De La Salle College (Cronulla, NSW)
| De La Salle College Cronulla | |
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With God As Leader | |
| Location | |
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Cronulla, New South Wales Australia | |
| Coordinates | 34°3′22″S 151°8′32″E / 34.05611°S 151.14222°ECoordinates: 34°3′22″S 151°8′32″E / 34.05611°S 151.14222°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, co-educational, senior secondary, day school |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic, De La Salle Brothers |
| Established | 1936 |
| Principal | Craig Mooney |
| Staff | 36[1] |
| Enrolment | ~360 (11-12) |
| Colour(s) | Blue & White |
| Website | http://www.dlscronulla.catholic.edu.au |
De La Salle College Cronulla is a Catholic systemic, senior secondary, co-educational day school, located in Cronulla, a southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1936 by the De La Salle Brothers, the college currently caters for approximately 460 Years 11 and 12 students[1] from the Sutherland Shire parishes of the Archdiocese of Sydney. The College is under the patronage of the Archbishop of Sydney, George Pell.
De La Salle College is one of 18 Lasallian Schools in Australia,[2] and in 1994 appointed its first lay headmaster.
The school is also affiliated with the Catholic Secondary Schools Association NSW/ACT,.[3]
History
The De La Salle Brothers purchased a bushland property, 'Kilkivan Grange,' in 1936 for the purpose of a College for Catholic boys and used an existing house on the property for boarding students.
Brother Donatus Slattery was appointed the inaugural Principal of De La Salle College Cronulla in 1936 and was a much-loved gentle man who died in Sydney in 1962.
From 1936 to 1967, students from Primary classes to Leaving Certificate level attended the College, but in 1967, in co-operation with the nearby De La Salle College in Caringbah, the present structure of a Senior College for Years 11 and 12 only was established.
In 1975, the College admitted girls for the first time, accepting school certificate graduates from Our Lady of Mercy College, Burraneer.
In 1990 the College became part of the Sydney Archdiocesan system of schools, administered by the Catholic Education Office.
Former Principal Brother Stan Carmody (died 5 Feb 2011 aged 92) encouraged the development of the senior Rugby League team which produced NRL greats such as Jonathan Docking and Andrew Ettingshausen.[4]
In 1994 the first lay principal was appointed.
Notable alumni
- John Della Bosca - politician
- Jonathan Docking - football player
- Andrew Ettinghausen - athlete
- Michael Forshaw - Senator
- Steve Hutchins- Senator and ALP president
- John Kane [5] and Genni Kane - musicians in the band Flying Emus
- John Lee [6][7][8] - former Director General of the NSW Department of Premier & Cabinet and now CEO of the Tourism and Transport Forum of Australia [9]
- Michael Lee - former Federal Minister
- Peter Lynch - Mining executive, former CEO of Waratah Resources[10]
- Peter Morrissey - fashion designer
- Glenn Wheeler - TV/radio personality
- Tony Sheldon - trade union official
- Carmel Tebbutt - former Deputy Premier of NSW
- Mark Vincent - opera singer
See also
References
- 1 2 "Annual Report 2010" (PDF). De La Salle College Cronulla. 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ "Lasallian Schools in Australia". Lasallian Presence in Australia. International Lasallian Youth Gathering. 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ↑ "About Us". Catholic Secondary Schools Association NSW/ACT. Catholic Secondary Schools Association. 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ↑ "Captain bags hat trick as DLS Cronulla wins RL district final". Catholic Weekly. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- ↑ "2011 CMA Golden Guitar winners". ABC Country. 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- ↑ "Hands on the wheel". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2009-08-01.
- ↑ Robins, Brian (2010-09-15). "Premier's toppling of Rees cost taxpayers more than million". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ http://www.eventsnsw.com.au/About/Board-Members.aspx
- ↑ http://www.ttf.org.au/Content/ChiefExecutive.aspx
- ↑ "Altera buy Indonesian coal tenements". SMH. Retrieved 4 November 2012.