St Edmund's College, Canberra

St. Edmund's College, Canberra

"Christus Lux Mea"
"Christ is My Light"
Location
Canberra, ACT
Australia
Coordinates 35°19′22″S 149°08′43″E / 35.3228°S 149.1454°E / -35.3228; 149.1454Coordinates: 35°19′22″S 149°08′43″E / 35.3228°S 149.1454°E / -35.3228; 149.1454
Information
Type Independent - Christian Brothers - All-Male College/Secondary/Primary
Established 1954
Chairman Mr Michael Cooney
Headmaster Mr Daniel Lawler
Chaplain Fr Bony Abraham
Grades 4–12
Campus Griffith
Colour(s)      Blue      White      Gold
Affiliations Roman Catholic, Christian Brothers, Edmund Rice Education Australia
Website www.stedmunds.act.edu.au

St. Edmund's College, Canberra is a private, Catholic, day school for boys, located in Griffith, a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

The college was established in 1954 by the Christian Brothers as St Edmund's War Memorial College. It was opened to meet the demand for a Catholic Education school in the region and was the first Catholic Secondary Boys' College established in the ACT. St. Edmund's College practises in the tradition of Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice. The current Headmaster of the College is Mr. Daniel Lawler, the Deputy is Mr. Darren Leech, and Board Chair is Mr. Michael Cooney. The current director of Middle School is Ms. Patricia Doyle.

Students are placed into 'houses' for sporting and other events. The current houses and colours are: Clancy (Yellow), Treacy (Dark Blue), O'Brien (White), Haydon (Red), Mulrooney (Sky Blue), Rice (Green).

History

St Edmund's War Memorial College opened in 1954 as a Christian Brothers school in response to the needs of Catholic parents of the region. St. Edmund's was the first Catholic secondary boys college established in Canberra. The College has over 1,200 students currently enrolled, having started in 1954 with 330.

Headmasters

The St Edmund's College website lists the following people as headmasters of the school:

Edmund Rice Foundation

In reflecting the spirit of charity of Edmund Rice, St Edmund's College established The Edmund Rice Foundation with the aim of giving financial assistance to disadvantaged families to diminish the burden of educating their children.

Rugby Union

The College won the Waratah Shield more than any other school (14 times) and were the defending champions in 2005 when schools from the ACT (Canberra) were no longer invited/permitted to participate by the organisers, the New South Wales Rugby Union.[1] The College has over 480 registered boys playing rugby union. St. Edmunds has a reputation for being one of the premier rugby schools in Australia, with Saia Faingaa being the latest alumnus to represent Australia. St Edmunds also have always had a brilliant record in the local competition (ACTJRU) with many Grand finals to their name across the different age groups.

Notable Alumni

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Sheehan, Paul (23 May 2005). "Boys' lesson in defeat, if not class". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "NSW Rhodes Scholars" — University of Sydney list, (retrieved 26 April 2007)
  3. ↑ "Retrieved: June 2009"
  4. ↑ Cycling Australia: Junior World Championships(retrieved 7 August 2008)
  5. ↑ Vortex Newsletter 14 May 2008 (retrieved 7 August 2008)

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