Associated Catholic Colleges

Associated Catholic Colleges
Abbreviation	ACC
Motto	Excellence Honour and Fairness in Student Sport
Formation	1911
Headquarters	Victoria, Australia
Membership	12 member schools
Official language	English
Website	www.accmelb.com.au

The Associated Catholic Colleges (ACC) is a group of twelve independent Catholic boys schools in Victoria, Australia. The Association, formed in 1911, and renamed in 1948, provides the basis for interschool sporting and other competitions between member schools.

History

The history of sporting competition between Catholic Secondary Schools in Melbourne and Victoria, goes back to 1911, when the Secondary Schools' Championship Meeting was first conducted by the School Amateur Athletic Association of Victoria at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[1] The colleges that competed in this first competition were the Christian Brothers Colleges of East Melbourne (now known as Parade College), St Kilda (now known as St Mary's College), North Melbourne, South Melbourne, St Patrick's College, Ballarat and Assumption College, Kilmore. This group later became the 'The Combined Catholic Schools Association'.[2] The Association was also known as the Associated Catholic Secondary Schools[3] prior to it becoming the Associated Catholic Colleges in 1948. Member colleges took part in an annual athletics meeting, football, handball and tennis competitions. As the competition expanded additional Catholic secondary colleges conducted by other male religious orders such as the De La Salle Brothers, Marist Brothers and others also participated in the competition which included cricket by 1928.

Aims

1. The Association endeavours to promote the essential character of its member colleges by mutual :solidarity and support.

2. The Association aims to provide the opportunity for discussion by Principals of matters affecting :the affiliated Colleges and to suggest, wherever desirable, a policy on such matters.

3. The Association exists to facilitate the organisation of inter-College activities and competitions :which accord with the principles and ideals of the member Colleges.[4]

Schools

Current member schools

School	Location	Enrolment	Founded	Year Entered Competition
De La Salle College	Malvern	1,085	1912	1928
Emmanuel College	Altona North, Point Cook	1,755 (1,340 Boys)	1965	1978
Mazenod College	Mulgrave	1,425	1967	1999
Parade College	Bundoora, Preston	1,908	1871	1911
Salesian College	Chadstone	1060	1957	1966–1983 re-entered 1999
Simonds Catholic College	West Melbourne, Fitzroy North	426	1996	2000
St. Bede's College	Mentone	1,521	1938	1948
St. Bernard's College	Essendon	1,514	1940	1948
St. Joseph's College	Ferntree Gully	985	1965	2017
St. Joseph's College	Geelong	1,837	1935	1997
St. Mary's College	St Kilda East, Windsor	540 (boys)	1878	1911
Whitefriars College	Donvale	1,174	1961	1999

Former member schools

School	Location	Founded	Years Competed
Assumption College	Kilmore	1893	1911
Cathedral College	East Melbourne	1968–1994	1988–1994
Chisholm College Now part of Caroline Chisholm Catholic College	Braybrook	1979–1997	1979–1987
Christian Brothers' College later St Joseph's Christian Brothers' Technical College	South Melbourne	1905–1988	1915–
Marcellin College	Bulleen	1950
Mentone College on the site of St Bede's College	Mentone	1896–1920	1912–
Mount Carmel College	Middle Park	1918
Samaritan College Now part of Parade College	Preston	2000–2008	2000–2008
St John's College Now part of Caroline Chisholm Catholic College	Braybrook	1965–1997	1970–1996
St Joseph's College Formerly known as Marist Brothers College, Brunswick East Became part of Samaritan College	Fitzroy North	1930–1999	1958–1978
St Joseph's College Formerly known as Christian Brothers and later St Joseph's College, North Melbourne (1903-2010) and St Joseph's College, Pascoe Vale (1956-2009)	Melbourne	1903-2010	1948-2010
St Kevin's College	Toorak	1918	1948–1957
St Patrick’s College	Ballarat	1893	1911
St Patrick’s College	Sale	1922–1977
St Patrick’s College	East Melbourne	1854–1968
Trinity College Now part of Antonine College	Brunswick	1967–2001	2000–2001
University College	Armadale		1913–

Sports

Current

Athletics
Swimming
Cross Country
Basketball
Cricket
Football
Golf
Hockey
Soccer
Table Tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
Debating
Chess
Badminton
Bowls (Lawn)

Former

Handball

Trophies awarded

Athletics

The aggregate division 1 winners are presented the Old Collegians Shield.

Swimming

The aggregate division 1 winners are presented with the Walsh Shield (donated by P S Walsh).

Cross Country

The aggregate division 1 senior winners are presented with the Brother Bouchard Cup. Joe Bouchard was the founding Principal of Chisholm College, and member of the ACC from 1970-1987.

The aggregate division 1 intermediate winners are presented with the Martin Hickey Cup. Martin Hickey was a member of the Parade College staff for over 25 years and Hon. Secretary of the ACC for 10 years.

The aggregate division 1 junior winners are presented with the James Delahunt Cup. The cup was donated by the Ryan Family in memory of James Delahunt, a Year 7 student at De La Salle College who was killed in an accident in 1981. James was an outstanding athlete who won the U/13 ACC Cross-Country.

Carnivals

Students are given the opportunity to participate in a number of carnivals thought the year including Athletics at Lakeside Stadium, Cross Country, and Swimming at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.

Academic events

Students can also become involved in events conducted off the field such as Chess, Debating and the Performing Arts.

References

Secondary Schools' Championship Meeting (11 November 1911). "The Australasian", p.29. Retrieved 7 February 2021 from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/142953969?searchTerm=secondary%20school%20east%20melbourne}}
SCHOOL SPORTS. (1929, October 31). The Argus (Melbourne), p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4046906
Newspaper report on the 1946 Annual Sports Carnival. (1946, November 6). 'The Advocate" (Melbourne), p. 21. Retrieved January 13, 2020, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/172231801?searchTerm=associated%20catholic%20secondary%20schools
The Associated Catholic Colleges Incorporated: Handbook 2014. Retrieved on 22 February 2014 from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-02-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

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[1] Secondary Schools' Championship Meeting (11 November 1911). "The Australasian", p.29. Retrieved 7 February 2021 from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/142953969?searchTerm=secondary%20school%20east%20melbourne}}

[2] SCHOOL SPORTS. (1929, October 31). The Argus (Melbourne), p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4046906

[3] Newspaper report on the 1946 Annual Sports Carnival. (1946, November 6). 'The Advocate" (Melbourne), p. 21. Retrieved January 13, 2020, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/172231801?searchTerm=associated%20catholic%20secondary%20schools

[4] The Associated Catholic Colleges Incorporated: Handbook 2014. Retrieved on 22 February 2014 from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-02-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)