Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown
Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown is a Roman Catholic single-sex secondary day school for boys, located in Blacktown, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Coordinates | 33°46′28″S 150°54′33″E |
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Type | single-sex secondary day school |
Motto | Christus Regnat (Christ Reigns) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Patrician Brothers |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1952 |
Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
Oversight | Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Parramatta |
Principal | Frank Chiment |
Gender | Boys |
Enrolment | 1,100 |
Colour(s) | Royal blue and yellow |
Website | www |
History
The College was founded in 1952 by the Patrician Brothers to serve mainly rural families of Blacktown and its surrounding districts. The school is set on several hectares in the heart of the rapidly expanding Blacktown. Under a restructure the College saw its last Year 6 class graduate in 1997 and the first Year 11 cohort commence in 1998. This led to an extensive building program with the addition of 11 classrooms, a technology block, library, school office and the Golden Jubilee Hall, as well as an amphitheatre finished in 2013.[1]
House names
Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown have a proud and prestigious history. They have captured some of this history in the names of the college houses:
- The Delany Devils (Red) - Daniel Delany (1747–1814) founded the Patrician Brothers order at Tullow, Ireland in 1808 to educate the poor young people.
- The MacKillop Magpies (Green) - Blessed Mary MacKillop (1842–1909) was beatified in 1996 by Pope John Paul II. Canonised in 2010
- The Massey Marlins (Gold) - Bernard Massey as the Parish Priest of Blacktown, was responsible for the establishment of the college in 1952.
- The Histon Hounds (Blue) - Br. Gerard Histon was the founding Principal of the College in 1952. Died in 2010
College crest
The college crest consists of a Shield surmounted by a Crown and the motto Christus Regnat, Latin for "Christ Reigns". The Shield represents the Catholic Faith, while the White Star encircled by the Wreath of Laurel represents The Blessed Lady. The Cross and the Crown represent 'The Crowning Gift of Faith'. Patrician Brothers' Blacktown is also known for its "brotherhood" attitude. The school is a largely multicultural group with many different cultures represented. A quote that has passed on for 59 years (since the school's inception) is: "Once a Pattie’s boy, always a Pattie’s boy."
Extra curricular activities
Patrician Brothers' Blacktown is known as one of the best sporting schools. The college takes part in the Metropolitan Catholic Schools (MCS) Competition and Combined Catholic Colleges (CCC) Tournaments. The school offers sports such as cricket, basketball, soccer, rugby league, touch football, rugby union, Australian rules football, golf, croquet, and swimming.
During the Arrive Alive Cup in 2007 Patrician Brothers Blacktown progressed to the grand final. The match was telecast on Channel Nine. The MCS Rugby League Competition officially declared Patrician Brothers' Blacktown the most successful MCS school.[2]
The college is also known for its superb results in Public Speaking and Debating. In 2009, both the senior teams made it to the second quarter-finals of the CSDA debating competition the Year 9 Debating team were able to progress to the semi-finals.[3] In 2011, the Year 12A Debating team took out the Catholic Schools' Debating Association Trophy, going through the competition undefeated. In 2013, the senior teams progressed to the finals. In 2019, the Year 9 Debating Team, had progressed through the metropolitan Sydney competition undefeated and took home the trophy of Year 9 Metropolitan Champions.
The school has continuing success, and its community takes great pride in achievement.
Controversies
Former teacher Brother Martin Harmata plead guilty to sexually assaulting several boys including students at the school in the 1980s and was gaoled for at least 3.5 years on 26 September 2013.[4] Former Patrician Brother novice and relief teacher Alan James Pollock was also arrested on allegations of sexual abuse of students. Other teachers were reported as being 'under investigation'.[5][6]
A third former teacher, a 57-year-old male, was arrested in February 2013 over offences alleged to have occurred between 1998 and 2002. The teacher has not been named.[7]
On 18 December 2013, a fourth former teacher and brother, Michael Stanton, was arrested.[8][9] Additional charges were laid against Michael Stanton in May 2014. The alleged offences occurred in 1980 against an 11-year-old boy.[10] Michael Stanton pleaded guilty to the charges in October 2015.[11] Alan James Pollock pleaded guilty to committing sexual offences against children in September 2014, and was sentenced to eight years gaol in December 2014.[12][13]
The Catholic Education Office has published statements concerning Alan Pollock,[12] Brother Martin Harmata,[14] and Michael Stanton[11] following their convictions.
