Brisbane Boys' College

Infobox Aust school private
name = Brisbane Boys' College


motto = _la. Sit Sine Labe Decus
("Let Honour Stainless Be")
established = 1902
type = Independent, Single-sex, Day and Boarding
denomination = Presbyterian and Uniting Church
slogan =
key_people = Mr. Graeme McDonald (Headmaster)
Mr. Geoffrey Hines (Chairman)
fees = AU$9,500–12,720 p.a (Day)
AU$25,200–27,120 p.a (Boarding)cite web |url=http://www.bbc.qld.edu.au/enrol/files/Fee_Schedule_2008.pdf |title=Fees Schedule 2008 |accessdate=2007-12-05 |format=PDF |work=Enrolments |publisher=Brisbane Boys' College]
city = Toowong
state = Queensland
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
coordinates = coord|27|29|17|S|152|59|9|E|display=inline,title
enrolment = ~1,550 (P–12)cite web |url=http://www.bbc.qld.edu.au/about/BBC_Schools_Reporting.pdf |title= 2006 School Report |accessdate=2007-12-05 |year =2007 |format=PDF |work=Reporting |publisher= Brisbane Boys' College]
num_employ = ~121
revenue =
colours = Green, White and Black color box|#228b22color box|#FFFFFFcolor box|#000000
homepage = [http://www.bbc.qld.edu.au/ www.bbc.qld.edu.au]

Brisbane Boys' College (BBC), is an independent, Presbyterian and Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Toowong, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Established in 1902, the College has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,550 students from Prep to 12, including 140 boarders from Years 5 to 12.

Brisbane Boys' College is a school of the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association (PMSA),cite web |url=http://www.pmsa-schools.edu.au/content/standard.asp?name=Bris_Boys_College |title= Brisbane Boys' College |accessdate=2007-12-05 |work=Schools |publisher=Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association] and is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA),cite web |url=http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=32 |title= Brisbane Boys' College |accessdate=2007-12-05 |work=Schools |publisher=Australian Boarding Schools Association] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),cite web |url= http://www.jshaa.asn.au/queensland/directory/index.asp|title= JSHAA Queensland Directory of Members |accessdate=2007-12-05 |work= Queensland Branch|publisher=Junior School Heads Association of Australia] and the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA).cite web |url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2232 |title=AHISA Schools: Queensland |accessdate=2007-12-05 |year =2007 |month =November |work=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia] The school is also a founding member of the Great Public Schools' Association Inc (GPS).

History

Brisbane Boys' College was established in 1902 by Mr Arthur Rudd. Rudd arrived in Brisbane in 1901 by boat from Melbourne and started a school in Clayfield. The school officially started in March 1902 with just three students.

In 1912, the school moved to a new premises on the corner of Bayview Terrace, near the tram terminus, for a need of more room. There was limited room for sporting, so for many years the boys walked to the nearby Kalinga Park. In 1908, there were 80 men, and a cadet corps was formed with the impending 1914-1918 war. The school suffered the losses of eight Clayfield Collegians during the war. In the late twenties it was decided that there were insufficient facilities, and for the school was moved to its current site in Toowong with support from its owners, the daughters of the late Premier of Queensland, Sir Robert Philp. The Clayfield campus became a primary school department of Somerville House, which later developed into the independent Clayfield College.

Today BBC is owned by the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association, which was formed in 1918, and owns other private schools in Queensland.

Headmasters

Campus

BBC's campus is located in the Brisbane suburb of Toowong on land bordered by Moggill Road, Kensington Terrace and Miskin Street, with the main entrance from Kensington Terrace.

The main building dates from the 1930s, when the school moved to the site, and is characterised by its Mediterranean arches and clock tower. The Rudd and Hamilton wings form a T-shape, extending away from the main building, and the modern glass fronted library fills the quadrant. Other buildings on the site include McKenzie wing, College Hall, Barbra Helen Thomson Sports Complex, Birtles wing and the Junior School buildings.

The new Junior School Buildings were completed in early 2008, which houses the newly introduced Prep - Grade 3 students as well as the Grade 4 and 5 students. There are three ovals included within the BBC grounds: Main, P&F and Miskin. BBC also makes use of the Oakman Park ovals, Toowong College, University of Queensland and St Lucia playing fields.

Uniform

The College uniform varies throughout the different grades, these being between Years 1–6, 7–11 and 12. One defining factor of the uniform is the boater, a straw hat worn to and from the school and in public that has been a college tradition since its conception. In Years 4–6, the uniform consists of a green shirt, a green and black tie, grey shorts and plain grey socks. In Years 7–11, the only difference is that trousers are worn, and in Year 12 a white shirt and green and white tie are worn.

