| Christian Brothers College | |
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| Address | |
Primary campus: 324 Wakefield Street Adelaide, South Australia Australia Secondary campus: 214 Wakefield Street Adelaide, South Australia Australia | |
| Coordinates | 34°55′40″S 138°36′35″E / 34.9278°S 138.6097°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Catholic school |
| Motto | Ante faciem domini (Before the Face of the Lord) |
| Denomination | Catholic (Christian Brothers) |
| Established | 1878[1] |
| Principal | David Johnston |
| Enrolment | 1300 (2015)[2] |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Purple and White |
| Affiliation | Sports Association for Adelaide Schools |
| Website | www |
Christian Brothers College (CBC) is a private Catholic school in Adelaide, South Australia. It was founded by a group of Irish Christian Brothers in 1878, and it is now one of three Christian Brothers schools in the state.[3]
CBC is predominantly a secondary school, although it has a primary school campus, and now includes a community childcare centre, with a combined student population of approximately 1135 (as of 2013).[2]
Houses
Christian Brothers College has six houses. Each house is named after significant people and places that are connected with the story of Edmund Ignatius Rice.
Upon commencement at the college, each student is assigned to one of the six houses:[4]
| House name | Colour | Name Inspiration | Current house leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sion | Emerald Green | Mount Sion | David Salamone-Violi |
| Waterford | Cyan Blue | Waterford | Chris Mellow |
| Treacy | Ochre Orange | Br Patrick Ambrose Treacy | George Bryant |
| Callan | Pure White | Callan | Debra Withers |
| Nagle | Golden Yellow | Nano Nagle | Richard McLoughlin |
| Avila | Bright Red | Saint Teresa of Ávila | Riley Atkinson |
Notable alumni
- Anthony Byrne, Member of Parliament
- John Cahill, Australian rules footballer, Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Kevin Crease, news anchor
- Louis D'Arrigo, Adelaide United soccer player
- C.J. Dennis, poet
- David Fitzsimons, Olympic runner
- Michael Frederick, Australian rules footballer
- Joseph Peter Gardiner, Member of Parliament
- George Joseph, 69th Lord Mayor of Adelaide
- Chris Kenny, Journalist, author and television host
- Stephan Knoll, South Australia Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government
- Aubrey Lewis, professor
- Richard Marsland, radio/television host
- Paul McGuire, diplomat
- Tony Monopoly, singer
- John Perin, soccer player
- Laurence Power, cricketer and operatic tenor
- Benedict Samuel, actor
- Xavier Samuel, actor
- Paul Vasileff, founder of Paolo Sebastian
- Frank Walsh, 34th Premier of South Australia
Controversy
In May 2014, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse heard that a long line of Christian Brothers accused of child sex abuse were transferred to Christian Brothers College in Adelaide from 1919 to 1969.[5]
On 12 December 2018, a former teacher at Christian Brothers College was sentenced to at least two years in prison for having a sexual relationship with one of her students over a two-month period in 2016.[6]
References
- ↑ Christian Brothers College - College History Archived 12 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine, College History: A Proud History. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- 1 2 My School, Christian Brothers College, Adelaide | School Profile 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ Christian Brothers' College (Adelaide, S. Aust.) (1915). Seasons Greetings from the Christian Brothers' College, Adelaide, 1915. The College. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ↑ "Christian Brothers College - House System". www.cbc.sa.edu.au. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ↑ "Accused abusers shifted to Adelaide college". InDaily. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ↑ "Adelaide teacher jailed for two years for having sex with student". 9 News. Retrieved 7 September 2021.