Downlands College
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Downlands Sacred Heart College | |
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Coeducational | |
Enrolment | ~900 |
Colour(s) | Royal blue and cardinal red |
Affiliations | |
Website | www.downlands.qld.edu.au |
Downlands College, officially named Downlands Sacred Heart College, is a
Downlands is Queensland's only Catholic, coeducational, day and boarding school years 4-12. The school offers boarding for both boys and girls and demand for co-educational boarding is high as it allows families and siblings to remain together. The school has an enrolment of approximately 290 boarders from regional Queensland, interstate and overseas, including
College badge
The Downlands College Badge consists of a horizontally-divided field in the College colours, royal blue and cardinal red. The upper of the shield carries a gold
House system
Downlands, like many Australian schools, uses a house system in the college. Students are randomly assigned to one of four houses which compete against each other during swimming and athletics carnivals, as well as a drama festival.
The Downlands houses are:
Name | Day/boarding | Colour |
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Vandel | Day/Boarding | |
Piperon | Day/Boarding | |
Treand | Day/Boarding | |
Jouet | Day/Boarding |
Extra-curricular activities
Downlands College is known as the School of Choice,[2] offering an extensive and varied curriculum and co-curricular offering.
Sport
Downlands has long been recognised as one of the strongest sporting schools in Queensland.[citation needed] Rugby union, football (soccer), netball, cricket, tennis, touch football, softball, Australian rules football, hockey, basketball, athletics and swimming are the main sports played at the college, with a large number of students taking part in organised sport throughout the year. Downlands is a member of the Catholic Secondary Schoolgirls' Sports Association (CaSSSA). The college's mascot is the Gryphon, who makes appearances at certain inter-school competitions.
Arts
One of the newest facilities at Downlands is its large
Heritage listing
The grounds of the school contain the heritage-listed Tyson Manor.
Principals
Years | Principal |
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1931–1935 | R Hyland MSC |
1935–1938 | H Asprey MSC |
1938–1945 | J Doyle MSC |
1945–1949 | R Campbell MSC |
1949–1956 | V Dwyer MSC |
1956–1962 | T Kelly MSC |
1962–1969 | J Mooney MSC |
1969–1974 | Harold Baker MSC |
1975–1981 | Val Patterson MSC |
1981–1986 | James Littleton MSC |
1987–1990 | Roy O'Neill MSC |
1991–1999 | D McIntyre |
2000–2005 | Denis Uhr MSC |
2006–2010 | John Mulrooney MSC |
2011–2018 | Stephen McIllhatton |
2019–present | Stephen Koch |
Notable alumni
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- Senator Gerard Rennick – Federal Senator for Queensland, 2019–
- Mike Ahern AO – former Premier of Queensland
- Sir Gerard Brennan[4] – Chief Justice of Australia 1995–1998
- Frank Brennan SJ, AO – Jesuit priest, human rights lawyer and academic
- Sir Walter Campbell[5] – judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland, Chancellor of the University of Queensland, and Governor of Queensland
- Major General John CantwellDSC, LOM, AO – Army officer, author and academic
- Gene Fairbanks – rugby union
- Greg Holmes – rugby union
- Tim Horan[6] – rugby union
- professional boxer
- George Kneipp (1922–1993) – judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland, and Chancellor James Cook University
- Vince Lester[6][7] – politician
- Ann Leahy – politician
- Garrick Morgan – rugby union
- Tony Nunan – CEO of Royal Dutch Shellin Australia
- Mary O'Kane – Australian scientist
- Mark O’Shea – one half of the O'Shea
- motorsports driver[6]
- Dr Dan Pronk – Special Air Service Regiment Doctor and Author
- Peter Ryan– rugby union and rugby league
- Brett Robinson – rugby union
- Josh Smith – Australian rules football
- Dominic Tabuna – Nauruan politician
- Tom Veivers – cricketer and politician
- Dennis Manteit – Rugby League
References
- ^ a b "Downlands College Toowoomba – Welcome". Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
- ^ "Independent Coeducational School Toowoomba | Downlands College". www.downlands.qld.edu.au. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Arts Choice". www.downlands.qld.edu.au. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Who's Who in the Legal Zoo: Sir Gerard Brennan AC, KBE – Former Chief Justice of the High Court". Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Angus Innes, "Sir Walter Campbell Pt. 2", Shoulder to Shoulder: The Journal of the Society of St. Andrew of Scotland (QLD), (Brisbane: Society of St. Andrew of Scotland, June 2000).
- ^ a b c "News of Past Students". Downlands Past Students Union. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Students hand loss to Old Boys". Toowoomba Chronicle. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.