Marist College Pagewood
| Champagnat Catholic College Pagewood | |
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Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia, 2035 Australia 
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| Type | Catholic, Single-sex, Secondary, Day school |
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Latin: Christus Regnat (Christ Reigns) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic, Congregation of Marist Brothers |
| Patron saint(s) | Marcellin Champagnat |
| Established | c.1961 |
| Sister school | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College |
| Principal | Micheal Blake |
| Staff | ~64 |
| Teaching staff | ~60 |
| Years offered | 7-12 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age range | 11 - 19 |
| Enrolment | ~700 |
| Average class size | ~30 |
| Hours in school day | ~7 |
| Houses | Madigan Houston Hayes Aitken |
| Colour(s) | Black and Gold |
| Slogan | Christus Regnat |
| Song | Sub Tuum |
| Rival | Marcellin College Randwick |
| Information | Commonly referred to as 'CCCP' |
| Website | www |
Champagnat Catholic College Pagewood is a Catholic secondary school for boys in years 7 through 12, located in Maroubra, New South Wales in Australia. It was founded in 1961 by the Marist Brothers, a Catholic order of teaching brothers founded in France in the early nineteenth century by Saint Marcellin Champagnat.
The College, after being known as Marist Brothers Pagewood and later Marist College Pagewood for over 50 years, changed to Champagnat Catholic College Pagewood in 2014 as part of a range of organisational and educational changes initiated by the College.
The land on which the school is built was purchased during the time that Mgr. Denis Conaghan was parish priest of Maroubra, in the years 1939-1954. Father John Power was appointed parish priest of Pagewood and was instrumental in the development of the school over the next thirty years.
In 1960, building began on the John Power wing at the instigation of Mgr. Barney Hudson, the parish priest from 1954 to 1974. The architect for the project was Professor Neville Anderson of the University of New South Wales. The main two storey block contained eight classrooms, library, manual arts room and four cloak rooms. A single storeyed extension contained toilet facilities for the boys, accommodation for three brothers and the school canteen. This building was opened by Cardinal Norman Gilroy on Sunday 29 January 1961.
Three years later, construction of the Brother's Monastery began. The building was delayed due to a season of constant rain, but on the appointed day, 12 May, the building still in an uncompleted state was solemnly blessed and officially opened by Cardinal Gilroy. The monastery has accommodation for ten brothers and the building included a Study, Chapel and a small flat for the housekeeper.
The school was established in 1961. Originally it was formed as a primary school with 84 students and later became a high school in 1969.
In Years 7 and 8 students follow a general course of study that comprises Religious Education, English, Mathematics, Science, Geography, History, Human Society and its Environment, Italian, Visual Arts, Music, Personal Development, Health and Physical Education, Pastoral Care, and Technology and Applied Studies.
In Years 9 and 10, the curriculum broadens as the boys enter Stage 5. In this stage, students are required to study set courses in the Key Learning Areas of Religious Education, English, Mathematics, Science, Australian History and Geography as well as Personal Development, Health and Physical Education. Students have the opportunity to select two elective courses in Year 9 and can choose again in Year 10. Additional subject choices include: Commerce, Information Software Technology, Building, Graphics Technology, Industrial Tech (Timber), Language, Music and Physical Activity and Sports Studies. In the compulsory Mathematics course there are three levels, which are graded according to students’ abilities.
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