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Padua College is a Roman Catholic boys' school in Brisbane, Australia. The college derives its name from franciscan friar Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231), appointed by St. Francis as the first Professor of Theology for the friars. Padua is the university city of Northern Italy where St Anthony died. Students of the college are known in the community as Paduans. The college draws students from the central, north and west areas of brisbane

History of the college

Padua began in 1956 when the Franciscan Sisters, who cared for the parish primary school of St Anthony, were no longer able to cater for the large number of boys in their school. At the request of Sister Mary Bernadette O’Callaghan OSF, the Friars, who had taken charge of the Kedron parish since 1929, agreed to begin a separate school for boys.They have pinners

Fr Damian Nolan OFM, was appointed nominal Rector of the new school, which began with two lay teachers, Mrs Eileen Cameron and Mr John Fox, and 89 boys in Years 4, 5 and 6. The Friars began teaching in the school in 1957 with the arrival of Fr Alban Mitchell OFM, Fr Angelo O’Hagan OFM, and a little later Fr Odoric Fathers OFM.

Since that time Padua has developed with many extensions and facilities. At present there are over 1200 students enrolled at the College.

In November 2006, former Rector and now current Chaplain Fr. John Boyd-Boland released his book "On A Cragged Hill - A Fifty Year Story" reliving the events and history of Padua College since its beginnings in 1956. `

Sport

Sport is an important part of the college curriculum. The College is a member of the Associated Independent Colleges (AIC) and Combined Independent Colleges (CIC) whose sporting competitions usually take place on Saturdays. The member colleges of the AIC association are Marist College Ashgrove, Iona College, St Patrick's College, St Edmund's College, St Peters Lutheran College, St Laurence's College, Villanova College and Padua College. Members of the CIC association are Marist College Ashgrove, Iona College, St Patrick's College, St Laurence's College, Villanova College, Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane Boys' College, The Southport School, Churchie, Gregory Terrace, Nudgee Junior College and Padua College. In 2009 Nudgee College (Boondall) and Moreton Bay Boys' College were welcomed into the CIC Association.

Padua has traditionally been a great and strong rugby league school. Padua college has won the confraternity shield numerous times with their last title in 2005. With a proud and successful past, producing many famous 'players' like Paul Vautin, Shane Perry, David Stagg, David Shillington David Bouveng and Dane Carlaw to name a few. The college has produced arguably the most NRL players and origin players to come from a school in Queensland, with five origin players coming from Padua alone. Although in the AIC, rugby league isn't played, Padua proves to be one of the stronger rugby union schools usually finishing in the top 4 out of the 8 school competition. Padua college also is a competitive soccer school. Padua's first XI in 1999 won the soccer aggregate in the second year of the AIC competition. Padua's first VI in 2001 and 2006 won volleyball premierships. Just recently, Padua's basketball teams have shown dominance in AIC. In 2009, Padua's First V, Second V and 16 A's all won premierships. Basketball proved to be Padua's most succesfull sport in 2009 coming away with three premierships and finishing in the top 4 in the AIC aggregate. In AIC, Padua's main arch rivals are SPC. Marist College Ashgrove also is a major rival as most of the boys from both schools know each other due to the fact that they live in the same north-west suburbs of Brisbane.

Co-curricular activities

All boys attending the College are required to represent Padua in co-curricular activities. The College offers students the opportunity to participate in debating and public speaking events, chess competitions and music and drama programs. In addition, the College also enters teams into the Associated Independent Colleges competition for the following sports: Swimming, Water Polo, Cricket, Volleyball, Rugby, AFL, Football (soccer), Tennis, Basketball,Golf, Athletics. Chess and Cross Country.

All boys are encourages to compete in the College's annual Inter-House Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics Carnivals. Padua College has its playing fields on a 73,000m2 site at Elliot Road Banyo for cricket, rugby and soccer.

