- Christian Brothers College, St Kilda
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Christian Brothers' College Latin: Virtus Sola NobilitasVirtue Alone Is NobleLocation St Kilda East, Victoria, Australia Coordinates 37°51′33″S 144°59′48″E / 37.85917°S 144.99667°ECoordinates: 37°51′33″S 144°59′48″E / 37.85917°S 144.99667°E Information Type Independent, Single-sex, Day school Denomination Roman Catholic, Christian Brothers Established 1878 Chairman James Esmonde Headmaster Gerald Bain-King Chaplain Fr Barry Moran Years 7-12 Enrolment 593 Colour(s) Navy Blue Light Blue Green Website www.cbcstkilda.com Christian Brothers' College (usually referred to as CBC) is a Roman Catholic Independent school for boys located in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda East, run under the auspices of the Congregation of Christian Brothers. The College is a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges. There are four sport and activity houses at CBC named after the four founding brothers: Brother Corbett, Brother McMahon, Brother Tevlin and Brother O'Shea. CBC is the oldest Christian Brothers school in Australia to remain on its original grounds. In addition to its St Kilda East site, the college has had a campus in Balaclava since 2008.
Notable alumni
Law and Politics
- Justice John Fogarty AM - Former Judge of Australian Family Court
- Tony Lupton MLA - Cabinet Secretary, Brumby Labor Government, Victoria, 2002-
- John Keith McCarthy (1905–1976) - noted Australian public servant, politician, soldier, writer [1]
- Richard Keane - Trade Minister in Chifley Labour government
- Frank McGuire - twice Walkley Award winner and Victorian MP
- John Madigan - Australian Federal Senator representing Victoria (2011- ) and Deputy Leader of the DLP
Arts
- Morris West - writer of international renown
- Shane Maloney - novelist
- Peter Corrigan - Australian architect of international renown
- Frank Howson - noted Australian scriptwriter and film director
- Damien Parer - legendary Australian war photographer, filmed the first Australian film to win an academy award (1942)
- Daniel Keene - noted Australian playwright
- Ronald Conway - academic and author of "The Great Australian Stupor"
- Dr Gerard Vaughan - Director National Gallery of Victoria, 1999-
Sport- Patrick John O'Dea - Australian rules footballer turned American football legend
- Scott Baker - NRL Rugby Player and elite athlete
Business
- Robert James Thomson, editor-in-chief of Dow Jones & Company and the managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, and former editor of "The Times" (London)
- Paul Gardner - former Chairman of Grey Global; Chairman of Melbourne Football Club
- Greg Westaway - businessman and Chairman of St Kilda Football Club
- Gavin Anderson - founder of global PR firm, Gavin Anderson & Company
- Anthony (Tony) Sheperd - Chairman of Transfield Services and Chairman of the AFL club, Greater Western Sydney
Media and Entertainment
- Richard Hughes - CBE, Australian foreign correspondent in Asia
- Eddie McGuire - Australian television personality, former CEO Nine Network
- Daryl Somers - OAM, television personality
- John Lyons - former editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, twice winner of a Walkley Award
External links
Christian Brothers (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, Gregory Terrace • St. Joseph's College, Geelong • St. Joseph's Nudgee College • St Kevin's College • St Leo's Catholic College • 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. Paul's College, Adelaide • St Pius X College • St Virgil's College • Trinity College • Waverley CollegeDefunct schools Members of the Associated Catholic Colleges CBC • De La Salle • Emmanuel • Mazenod • Parade • Salesian • Simonds • St Bede's • St. Bernard's • St Joseph's • WhitefriarsCategories:- Associated Catholic Colleges - Victoria (ACC)
- Roman Catholic schools in Melbourne
- Private schools in Victoria (Australia)
- Schools in Melbourne
- High schools in Victoria (Australia)
- Christian Brother (Irish) schools
- Christian Brother (Irish) secondary schools
- Educational institutions established in 1878
- Boys' schools in Australia
- 1878 establishments in Australia
- Australian school stubs
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