St Bede's College (Mentone)
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St Bede's College is a Catholic secondary school for boys in the Melbourne suburb of Mentone. The College was founded in 1938 by the De La Salle Brothers, a religious order based on the teachings of Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, and is a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges, the Council of International Schools and the International Boys' School Coalition.
The College has two campuses: one in Mentone that accommodates students from Years 7 to 12, and a middle years campus in Bentleigh East, tailored to students in Years 7 to 9.
St Bede's College attracts students from Mentone and surrounding suburbs, and Bentleigh East and surrounds.
History
The College was founded in 1938 at Mentone Beach, by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, or De La Salle Order of Brothers, also known as The French Christian Brothers. The Brothers built the college overlooking Mentone Beach which opened in February, 1938. The Order had purchased a property which included a Victorian homestead, "the McCristal Estate", that had been used by Mentone Girls Grammar School since the early 1920s. From its inception, St Bede's was a day and boarding school until 1998.[1][2] It remains an independent school in the Lasallian and Catholic tradition.
The school was named after St. Bede the Venerable, a 7th-century Benedictine monk and priest, who spent his life teaching and writing at Jarrow Abbey, and who was the first English historian, famous for his publication of Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
As a boarding school its bailiwick was statewide and encompassed southern New South Wales, and internationally from South East Asia, the South Pacific and the expat community. Its ethos is that of an essentially middle class institution, with an emphasis on athleticism, religion, and discipline. It now comprises approximately 1950 day students.[2][3]
In 2021, the former St James Catholic Regional College in Bentleigh East amalgamated with St Bede's, under the overall operation of St Bede's College.[4]
Curriculum
Years 7 and 8 students of the College study a variety of core subjects:[5]
- Arts (Art, Drama and Music)
- English
- Digital Technology (STEM)
- Health and Physical Education
- Humanities (Geography and History)
- Languages (Indonesian and Italian)
- Materials Technology
- Mathematics
- Science
- Religious Education
Years 9 and 10 students complete the subjects listed above also, yet some are elective subjects. This framework is designed to comply with the Australian Curriculum.[6]
St Bede's College offers its senior students the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and VCE Vocational Major.
| Year | Rank | Median study score | Scores of 40+ (%) | Cohort size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 143 | 31 | 6.9 | 352 |
| 2013 | 105 | 32 | 9.5 | 345 |
| 2014 | 138 | 31 | 7.9 | 329 |
| 2015 | 143 | 31 | 7.6 | 372 |
| 2016 | 118 | 31 | 9.9 | 347 |
| 2017 | 141 | 31 | 7.9 | 349 |
| 2018 | 170 | 30 | 7.8 | 333 |
| 2019 | 178 | 30 | 6.3 | 326 |
| 2020 | 183 | 30 | 5.9 | 358 |
| 2021 | 190 | 30 | 6.4 | 347 |
| 2022 | 261 | 29 | 4.2 | 338 |
| 2023 | 125 | 31 | 8.3 | 343 |
Technology
In 2016, the College's F1 in Schools team, Infinitude, set the World Record at the World Finals in Austin, Texas, in collaboration with Brighton Secondary School, Adelaide.[8]
In this same year, a team of students successfully won the Australian STEM Video Game Challenge in the Year 9–12 Gamemaker/Gamestar Mechanic category with their game Spectrum.[9]
Principals
- Br Simon Staunton: 1937–1938
- Br Julian Lennon: 1939–1947
- Br Colman Molloy: 1948–1952 and 1959–1965[10]
- Br Finian Allman: 1953–1957[10]
- Br Stanislaus Carmody: 1966–1967
- Br Peter McIntosh: 1968–1973[10][11]
- Br William Firman: 1974–1987[10][11]
- Br Kevin Moloney: 1988
- Br Quentin O'Halloran: 1989–1998[10][11]
- Br Kenneth Ormerod: 1999–2006[10][12][13]
- Br Garry Coyte: 2007–2017[14][15]
- John Finn: 2018–2021[16]
- Deborah Frizza: 2022–current[17]
Sport
St Bede's is a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges (ACC).
