Christian Brothers College, St Kilda

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Established 1878 Headmaster Gerald Bain-King Phone +61 3 9529 6611 Founded 1878		Chairman James Esmonde Chaplain Fr Barry Moran Number of students 481

Type Independent, Single-sex Denomination Roman Catholic, Christian Brothers Address 11 Westbury St, St Kilda East VIC 3183, Australia Motto Virtus Sola Nobilitas (Latin) Similar St Kevin's College, St Michael's Grammar, De La Salle College, Presentat College, Wesley College

Christian Brothers College (CBC, St. Kilda) was founded in 1878 and is a Roman Catholic independent secondary college for boys. It is part of the Association of Edmund Rice schools, founded and run in the tradition of the Christian Brothers. It is located in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda East.

Our Story

CBC St Kilda, founded in 1878, is one of the oldest private boys schools in Melbourne. It is a member of the Association of Catholic Colleges. In addition to its St Kilda East site, the college has had a second campus in Balaclava since 2008.

Government, Law and Military

Richard Keane – Trade Minister in Chifley Labour government

James Reginald Halligan OBE – senior public servant

Tony Lupton – Cabinet Secretary, Brumby Labor Government, Victoria, 2002–

John Madigan – Australian Federal Senator representing Victoria (2011– ) and Deputy Leader of the DLP

Sir Frank Meere – senior public servant

Arts

Morris West – writer of international renown

Shane Maloney – novelist

Peter Corrigan – Australian architect of international renown

Frank Howson – noted Australian scriptwriter and film director

Damien Parer – legendary Australian war photographer, filmed the first Australian film to win an Academy Award (1942)

Daniel Keene – noted Australian playwright

Ronald Conway – psychologist and author of "The Great Australian Stupor"

Barry Oakley – writer and former Literary Editor of the Australian

Kevin Summers – actor, playwright

Gerard Vaughan – director of the National Gallery of Australia

Sport

Patrick John O'Dea – Australian rules footballer turned American football legend

Kevin O'Donnell – Australian rules footballer, father of Simon O'Donnell

Business

Robert James Thomson, editor-in-chief of Dow Jones & Company and the managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, and former editor of "The Times" (London)

Paul Gardner – former Chairman of Grey Global; Chairman of Melbourne Football Club

Anthony (Tony) Shepard -Chairman of Transfield International; Founding Chairman Greater Western Sydney Football Club

Media and Entertainment

Richard Hughes – CBE, Australian foreign correspondent in Asia

Father Bob Maguire – priest, community worker and media personality

Eddie McGuire – Australian television personality, former CEO Nine Network

Daryl Somers – OAM, television personality

References

Christian Brothers College, St Kilda Wikipedia

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