Christian Brothers College, Adelaide
Christian Brothers College (CBC) is a private Catholic school in Adelaide, South Australia. It was founded by a group of Irish Christian Brothers in 1878, and it is now one of three Christian Brothers schools in the state.[3]
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Primary campus: 324 Wakefield Street Adelaide, South Australia Australia Secondary campus: 214 Wakefield Street Adelaide, South Australia Australia | |
| Coordinates | 34.9278°S 138.6097°E |
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| Type | Catholic school |
| Motto | Ante faciem domini (Before the Face of the Lord) |
| Denomination | Catholic (Christian Brothers) |
| Established | 1878[1] |
| Principal | Dan Lynch |
| Enrolment | 1300 (2015)[2] |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Purple, white & shades of yellow |
| Website | www |
CBC is predominantly a secondary school, although it has a primary school campus, and now includes a community childcare centre, with a combined student population of approximately 1135 (as of 2013).[2]
Entrance to Secondary campus via Wakefield Street
Houses
Christian Brothers College has six houses with tutor groups consisting of either students from years 7-9 or 10-12.
Upon commencement at the college, each student is assigned to one of the six houses:[4]
| House name | Colour | Patron | Current house leader |
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| Bourke | Green | John Vianney Bourke | Krystle Helps |
| Hurley | Blue | Edmund Phillip Hurley | Chris Mellow |
| Marks | Purple | John Patrick Marks | George Bryant |
| O'Brien | White | Francis Thomas O'Brien | Debra Withers |
| Smith | Yellow | Ernest Gregory Smith | Richard McLoughlin |
| Walsh | Red | Francis Celsus Walsh | Scott McGregor |
Notable alumni
- Anthony Byrne, Member of Parliament
- John Cahill, Australian rules footballer, Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Kevin Crease, news anchor
- Louis D'Arrigo, Adelaide United soccer player
- C.J. Dennis, poet
- David Fitzsimons, Olympic runner
- Michael Frederick, Australian rules footballer
- Joseph Peter Gardiner, Member of Parliament
- George Joseph, 69th Lord Mayor of Adelaide[5][6]
- Chris Kenny, Journalist, author and television host
- Stephan Knoll, South Australia Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government
- Aubrey Lewis, professor
- Richard Marsland, radio/television host
- Paul McGuire, diplomat[7]
- Tony Monopoly, singer
- John Perin, soccer player
- Benedict Samuel, actor
- Xavier Samuel, actor
- Paul Vasileff, founder of Paolo Sebastian
- Frank Walsh, 34th Premier of South Australia
References
- Christian Brothers College - College History Archived 12 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine, College History: A Proud History. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- My School, Christian Brothers College, Adelaide | School Profile 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- Christian Brothers' College (Adelaide, S. Aust.) (1915). Seasons Greetings from the Christian Brothers' College, Adelaide, 1915. The College. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- "Christian Brothers College - The Houses". www.cbc.sa.edu.au. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- Christian Brothers College Prospectus (PDF). Adelaide, S.A.: Christian Brothers College Adelaide. 2013. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- The city of Adelaide : a thematic history (PDF). Norwood, S.A.: McDougall & Vines, Conservation and Heritage Consultants. 2006. p. 17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- "The Friends Of The Paul McGuire Maritime Library Inc". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
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