St. Bernard's College, Melbourne

Infobox Aust school private
name = St. Bernard's College, Melbourne


motto = "Discere et Agere"
(Latin:"To Learn and To Do")
established = 1940
type = Independent, Single-sex, Day school
denomination = Roman Catholic, Christian Brothers
slogan =
key_people = Frank Fitzgerald (Principal)
Mr. Peter McMahon (Chairman)
fees = AU$4,120 p.a - AU$4,415 p.a [http://www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au/about/enrolment/fees.php St. Bernard's College Fees 2007] (accessed:26-06-2007)]
city = Essendon
state = Victoria
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
coordinates = coord|37|45|1|S|144|52|56|E|display=inline,title
enrolment = ~1,260 (7-12) [http://www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au/about/who/index.php St Bernard's College- Who are we] (accessed:26-06-2007)]
num_employ = 100 teaching; 30 non-teaching [http://www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au/publications/annual_report/Annual_Report_2006.pdf St. Bernard's College Annual Report 2006] (accessed:26-06-2007)]
revenue =
colours = Blue, Black & Gold
homepage = [http://www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au/ 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.

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.". [http://www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au/about/history/christian_brothers.php St. Bernard's College- Christian Brothers] (accessed:26-06-2007)]

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". [http://www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au/about/history/crest.php St. Bernard's College- College Crest] (accessed:26-06-2007)]

Co-Curricular

port

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. [http://www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au/about/facilities/index.php St. Bernard's College- Facilities] (accessed:26-06-2007)]

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, Bye Bye Birdie and Jesus Christ Superstar. Plans are already underway for next years musical production of 'The Sound of Music' with St Columbas. The College has a number of Concert Bands that have toured around Australia.

Notable alumni

*Chas Baragwanath - Former Victorian Auditor General [http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20060614-Famous-alumni-on-Lathams-hit-list.html Crikey.com.au: Famous alumni on Latham's hit list] (accessed:26-06-2007)]
*Jude Bolton - Australian Rules footballer with the Sydney Swans.
*Richard Butler AM - Former General Secretary International Telecommunications Union (UN body)
*Joe Camilleri - Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University
*Michael Carmody - Australian Federal Commissioner of Taxation
*Matthew Lloyd - Australian Rules footballer with the Essendon Bombers
*Hayden Kennedy - Senior Australian Rules Football Umpire
*Patrick Kisnorbo - soccer player
*Justin Madden - Former Australian rules football player with the Carlton Football Club & Essendon Football Club; Current Victorian Minister for Planning
*Simon Madden - Former Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Bombers
*Michael Malouf - Former Chief Executive Officer of City of Melbourne Council; Former Chief Executive Officer of the Carlton Football Club
*Brian McNamee - CEO of CSL
*Paul McNamee - former Davis Cup Tennis Player
*Frank Moloney - noted Scripture Scholar and current provincial of the Salesian Order in Australia
*Peter Reilly - founder of the Ausdoc Company
*Dane Swan - Australian Rules Footballer with the Collingwood Magpies
*Ziggy Switkowski - Former CEO of Telstra

References

ee also

* List of schools in Victoria
* List of high schools in Victoria
* Victorian Certificate of Education

External links

* [http://www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au/ St. Bernard's College Website]