Green, white and black striped blazers are worn in terms 2 and 3. Blazers also display "Colours" which are awards that warrant embroidery on the pockets of the blazer. Lines, Half-Colours and Full-Colours are displayed on the bottom right-hand, top left-hand and top right-hand pocket respectively, and each display a line of text, which display the category of achievement and the year the award was given. Half-Colours and Full-Colours also exhibit altered forms of the BBC emblem (School captains have a yellow full colour emblem).Students in leadership positions, such as house captains and prefects, are given a badge with their name and position within the school. Prefects wear a yellow tie and boater-band, which features Green, Black and Gold stripes.

House system

The school is divided into a house system with nine houses in the school. These are:;Birtles Named After: Former Headmaster
Colours: Azure Blue, White, Gold

;Campbell Named After: Secretary of PMSA
Colours: Yellow, Black, White

;Flynn Named After: John Flynn- Founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service
Colours: Blue, Red

;Hamilton Named After: Former Headmaster
Colours: Royal Blue, Black, White

;Knox Named After: John Knox- Leading Reformer of the Church of Scotland, a major influence on Presbyterian churches worldwide
Colours: Red, White, Black

;McKenzie Named After: Former Headmaster
Colours: Orange, Black

;RuddNamed After: Founding Headmaster
Colours: Gold, Black, Green

;WesleyNamed After: John Wesley- Founder of the Methodist Church
Colours: Light Blue, Dark Blue

;Wheller Named After: Long serving Minister of Albert St church
Colours: Maroon, Black, White

Co-curriculum

Music

BBC's Music Department hosts several string, orchestral and vocal ensembles, as well as concert and stage bands throughout the levels of the school. Brisbane Boys' College maintains the tradition of conducting a pipe band, which plays at several public events such as the annual ANZAC Day March in Brisbane. The school also, along with St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School, conducts annual musicals along with other theatrical productions.

port

The College offers Rugby, Football, Rowing, Gymnastics, Cricket, Basketball, Volleyball, Chess, Tennis, Cross Country, Australian Rules Football, Athletics, Swimming, Waterpolo and Sailing.

Recent sporting achievements

*Australian Football – 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005
*Basketball – 2005
*Cricket – 2003
*Football – 2004
*Gymnastics – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007
*Rowing – 2002, 2003
*Volleyball – 2001
*Tennis – 2006, 2007
*Sailing – 2007, 2008 [ [http://www.boatingoz.com.au/?Page=21787 Brisbane Boys College wins team racing ] ]

Rowing club

The BBC Rowing Club is active during Terms 1, 3 and 4 of the school year (October to March), and is open to boys in Years 7–12. The boathouse is located on the Brisbane River, near the University of Queensland at St Lucia. The club has been successful since its first race in 1918, winning more Queensland Head of the River races than any other school. http://www.bbc.qld.edu.au/activities/rowing/history.htm BBC Rowing History ] The club's most recent wins were in 2002 and 2003.http://www-static.sportingpulse.com/pics/64/71/6471337_firstfileFILE.pdf GPS Head of the River Rowing Championships ]

The club was founded in 1916, by school founder Mr A W Rudd. The first shed was built on Breakfast Creek in 1918, with the club winning its first Head of the River the following year. The shed was moved to its current site in 1930, where it was destroyed by flood in 1974. A new shed was built on the same site in 1976.

The club is split into four stages – Junior (grades 7, 8 and 9), Under 15 (grades 9 and 10), Under 16 (grades 10 and 11) and Open (grades 11 and 12). Juniors and Under 15s row in quad sculls, and Under 16s and Opens row eights. The 1st VIII has been successful at the Head of the River on 23 occasions, winning in 1919, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1990, 1992, 1993 and 2002. The club's 1st VIII also won the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta in 1993, becoming the first Australian crew to do so.

