Christian Brothers College, Adelaide

Catholic school

Christian Brothers College

Address

Primary campus:
324 Wakefield Street
Adelaide, South Australia
Australia

Secondary campus:
214 Wakefield Street
Adelaide, South Australia
Australia

Coordinates| 34°55′40″S 138°36′35″E﻿ / ﻿34.9278°S 138.6097°E﻿ / -34.9278; 138.6097
Information
Type| Catholic school
Motto| Ante faciem domini
(Before the face of the Lord)
Denomination| Catholic (Christian Brothers)
Established| 15 August 1878[1]
Principal| David Johnston
Enrolment| 974 (2024)[citation needed]
Campus| Urban
Colour(s)| Purple, white and gold
Affiliation| Sports Association for Adelaide Schools
Website| www.cbc.sa.edu.au
Christian Brothers schools in South Australia
CBC • Rostrevor • St. Paul's

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. It is now one of three Christian Brothers schools in the state, along with St Paul's College, Adelaide and Rostrevor College.[2] Like the other colleges, the influence of the original Christian Brothers has waned, and it is now administered by EREA. The last brother left the school in 2007.

CBC is predominantly a secondary school, although it has a primary school campus, with a combined student population of approximately 970 (as of 2024).[3]

## Houses

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Christian Brothers College has six houses. Each house is named after significant people and places that are connected with the story of Edmund Ignatius Rice.

Upon commencement at the college, each student is assigned to one of the six houses:[4]

House name  | Colour  | Name inspiration  | Current head of house

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Sion  | Emerald green  | Mount Sion | Jonty Rutai
Waterford  | Cyan blue  | Waterford | Jaycob Navarro
Treacy  | Ochre orange  | Br Patrick Ambrose Treacy | George Bryant
Callan  | Pure white  | Callan | Nicolette Roberts
Nagle  | Golden yellow  | Nano Nagle | Daniel Schoenmakers
Avila  | Bright red  | Saint Teresa of Ávila | Riley Atkinson

In the senior campus for Christian Brothers College, students can nominate to be a leader of their house.

## Notable alumni

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* C.J. Dennis, poet
* Frank Walsh, 34th Premier of South Australia
* Sir Aubrey Lewis, prominent Psychiatrist, first Professor of Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, London (now part of King's College London)[5]
* Sir Edmund Britten Jones, cricketer and Australian rules footballer. Rhodes scholar[6]
* Dick Head (footballer), Australian rules footballer
* Sir Robert Nicholls, state politician, speaker 1933–1956.[6]
* Sir Baden Pattinson. MP for Glenelg, 1947–1965. Minister of Education, 1953–1965[6]
* Anthony Byrne, Member of Parliament
* John Cahill, Australian rules footballer, Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee
* Bill Denny, state MP 1900–1933[6]
* Kevin Crease, news anchor
* Louis D'Arrigo, Adelaide United soccer player
* Roy Rene, alias of Henry van der Sluys, pioneering comedian, "Australia's Charlie Chaplin"[6]
* David Fitzsimons, Olympic runner
* Michael Frederick, Australian rules footballer
* Joseph Peter Gardiner, Member of Parliament
* George Joseph, 69th Lord Mayor of Adelaide
* Chris Kenny, Journalist, author and television host
* Tom Leahy, Australian rules footballer[6]
* Jack Londrigan, Australian rules footballer[6]
* Dan Moriarty, Australian rules footballer[6]
* Stephan Knoll, South Australia Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government
* Richard Marsland, radio/television host
* Paul McGuire, diplomat
* Tony Monopoly, singer
* John Perin, soccer player
* Laurence Power, cricketer and operatic tenor
* Benedict Samuel, actor
* Xavier Samuel, actor
* Samuel Albert White, racehorse owner, soldier, explorer, conservationist and amateur ornithologist[6]
* Paul Vasileff, founder of Paolo Sebastian
* Leonard Chamberlain, first-class cricketer and Australian rules footballer[6]
* Frank Barry, Australian rules footballer[6]
* Tom MacKenzie, Australian rules footballer[6]
* Alby Bahr, Australian rules footballer[6]
* John Madden, Tasmanian politician[6]
* John Cahill, Australian rules footballer[6]
* Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, senior public servant[7]
* John Gazzola, former President of the South Australian Legislative Council[7]
* Ben Baker, renowned portrait photographer[7]
* Paul Vasileff, fashion designer[7]
* Captain Samuel Albert White, ornithologist and conservationist[7]
* Colin Egar, test cricket umpire[7]
* Jaime Fernandez, three-time Olympic rower[7]
* Jack Nash, cricketer and Australian rules footballer[7]
* Mick Clingly, Australian rules footballer[7]
* Neville Roberts, Australian rules footballer[7]

