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For other uses, see St. Edward's College (disambiguation).
St Edwards Christian Brothers College is a Catholic independent/private boys day school in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia administered by the Congregation of Christian Brothers. It caters for boys from years 7 to 12. Sometimes it is colloquially referred to as 'Eddies'. Principal Brother Peter Hester will be retiring from over 50 years of service as a Christian Brother at the end of 2009. St Edwards is the only Catholic Independent all boys Secondary school on the NSW Central Coast and has over 100 staff and 900 students.
[edit] HistoryThe school was opened in 1953 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers. It celebrated its 50th Jubilee in 2003. The Regal Theatre, in the city, was demolished in 1978 and the remains of the building were used as land fill for the College ovals.[2] In 2003 St Edwards College celebrated its 50th anniversary and on the day of its creation Founders Day used to be celebrated at the school with markets and games. Since 2005, however, the Founders Day was replaced with the Walkathon, an event where the children at the school walk or run to raise money for various charities. [edit] FacilitiesSt. Edward’s covers a nine hectare site on the shores of Caroline Bay. The College has three multi-purpose ovals, other sporting facilities, a multipurpose hall/gymnasium known as the Edmund Rice Centre (or ERC), specialised technology & art facilities, computer laboratories, and a purpose built food technology room. [edit] UniformAll students are required to wear school uniform; with the Summer Uniform differing from the Winter Uniform.[3] [edit] Summer UniformThe Summer Uniform is compulsory for terms 1 and 4; with:
[edit] Winter UniformThe Winter Uniform is more formal than the summer uniform, and is compulsory in terms 2 and 3 with:
[edit] Core ValuesSt. Edwards College has a focus on social justice and the teachings of Blessed Edmund Rice alongside academics and sport. [edit] Social justiceThe college has a significant emphasis on the concept of social justice and 'giving back' to the community; and is described as a 'Central part of school life at St. Edwards'. In 2002, Teacher, Patrick Dell introduced a program called The Waterford Project, where boys from years 8-11 perform compulsory community service and offers a wide variety of activities to help students complete their hours. The Waterford Project is named for Edmund Rice, the founder of the Christian Brothers' city where he began his work.[4] In conjunction with their teaching role, the Brothers are concentrating on troubled children and have opened an annex for such children, The Haven located at Terrigal.[5] [edit] Academic arrangementsThe College operate a year 7 Core Program where the students are placed in 'Core classes'. Here the students have one teacher in the same room, for their core subjects of English, Religion and HSIE. They then go to their other subjects. This approach helps blur the lines between Primary and High School. [edit] Outdoor EducationSt Edward's College runs an Outdoor Education program through camps, which are held in Years 7 to 10. The program provides a sequential course for the four years, developing skills of a higher order each year. All activities are supervised by accredited staff of 'Outdoor Education Australia', as well as a member of staff from the College. Some of the activities conducted on these camps include archery, canoeing, "deep and meaningful" conversation sessions, sailing, windsurfing, abseiling, rock climbing, mountain biking, initiative challenges and fencing. [edit] Athletics2008 - U/14 NSW Country Rugby Union Champions. Vincent Fester Shield Winners 2008 - Final 16 of the Arrive Alive Cup Rugby League competition 2005 - The school won its third state basketball title in four years, with Nick Spittles being named player of the tournament.[6] [edit] AlumniUpon leaving school, students are known as Old Boys and are able to join into the Old Boys Union; an organisation of ex-students that seeks to maintain the friendships created while at the College.[7] [edit] Notable alumni
[edit] Eddies Boys [E.B] - The BrotherhoodIn early 2006, Year 12 students of St. Edward's College, created an underground brotherhood/secret society, much like skull and bones at Yale University. This society was born out of necessity, as around the Central Coast of Australia, students were being harassed by students from other schools. Thanks to this secret society, current students are offered protection by ex-students in public and many local business owners also offer easy employment to ex-students. In late 2007, a student who received death threats from students from other Central Coast schools, contacted senior members of the St Edwards Brotherhood. The brotherhood arranged a meeting with the source of the threats and the threats ceased. On 25 May 2008, two "Brotherhood" representatives, made a collective donation of $200,000 to local charities on the Central Coast (New South Wales) directly from the brotherhood's personal accounts. On 28 February 2009, at a press conference in Gosford, it was revealed that construction of a Brotherhood gentlemen's club will commence in August, 2009. The expense is rumored to be around $12,000,000. On 3 July 2009, it was announced to the Express Advocate Newspaper that an [E.B] record label, branching from the brotherhood's base corporation, will be opening a week after the construction of the gentlemen's club begins. It will focus primarily on Hip-Hop music and employ inturns directly from the year 11 and 12 students of St. Edwards College. [edit] References
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