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Marist College Ashgrove
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Location
Map
Brisbane
,
Queensland

Australia
Information
TypePrivate all-male secondary
MottoViriliter Age
'Act Courageously'
Established1940
FounderBrother Ignatius O'Connor
ChairmanN/A
Grades5–12
Enrolment1474
CampusAshgrove, Queensland
Colour(s)Blue and Gold
AffiliationsAssociated Independent Colleges

Marist College Ashgrove is a Catholic boys' college located in Ashgrove, a northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The college has a primary school for students in grades 5 to 7 and a high school for students in grades 8 to 12. The college offers a high academic standard as well as offering a VET course in senior studies.

History

The land which the college is situated on was apart of the Stuart Estate encompassing much of Ashgrove in the early part of the 20th century. The land was bought buy the Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane for use as a seminary for the proposed religious order of Father Walter Cain, to be known as the Missionary Order. The plan for the development of the seminary was abolished by the Archdiocese and the order disendorsed.

The only remenant of the proposed seminary was the "Tower Block" built on a ridge running along Enoggera Creek in the 1930s. The Marist Brothers were subsequently granted the land for the foundation of a school in 1940 led by Brother Ignatius O'Connor as the founding headmaster. On the college's first day operating, which happened to coincide with St Patrick's Day 1940, 70 students were enrolled.

During the Second World War the school was evacuated due to its proximity to the neighbouring Enoggera Army Barracks and relocated to Mt Tambourine, Eagle Heights. The army took hold of the land and the "Tower Block" was used by the army for radio communications for the duration of the war.

Campus

The college is situated on 23 hectares and the campus includes such facilities as:

  • 8 cricket / rugby / soccer /athletics ovals
  • A fully equipped gymnasium and weights rooom
  • Indoor basketball / volleyball courts
  • An Olympic sized swimming pool
  • Indoor rockclimbing wall
  • 6 tennis courts; and
  • A 310 000 seat theatre
  • 3 boarding houses

Boarding School

Marist College Ashgrove also offers a Boarding School catering for students from grades 7 to 12. The boarding community includes many students from the Greater Brisbane Region and South-East Queensland, along with many country students from Outback Queensland and regional Australia. A significant number of international students also board from as far away as Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Saudi Arabia.

Sporting tradition

The college offers a wide variety of sports including:

The college was a foundation members of the Associated Independent Colleges and competes in the competition draw each year. Marist College Ashgrove has a reputation of winning the Associated Independent Colleges Aggregate Rugby and First XV Rugby titles.

Marist College Ashgrove has this year won the 2006 Rock Eisteddfod Challenge, a large-scale dancing production competition. The college is the first all boys college to win the challenge in Australia. The college will go on to compete in the national finals which are held via television broadcast and will feature on Channel Nine on the 8th and 15th of October.

Crest & Motto

The crest of the college was based on the design of the crest of St Joseph's College at Hunters Hill, Sydney. The central figure of the cross symbolises the importance of Christ's sacrifice as central to the schools philosophy. The four quadrants represent the Marist Monogram in the top left, the Southern Cross in the top right, the MCA logo in the bottom left and the lamp and book representing education in the bottom left.

The motto traditionally displayed above the crest, Viriliter Age, was adopted in 1957 and is translated from Latin as Act Manfully however has been promoted as Act Courageously in recent times.

School Song

Marist College Ashgrove has adopted the traditional Marian hymn, the Suub Tuum. The college also associates the hymn Great Man of God, about the life of Marcellin Champagnat, in a similar fashion to that of a school song.

Notable Alumni

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