ACC premierships & championships
St Bede's has won the following ACC first division senior premierships and first division aggregate championships:[18]
- Aggregate (3) – 2003, 2022, 2023
- Athletics (8) – 1958, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1987
- Basketball (10) – 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2015
- Cricket (32) – 1958, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2023
- Cross Country (24) – 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
- Football (16) – 1953, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2011, 2019
- Handball (4) – 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947
- Hockey (16) – 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2016, 2022
- Soccer (6) – 1987, 1993, 1996, 2011, 2012, 2023
- Swimming (15) – 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Table Tennis (1) – 2023
- Tennis (13) – 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2023
- Triathlon (4) – 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023
- Golf (23) – 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012
Alumni
Business
- Michael HirstTemplate:Spaced endashformer CEO Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, and current member of the board of directors AMP Limited[19]
- Jeremiah SiemianowTemplate:Spaced endashfounder of Muso/Surreal, live music management platform[19]
Law, academia, politics and advocacy
- Hon. Justice Kevin Bell (1972)Template:Spaced endashjudge of Supreme Court of Victoria and President of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal[19]
- Cr Ralph BernardiTemplate:Spaced endashLord Mayor of Melbourne 1979–1980[19]
- Hon. Justice Anthony Cavanough (1972)Template:Spaced endashjudge of Supreme Court of Victoria[19]
- Graham "Smacka" FitzgibbonTemplate:Spaced endash Australian jazz legend[19]
- Professor Tim FlanneryTemplate:Spaced endash(1973) celebrated environmentalist, scientist and 2007 Australian of the Year (1973)[19]
- Professor Ron McCallumTemplate:Spaced endashDean of Law at Sydney University, a specialist in industrial law
- Peter McTigue Template:Post-nominals (Dux 1951) DPhil (Oxon)Template:Spaced endashDean, School of Chemistry, Melbourne University 1986-1990[20]
- Hon. Justice Shane MarshallTemplate:Spaced endash (Dux of Humanities 1973) judge of the Federal Court of Australia[19] and the Supreme Courts of the ACT and Tasmania.
- Brad RowswellTemplate:Spaced endashMLA for Sandringham
- Nick StaikosTemplate:Spaced endashpolitician and State Member for Bentleigh[21]
- Hon. Marcus StephenTemplate:Spaced endashweightlifter and President of Nauru[19]
- Dave SweeneyTemplate:Spaced endashNuclear free campaigner, Australian Conservation Foundation and co-founder of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, which was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize.[22]
- Senator David Van – elected in 2019.[23]
- Hon. Justice Neil Young QCTemplate:Spaced endashjudge of the Federal Court of Australia[19]
Creative arts and entertainment
- British India – rock band members Declan Melia, Will Drummond, Matt O'Gorman and Nick Wilson.[24]
- Chris CesterTemplate:Spaced endashmember of the band Jet[19]
- Nic CesterTemplate:Spaced endashmember of the band Jet[19]
- Liam DavisonTemplate:Spaced endashnovelist[25]
- Greg EvansTemplate:Spaced endashradio & television presenter
- Carl and Mark Fennessy (1979 and 1985)Template:Spaced endashfounders of Crackerjack Productions, joint CEOs of Endemol Shine Australia[19]
- Smacka Fitzgibbon – trad jazz vocalist and banjoist
- Patrick HarveyTemplate:Spaced endashactor
- Jimi HockingTemplate:Spaced endashsongwriter, singer and guitarist
- Simon HusseyTemplate:Spaced endashMulti ARIA awarded composer, producer and engineer for Daryl Braithwaite and James Reyne. Member of Australian Crawl.
