St. Brendan's College, Yeppoon
St. Brendan's College, Yeppoon | |
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Address | |
139 Adelaide Park Road Yeppoon , , 4703 Australia | |
Coordinates | 23°07′09″S 150°43′38″E / 23.11917°S 150.72722°ECoordinates: 23°07′09″S 150°43′38″E / 23.11917°S 150.72722°E |
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Type | Independent secondary day and boarding |
Motto | Latin: Ne Dubita Dabitur (Do Not Doubt, It Will Be Given) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Denomination | Congregation of Christian Brothers |
Patron saint(s) | Brendan, the Navigator |
Established | 1939 |
Founder | Christian Brothers |
Oversight | Diocese of Rockhampton |
Trust | Edmund Rice Education Australia |
Principal | Robert Corboy |
Grades | 7-12 |
Gender | Boys |
Houses |
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Colour(s) | Green and gold |
Website | www |
St. Brendan's College (sometimes shortened to SBC) is an independent Catholic secondary day and boarding school for boys, located in Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia. The school was founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1940 and opened with a total of 59 students. The school describes itself as "Australia's Largest Country Boys Boarding School", and has educated several leading National Rugby League players.
History[]
Groundbreaking for the school started on 8 October 1939 and presided by Romuald Denis Hayes, Bishop of Rockhampton. The school officially opened in February 1940 with 42 boarders and 17 day students. The first headmaster of St Brendan's was Brother Basil Gettons.
The school's spiritual and academic policies are rooted in the traditions of Edmund Ignatius Rice and the school is a member of Edmund Rice Education Australia. The school is named after Saint Brendan the Navigator.
St Ursula's College, Yeppoon, a separate Catholic all-girls day and boarding school located further into the centre of Yeppoon, has shared a close relationship with St Brendan's. Both schools share a relationship with a Catholic primary school in Yeppoon, Sacred Heart.
The college song, Bordered by blue waters splendid, details the rural surrounds of the school near Mary's Mount, as well as confirming strength in faith-based learning.
House system[]
St. Brendan's College has four houses:[1]
House | Name origin | |
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Colour | Name | |
Duhig | Most Rev. Sir James Duhig KCMG, DD was the third Archbishop of Brisbane (1917–65) & the third Bishop of Rockhampton (1905–12) | |
Gettons | Rev. Bro. J. Basil Gettons c.f.c. was the founding headmaster of St. Brendan's College (1940–45) | |
Hayes | Right Rev. Romuald Hayes SSC, DD was the fifth Bishop of Rockhampton (1932–45) | |
Tynan | Right Rev. Andrew Gerard Tynan DD was the sixth Bishop of Rockhampton (1946–60) |
Headmasters[]
The Rector of St. Brendan's College has been a Christian Brother from the foundation of the college until the appointment of Simon Dash, the first lay principal, in 2003.
Ordinal | Officeholder | Term start | term end | Time in office | Notes |
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1 | Bro. J. B. (Basil) Gettons c.f.c. | 1940 | 1945 | 4–5 years | |
2 | Bro. H. I. Jackson c.f.c. | 1946 | 1951 | 4–5 years | |
3 | Bro. J. B. Duffy c.f.c. | 1952 | 1957 | 4–5 years | |
4 | Bro. N. B. Gallagher c.f.c. | 1958 | 1960 | 1–2 years | |
5 | Bro. P. T. McSweeney c.f.c. | 1961 | 1963 | 1–2 years | |
6 | Bro. M. F. Ziesing c.f.c. | 1964 | 1969 | 4–5 years | |
7 | Bro. C. S. Wright c.f.c. | 1970 | 1975 | 4–5 years | |
8 | Bro. D. F. Murphy c.f.c. | 1976 | 1981 | 4–5 years | |
9 | Bro. R. J. White c.f.c. | 1982 | 1988 | 5–6 years | |
10 | Bro. N. C. Langan c.f.c. | 1989 | 1991 | 1–2 years | |
11 | Bro. D. J. McMahon c.f.c. | 1992 | 1997 | 4–5 years | |
12 | Bro. R. S. Grundy c.f.c. | 1998 | 2002 | 3–4 years | |
13 | Simon Dash | 2003 | 2009 | 5–6 years | |
14 | G. McManus | 2010 | 2011 | 0–1 years | Appointment concluded in Term 3, 2011 |
15 | Nick Scully | 2011 | 2017 | 5–6 years | Appointment commenced in Term 4, 2011[2] |
16 | Robert Corboy | 2018 | incumbent | 3–4 years | [3] |
Student demographics and facilities[]
The school accepts students of all faiths and backgrounds.
The school hosts the largest rodeo of the CRCA circuit. The rodeo is held annually over the Father's Day weekend (the first in September in Australia). The school also holds a cattle club and stud program. The school allows students to bring their own cattle to prepare for shows.[4]
Associations[]
As one of the 27 Christian Brothers Colleges founded throughout Queensland, St. Brendan's College Old Boy's continue to provide Officials, Coaches and Players to this uniquely Queensland Association of Brothers Old Boys Clubs.
Notable alumni[]
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (July 2021) |
- Politics, public service and the law
- Bryan Jared Kramer – Member of Parliament, Papua New Guinea, since 2017[7]
- John Momis – President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, 2010–present[8]
- Entertainment, media and the arts
- Gerry Connolly – comedian
- Sport
- Paul Bowman – rugby league footballer
- Ben Hunt – rugby league footballer
- PJ Marsh – rugby league footballer
- Julian O'Neill – rugby league footballer
- Matthew Scott – rugby league footballer
- Dave Taylor – rugby league footballer
References[]
- ^ "School Houses". St. Brendan's College. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "Well-known CQ school principal resigns". Rockhampton Morning Bulletin. 9 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Leading CQ boarding school announces new principal". Rockhampton Morning Bulletin. 3 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ Tuite, Kerry (2000). "St Brendan's College, Yeppoon" (PDF). Submission for the Federal Government Inquiry into the Education of Boys. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Hon. Bryan Jared Kramer, MP". Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ Brij V. Lal; Kate Fortune, eds. (2000). "John Momis". The Pacific Islands: an encyclopedia. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-824-82265-1. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
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External links[]
- Catholic boarding schools in Australia
- Boarding schools in Queensland
- Boys' schools in Queensland
- Catholic secondary schools in Queensland
- Educational institutions established in 1939
- 1939 establishments in Australia
- Congregation of Christian Brothers secondary schools in Australia