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'''Assumption College''' (often known as '''ACK''', where the '''K''' stands for Kilmore) is an Australian [[Roman Catholic Church in Australia|Catholic]] [[co-educational]] [[Secondary school|secondary]] [[Day school|day]] and [[boarding school]]. The school is located in the town of [[Kilmore, Victoria|Kilmore]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria.]] The College was founded in 1893 by the [[Marist Brothers]] and is part of a network of Marist schools in Australia and throughout the world.
'''Assumption College''' (often known as '''ACK''', where the '''K''' stands for Kilmore) is an Australian [[Roman Catholic Church in Australia|Catholic]] [[co-educational]] [[Secondary school|secondary]] [[Day school|day]] and [[boarding school]]. The school is located in the town of [[Kilmore, Victoria|Kilmore]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria.]] The College was founded in 1893{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}} by the [[Marist Brothers]] and is part of a network of Marist schools in Australia and throughout the world.


Assumption College is governed by Marist Schools Australia<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marist Schools Australia |url=http://msa.edu.au/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Marist Schools Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref> and is supported by the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victorian Catholic Education Authority |url=https://vcea.catholic.edu.au/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Victorian Catholic Education Authority |language=en-US}}
Assumption College first took in [[Boarding school|boarders]] 1901 to meet the educational needs of Catholic families throughout regional Victoria and southern New South Wales.<ref>Assumption College: Our Marist Story https://www.assumption.vic.edu.au/about/marist-story Retrieved 20 October 2020</ref> Established initially as a boys' school primarily accepting boarders, the proportion of day students has progressively grown since the 1970s. The school became co-educational in 1971 and girls began boarding in 1995.<ref>Assumption College: Our Marist Story https://www.assumption.vic.edu.au/about/marist-story Retrieved 20 October 2020.</ref>
</ref> Assumption became a member of the [[Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria]] (AGSV) in 1958<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-31 |title=Associated Grammar Schools Victoria {{!}} AGSV Sport |url=https://www.agsvsport.com.au/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=www.agsvsport.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref> which provides a broad sporting competition for students. Since 2000, girls sport has been supplemented through membership of the [[Associated Public Schools of Victoria]] (APS) competition.
==History==
The Marist Brothers order was established as a teaching order in France in 1817 by Father Marcellin Champagnat (1789–1840), with a goal of providing elementary education to underprivileged rural children. The Marist Brothers were invited to Australia by the Archbishop of Sydney, arriving in 1872.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Marist Brothers Australia -Marists in Oceania |url=https://www.maristbrothers.org.au/marists-in-oceania-1 |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Marist Brothers Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref> They changed their goals and opened elite secondary schools, for which significant fees were charged, and they diverted monies from the higher fees to subsidize the education of the less privileged.<ref name=":0" />


The Marist Brothers were invited to Kilmore to start a primary school for local boys in 1893.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Our Marist Story |url=https://www.assumption.vic.edu.au/about/marist-story |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=www.assumption.vic.edu.au}}</ref>
Assumption College is governed by Marist Schools Australia<ref>Marist Schools Australia http://msa.edu.au/ Retrieved 20 October 2020.</ref> and is supported by the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria.<ref>Catholic Education Commission of Victoria. https://www.cecv.catholic.edu.au/ Retrieved 20 October 2020.
</ref> Assumption became a member of the [[Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria]] (AGSV) in 1958<ref>Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria. https://www.agsvsport.com.au/ Retrieved 25 October 2020</ref> which provides a broad sporting competition for students. Since 2000, girls sport has been supplemented through membership of the [[Associated Public Schools of Victoria]] (APS) competition
The current principal is Mr Paul Finneran.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://assumption.vic.edu.au/about-ack/from-the-principal/ |title=From the Principal {{!}} Assumption College Kilmore |website=assumption.vic.edu.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306083253/http://assumption.vic.edu.au/about-ack/from-the-principal |archive-date=2014-03-06}} </ref>


