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De La Salle College Ashfield
De La Salle College Ashfield
	New College Hall in November 2009
Location
	Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales, 2131; Australia
Coordinates	33°53′3″S 151°7′31″E / 33.88417°S 151.12528°E
Information
Type	Independent, comprehensive, single-sex school, secondary school, day school
Motto	Latin: Esto Vir; (Used in context as "to be the best man you can be." If translated directly from Latin it means "Be a man")
Religious affiliation(s)	De La Salle Brothers
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Established	10 December 1916
Status	Closed
Closed	20 December 2022
Staff	~58
Key people	De La Salle Brothers; John Baptist de La Salle;
Years	7–12
Gender	Boys
Enrolment	c. 384 (2021)
Campus	Suburban
Houses	Maurice; Bernard; Kevin; John;
Colour(s)	Blue and white
Sports	Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association
Yearbook	Signum Feidei (1926–1945); Blue & White (1945–2023);
Affiliation	Catholic Secondary Schools Association NSW/ACT
Alumni	Old Boys
Website	dlsashfield.catholic.edu.au

De La Salle College was an independent Roman Catholic comprehensive single-sex secondary day school for boys, located in Ashfield, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1916 by the De La Salle Brothers and Vincentian Fathers, the college catered to students in Year 7 to Year 12^[2] from the inner-west Parishes of the Archdiocese of Sydney. The college was under the patronage of the Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher. De La Salle College was one of 18^{[clarification needed]} Lasallian Schools in Australia,^[3] and in the 1970s became the first Catholic high school in Australia to have a lay headmaster.^[4]

On 8 June 2022, it was announced that the college would amalgamate with adjacent girls' high school, Bethlehem College, and St Vincent's Primary School, due to increasing demand for co-educational schools in inner Sydney.^[5] From 2023, the new school was known as St Vincent's College and from 2027, after a five-year transition period, it will become a fully K-12 co-educational school precinct.^[6]^[7]

The school is affiliated with the Catholic Secondary Schools Association NSW/ACT,^[8] and the Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association (MCC).^[9]

In education, the college was fully accredited in 2018 to run the Newman Selective Gifted Education Program (the Gifted and Talented program), which caters towards the significant learning needs of capable students.^[10] The program is currently being facilitated in a number of the Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools within Sydney Catholic Schools.^[10]^[11] The school also used Inquiry-Based Learning approach, focusing mainly on the Solution Fluency framework.^[12] They offered a number of co-curricular activities and experiences, including immersions to Lasallian schools overseas. The school followed the NSW Syllabus and Australian Curriculum.

History

The foundation stone for the school was laid on 10 December 1916. Upon completion a year later, the school consisted of just three classrooms, and was located behind a boarding house that was to become a monastery for the six De La Salle brothers who were given the task of educating Catholic boys of the Ashfield parish.^[4]^[13]

Despite the effects of the Great Depression, enrolments continued to increase, with 300 on the role in 1931. Through the efforts of Father Macken, a provincial of the Vincentian Fathers, the college established a separate primary school in 1934. Further, a "tech" was established in 1937 for boys who would not be going on to university or office jobs. The two-stream system of "pros" and "techs" continued until 1955.^[4]

Lay staff were employed in 1956 as the number of brothers had declined. The 1960s saw further change with the Wyndham scheme introduced in 1962 necessitating the addition of new subjects to the curriculum, and thus requiring more specialist rooms. With support from the parish and the Old Boys' Union, the principal of the time, Br Peter, began to expand the college. The main building of the college opened in 1966 during the celebration of its Golden Jubilee.^[4]

In 1972, Peter Donnan became the first lay principal of the school, thus making the school the first Catholic high school in Australia administered by a lay principal.^[4] The college's primary section closed in 1988.^[4]

In 2008, five new science laboratories were completed and an air-conditioned multi-purpose hall with seating for up to 1500 and a full theatrical lighting and sound system was added.^[13] The college hall hosted the World Youth Day 2008 Journey of the Cross and Icon (JCI) in Sydney.^[13]^[14]

In 2013, the college began implementing its student laptop program where all students could have their own personal device, now called Bring Your Own Designated Device (BYODD).^[13]^[15]

Principals

The following individuals have served as College Principal or any precedent title since the College's opening in 1917.^[16] The last principal was Paul Forrester.