- Jonathan MesserTemplate:Spaced endashstage/film director
- Cameron MunceyTemplate:Spaced endashmember of the band Jet[19]
- Patrick O’Neill – member of Melbourne janky pop band Twerps.
- Eddie PerfectTemplate:Spaced endashactor/comedian[26][19]
- John TorodeTemplate:Spaced endashcelebrity chef
Sport
- Kieran Ault-ConnellTemplate:Spaced endashParalympic Games gold medalist[19]
- Miles BergmanTemplate:Spaced endashAustralian rules footballer
- Luke BeveridgeTemplate:Spaced endashAustralian rules footballer and coach of the Western Bulldogs[27]
- Scott BolandTemplate:Spaced endashcricket player[19]
- Ryan ByrnesTemplate:Spaced endashAustralian rules footballer
- Paul CalleryTemplate:Spaced endashAustralian rules footballer[19]
- Myke CookTemplate:Spaced endashAustralian rules footballer
- Finn CallaghanTemplate:Spaced endashAustralian rules footballer
- Calsher DearTemplate:Spaced endashAustralian rules footballer
- Steve ElleryTemplate:Spaced endashAustralian motorsports racing driver
- Peter FitzgeraldTemplate:Spaced endashathlete; a semi-finalist in the 200 metres at the 1976 Montreal Games[19]
- Eugene GalekovicTemplate:Spaced endashAssociation football player
- Shaun GrafTemplate:Spaced endashcricket player[19]
- Vince GrellaTemplate:Spaced endashAssociation football player[19]
- Toby HaenenTemplate:Spaced endashswimmer and Olympic bronze medallist[19]
- Gerard HealyTemplate:Spaced endashAustralian rules footballer; winner of the 1988 Brownlow Medal[19]
- Greg HealyTemplate:Spaced endashAustralian rules footballer and president of Quiksilver Inc[19]
- Brad HodgeTemplate:Spaced endashcricket player[19]
- Jon HollandTemplate:Spaced endashcricket player[19]
- Nathan HolmanTemplate:Spaced endashgolfer; 2015 Australian PGA champion[19]
- Blake Howes – Australian rules footballer
- Bob HoystedTemplate:Spaced endashracehorse trainer[19]
- Bradley HughesTemplate:Spaced endashgolfer; 1993, 1998 Australian Masters Champion[19]
- Tom LambTemplate:Spaced endashAustralian rules footballer
- Stephen McBurneyTemplate:Spaced endashAustralian rules football umpire[19]
- Michael McCarthy[19]
- Hayden McLean – Australian rules footballer
- Tony MarchantTemplate:Spaced endashcyclist and Olympic Gold Medallist[19]
- Ljubo MilicevicTemplate:Spaced endashAssociation football player
- Tom NichollsTemplate:Spaced endashAustralian rules footballer
- Brett O'HanlonTemplate:Spaced endashAustralian rules footballer
- Dylan O'KeeffeTemplate:Spaced endash Australian motorsports racing driver
- Clive RoseTemplate:Spaced endashcricket player[19]
- Peter RussoTemplate:Spaced endashAustralian rules footballer[19]
- Dylan ShielTemplate:Spaced endashAustralian rules footballer
- Jack StevenTemplate:Spaced endashAustralian rules footballer
- Liam SumnerTemplate:Spaced endashAustralian rules footballer
- Grant ThomasTemplate:Spaced endashAustralian rules footballer and former coach of St Kilda Football Club
- Marcus WindhagerTemplate:Spaced endashAustralian rules footballer
Priests and religious
- Brother Raphael Bassett F.S.C. – Provincial of De La Salle Brothers in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea
- Most Rev. Christopher Saunders, DD, DCLTemplate:Spaced endashBishop of Broome
- Fr Michael Buck, Assistant Priest & Master of CeremoniesTemplate:Spaced endashSt Patrick's Cathedral Melbourne
- Fr Tom Sheeran – Parish priest at St Mary's Warwick
See also
References
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