St Virgil's College
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St Virgil's College is an
St Virgil's is affiliated with the
History
St Virgil's College was formally opened on 22 January 1911 by The Christian Brothers. Leo Doyle was the first student admitted to the college. At is foundation the college was a boarding school for boys located in Barrack Street, Hobart.[1] The boarding section of the college was closed in 1970 and since then St Virgil's College has been a day school only.
In 1962, another campus was opened in Austins Ferry,[1] offering junior secondary grades (Grades 7–9) on a riverside property of 30 hectares. In 1991, three Grade 10 streams were also added. 2012 marks the 50 year celebrations for the campus.
The Barrack Street campus then expanded for students from Grades 7–12 until 1994 when, under the Southern Secondary Schools Restructuring Plan, the campus no longer accepted enrolments for Grade 7. At the end of 1994, Grades 8, 11 and 12 ceased to run at the Barrack Street campus, and all secondary grades were moved to the Austins Ferry campus. This allowed Guilford Young College (Grades 11 and 12) to be established on the Barrack Street site. Grades 9 and 10 still ran in 1995, and only Grade 10 was offered in 1996.
After 1996, St Virgil's College ceased to operate any of its classes on the Barrack Street campus. From then on, Grades 7–10 were all taught at the Austins Ferry campus, and because of the discontinuation of Grades 11–12, many students moved on to the newly formed Guilford Young College for their pre-tertiary years.
In August 1995, permission was granted for St Peter's School to become the St Virgil's College Junior School from 1996 onwards. The Junior School now accommodates boys from Grades 3–6 and operates on the old St Peter's School site in Patrick Street.
The current
In 2019, it was announced that St Virgil's College would expand from a Year 3–10 school to a kindergarten to Year 12 school.[6] Works are currently underway to develop both the Hobart and Austins Ferry sites in order for the school to cater for the new students by 2023.
Curriculum
St Virgil's College offers a broad
Co-curriculum
Sport
St Virgil's College is a member of the Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools (SATIS). Much importance is placed on sport at St Virgil's College. All students are encouraged to participate in at least one sport during their time at the college.
The college has had much success on the sporting field throughout its history. Most recent is the college's domination of the Tasmanian State and Southern School's
Other sports on offer at St Virgil's include canoe polo, cross-country, cricket, football, hockey, rowing, soccer, swimming, tennis, touch football, water polo, basketball, rugby, badminton, squash, sailing, and athletics.
Music
The college has two teacher-coordinated
The St Virgil's College Senior
The band currently has between 10 and 15 members, and mainly features the trumpet, trombone and saxophone (alto, tenor and baritone), with a rhythm backing (drums, guitar and keyboard).
Other co-curricular clubs
St Virgil's College also offers a wide range of co-curricular activities outside of sport and music. Most notably a robotics club who participated in the FIRST Lego League and the FIRST Tech Challenge in 2020. St Virgil's College also offers a chess club. This was founded in 2018 and made the Australian national championships in 2020.
House system
As with most Australian schools, St Virgil's utilises a house system. The school houses are:
- Doyle – Blue
- Dwyer – Green
- Hessian (formerly Virgilian House) – Red
- Joyce (formerly College House) – Yellow
Notable alumni
An alumnus of St Virgil's College is known as an 'Old Virgilian' and may elect to join the school's alumni association, the Old Virgilians' Association. The Association was established in 1916 as a way for Old Virgilians to meet regularly and keep in touch with news about the college.[7] Some notable Old Virgilians include:
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- Entertainment, media and the arts
- Anthony Ackroyd – comedian and writer
- Geoff "Jeff" Hook – cartoonist[7]
- Tom Lewis – author, military historian and naval officer
- Toby Leonard Moore – actor
- Don Sharp – film director[8]
- Peter Damian Williams – author and military historian
- Military
- Major General
- Politics, public service and the law
- Judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania[7]
- William Cox – Governor of Tasmania[7]
- Anthony Fletcher – former member of the Legislative Council[7]
- Peter Heerey – Justice of the Federal Court of Australia[7]
- Pierre Hutton – diplomat[10]
- Gintaras Kantvilas – scientist (lichenologist) & state public servant[11]
- Paul Lennon – 42nd Premier of Tasmania[7]
- Doug Lowe – 35th Premier of Tasmania[7]
- Albert Ogilvie – 28th Premier of Tasmania[7]
- Religion
- Adrian Leo Doyle – Archbishop of Hobart[7]
- Michael Tate – Catholic priest and former Federal Justice Minister[7]
- Sport
- Scott Bowden – Olympic mountain bike rider and road cyclist
- Scott Brennan – Australian rowing Olympic gold medallist and world champion[7]
- Sean Clingeleffer – cricket player; Tasmanian wicketkeeper[7]
- Sam Darley – Australian rules footballer
- Michael Di Venuto – cricket player for the Tasmanian Tigers and Derbyshire County
- Brodie Holland – Australian rules footballer for Collingwood Magpies
- Rhodes Scholar[7]
- Caleb Jewell – cricket player for North Hobart, Tasmanian Tigers and Hobart Hurricanes
- Oliver O'Halloran – youngest person to fly around world solo, unassisted, completed in 2017
- Jack Riewoldt – Australian rules footballer for Richmond Tigers
- Sid Taberlay – Olympic mountain bike rider
- Ted Terry – outstanding schoolboy athlete, winner of the 1925 Burnie Gift, and – Australian rules footballer for St Kilda Saints
- Tristan Thomas – Australian representative to the 2012 Olympics in athletics[12]
- Peter Toogood – former Australian amateur golf champion[7]
See also
Catholicism portal
- List of schools in Tasmania
- List of Christian Brothers schools
- Education in Tasmania
- Catholic education in Australia
References
- ^ a b c "Our History". About St Virgil's. St Virgil's College. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
- ^ a b "St Virgil's College". Schools. Catholic Education Office Hobart. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
- ^ "JSHAA Tasmanian Directory of Members". Tasmania Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
- ^ "Tasmania". School Directory. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
- ^ "Affiliated organisations". St Virgil's College. n.d. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "'Blueprint for the future' signals extension Year 11 and 12". Archdiocese of Hobart. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Old Virgilians". About. St Virgil's College. Archived from the original on 5 August 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
- ^ Anthony Hayward, Don Sharp: Film director who made his mark with 'Kiss of the Vampire' Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine from The Independent dated 29 December 2011, accessed 30 December 2011
- ^ "Brigadier Michael Crane, AM". Operation Catalyst. Australian Government: Department of Defence. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
- ^ Hutton, Claire (3 September 2014). "Skilled diplomat helped to build early links to Asian neighbours". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014.
- Wikidata Q102374092.
- ^ "London 2012 – Tristan Thomas Athlete Profile". Retrieved 4 August 2012.
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