Principals of De La Salle College, Ashfield
Ordinal	Officeholder	Name of office	Term start	Term end	Time in office
1	Br Benignus Patrick		1917	1920	2–3 years
2	Br Jerome Foley		1920	1921	0–1 years
3	Br Victor (incomplete)		1921	1922	0–1 years
4	Br Leopold (incomplete)		1922	1923	0–1 years
(1)	Br Benignus Patrick		1923	1925	1–2 years
5	Br Edward Joseph		1925	1927	1–2 years
6	Br Thomas (incomplete)		1927	1928	0–1 years
(4)	Br Leopold (incomplete)		1928	1930	1–2 years
7	Br Julian Lennon		1930	1936	5–6 years
(5)	Br Edward Joseph		1936	1938	1–2 years
8	Br Victor Aengus		1938	1941	2–3 years
(5)	Br Edward Joseph		1941	1942	0–1 years
9	Br George Benedict		1942	1948	5–6 years
10	Br Baptist Will		1948	1951	2–3 years
11	Br Aloysius Carmody		1951	1953	1–2 years
(10)	Br Baptist Will		1953	1955	1–2 years
12	Br Cassian Corbett		1955	1961	5–6 years
13	Br Peter McIntosh		1961	1967	5–6 years
14	Br Michael Lynch		1967	1972	4–5 years
15	Peter Donnan	College Principal	1972	1981	8–9 years
16	Allan Coman		1981	1987	5–6 years
17	Peter McNamara		1987	1992	4–5 years
18	Patrick O'Connor		1992	1996	3–4 years
19	Thomas Galea		1996	2001	4–5 years
20	Michael Barrington		2001	2013	11–12 years
21	Phil Gane	Acting College Principal	2013	2014	1 year
22	Stephen Kennaugh	College Principal	2014	2018	5 years
23	Paul Forrester	College Principal	2019	2022	4 years

Co-curriculum

Sport

De La Salle College was a member of the Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association (MCC),^[9] and competed in a range of sports including athletics, cricket, cross country, basketball, golf, rugby league, soccer, squash, swimming, tennis, touch football and volleyball.^[17]

Through MCC, the college competed against schools such as Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham, LaSalle Catholic College, Bankstown, Marcellin College Randwick, Marist College Kogarah, Champagnat Catholic College Pagewood, Holy Cross College Ryde and Marist Catholic College North Shore.^[9] Sport was traditionally an important part of college life, notwithstanding the school's own limited sporting facilities.

The college also had a number of elite sporting pathways for students who excel at particular sports and wish to play or compete at a professional level.

Notable alumni

Mike Bailey – TV weatherman and radio presenter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (also attended De La Salle Bankstown)^[18]
Paul Bevan – AFL player for Sydney Swans^[19]
Colin Brooks – politician, Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Bundoora^[20]
Nathaniel Buzolic – actor, known for his role as Kol Mikaelson on the CW show The Vampire Diaries and its spin-off The Originals.
Tony Costa — Archibald Prize winning artist^[21]
Pat Drummond – singer song-writer^[22]
Robbie Farah – rugby league player for the Wests Tigers and South Sydney Rabbitohs, and a representative for New South Wales rugby league team
Warren Fellows – Convicted drug runner and associate of Neddy Smith^[23]
Michael Maher – former politician, variously Member for Drummoyne and Member for Lowe^[24]
Paul Pantano – actor^[25]
Gerard Price – cricket player and Cricket NSW cricket manager^[26]^[27]
Michael Rowland – TV news presenter^[28]
John Sidoti – politician, Member for Drummoyne (2011–2023)^[29]
Salvatore Coco – Actor^{[citation needed]}
Paul Whelan – former NSW politician^[30]
Justice Philip Woodward – former Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales

References

^ "De La Salle College Ashfield". Schools & Colleges. Australian Government Directory. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Annual Report to the Community 2021" (PDF). Plans/Reports. De La Salle College Ashfield. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^ "Lasallian Schools in Australia". Lasallian Presence in Australia. International Lasallian Youth Gathering. 2007. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "A Brief History of the College". History. De La Salle College Ashfield. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
^ "Ashfield Plans". Sydney Catholic Schools. Sydney Catholic Schools. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
^ Baker, Jordan (11 June 2022). "Two inner west single-sex schools to merge into new co-ed college". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
^ Trimboli, Domenic (10 June 2022). "St Vincent's College Ashfield Announced". Sydney Catholic Schools. Sydney Catholic Schools. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
^ "About Us". Catholic Secondary Schools Association NSW/ACT. Catholic Secondary Schools Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 20 November 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Teams". Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association. 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
^ ^a ^b "The Newman Selective Gifted Education Program". De La Salle College, Ashfield. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
^ "Newman Selective Gifted Education Program". Sydney Catholic Schools. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ "Inquiry Based Learning". De La Salle College, Ashfield. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "About Us — History". De La Salle College, Ashfield. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
^ "WYD Icon And Cross". WorldYouthDay.com. World Youth Day. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
^ "eLearning". De La Salle College, Ashfield. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
^ "Directors and Principals". De La Salle Ashfield. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
^ "Sport". Features. De La Salle College Ashfield. 2007. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
^ "De La Salle centenary: 100 years of service to Catholic education". The Catholic Weekly. 9 April 2006. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
^ "Bevan jnr gets call for his senior debut". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media Australia. 26 March 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
^ "Brooks, Colin William". re-member. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
^ "Lasallian wins Archibald Prize". De La Salle College, Ashfield. De La Salle Brothers – ANZPPNG. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ "Pat Drummond". 30 Years in Music Retrospective. Shoestring Productions Pty Ltd. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
^ Fellows, W.; Marx, J. (1997). The Damage Done. Pan Macmillan Australia. p. 3. ISBN 1-84018-275-X.
^ "Mr Ray Septimus Maher (1911–1966)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
^ Carlton, Mike (29 November 1997). "Heaven-sent hokum". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 July 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Briars Cricket Club (11 June 2020). "Gerard Price Receives OAM". Briars Sports. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
^ Richardson, Peter D. (2019). "The Briars Sporting Club Limited 69th Annual Report 1986–1987" (PDF). Briars Sporting Club Limited. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
^ Rowland, Michael. "Michael Rowland LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
^ "John Sidoti". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
^ "The Hon. Paul Francis Patrick Whelan". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.

External links

[AGD-1] "De La Salle College Ashfield". Schools & Colleges. Australian Government Directory. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.

[Annual_Report-2] "Annual Report to the Community 2021" (PDF). Plans/Reports. De La Salle College Ashfield. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

[Lasallian-3] "Lasallian Schools in Australia". Lasallian Presence in Australia. International Lasallian Youth Gathering. 2007. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.

[History-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "A Brief History of the College". History. De La Salle College Ashfield. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.

[5] "Ashfield Plans". Sydney Catholic Schools. Sydney Catholic Schools. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

[6] Baker, Jordan (11 June 2022). "Two inner west single-sex schools to merge into new co-ed college". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

[7] Trimboli, Domenic (10 June 2022). "St Vincent's College Ashfield Announced". Sydney Catholic Schools. Sydney Catholic Schools. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

[CSSA-8] "About Us". Catholic Secondary Schools Association NSW/ACT. Catholic Secondary Schools Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 20 November 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.

[MCC-9] "Teams". Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association. 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2007.

[Newman_Program-10] "The Newman Selective Gifted Education Program". De La Salle College, Ashfield. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.

[11] "Newman Selective Gifted Education Program". Sydney Catholic Schools. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[12] "Inquiry Based Learning". De La Salle College, Ashfield. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2019.

[History2-13] "About Us — History". De La Salle College, Ashfield. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2019.

[14] "WYD Icon And Cross". WorldYouthDay.com. World Youth Day. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2019.

[15] "eLearning". De La Salle College, Ashfield. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2019.

[16] "Directors and Principals". De La Salle Ashfield. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.

[Sport-17] "Sport". Features. De La Salle College Ashfield. 2007. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.

[18] "De La Salle centenary: 100 years of service to Catholic education". The Catholic Weekly. 9 April 2006. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.

[19] "Bevan jnr gets call for his senior debut". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media Australia. 26 March 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2023.

[CWBrooks-20] "Brooks, Colin William". re-member. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 23 October 2007.

[21] "Lasallian wins Archibald Prize". De La Salle College, Ashfield. De La Salle Brothers – ANZPPNG. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[PDrummond-22] "Pat Drummond". 30 Years in Music Retrospective. Shoestring Productions Pty Ltd. Retrieved 23 October 2007.

[23] Fellows, W.; Marx, J. (1997). The Damage Done. Pan Macmillan Australia. p. 3. ISBN 1-84018-275-X.

[MMaher-24] "Mr Ray Septimus Maher (1911–1966)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.

[25] Carlton, Mike (29 November 1997). "Heaven-sent hokum". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 July 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[26] Briars Cricket Club (11 June 2020). "Gerard Price Receives OAM". Briars Sports. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

[27] Richardson, Peter D. (2019). "The Briars Sporting Club Limited 69th Annual Report 1986–1987" (PDF). Briars Sporting Club Limited. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

[28] Rowland, Michael. "Michael Rowland LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[John_Sidoti_NSW_Parl-29] "John Sidoti". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.

[Paul_Whelan_NSW_Parl-30] "The Hon. Paul Francis Patrick Whelan". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.

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De La Salle College Ashfield

History

Principals

Co-curriculum

Sport

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links

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