Assumption College first took in [[Boarding school|boarders]] in 1901 from Catholic families throughout regional Victoria and southern New South Wales.<ref name=":1" /> In 1907 the school was registered as Assumption College, Kilmore.<ref name=":1" /> The College continued to grow as a boys’ boarding school with a smaller day boys component until 1971, when the first two girls were enrolled.<ref name=":1" /> The proportion of day students has progressively grown since the 1970s. Girls began boarding in 1995.<ref name=":1" />
==History: The Marist Brothers==
The Marist Brothers order was established as a teaching order in France in 1817 by a priest, Father Marcellin Champagnat (1789–1840), with a particular goal of providing elementary education to underprivileged rural children. The Marist Brothers were invited to Australia by the Archbishop of Sydney, arriving in 1872.<ref>Marist Brothers http://www.maristbrothers.org.au/marists-in-oceania-1 Retrieved 25 October 2020</ref> From the original plan to provide primary education for the underprivileged, both in Sydney and later in other cities, they changed their ideas and also opened elite secondary schools for which significant fees were charged. From this income, monies could be diverted to subsidise the education of the less privileged. From humble origins in rural France, the order established by Marcellin Champagnat grew to spread across the globe and there are now Marist schools in 79 countries on five continents (Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania).<ref>Marist Brothers http://www.maristbrothers.org.au/home-1 Retrieved 25 October 2020</ref>


As the new century approached, the Catholic educational needs of rural families from northern Victoria and southern New South Wales had to be considered.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
==History: Assumption College==
The Marist Brothers were invited to Kilmore to start a primary school for local boys in 1893.<ref>Assumption College: Our Marist Story https://www.assumption.vic.edu.au/about/marist-story Retrieved 20 October 2020.</ref> This they did, but as the new century approached the Catholic educational needs of rural families from northern Victoria and southern New South Wales had to be considered. In 1901 the first boarder was enrolled at the College, as a response to the needs of those families. In 1907 the school was registered and officially known as Assumption College, Kilmore.<ref>Assumption College. Marist Story. https://www.assumption.vic.edu.au/about/marist-story Retrieved 20 October 2020.</ref> The College continued to grow as a boys’ boarding school with a smaller day boys component until 1971, when the first two girls were enrolled.<ref>Assumption College. Marist Story. https://www.assumption.vic.edu.au/about/marist-story Retrieved 20 October 2020.</ref>


==Past Principals==
==Principals==


:2006–2014 Mr Michael Kenny<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Our New Principal {{!}} Marymede Catholic College |url=https://www.marymede.vic.edu.au/news/meetournewprincipal |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=www.marymede.vic.edu.au}}</ref>
:2015–23 Ms Kate Fogarty<ref>Br Valerian Braniff. The Quest for Higher Things. Trustees of the Marist Brothers, Melb 1992 page 288 {{ISBN|0 646 11916 8}}</ref>
:2015–2023 Ms Kate Fogarty<ref>Br Valerian Braniff. The Quest for Higher Things. Trustees of the Marist Brothers, Melb 1992 page 288 {{ISBN|0 646 11916 8}}</ref>
:2024– Mr Paul Finneran<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kiriakidis |first=Pam |date=2024-02-12 |title=New principal starts at Assumption College Kilmore |url=https://ncreview.com.au/2024/02/13/new-principal-starts-at-assumption-college-kilmore/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=The North Central Review |language=en-AU}}</ref>


==Curriculum==
==Curriculum==
Year 7 students are exposed to a wide range of subjects including design technologies (wood, food, metal and textiles), digital technologies, English, humanities, the sciences, health and physical education, languages (both French and Punjabi) and religious education.<ref>Assumption College. https://www.assumption.vic.edu.au/learning/high-academic Retrieved 20 October 2020</ref>
Year 7 students are exposed to subjects including design technologies (wood, food, metal and textiles), digital technologies, English, humanities, the sciences, health and physical education, languages (both French and Punjabi) and religious education.<ref>{{Cite web |title=High Academic Achievements |url=https://www.assumption.vic.edu.au/learning/high-academic |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=www.assumption.vic.edu.au}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Assumption College VCE results 2012-2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trend of ASSUMPTION COLLEGE by VCE results|url=https://bettereducation.com.au/CompareSchools/year_12/vic/compare_vce_school_ranking.aspx?enc=jk2/9a3EtmZxiZSPOND0+dQrF1h2gq7x6ttbHYk1GishnsYmTu1I+63Vjb4+UY0fKtHPv/FI+ZdUepPhPL6FNvW5Zr313acwYuMcdJFepag=|access-date=2021-03-24|website=bettereducation.com.au}}</ref>
!Year
!Ranking
!Median study score
!Scores of 40+ (%)
!Cohort size
|-
|2012
|196
|30
|5.2
|255
|-
|2013
|217
|30
|3.4
|350
|-
|2014
|209
|30
|4.3
|340
|-
|2015
|200
|30
|4.6
|361
|-
|2016
|259
|29
|3.4
|350
|-
|2017
|325
|28
|2.2
|340
|-
|2018
|301
|28
|3.8
|335
|-
|2019
|301
|28
|3.5
|335
|-
|2020
|308
|28
|4.0
|315
|}


==Co-curriculum==
==Co-curriculum==
Students have many ways to become involved in the vibrant cultural life of the College. Whether they are interested in singing, playing a musical instrument, acting, dancing or debating there are plenty of opportunities to perform.<ref>Assumption College. https://www.assumption.vic.edu.au/cocurricular/visual-performing-arts Retrieved 20 October 2020.</ref>
Students may become involved in the cultural life of the College, by performing, by singing, playing a musical instrument, acting, dancing or debating.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Visual & Performing Arts |url=https://www.assumption.vic.edu.au/cocurricular/visual-performing-arts |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=www.assumption.vic.edu.au}}</ref>


==Notable alumni==
== Hall of Excellence ==
For many years Assumption College has been known for its record of producing [[AFL/VFL]] footballers, including several who captained their AFL teams (Francis Bourke, Neale Daniher and Shane Crawford). Shane Crawford also won the prestigious [[Brownlow Medal]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-20 |title=Shane Crawford: Winning Brownlow changes your life, but it shouldn't change your approach to footy |url=https://foxsports.com.au/afl/shane-crawford-winning-brownlow-changes-your-life-but-it-shouldnt-change-your-approach-to-footy/news-story/04e27a8b68f5d9241a91408a7e7463d8 |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}</ref>
In 2014, Assumption College created a Hall of Excellence<ref>Assumption College Hall of Excellence https://ack.org.au/?code=&action=printSnippet&snippet=10&printtemplate=on&menuitem=Citations& retrieved 20 October 2020.</ref>


Many of ACK's former students have been recognised in the Assumption College Hall of Excellence.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assumption College Kilmore |url=https://ack.org.au/?action=printSnippet&snippet=10&printtemplate=on |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Assumption College Kilmore Online Community |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Sporting achievements==

For many years Assumption College has been known for its record of producing [[AFL/VFL]] footballers, including several who captained their AFL teams (Francis Bourke, Neil Danaher and Shane Crawford). Shane Crawford also won the prestigious [[Brownlow Medal]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-20 |title=Shane Crawford: Winning Brownlow changes your life, but it shouldn’t change your approach to footy |url=https://foxsports.com.au/afl/shane-crawford-winning-brownlow-changes-your-life-but-it-shouldnt-change-your-approach-to-footy/news-story/04e27a8b68f5d9241a91408a7e7463d8 |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}</ref>
=== Film, literature, media and business ===
:[[Jeremy Burge]] (founder of [[Emojipedia]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wells |first=Joshua |date=2018-03-07 |title=Kilmore's role in emoji revolution |url=https://ncreview.com.au/2018/03/07/kilmores-role-in-emoji-revolution/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504100620/https://ncreview.com.au/2018/03/07/kilmores-role-in-emoji-revolution/ |archive-date=4 May 2021 |access-date=2021-05-04 |website=The North Central Review |language=en-AU}}</ref>
:[[Simon John Costa]] (former CEO of [[Costa Group]])
:[[Robbie Coburn]] (poet)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frost |first=Grace |date=2024-02-05 |title=Mitchell Shire inspires latest western-gothic poetry works |url=https://ncreview.com.au/2024/02/06/mitchell-shire-inspires-latest-western-gothic-poetry-works/ |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=The North Central Review |language=en-AU}}</ref>
:[[Emma-Louise Wilson]] (actress).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Shandon Calls. The Magazine of Assumption College. Summer 2018 |url=https://assets-global.website-files.com/5d0b2f88641a5824608cbb94/5d34ff427768681fb452db09_AC_ShandonCalls_Summer2018.pdf}}</ref>
:[[Tony McNamara (writer)|Tony MacNamara]] (film director, producer and screenwriter)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Jackson |date=2023-03-13 |title=Assumption alumni recognised in college's 130-year celebration |url=https://ncreview.com.au/2023/03/13/assumption-alumni-recognised-in-colleges-130-year-celebration/ |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=The North Central Review |language=en-AU}}</ref>
:[[Fred Schepisi]], AO (film director, producer and screenwriter)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ryan |first1=Tom |chapter=Chronology |pages=xx-xxiii |id={{Project MUSE|3366601|type=chapter}} |title=Fred Schepisi: Interviews |date=2017 |publisher=University Press of Mississippi |isbn=978-1-4968-1151-6 }}</ref>

=== Sport ===
:[[Tony Armstrong (Australian rules footballer)|Tony Armstrong]] (AFL/VFL)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Segaert |first=Anthony |date=2022-06-20 |title=The rise and rise of Tony Armstrong, TV’s most popular new star |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/the-rise-and-rise-of-tony-armstrong-tv-s-most-popular-new-star-20220620-p5auz7.html |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref>
:[[Michael Barlow]] (AFL/VFL)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hanlon |first=Peter |date=2010-06-26 |title=The contender |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/the-contender-20100626-zb48.html |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref>
:[[Francis Bourke]] (AFL/VFL)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-08-06 |title='St Francis' the next Coming Home Hero |url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/717528/st-francis-the-next-coming-home-hero |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=richmondfc.com.au |language=en}}</ref>
:[[Billy Brownless]] (AFL/VFL)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hanlon |first=Peter |date=2011-04-09 |title=Carroll a coach to the end |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/carroll-a-coach-to-the-end-20110409-1d8nm.html |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref>
:[[Shane Crawford]] (AFL/VFL)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-15 |title=Hawk star a big hit at Assumption |url=https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/country-living/education/secondary/hawk-star-a-big-hit-at-assumption/news-story/06f91a28ee7a3ffcad015d7f1f50aeb3 |website=The Weekly Times}}</ref>
:[[Neale Daniher]] (AFL/VFL)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Jon |date=2015-02-15 |title=Neale Daniher enters Assumption College best ever team as greatest as the school's finest ever |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/neale-daniher-enters-assumption-college-best-ever-team-as-greatest-as-the-schools-finest-ever/news-story/9a0c85eaa2dfd5e549e923040def0c1a}}</ref>
:[[Simon O'Donnell]] (cricket and VFL)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hanlon |first=Peter |date=2011-04-09 |title=Carroll a coach to the end |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/carroll-a-coach-to-the-end-20110409-1d8nm.html |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref>
:[[Gabrielle Richards]] (basketball)<ref>{{Cite news |last=sod |date=2017-01-02 |title=ANOTHER YOUNG GUN JOINS THE SPIRIT {{!}} WNBL |url=https://wnbl.basketball/blog/news/another-young-gun-joins-the-spirit/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |work=WNBL |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Old Collegians Association==
The College has an active Old Collegians Association.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alumni |url=https://www.assumption.vic.edu.au/quick-links/alumni |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=www.assumption.vic.edu.au}}</ref> Its functions include support for the College, arranging social functions and regional reunions, facilitating class reunions and contributing to the College magazine Shandon Calls.

===== Old Collegians Football Team =====
In 1964, the Old Collegians Association entered a team in the [[Victorian Amateur Football League]] (VAFL) with some early success. However, because many old collegians return to live in rural Victoria and NSW, maintaining a stand-alone team has proven difficult. Since 2011 the Old Collegians team has participated in the VAFL as [[Prahran Football Club]]. The team has been successful as it won Division 2 in 2018 and is currently playing in Division 1.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2024 |title=Prahran Assumpion Football Club |url=https://www.vafa.com.au/sections/division-1/prahran-assumption/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=VAFA |language=en-AU}}</ref>


==AFL/VFL Team of the Century==
==AFL/VFL Team of the Century==
In 2015 a “team of the century” was selected and its membership<ref>{{cite web|title=Assumption College AFL/VFL Team of the Century|url=https://ack.org.au/ocd.aspx?action=printsnippet&snippet=ack+best+xxiv&printtemplate=on&code=&menuItem=Team+of+the+Century+VFL%2FAFL|publisher=Assumption College, Kilmore}}</ref> was:
In 2015 an Assumption College AFL / VFL "team of the century" was selected with the following membership:<ref>{{cite web |title=Assumption College AFL/VFL Team of the Century |url=https://ack.org.au/ocd.aspx?action=printsnippet&snippet=ack+best+xxiv&printtemplate=on&code=&menuItem=Team+of+the+Century+VFL%2FAFL |publisher=Assumption College, Kilmore}}</ref>{{Relevance inline|discuss=Is this encyclopaedic? If sufficiently notable, an article will be available with the team list, which can be linked to.|date=June 2024}}
{| class="wikitable nowrap"
{| class="wikitable nowrap"

