St. Edward's College, East Gosford

Infobox Aust school private
name =St Edwards College


motto = "Fide ac Scientia" - Through Faith and Knowledge
established = 1956
type =Independent Christian Brothers Day School
denomination =Catholic
slogan =
key_people =Brother Peter Hester, Principal
city =East Gosford, New South Wales
state =New South Wales
country =Australia
enrolment =985
num_employ =100
revenue =
products =
colours =Black and Red color box|#000000color box|#FF0000
homepage = http://www.stedwards.nsw.edu.au/

St Edwards Christian Brothers College is a Catholic independent/private boys day school in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia administered by the Congregation of Christian Brothers. It caters for boys from years 7 to 12. Sometimes it is colloquially referred to as 'Eddies'. Principal Brother Peter Hester will be the last Brother to be a principal at the college. St Edwards is the only Catholic Independent all boys Secondary school on the NSW Central Coast and has over 100 staff.

History

The school was opened in 1953 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers. It celebrated its 50th Jubilee in 2003.

The Regal Theatre, in the city, was demolished in 1978 and the remains of the building were used as land fill for the College ovals. [ [http://www.gosford.nsw.gov.au/library/local_history/heritage.html "Mann Street South Heritage Walk"] , Gosford City Council, July 2004]

In 2003 St Edwards College celebrated its 50th anniversary and on the day of its creation "Founders Day" used to be celebrated at the school with markets and games. Since 2005, however, the "Founders Day" was replaced with the "Walkathon", an event where the children at the school walk or run to raise money.

Facilities

St. Edward’s covers a nine hectare site on the shores of Caroline Bay. The College has three multi-purpose ovals, other sporting facilities, a multipurpose hall/gymnasium, specialised technology & art facilities, computer laboratories, and a purpose built food technology room.

ocial justice

In 2002, Teacher, Patrick Dell introduced a program called "The Waterford Project", where boys from years 8-11 perform compulsory community service.The Waterford Project is named for Edmund Rice, the founder of the Christian Brother's city where he began his work. It is a Social Justice program where the students 'give back' to the community. [ [http://www.stedwards.nsw.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&Itemid=71 "Social Justice"] , St. Edward's College]

In conjunction with their teaching role, the Brothers are concentrating on troubled children and have opened an annex for such children, The Haven located at Terrigal. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Tall-orders/2005/03/06/1110044256902.html "Tall Orders"] , The Sydney Morning Herald, March 7 2005]

Academic arrangements

The College operate a year 7 core program where the students are placed in 'Core classes'. Here the students have one teacher in the same room, for their core subjects of English, Religion and HSIE. They then go to their other subjects. This approach helps blur the lines between Primary and High School.

Outdoor Education

St Edward's College runs an Outdoor Education program through camps, which are held in Years 7 to 10. The program provides a sequential course for the four years, developing skills of a higher order each year. All activities are supervised by accredited staff of 'Outdoor Education Australia', as well as a member of staff from the College. Some of the activities conducted on these camps include archery, canoeing, sailing, windsurfing, abseiling, rock climbing, mountain biking, initiative challenges and fencing.

Athletics

2008 - U/14 NSW Country Rugby Union Champions. Vincent Fester Shield Winners

2008 - Final 16 of the [http://www.arrivealive.com.au/content.php/246.html| Arrive Alive Cup] Rugby League competition

2005 - The school won its third state basketball title in four years. [ [http://www.newstext.com.au/docs/EXW/2005/get.jsp?docid=EXW-20050624-1-084-4054745V6@NSW-CUMBERLAND-2006-2005 "St Edwards claims another state title"] , 24 June 2005, Central Coast Express]

Alumni

Upon leaving school, students are able to join into the "Old Boys Union", an organisation of ex-students that seeks to maintain the friendships created while at the College. [ [http://www.stedwards.nsw.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=69&Itemid=78 "Old Boys Union"] , St. Edward's College]

Notable alumni

* Oliver Bozanic - footballer
* Paul Bevan- AFL footballer
* Morgan Ogg, a notable journalist and political adviser, who died on 28 July 2004 aged 41, attended the School. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/15/1092508263605.html "Dedicated foe of corrupt police"] , The Sydney Morning Herald, August 16 2004]

References

External links

* [http://www.stedwards.nsw.edu.au/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 Official site]