then named Marist Brothers High School in the Sydney suburb of Eastwood...
(HSC 1970) Professor Esler became principal at St Mary's University College, Twickenham on 1 October 2010.
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- Bodybuilder - Mark O'NeillMark O'NeillMark O'Neill is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played in Australia for the Balmain Tigers and the Wests Tigers following the merger of Balmain and Western Suburbs Magpies) and in England for Leeds Rhinos and Hull Kingston Rovers of Super League...
- rugby league player-Wests TigersWests TigersThe Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs...