Marist College Ashgrove

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Marist College Ashgrove
Marist College, Ashgrove.jpg
Main entrance
Location
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Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland

Australia
Coordinates27°26′25″S 152°58′41″E / 27.440257°S 152.977967°E / -27.440257; 152.977967Coordinates: 27°26′25″S 152°58′41″E / 27.440257°S 152.977967°E / -27.440257; 152.977967
Information
TypeIndependent day and boarding primary and secondary school
MottoLatin: Viriliter Age
(Act Courageously[1])
Religious affiliation(s)Marist Brothers
DenominationRoman Catholic
Established1940; 81 years ago (1940)[1]
HeadmasterMichael Newman
ChaplainFr Alatini Kolofo'ou
Staff~137[1]
Years5–12[1]
GenderBoys
Enrolmentc. 1,700
Area26 hectares (64 acres)
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Royal blue and gold   
Websitewww.marash.qld.edu.au

Marist College Ashgrove (abbreviated as MCA) is an independent Roman Catholic day and boarding primary and secondary school for boys, located in the northern Brisbane suburb of Ashgrove, in Queensland, Australia. The college caters for students from Year 5 to Year 12.[1]

History[]

Marist College Ashgrove was officially founded by the Marist Brothers as a day and boarding College on the 17 March 1940. As a Catholic school, owned and conducted by the Marist Brothers, the College is maintained through the efforts of the Catholic community whose sons it serves. Preference in terms of enrolment is given to young men from Catholic families who retain their contact with and support of the Catholic community in their local parish.

The College comprises 1,700 students from Years 5 to 12, 170 of whom are boarders. The College motto, “Viriliter Age – Act Courageously”, challenges each person to envision a more just and compassionate world. The College provides wide-ranging programs encompassing academic achievement, the visual and performing arts, sporting success and service projects.

The ethos and mission of the College are significantly influenced by the charism of the founder of the Marist Brothers, Saint Marcellin Champagnat. From their beginnings in rural France in 1817, Marist schools reflect many of the qualities of Marcellin himself: they are places where hard work and excellent achievement are valued, places where the individual is genuinely loved and prized, where a strong family spirit is evident, places characterised by a lack of pretence, places of simplicity and calm determination. The schools are places that have the Gospel at their heart, encouraging students to respond to it with the same faith and generosity that Mary did.

Marist College Ashgrove stands proudly as a Marist school living in the footsteps of Saint Marcellin Champagnat.

Campus[]

View of The Tower from Cameron Oval

The college is situated on a 26-hectare (64-acre) campus and includes such facilities as:

  • McMahon Oval – used for both Rugby Union and cricket – featuring the John Eales Grandstand and Matthew Hayden scoreboard
  • State of the art Science Block
  • 8 cricket / rugby union / soccer ovals containing:
  • 2 multi-purpose courts basketball/tennis
  • Long jump/triple jump training track
  • Shot put/discus/javelin stations
  • Gymnasium – capacity for 2 indoor basketball courts/8 badminton courts
  • 2 outdoor basketball courts
  • Weight room
  • Matthew Hayden cricket training complex
  • Olympic sized heated swimming pool with grandstand
  • A performing and visual arts center which houses a 340-seat theatre
  • Three distinct houses that contain the five boarding residences
  • Hall of Fame

Houses[]

In 1993, the House system was established. There are eight houses at Marist College Ashgrove:

  • Foley
  • Ephrem
  • Gilroy
  • Harold
  • Ignatius
  • Slattery
  • Ridley
  • Rush

Boarding school[]

Marist College Ashgrove also offers a boarding school catering for students from Years 6 to 12. The College currently[when?] caters for 220 boarders. The boarding community includes many students from the Greater Brisbane Region and South-East Queensland, along with many country students from Outback Queensland and regional Australia. International students also board from all over the Asia-Pacific region from countries and territories such as Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Hong Kong

Crest and motto[]

The crest of the college was based on the design of the crest of St Joseph's College at Hunters Hill, Sydney. The four quadrants of the shield are filled with: the Marist Monogram, with its twelve stars, in the top left, the Southern Cross in the top right, the MCA logo in the bottom left and the lamp and book representing learning, in the bottom left.

The motto traditionally displayed above the crest, Latin: Viriliter Age (Act courageously), was adopted in 1957 and is translated from Latin.[1]

Notable alumni[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Annual Report 2011" (PDF). Marist College Ashgrove. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  2. ^ Marriner, Cosima (27 April 2007). "It's private - the school he wants to forget". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 1.

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