|+Assumption College AFL/VFL Team of the Century

! rowspan="3" |
! colspan="8" |Player
|-
! colspan="8" |Club
|-
! colspan="8" |Number of Games
|-
! rowspan="3" |Back line
! rowspan="3" |Back line
!Player
|[[Kevin Heath]]
|[[Kevin Heath]]
|[[Peter McCormack (footballer)|Peter McCormack]]
|[[Peter McCormack (footballer)|Peter McCormack]]
|[[Tom Lonergan (footballer)|Tom Lonergan]]
|[[Tom Lonergan (footballer)|Tom Lonergan]]
|-
|-
|'''Games'''
|218
|218
|165
|165
|145
|145
|-
|-
|'''Club'''
|Hawthorn
|Hawthorn
|Collingwood
|Collingwood
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|-
|-
! rowspan="3" |Half back line
! rowspan="3" |Half back line
!Player
|[[David King (footballer, born 1972)|David King]]
|[[David King (footballer, born 1972)|David King]]
|[[Laurie Serafini]]
|[[Laurie Serafini]]
|[[Neale Daniher]]
|[[Neale Daniher]]
|-
|-
|'''Games'''
|214
|214
|146
|146
|82
|82
|-
|-
|'''Club'''
|[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
|[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
|Fitzroy
|Fitzroy
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|-
|-
! rowspan="3" |Centre line
! rowspan="3" |Centre line
!Player
|[[Francis Bourke]]
|[[Francis Bourke]]
|[[Shane Crawford]]
|[[Shane Crawford]]
|[[Brendan Edwards]]
|[[Brendan Edwards]]
|-
|-
|'''Games'''
|300
|300
|305
|305
|109
|109
|-
|-
|'''Club'''
|Richmond
|Richmond
|Hawthorn
|Hawthorn
|Hawthorn
|Hawthorn
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" |Half forward line
! rowspan="2" |Half forward line
!Player
|[[Ben Dixon (Australian rules footballer)|Ben Dixon]]
|[[Ben Dixon (Australian rules footballer)|Ben Dixon]]
|[[John Brady (footballer)|John Brady]]
|[[John Brady (footballer)|John Brady]]
|[[Richard Douglas (footballer)|Richard Douglas]]
|[[Richard Douglas (footballer)|Richard Douglas]]
|-
|-
|'''Club'''
|207
|118
|155
|-
|Hawthorn
|Hawthorn
|North Melbourne
|North Melbourne
|Adelaide
|Adelaide
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" |Forward line
! rowspan="9" |Followers
!Player
|[[Peter Keenan|Peter “Crackers” Keenan]]
|[[Jason Johnson (Australian footballer)|Jason Johnson]]
|[[Peter Crimmins]]
|-
!Player
|[[Michael Green (Australian rules footballer)|Michael Green]]
|[[Michael Green (Australian rules footballer)|Michael Green]]
|[[Billy Brownless]]
|[[Billy Brownless]]
|[[Bernie McCarthy]]
|[[Bernie McCarthy]]
|-
|-
|'''Games'''
|146
|146
|198
|198
|148
|148
|-
|-
|'''Club'''
|Richmond
|Richmond
|Geelong
|Geelong
|North Melbourne
|North Melbourne
|-
|-
|'''Games'''
! rowspan="5" |Followers
|207
|[[Peter Keenan|Peter “Crackers” Keenan]]
|118
|[[Jason Johnson (Australian footballer)|Jason Johnson]]
|155
|[[Peter Crimmins]]
|-
|-
|'''Games'''
|213
|213
|184
|184
|176
|176
|-
|-
|'''Club'''
|Melbourne
|Melbourne
| rowspan="3" |Essendon
| rowspan="3" |Essendon
| rowspan="3" |Hawthorn
| rowspan="3" |Hawthorn
|-
|-
|'''Club'''
|Essendon
|Essendon
|-
|-
|'''Club'''
|North Melbourne
|North Melbourne
|-
|-
! rowspan="5" |Interchange
! rowspan="5" |Interchange
!Player
|[[Jim Gallagher (footballer)|Jim Gallagher]]
|[[Jim Gallagher (footballer)|Jim Gallagher]]
|[[Greg Stockdale]]
|[[Greg Stockdale]]
|[[Barry Young (footballer)|Barry Young]]
|[[Barry Young (footballer)|Barry Young]]
|[[John Reeves (Australian footballer)|John Reeves]]
|[[Dion Prestia]]
|[[Dion Prestia]]
|[[Michael Barlow]]
|[[Michael Barlow]]
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|[[Daniel Talia]]
|[[Daniel Talia]]
|-
|-
|'''Games'''
|151
|151
|106
|106
|142
|142
|110
|73
|73
|89
|89
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|76
|76
|-
|-
|'''Club'''
| rowspan="3" |Footscray
| rowspan="3" |Footscray
| rowspan="3" |Essendon
| rowspan="3" |Essendon
|Richmond
|Richmond
| rowspan="3" |North Melbourne
| rowspan="3" |Gold Coast
| rowspan="3" |Gold Coast
| rowspan="3" |Fremantle
| rowspan="3" |Fremantle
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| rowspan="3" |Adelaide
| rowspan="3" |Adelaide
|-
|-
|'''Club'''
|Essendon
|Essendon
|-
|-
|'''Club'''
|North Melbourne
|North Melbourne
|}
|}

==Old Collegians Association (and football team)==
The College has an active Old Collegians Association.<ref>Assumption College. https://www.assumption.vic.edu.au/quick-links/alumni Retrieved 20 October 2020.</ref> Its functions include support for the College, arranging social functions and regional reunions, facilitating class reunions and contributing to the College magazine Shandon Calls.
In 1964, the Old Collegians Association entered a team in the [[Victorian Amateur Football League]] (VAFL) with some early success. However, because many old collegians return to live in rural Victoria and NSW, maintaining a stand-alone team has proven difficult. Since 2011 the Old Collegians team has participated in the VAFL as [[Prahran Football Club]]. The team has been successful as it won Division 2 in 2018 and is currently playing in Division 1.<ref>Prahran-Assumption Football Club. http://www.vafa.com.au/sections/division-1/prahran-assumption/ Retrieved 20 October 2020.</ref>

== Notable alumni ==
Notable alumni include:
:'''Religious life:''' Over 130 Old Collegians have been ordained as priests and bishops.<ref>Br Valerian Braniff. The Quest for Higher Things. Trustees of the Marist Brothers, Melb 1992 page 289 {{ISBN|0 646 11916 8}}</ref>
:'''Film, literature and media:''' [[Fred Schepisi]], AO (film director, producer and screenwriter),<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ryan |first1=Tom |chapter=Chronology |pages=xx-xxiii |id={{Project MUSE|3366601|type=chapter}} |title=Fred Schepisi: Interviews |date=2017 |publisher=University Press of Mississippi |isbn=978-1-4968-1151-6 }}</ref> [[Tony McNamara (writer)|Tony MacNamara]] (film director, producer and screenwriter),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Jackson |date=2023-03-13 |title=Assumption alumni recognised in college’s 130-year celebration |url=https://ncreview.com.au/2023/03/13/assumption-alumni-recognised-in-colleges-130-year-celebration/ |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=The North Central Review |language=en-AU}}</ref> [[Robbie Coburn]] (poet),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frost |first=Grace |date=2024-02-05 |title=Mitchell Shire inspires latest western-gothic poetry works |url=https://ncreview.com.au/2024/02/06/mitchell-shire-inspires-latest-western-gothic-poetry-works/ |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=The North Central Review |language=en-AU}}</ref> [[Jeremy Burge]] (founder of [[Emojipedia]])<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wells|first=Joshua|date=2018-03-07|title=Kilmore's role in emoji revolution|url=https://ncreview.com.au/2018/03/07/kilmores-role-in-emoji-revolution/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-04|website=The North Central Review|language=en-AU|archive-date=4 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504100620/https://ncreview.com.au/2018/03/07/kilmores-role-in-emoji-revolution/}}</ref> and [[Emma-Louise Wilson]] (actress).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Shandon Calls. The Magazine of Assumption College. Summer 2018 |url=https://assets-global.website-files.com/5d0b2f88641a5824608cbb94/5d34ff427768681fb452db09_AC_ShandonCalls_Summer2018.pdf}}</ref>
:'''Sport:''' In [[AFL/VFL]] football, [[Francis Bourke]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-08-06 |title=‘St Francis’ the next Coming Home Hero |url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/717528/st-francis-the-next-coming-home-hero |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=richmondfc.com.au |language=en}}</ref> [[Neale Daniher]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Jon |date=2015-02-15 |title=Neale Daniher enters Assumption College best ever team as greatest as the school’s finest ever |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/neale-daniher-enters-assumption-college-best-ever-team-as-greatest-as-the-schools-finest-ever/news-story/9a0c85eaa2dfd5e549e923040def0c1a}}</ref> [[Shane Crawford]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-15 |title=Hawk star a big hit at Assumption |url=https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/country-living/education/secondary/hawk-star-a-big-hit-at-assumption/news-story/06f91a28ee7a3ffcad015d7f1f50aeb3 |website=The Weekly Times}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
Br Valerian Braniff. The Quest for Higher Things. Trustees of the Marist Brothers, Melb 1992 {{ISBN|0 646 11916 8}}
*Br Valerian Braniff. The Quest for Higher Things. Trustees of the Marist Brothers, Melbourne 1992 {{ISBN|0 646 11916 8}}
Ray Carroll. The fields are green: Assumption College, Kilmore: chronicles of a country boarding school. Kilmore, Vic. Lowden Publishing, 1976. {{ISBN|0909706549}}
*Ray Carroll. The fields are green: Assumption College, Kilmore: chronicles of a country boarding school. Kilmore, Vic. Lowden Publishing, 1976. {{ISBN|0909706549}}
Ray Carroll. From the boundary: football at Assumption. R.W. Carroll, Kilmore, 1979.{{ISBN|0 959 54410 0}}
*Ray Carroll. From the boundary: football at Assumption. R.W. Carroll, Kilmore, 1979.{{ISBN|0 959 54410 0}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://assumption.vic.edu.au/ Assumption College website]
*[http://assumption.vic.edu.au/ Assumption College website]


