Marist College Kogarah


Marist College Kogarah is an independent Roman Catholic single sex secondary day school for boys, located in Bexley, a suburb located in the St George region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The College was founded in 1909, and has a tradition based on the teachings of the French educator Saint Marcellin Champagnat, the founder of the Marist Brothers. The school offers education to approximately 1,200 students from Year 7 to Year 12.

History

Marist College Kogarah was established in 1908 as the Kogarah Boys' School, a primary school for boys. The Marist Brothers agreed to establish the school after requests by John O'Driscoll, parish priest of the new parish of Kogarah. During 1908 a hundred pupils were enrolled, it then being the only Catholic boys school in New South Wales south west of. As demand for secondary education grew in the region, junior secondary classes were added to the school in the late 1920s. By 1938 it was a full secondary school, presenting pupils for the Leaving Certificate. By the 1940s it was the largest Catholic School in Australia. In the 1960s, the school became part of the new Archdiocesan system of schools and this had important consequences for Kogarah. Parish schools were preferred for primary education and so in 1982 primary classes ended at Marist Brothers Kogarah. From 1984, senior girls were enrolled in Years 11 and 12. This was however short-lived due to the establishment of Bethany College in 1993.

School crest and motto

Over the years the school has had three crest designs. They all have in common a red cross dividing a shield into four fields. Above the shield is the school motto Finis Coronat Opus, meaning "The End Crowns the Work"; below is the school name. The redesigns were required after the school's name was altered. The crest's symbols were also rearranged after the first redesign.
The fields contain the following symbols:
The present school house system has been operating since 2000. As each new student begins at the school, he is allocated to a house and its colour. The school has four houses that have been named after people that have made a lasting impact on the school. Students are involved in House Competitions which include Sporting, Cultural and Academic events. The four houses are:
Subjects offered for the NSW Higher School Certificate include English Standard, English Advanced, English Extension 1, English Extension 2, General Mathematics, Mathematics, Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Extension 2, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Engineering Studies, Studies of Religion 1, Studies of Religion 2, Geography,Modern History, Ancient History, History Extension, Economics, Business Studies, Italian Beginners, Italian Continuers, Music 1, Music 2, Visual Arts, PDHPE, Industrial Technology, Design and Technology, Information Processes and Technology, and Software Design and Development.

Principals

The following individuals has served as Principal of Marist College Kogarah:
OrdinalPrincipalTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1Br. Gonzaga Brown19091914 years
2Br. Athanaius Raess19151918 years
3Br. Ildephonsus Bassett19191921 years
4Br. Hubert Prowse19221927 years
5Br. Stanislaus Dillon19281933 years
6Br. Cyrill Ryan19341934 years
7Br. Aidan O'Keefe19351937 years
8Br. Ethelred Ferguson19381940 years
9Br. Placidus Redden19411945 years
10Br. Maurus Bartlett19461951 years
11Br. Othmar Weldon19521954 years
12Br. Michael Naughtin19551956 years
13Br. Laurence McKeon19571962 years
14Br. Frederick McMahon19631968 years
15Br. Baptist Gillogly19691974 years
16Br. Osmund19741975 years
17Br. Geoffrey Joy19761976 years
18Br. Christopher Wade19771980 years
19Br. John O'Brien19811986 years
20Br. Patrick Foley19871992 years
21Peter McNamara19921996 years
22Brian Roberts19962000 years
23Patrick O'Connor20012007 years
24Damian Millar20072008 years
25John Riordan2009incumbent years

Sport

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