Champagnat Catholic College Pagewood

Champagnat Catholic College Pagewood is an independent Roman Catholic comprehensive single-sex secondary day school for boys, located in Maroubra, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The College was founded in 1961 by the Marist Brothers, a Catholic order of teaching brothers founded in France in the early nineteenth century by Saint Marcellin Champagnat.

Champagnat Catholic College Pagewood
Location
Maroubra, Sydney, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°56′48″S 151°13′49″E
Information
Former names
  • Marist Brothers Pagewood
  • Marist College Pagewood
TypeIndependent comprehensive single-sex secondary day school
MottoLatin: Christus Regnat
(Christ Reigns)
Religious affiliation(s)Congregation of Marist Brothers
DenominationRoman Catholic
Patron saint(s)Marcellin Champagnat
Established1961 (1961)
Sister schoolOur Lady of the Sacred Heart College
OversightCatholic Education Office of the Archdiocese of Sydney
PrincipalMichael Blake
Staff~64
Teaching staff~60
Grades7-12
GenderBoys
Enrolmentc. 700
Average class size~30
Hours in school day~7
Campus typeSuburban
Houses
  •   Houston
  •   Hayes
  •   Aitken
  •   Madigan
Colour(s)Black and gold   
SongSub Tuum
Athletics conferenceMetropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association
NicknameCCCP
RivalMarcellin College Randwick
AffiliationAssociation of Marist Schools of Australia
Websitewww.maristpagewood.catholic.edu.au

The College, after being known as Marist Brothers Pagewood and later Marist College Pagewood for over 50 years, changed to Champagnat Catholic College Pagewood in 2014 as part of a range of organisational and educational changes initiated by the College.[1]

History

The land on which the school is built was purchased during the time that Mgr. Denis Conaghan was parish priest of Maroubra, in the years 1939-1954. Father John Power was appointed parish priest of Pagewood and was instrumental in the development of the school over the next thirty years.

In 1960, building began on the John Power wing at the instigation of Mgr. Barney Hudson, the parish priest from 1954 to 1974. The architect for the project was Professor Neville Anderson of the University of New South Wales. The main two-storey block contained eight classrooms, library, manual arts room and four cloak rooms. A single-storeyed extension contained toilet facilities for the boys, accommodation for three brothers and the school canteen. This building was opened by Cardinal Norman Gilroy on 29 January 1961.

Three years later, construction of the Brother's Monastery began. The building was delayed due to a season of constant rain, but on the appointed day, 12 May, the building still in an uncompleted state was solemnly blessed and officially opened by Cardinal Gilroy. The monastery has accommodation for ten brothers and the building included a Study, Chapel and a small flat for the housekeeper.

The school was established in 1961. Originally it was formed as a primary school with 84 students and later became a high school in 1969.[2]

Curriculum

In Years 7 and 8 students follow a general course of study that comprises Religious Education, English, Mathematics, Science, Geography, History, Human Society and its Environment, Italian, Visual Arts, Music, Personal Development, Health and Physical Education, Pastoral Care, and Technology and Applied Studies.[3]

In Years 9 and 10, the curriculum broadens as the boys enter Stage 5. In this stage, students are required to study set courses in the Key Learning Areas of Religious Education, English, Mathematics, Science, Australian History and Geography as well as Personal Development, Health and Physical Education. Students have the opportunity to select two elective courses in Year 9 and can choose again in Year 10. Additional subject choices include: Commerce, Information Software Technology, Building, Graphics Technology, Industrial Tech (Timber), Language, Music and Physical Activity and Sports Studies. In the compulsory Mathematics course there are three levels, which are graded according to students’ abilities.[3]

For the senior years of Year 11 and 12 there is a wide choice of subjects offered, which includes Catholic Studies, Studies of Religion (1 or 2 unit), English (Standard, Advanced and Extension), Mathematics (all four levels are offered), Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Ancient History, Modern History, Geography, Economics, Engineering, Business Studies, Construction, Hospitality, Information Processes Technology, Information Technology VET, Industrial Tech (Timber), Computing Applications, PDHPE, Pastoral Care, Visual Arts, Visual Design and Digital Imaging, Visual Design and Work Studies.[3]

Sport

The college is a member of the Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association where high level competition games, are played against Catholic high schools, within the Sydney Metropolitan area.

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "The Pagewood Project". College website. Marist College Pagewood. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. "Marist Pagewood's Golden Jubilee". Sydney Catholic Education Office. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  3. "Marist Pagewood - School Choice". School Choice. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  4. "Matt Thistlethwaite address to parliament". Australian Labor Party. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
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