Notable alumni
- Josh Aloiai, current rugby league footballer for the Wests Tigers and Samoa
- John Asiata, current rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys and Samoa
- Luke Boyd, Australian Olympic boxer
- Jamie Buhrer, former rugby league footballer for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Newcastle Knights and New South Wales
- Bryce Cartwright, current rugby league footballer for the Gold Coast Titans
- Christian Crichton, current rugby league footballer for the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs and Samoa
- Stephen Crichton, current rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers
- Joshua Curran, current rugby league footballer for the New Zealand Warriors
- Sam Darley, current AFL player for the Western Bulldogs
- Brett Delaney, current rugby league footballer for the Leeds Rhinos and City Origin
- Jarred Farlow, current player for the Wests Tigers
- Anthony Field, Blue Wiggle
- Paul Field, Manager of the Wiggles
- Andrew Fifita, current rugby league footballer for the Cronulla Sharks, Australia, Indigenous All Stars and Tonga
- Jake Foster, current rugby league player for the Canberra Raiders
- John Folau, current rugby union player for the NSW Waratahs
- Tyrell Fuimaono, current rugby league player for the St. George Illawarra Dragons
- Blake Gaudry, Australian Olympic gymnast
- Timothy Hodge, swimmer who represented Australia at 2016 Rio Paralympics
- Masada Iosefa, former professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers, Wests Tigers and Samoa
- George Jennings, current rugby league footballer footballer for the Melbourne Storm and Tonga
- Robert Jennings, current rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers and Tonga
- Sione Katoa, current rugby league footballer for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Tonga
- Albert Kelly, current rugby league footballer for Hull F.C.
- Nicholas Kutnjak, Big Sports Breakfast Producer at Sky Sports Radio
- Grant Lambert, ex-state cricketer for the New South Wales Blues
- Daine Laurie, current rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers
- Spencer Leniu, current rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers
- Danny Levi, current rugby league footballer for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and New Zealand
- Luke Lewis, former professional rugby league footballer for the Cronulla Sharks, Penrith Panthers, City Origin, New South Wales and Australia
- Jeff Lima, current rugby league footballer for the Catalans Dragons and New Zealand
- Matthew Lodge, current rugby league footballer for the Brisbane Broncos
- Jarome Luai, current rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers and Samoa
- Tyrone May, current rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers
- Marcelo Montoya, current rugby league footballer for the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs and Fiji
- Junior Moors, current rugby league footballer for the Melbourne Storm
- Matt Moylan, current rugby league footballer for the Cronulla Sharks, New South Wales and Australia
- Brent Naden, current rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers
- Arjun Nair, cricketer plays for Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash
- David Nofoaluma, current rugby league footballer for the Wests Tigers and Samoa
- Sean O'Sullivan, current rugby league footballer for the New Zealand Warriors
- Joseph Paulo, current rugby league footballer for St Helens, Samoa and United States
- Daniel Penese, former professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers now currently playing for the Wyong Roos in the NSW Cup
- Ben Rogers, ex-rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers, South Sydney Rabbitohs, St George Illawarra Dragons and Newcastle Knights
- Sean Rooney, football player who plays for Salgaocar S.C. in the I-league
- Jarrod Sammut, rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls and ex-rugby union footballer for Malta
- Harry Seijka, rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers
- Tim Simona, former rugby league footballer for the Wests Tigers
- Chris Smith, current rugby league footballer for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
- Zeb Taia, rugby league footballer for the Newcastle Knights and New Zealand
- Jacob Townsend, AFL premiership winner with the Richmond Tigers
- Siosaia Vave, current rugby league footballer for the Parramatta Eels and Tonga
- Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, current rugby league footballer for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and New Zealand
- Matthew Wright, current rugby league footballer for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and Samoa
- Jeremy Finlayson, AFL Footballer for GWS Giants
See also
References
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- "Patrician Brothers Blacktown - who would send their boys there now?". Fatherkevinlee.blogspot.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
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- "Fourth man arrested in historical sex case". Theaustralian.com.au. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
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- "Former Catholic brother charged with sex offences". Dailyadveriser.com.au. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- "Statement from the Patrician Brothers Australia : Michael Stanton" (PDF). Parra.catholic.edu.au. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- "Message from the Executive Director" (PDF). Parra.catholic.edu.au. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- "Ray Hadley: Paedophile Alan James Pollock jailed". 2gb.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- "STATEMENT OF BISHOP ANTHONY FISHER OP" (PDF). Parra.catholic.edu.au. Retrieved 24 October 2017.