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{{Association of Marist Schools of Australia}}

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Assumption College
coeducational
secondary education institution
MottoQuae Supra Quaere (Latin) Seek the Things that Are Above
Established1893; 131 years ago (1893)[1]
PrincipalPaul Finneran
Staff140+
Years offered7–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrolment1,500 (7–12)
72 boarding students.
Colour(s)Royal blue, sky blue, gold
   
AffiliationAssociated Grammar Schools of Victoria
Websiteassumption.vic.edu.au
Entrance to Shandon House

Assumption College (often known as ACK, where the K stands for Kilmore) is an Australian

Victoria. The College was founded in 1893[citation needed] by the Marist Brothers
and is part of a network of Marist schools in Australia and throughout the world.

Assumption College is governed by Marist Schools Australia[2] and is supported by the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria.[3] Assumption became a member of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (AGSV) in 1958[4] which provides a broad sporting competition for students. Since 2000, girls sport has been supplemented through membership of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS) competition.

History

The Marist Brothers order was established as a teaching order in France in 1817 by Father Marcellin Champagnat (1789–1840), with a goal of providing elementary education to underprivileged rural children. The Marist Brothers were invited to Australia by the Archbishop of Sydney, arriving in 1872.[5] They changed their goals and opened elite secondary schools, for which significant fees were charged, and they diverted monies from the higher fees to subsidize the education of the less privileged.[5]

The Marist Brothers were invited to Kilmore to start a primary school for local boys in 1893.[6]

Assumption College first took in boarders in 1901 from Catholic families throughout regional Victoria and southern New South Wales.[6] In 1907 the school was registered as Assumption College, Kilmore.[6] The College continued to grow as a boys’ boarding school with a smaller day boys component until 1971, when the first two girls were enrolled.[6] The proportion of day students has progressively grown since the 1970s. Girls began boarding in 1995.[6]

As the new century approached, the Catholic educational needs of rural families from northern Victoria and southern New South Wales had to be considered.[citation needed]

Principals

2006–2014 Mr Michael Kenny[7]
2015–2023 Ms Kate Fogarty[8]
2024– Mr Paul Finneran[9]

Curriculum

Year 7 students are exposed to subjects including design technologies (wood, food, metal and textiles), digital technologies, English, humanities, the sciences, health and physical education, languages (both French and Punjabi) and religious education.[10]

Co-curriculum

Students may become involved in the cultural life of the College, by performing, by singing, playing a musical instrument, acting, dancing or debating.[11]

Notable alumni

For many years Assumption College has been known for its record of producing

AFL/VFL footballers, including several who captained their AFL teams (Francis Bourke, Neale Daniher and Shane Crawford). Shane Crawford also won the prestigious Brownlow Medal.[12]

Many of ACK's former students have been recognised in the Assumption College Hall of Excellence.[13]

Film, literature, media and business

Jeremy Burge (founder of Emojipedia)[14]
Simon John Costa (former CEO of Costa Group)
Robbie Coburn (poet)[15]
Emma-Louise Wilson (actress).[16]
Tony MacNamara (film director, producer and screenwriter)[17]
Fred Schepisi, AO (film director, producer and screenwriter)[18]

Sport

Tony Armstrong (AFL/VFL)[19]
Michael Barlow (AFL/VFL)[20]
Francis Bourke (AFL/VFL)[21]
Billy Brownless (AFL/VFL)[22]
Shane Crawford (AFL/VFL)[23]
Neale Daniher (AFL/VFL)[24]
Simon O'Donnell (cricket and VFL)[25]
Gabrielle Richards (basketball)[26]

Old Collegians Association

The College has an active Old Collegians Association.[27] Its functions include support for the College, arranging social functions and regional reunions, facilitating class reunions and contributing to the College magazine Shandon Calls.