Entrance to secondary campus via Wakefield Street

## Controversy

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In May 2014, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse heard that a long line of Christian Brothers accused of child sex abuse were transferred to Christian Brothers College in Adelaide from 1919 to 1969.[8]

On 12 December 2018, a former teacher at Christian Brothers College was sentenced to at least two years in prison for having a sexual relationship with one of her students over a two-month period in 2016.[9]

## References

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1. ^ Christian Brothers College - College History Archived 12 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine, College History: A Proud History. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
2. ^ Christian Brothers' College (Adelaide, S. Aust.) (1915). Seasons Greetings from the Christian Brothers' College, Adelaide, 1915. The College. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
3. ^ My School[permanent dead link], Christian Brothers College, Adelaide | School Profile 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
4. ^ "Christian Brothers College - House System". www.cbc.sa.edu.au. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
5. ^ The Christian Brothers of Wakefield Street 1878-1978. Br Richard B. Healy, Adelaide, 1978.
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o The Christian Brothers of Wakefield Street 1878-1978. Br Richard B. Healy, Adelaide, 1978.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j A School on a Mission: 140 Years of CBC on Wakefield Street. Lingard Goulding, Adelaide, 2018, p313.
8. ^ "Accused abusers shifted to Adelaide college". InDaily. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
9. ^ "Adelaide teacher jailed for two years for having sex with student". 9 News. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

## External links

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* Official website
* Old Boys

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Members of the Sports Association for Adelaide Schools, South Australia

* Adelaide High School
* Blackfriars Priory School
* Cabra Dominican College
* Cardijn College
* Christian Brothers College
* Concordia College
* Gleeson College
* Glenunga International High School
* Immanuel College
* Marryatville High School
* Mercedes College
* Nazareth Catholic College
* Norwood International High School
* Pedare Christian College
* Pembroke School
* Prince Alfred College
* Pulteney Grammar School
* Rostrevor College
* Sacred Heart College Middle School
* Sacred Heart College
* St Andrew's School
* St Ignatius' College
* St John's Grammar School
* St John's Lutheran
* St Michael's College
* St Paul's College
* St Peter's College
* Scotch College
* Trinity College
* Unley High School
* Westminster School
* Woodcroft College

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Christian Brothers schools in Australia

Christian Brothers' schools administered by
Edmund Rice Education Australia|

* Aquinas College, Perth
* Ambrose Treacy College
* Christian Brothers College, Adelaide
* Christian Brothers College, Fremantle
* Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham
* Ignatius Park College
* Parade College
* Rostrevor College
* St Bernard's College, Melbourne
* St Brendan's College, Yeppoon
* St Dominic's College, Penrith
* St Edmund's College, Ipswich
* St Edmund's College, Canberra
* St Edward's College, East Gosford
* St James College, Brisbane
* St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
* St Joseph's College, Geelong
* St Joseph's College, Nudgee
* St Kevin's College, Melbourne
* St Laurence's College
* St Mary's College, Melbourne
* St Mary's College, Toowoomba
* St Patrick's College, Ballarat
* St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe
* St Patrick's College, Strathfield
* St Paul's College, Adelaide
* St Pius X College, Sydney
* St Virgil's College
* Trinity College, Perth
* Waverley College

Former Christian Brothers' schools
operating under a different entity|

* Aquinas College, Southport
* Cathedral College, East Melbourne now Catholic Theological College, Melbourne
* Gilroy Santa Maria College, Ingham
* Good Shepherd Catholic College, Mount Isa
* McAuley Catholic Primary School
* Nagle Catholic College
* Our Lady of the Southern Cross College, Dalby
* Shalom Catholic College, Bundaberg
* St Augustines Primary School, Yarraville
* St Columban's College, Caboolture
* St George's School, Carlton now Corpus Christi Seminary, Melbourne
* St. Joseph's Flexible Learning Centre, Melbourne
* St Joseph's Technical College, South Melbourne now Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School
* St Leo's Catholic College
* St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney
* St Mary's Regional College, West Melbourne now Simonds College, West Melbourne
* St Patrick's College, Gympie
* St Patrick's College, Mackay
* St Paul's Catholic College, Manly
* St Teresa's College, Abergowrie
* The Cathedral College, Rockhampton
* Xavier High School, Albury

Former Christian Brothers' schools
closed and defunct|

* Castledare Boys' Home
* Chanel College
* Christian Brothers School, Balmain
* Christian Brothers College, Bondi Beach
* Christian Brothers College, Burwood
* Christian Brothers College, Manly
* Christian Brothers' College, Perth
* Christian Brothers College, Rose Bay
* St Augustine's College, Yarraville
* CBC St Joseph's College, North Melbourne
* St Joseph's Technical College, Abbotsford
* St Leo's College, Box Hill
* St Patrick's College, Geraldton
* St Patrick's College, Goulburn
* St Patrick's Boys' School, Perth
* St Paul's College, Ballarat

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