St Mary's College, Toowoomba
School in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
St Mary's College, Toowoomba is an independent Catholic senior primary and secondary school for boys, located in Newtown , Toowoomba , Queensland , Australia. The college was established by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1899 and is a member of Edmund Rice Education Australia . In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 851 students from Years 5 to 12.[ 1] St Mary's College has an iPad program to improve learning.
Subjects
St Mary's College offers a wide range of subjects, including arts, drama, English , foreign languages (Japanese and Spanish ), graphics, humanities , I.T.E , maths, music, P.E , religion , science, and wood tech and metal tech .
English is the most spoken language, although Dinka , German, Portuguese and Indonesian are spoken by more than 100 students. English, Japanese and Spanish are taught at the school.
Notable alumni
Sir Walter Campbell QC , DSO , MC , OBE – a former Governor of Queensland, jurist and barrister
Virgil Patrick Copas MSC – appointed Archbishop of Port Moresby in 1966
Joseph Anthony (Tony) Dietz – air vice-marshall; senior engineer officer in the Royal Australian Air Force
Ian “Ripper” Doyle – rugby league player; played for the Kangaroos
Frank Forde PC – politician; the 15th Prime Minister of Australia, serving only eight days in office in 1945
Peter Gill – rugby league player
Tom Gorman – rugby league player; captained the Kangaroos in 1929–30
Harold Hawkins GLM, ICD, CBE , AFC – air vice-marshal; appointed air advisor to Rhodesian High Commissioner and Chief of Air Staff – 1955
Graham Healy – local radio announcer and politician; Member for Toowoomba North 1992–2001
Michael Katsidis – boxer
Stathi Katsidis – jockey; multiple Brisbane premiership-winner
Vince Lester OAM – former politician; served for 30 years (1974–2004); former National Party minister
Ben Lowe – rugby league player[citation needed ]
Jaiman Lowe – rugby league player[citation needed ]
Catherine McGregor AM – prominent transgender writer, activist, and former Australian Defence Force officer
Neil ‘Digger’ McGrowdie – jockey; won 1957 Melbourne Cup on ‘Straight Draw’
Cory Paix – rugby league player[citation needed ]
Jake Simpkin – rugby league player[ 2]
Johnathan Thurston – rugby league player; dual Dally M Medal winner (2005 & 2007); represented Queensland and the Kangaroos
Ben Walker – rugby league player[citation needed ]
Chris Walker – rugby league player
Shane Walker – rugby league player[citation needed ]
References
Christian Brothers' schools administered byEdmund Rice Education Australia
Aquinas College, Perth
Ambrose Treacy College
Christian Brothers College, Adelaide
Christian Brothers College, Fremantle
Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham
Ignatius Park College
Parade College
Rostrevor College
St Bernard's College, Melbourne
St Brendan's College, Yeppoon
St Dominic's College, Penrith
St Edmund's College, Ipswich
St Edmund's College, Canberra
St Edward's College, East Gosford
St James College, Brisbane
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
St Joseph's College, Geelong
St Joseph's College, Nudgee
St Kevin's College, Melbourne
St Laurence's College
St Mary's College, Melbourne
St Mary's College, Toowoomba
St Patrick's College, Ballarat
St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe
St Patrick's College, Strathfield
St Paul's College, Adelaide
St Pius X College, Sydney
St Virgil's College
Trinity College, Perth
Waverley College
Former Christian Brothers' schools operating under a different entity
Aquinas College, Southport
Cathedral College, East Melbourne now Catholic Theological College, Melbourne
Gilroy Santa Maria College, Ingham
Good Shepherd Catholic College, Mount Isa
McAuley Catholic Primary School
Nagle Catholic College
Our Lady of the Southern Cross College, Dalby
Shalom Catholic College, Bundaberg
St Augustines Primary School, Yarraville
St Columban's College, Caboolture
St George's School, Carlton now Corpus Christi Seminary, Melbourne
St. Joseph's Flexible Learning Centre, Melbourne
St Joseph's Technical College, South Melbourne now Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School
St Leo's Catholic College
St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney
St Mary's Regional College, West Melbourne now Simonds College, West Melbourne
St Patrick's College, Gympie
St Patrick's College, Mackay
St Paul's Catholic College, Manly
St Teresa's College, Abergowrie
The Cathedral College, Rockhampton
Xavier High School, Albury
Former Christian Brothers' schools closed and defunct
Castledare Boys' Home
Chanel College
Christian Brothers School, Balmain
Christian Brothers College, Bondi Beach
Christian Brothers College, Burwood
Christian Brothers College, Manly
Christian Brothers' College, Perth
Christian Brothers College, Rose Bay
St Augustine's College, Yarraville
CBC St Joseph's College, North Melbourne
St Joseph's Technical College, Abbotsford
St Leo's College, Box Hill
St Patrick's College, Geraldton
St Patrick's College, Goulburn
St Patrick's Boys' School, Perth
St Paul's College, Ballarat