Marist College Ashgrove
Marist College Ashgrove (abbreviated as MCA) is an independent Roman Catholic day and boarding primary and secondary school for boys, located in the northern Brisbane suburb of Ashgrove, in Queensland, Australia. The college caters for students from Year 5 to Year 12.[1]
Marist College Ashgrove | |
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Location | |
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Coordinates | 27°26′25″S 152°58′41″E |
Information | |
Type | Independent day and boarding primary and secondary school |
Motto | Latin: Viriliter Age (Act Courageously[1]) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Marist Brothers |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1940[1] |
Headmaster | Peter McLoughlin |
Chaplain | Chris Ketsore |
Staff | ~137[1] |
Years | 5–12[1] |
Gender | Boys |
Enrolment | c. 1,600 |
Area | 26 hectares (64 acres) |
Campus type | Suburban |
Colour(s) | Royal blue and gold |
Website | www |
History
The "Tower Block" was the first and still remains the prominent building on the College campus:
Campus
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The college is situated on a 26-hectare (64-acre) campus and includes such facilities as:
- McMahon Oval – used for both Rugby Union and cricket – featuring the John Eales Grandstand and Matthew Hayden scoreboard
- State of the art Science Block
- 8 cricket / rugby union / soccer ovals containing:
- 2 multi-purpose courts basketball/tennis
- Long jump/triple jump training track
- Shot put/discus/javelin stations
- Gymnasium – capacity for 2 indoor basketball courts/8 badminton courts
- 2 outdoor basketball courts
- Weight room
- Matthew Hayden cricket training complex
- Olympic sized heated swimming pool with grandstand
- A performing and visual arts center which houses a 340-seat theatre
- Three distinct houses that contain the five boarding residences
- Hall of Fame
Houses
In 1993, the House system was established. There are eight houses at Marist College Ashgrove:
- Foley
- Ephrem
- Gilroy
- Harold
- Ignatius
- Slattery
- Ridley
- Rush
Boarding school
Marist College Ashgrove also offers a boarding school catering for students from grades 6 to 12. The college currently caters for nearly 200 boarders. The boarding community includes many students from the Greater Brisbane Region and South-East Queensland, along with many country students from Outback Queensland and regional Australia. International students also board from all over the Asia-Pacific region from countries and territories such as Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Hong Kong
Crest and motto
The crest of the College was based on the design of the crest of St Joseph's College at Hunters Hill, Sydney. The four quadrants of the shield are filled with: the Marist Monogram, with its twelve stars, in the top left, the Southern Cross in the top right, the MCA logo in the bottom left and the lamp and book representing learning, in the bottom left.
The motto traditionally displayed above the crest, Latin: Viriliter Age (Act courageously), was adopted in 1957 and is translated from Latin.[1]
Notable alumni
- Joel Adams, pop singer-songwriter
- Michael Bauer, novelist
- Corey Brown, a football player
- Charlie Cameron, AFL player with the Brisbane Lions
- Sir Julius Chan, former and current Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
- John Connolly, former Wallabies coach
- Des Connor, former rugby union player
- Robert Luke Deakin, Australian social entrepreneur and cyber security expert
- John Eales, rugby union player and former captain of the Australian Wallabies
- Pietro Figlioli, Olympian – Water Polo
- Nick Frisby, rugby union player - scrumhalf - Queensland Reds
- Richard Graham, Queensland Reds coach and Western Force coach
- Ben Griffin, football player
- Matthew Hayden, Australian and Queensland cricketer
- Bryce Hegarty, rugby union player - flyhalf - NSW Waratahs
- Anthony Herbert, former rugby union player
- Daniel Herbert, former rugby union player
- Pat Howard, Australian rugby union coach
- Lachlan Keeffe, AFL player with Collingwood
- Bill Ludwig, trade union leader
- Andrew McGahan, novelist
- Humphrey McQueen, author and historian
- Brendan McKibbin, rugby union player – scrum half – NSW Waratahs
- Ray Meagher, actor
- Sean O'Brien, Australian professional windsurfer and Olympic Sailing team coach
- Kevin Rudd, former Prime Minister of Australia[2]
- Lev Susany, Australian powerlifter and Commonwealth record holder
- Ben Toolis, rugby union player - lock - Edinburgh Rugby
- Alex Rokobaro, rugby union player - Stade Francais, Melbourne Rebels
- Billy Walters, rugby league player Wests Tigers, Melbourne Storm
See also
- List of schools in Queensland
- List of boarding schools in Australia
- List of Marist Brothers schools
References
- "Annual Report 2011" (PDF). Marist College Ashgrove. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- Marriner, Cosima (27 April 2007). "It's private - the school he wants to forget". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 1.