Notable alumni

Alumnus of Brisbane Boy's College are known as Old Collegians' and may elect to join the schools' alumni association, the BBC Old Collegians' Association.cite web |url=http://www.bbc.qld.edu.au/community/collegians/default.htm |title= Old Collegians' Association|accessdate=2007-12-05 |work= College Community |publisher=Brisbane Boys' College] Some notable Old Collegians' include: ;Academic
*Ardon Robin Hyland – Deputy Vice-Chancellor of James Cook University; Emeritus Professor at Southern Cross University (also attended Cranbrook School Sydney)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = HYLAND (Harry) Ardon Robin| accessdate = 2007-12-05| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]

;Business
*Alan Mark Gray – Head of Brisbane Office and Division Director of the Investment Banking Group, Macquarie Bankcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = GRAY (Mark) Alan Mark| accessdate = 2007-12-05| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Stephen Gardner Greenwood – Director of Gold Cross Pharmaceuticalscite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = GREENWOOD Stephen Gardner| accessdate = 2007-12-05| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Stuart Gregory – Director of Australia Food & Fibre Limitedcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = GREGORY Stuart Carlton| accessdate = 2007-12-05| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Peter Hemming – Executive Chairman of Heathley Limitedcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = HEMMING Peter| accessdate = 2007-12-05| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*David Anthony Lenigas – Chief Executive Officer of Lonrho Africa Limitedcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = LENIGAS David Anthony| accessdate = 2007-12-05| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Keith Henry McDonald OBE – Former Director and CEO of Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd; Former Chairman of Queensland Press Ltd; Former Director of The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd; Former Director of News Corporationcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = McDONALD Keith Henry| accessdate = 2007-12-05| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*David Kenneth Hunter Moffatt – Group Managing Director of Telstra Consumer Marketing and Channels, Telstra Corporation Limitedcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = MOFFATT David Kenneth Hunter| accessdate = 2007-12-05| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Don O'Rorke – Developer of Casuarina Beachhead of consolidated propertiesFact|date=September 2008

;Media, entertainment and the arts
*Kerry Boyd Collison – Author and Publisher; Asian Defence Analystcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = COLLISON Kerry Boyd| accessdate = 2007-12-05| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]

;Politics, public service and the law
*Robert William Gotterson QC – Barrister; Queen's Counselcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = GOTTERSON Robert William| accessdate = 2007-12-05| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Hon. Justice Ian Vitaly Gzell – Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Walescite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = GZELL Ian Vitaly, Hon. Justice| accessdate = 2007-12-05| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]

;Rhodes Scholars
*Gordon Donaldson (1946)cite web |url=http://www.uq.edu.au/about/docs/rhodes-scholars-list.doc |title=Queensland Rhodes Scholars |accessdate=2008-02-07 |format=doc |work=Rhodes Scholarship |publisher=University of Queensland]
*Hugh Dunn (1949)
*Michael Huggins (1996)
*Graeme Wilson (1940)
*John Wylie (1983)

;Sport
*Australian rules football
**Clint Bizzell – Geelong Cats and Melbourne Demons
**Courtenay Dempsey – Essendon Bombers
**Chris Scott – Brisbane Lionshttp://www.bbc.qld.edu.au/activities/afl/default.htm BBC AFL page ]
**Hamish Simpson – Geelong Cats
*Rugby Union
**Will Genia – Queensland Reds and Australia U19 Wallabies http://qru.com.au/qru/qru.rugby/page/64201/section/64158 QRU Profile for Will Genia ]
**James Horwill – Queensland Reds and the Wallabies http://qru.com.au/reds/reds.rugby/page/40234/section/40810 QRU Profile for James Horwill ]
**John Roe – Queensland Reds and the Wallabies http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/sport/roe-shoulders-retirement/2008/07/31/1217097370240.html Brisbane Times Article - Roe shoulders retirement ]
**Roger Gould – Queensland Reds and the Wallabies http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/union/bbc-hardman-wont-back-down/2008/07/31/1217097474396.html BBC hardman won't back down ]
*Beach Volleyball
**Lee Zahner – 2000 Sydney Olympian Fact|date=September 2008
*Cricket
**Chris Hartley – Queensland Bulls http://pivotsport.com.au/talent/cricket/chris-hartley.html Pivot Sport Profile for Chris Hartley ]
**Craig Philipson – Queensland Bulls http://www.qldcricket.com.au/images/Between%20the%20Wickets/btwFebruary2005.pdf Between the Wickets (page 19) ]
*Swimming
**Kieren Perkins – Olympic Gold Medallist http://www.csnz.co.nz/default,5474,kieren_perkins.sm;jsessionid=9BE8B80094A69BB5E1725AAB8E91F04D CSNZ Speaker Profile for Kieren Perkins ]
*Alpine Skiing
**Pieter Hawkins - Australian Aerials Freestyle Skier Fact|date=September 2008

References

ee also

*List of schools in Queensland
*List of boarding schools

External links

* [http://www.bbc.qld.edu.au Brisbane Boys' College website]