Padua has a well-equipped Music Department which includes a recording studio and sound-proof drum room. Tuition is available in all orchestral instruments. The orechestas at the college are generally of high quality however in most cases the violas quit due to lack of commitment. A wide variety of instruments are available for student hire, and students and are encouraged to become members of the Concert Bands, Big Band, String Orchestras and Symphony Orchestra. All Year 8 students study piano and guitar as part of the ordinary school curriculum. Music is taught as a Board Subject in Years 9 through to 12. Every alternate year the boys and girls from Mt Alvernia and Padua College produce a stage musical. Recent productions have included "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", "Les Miserables", "Jesus Christ Superstar", and Oliver! being performed in 2008. The latest collaboratve production between the two schools is High School Musical: The Musical!- scheduled for release, Winter 2010.

Campus

The college is situated at Kedron on two campuses. The primary department, catering for boys from Years 5 to 7, on the eastern side of Turner Rd and the Year 8 to 12 boys on the western side. Two other Franciscan schools, St. Anthony's and Mt. Alvernia are also in the precinct. Padua College boasts excellent facilities for the students to use. The college has recently refurbished all classrooms, installed more computers and constructed two new buildings; a sports complex and a multi purpose centre containing a library, seminar rooms and computer labs (renovations completed early 2006). Other facilities the school features include:

  • 25x25m swimming pool
  • Rugby-sized oval with grandstand
  • Indoor basketball, volleyball and tennis courts
  • Outdoor basketball, volleyball and tennis courts
  • Weights Gymnasium
  • Large multipurpose hall (La Cordelle Centre)
  • Music room with soundproof recording studios
  • Secondary and primary libraries
  • Well-equipped computer rooms
  • Science and graphics labs
  • Industrial skills centre
  • 300-seat auditorium
  • St Francis Hall (Main office building)

Padua College has an outdoor education centre called "Amaroo" at Pomona on the Sunshine Coast. Most year levels visit the camp every year. Amaroo is located on 68.8 hectares of lush rainforest and boasts luxurious facilities including a high and low ropes course and rock climbing walls. The outdoor education centre is located closely to Lake Cootharaba and canoeing is involved regularly.

In addition to in-school facilities and the Outdoor Education Centre, the school owns 73,000m2 of playing fields on Elliot Rd, Banyo, which is used for rugby, soccer and athletics carnivals.

Houses

All boys are placed into house groups when they enrol at the college. Each house has approximately 250 boys in the secondary. These houses are:

Beirne

House colours: red (for military fortitude and magnanimity and White (for peace and sincerity).
House symbol: A hand - the pledge of Faith, sincerity and justice.
Motto: “Fuimus” (We have been)

Grigg
House colours: gold (for generosity), and Black (for constancy).
House symbol: An eel - the ancient symbol for wisdom. Young eels are known as "Griggs".
Motto: "Ut prosim” (That I may be of use)

Mitchell
House colours: blue (for loyalty and truth), and White (for peace and sincerity).
House symbol: A swan - a symbol for poets and the hieroglyphic of a musical person.
Motto: “Moriendo Modulor” (Dying, I sing)

Odoric
House colours: green (for prosperity, success and new beginnings), and White (for inner purity).
House symbol: An ostrich - a symbol of willing obedience and serenity.
Motto: “Valens et Volens” (Able and willing)

Winners of the house competition since 1996 Introduction

House Year House Year House Year
Template:Australian politics/party colours/LDP|  Grigg 1996 Template:Australian politics/party colours/LDP|  Grigg 2001 Template:Australian politics/party colours/LDP|  Grigg 2006
Template:Australian politics/party colours/LDP|  Grigg 1997 Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Mitchell 2002 Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Beirne 2007
Template:Australian politics/party colours/LDP|  Grigg 1998 Template:Australian politics/party colours/LDP|  Grigg 2003 Template:Australian politics/party colours/Greens|  Odoric 2008
Template:Australian politics/party colours/LDP|  Grigg 1999 Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Beirne 2004 Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Beirne 2009
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Mitchell 2000 Template:Australian politics/party colours/LDP|  Grigg 2005

Notable alumni

See also

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