St. Joseph's College Melbourne
| St Joseph's College Melbourne | |
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| Location | |
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Melbourne, Victoria Australia |
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| Coordinates | 37°48′14″S 144°57′17″E / 37.8039°S 144.9548°ECoordinates: 37°48′14″S 144°57′17″E / 37.8039°S 144.9548°E |
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| Type | Independent secondary school for boys |
| Motto |
Luceat Lux Vestra ('Let your light shine') |
| Established | 1903 |
| Founder | Irish Christian Brothers |
| Closed | December 2010 |
| Classes | Year 7 – 12 |
| Campus | North Melbourne and Pascoe Vale |
| Colour(s) | Purple, White, Gold & Blue |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic, Christian Brothers, ACC |
St Joseph's College Melbourne was a Roman Catholic secondary college which opened early in 1903 and closed at the end of 2010. It was part of the Association of Edmund Rice schools, founded and run in the tradition of the Christian Brothers. Between the years 2000 and 2009 it formally operated two campuses, a senior campus (VCE and VET) located in Queensberry Street, North Melbourne, Victoria and a junior campus (Years 7 – 10), in Brearley Parade, Pascoe Vale, Victoria. These two campuses were previously known as St. Joseph's College, North Melbourne and St. Joseph's College, Pascoe Vale respectively.
Throughout its life the school provided students, from a wide variety of cultural and economic backgrounds, with an opportunity to enter a range of careers. Many of its pupils went on to become respected members in their chosen fields which included the financial and business sectors, the medical profession, law and politics, industry, sporting and religious communities.
While the two campuses lacked the open playing fields of its wealthier cousins, students had access to a range of local facilities. The North Melbourne campus for example, close to the Melbourne City Centre, was within walking distance of world class universities, museums, libraries, historical and athletic venues. Likewise the Pascoe Vale campus was able to make use of several nearby ovals and both were close to excellent public transport links.
Sport was an important ingredient in the education of boys attending North. The school had its own football squad as early as 1906 when it played its first match against Christian Brothers College, St Kilda at Albert Park where it scored 2 points. As enrollments grew then so did the involvement in other sports, often in competition with other schools. Inter school athletics, handball and tennis competitions, such as those conducted by the Associated Catholic Secondary Schools organization, were held as early as 1914 when the College won the Athletics Championship for that year. Membership to organizations such as that and also the Combined Secondary Schools group, around 1920, was one of key features of the schools early history.
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