Old Collegians Football Team

In 1964, the Old Collegians Association entered a team in the

Victorian Amateur Football League (VAFL) with some early success. However, because many old collegians return to live in rural Victoria and NSW, maintaining a stand-alone team has proven difficult. Since 2011 the Old Collegians team has participated in the VAFL as Prahran Football Club. The team has been successful as it won Division 2 in 2018 and is currently playing in Division 1.[28]

AFL/VFL Team of the Century

In 2015 an Assumption College AFL / VFL "team of the century" was selected with the following membership:[29][relevant? – discuss]

Back line Player Kevin Heath Peter McCormack Tom Lonergan
Games 218 165 145
Club Hawthorn Collingwood Geelong
Half back line Player David King Laurie Serafini Neale Daniher
Games 214 146 82
Club North Melbourne Fitzroy Essendon
Centre line Player Francis Bourke Shane Crawford Brendan Edwards
Games 300 305 109
Club Richmond Hawthorn Hawthorn
Half forward line Player Ben Dixon John Brady Richard Douglas
Club Hawthorn North Melbourne Adelaide
Followers Player Peter “Crackers” Keenan Jason Johnson Peter Crimmins
Player Michael Green Billy Brownless Bernie McCarthy
Games 146 198 148
Club Richmond Geelong North Melbourne
Games 207 118 155
Games 213 184 176
Club Melbourne Essendon Hawthorn
Club Essendon
Club North Melbourne
Interchange Player Jim Gallagher Greg Stockdale Barry Young Dion Prestia Michael Barlow Ray Garby Daniel Talia
Games 151 106 142 73 89 86 76
Club Footscray Essendon Richmond Gold Coast Fremantle Carlton Adelaide
Club Essendon
Club North Melbourne

See also

References

  1. ^ "Schools". History. Marist Brothers Melbourne Province. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2008. Alt URL
  2. ^ "Marist Schools Australia". Marist Schools Australia. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Victorian Catholic Education Authority". Victorian Catholic Education Authority. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Associated Grammar Schools Victoria | AGSV Sport". www.agsvsport.com.au. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Marist Brothers Australia -Marists in Oceania". Marist Brothers Australia. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Our Marist Story". www.assumption.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Meet Our New Principal | Marymede Catholic College". www.marymede.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  8. ISBN 0 646 11916 8
  9. ^ Kiriakidis, Pam (12 February 2024). "New principal starts at Assumption College Kilmore". The North Central Review. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  10. ^ "High Academic Achievements". www.assumption.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Visual & Performing Arts". www.assumption.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Shane Crawford: Winning Brownlow changes your life, but it shouldn't change your approach to footy". Fox Sports. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Assumption College Kilmore". Assumption College Kilmore Online Community. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  14. ^ Wells, Joshua (7 March 2018). "Kilmore's role in emoji revolution". The North Central Review. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  15. ^ Frost, Grace (5 February 2024). "Mitchell Shire inspires latest western-gothic poetry works". The North Central Review. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Shandon Calls. The Magazine of Assumption College. Summer 2018" (PDF). 2018.
  17. ^ Russell, Jackson (13 March 2023). "Assumption alumni recognised in college's 130-year celebration". The North Central Review. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  18. ISBN 978-1-4968-1151-6. Project MUSE chapter 3366601
    .
  19. ^ Segaert, Anthony (20 June 2022). "The rise and rise of Tony Armstrong, TV's most popular new star". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  20. ^ Hanlon, Peter (26 June 2010). "The contender". The Age. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  21. ^ "'St Francis' the next Coming Home Hero". richmondfc.com.au. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  22. ^ Hanlon, Peter (9 April 2011). "Carroll a coach to the end". The Age. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Hawk star a big hit at Assumption". The Weekly Times. 15 July 2020.
  24. ^ Anderson, Jon (15 February 2015). "Neale Daniher enters Assumption College best ever team as greatest as the school's finest ever".
  25. ^ Hanlon, Peter (9 April 2011). "Carroll a coach to the end". The Age. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  26. ^ sod (2 January 2017). "ANOTHER YOUNG GUN JOINS THE SPIRIT | WNBL". WNBL. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  27. ^ "Alumni". www.assumption.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  28. ^ "Prahran Assumpion Football Club". VAFA. 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  29. ^ "Assumption College AFL/VFL Team of the Century". Assumption College, Kilmore.

Further reading

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